healthstar BSN, RN

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  1. healthstar

    what should I do for CODE BLUE

    I remember one of my nursing instructors used to say: when you don't know the pt's code status, it's better to perform CPR and find out that the pt is DNR and stop! , instead of not doing CPR and then you find out later , that pt was full code and di...
  2. healthstar

    Shockingly Humbled

    keep writing :)
  3. healthstar

    Shockingly Humbled

    Beautifully written!! When I was reading this, it reminded me of House / grey's anatomy --sounded unreal!
  4. healthstar

    If You Give a Patient a Cookie

    i enjoyed reading this :)
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    Contact with Mrsa, now I'm so afraid?

    We don't even isolate for MRSA!!
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    Bedside Reporting- your thoughts

    I used to hate bedside report , but now I absolutely love it ! I get to see the pts, make sure they're not Blue, not hypoglycemic ,make sure they look comfy, clean , IVs are not beeping, make sure the TPN and IVF are not running dry. When we didn't ...
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    Not Excited About Becoming FNP

    Curious: Can a NP work as a bedside nurse too?
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    Are nurses really respected???

    The problem is that many people cannot separate work from personal issues at home !! They bring all the anger from private life and take it out on coworkers! The negative , miserable person will always want to make others miserable!
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    Would you leave a job you like for a better shift?

    My only advice : please change the display picture!!! Unless you want management to identify you!
  10. I thought seeing the light at the end of the tunnel meant #freedom #stressFree #amazinglife Boy....was I wrong! Spent so many years in nursing school, spent 3 months studying for nclex, passed the nclex and days later started orientation as an RN! ...
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    8 Hour Night Shifts

    Great article! Thank you. Personally I love 12 hr shifts because I only get to work three days and off 4 days. If I work 8 days x 5, there's a chance I'll have 5 miserable/ bad/busy days, I 'd rather have 3 terrible days working 12s :). I love 8 hr...
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    Accuracy of Automatic BP machines?

    Machines can be accurate, but one day they may break / not function properly! Your ears will never fail you :)
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    Work bags: What do you take and what's in it?

    Just curious : why a laptop?! Do you really have time as a nurse to use your laptop at work?
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    saline flush ..Joint Commission

    It's still called COW in some places? Hmm. We call it WOW, this is because patients thought we were referring to patients when we said COW
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    Differences between Canadian and USA nursing?

    I think I discovered that my dream nursing job is located in Canada, happy work environment