WanderingSagehen

WanderingSagehen

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  1. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    I wonder if there are studies as to hourly rounding and obesity. I just dont see the heavier nurses leaving their seat. We have trackers at our facility for call bell responses. I would imagine there are disparities and others are forced to pick up t...
  2. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    Had a comfort care patient with a heartbeat of like 5 per minute with agonal breathing. Super close to dead. I call the doc and tell him he is dead, doc checks on patient and he asks, "what is the definition of dead?" He died 2 hours later = no heart...
  3. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    I spiked my bag, didnt "off" the roller and spilled some down the infusion pump. Family complained. A small amount is a huge mess. I am super careful now.
  4. ER Interview Time!

    Sounds like you got the job!❤️
  5. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    What good will it do in the car?
  6. oxygen in dying hospice patients

    Lay flat remove the 02 and many will die much quicker.....
  7. Yikes! Flu Shot!

    I don't think we should give the air bubble. It's just there to protect the small dose in the vial from prematurely ejecting!😀shoot out the air 1st. It probably hurts more if injected.
  8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    One evening in an empty room there was a creepy face on the TV which was off and upon closer view it was just the furniture arrangement reflection. We took pictures of it (creep face) and I hope I never a spend a night in the room! The next week a PA...
  9. How old were you when you started nursing school?

    46....50 with an ADN...51With a BSN... Now 53. Possibly no more school. Love my new career but this career is hard on the body. At least floor nursing is......
  10. Any suggestions for a great RN to BSN school EXCLUSIVELY online?

    Western Governors university. Online and if you do it soon out of school you may get a grant. 4000 each semester and I did it in 2. 3 is more common. I only paid 1500$ my first 15 units. A semester is 6 months long. One class at a time.
  11. Failed NCLEX-RN Aug 2015

    Kaplan for me but in reality it was nursing school that was the prep for NCLEX. Scares me that one would think they are smart enough to not have to study for their big nursing test. Use your concepts from school. I have noticed that the smart ones ar...
  12. "How did that get there?"

    Insulin pen and a metoprolol 100 that needed to be returned to pixis. I try to empty pockets to my nurse bag for this reason. I live 45 min away. I don't think I could even drive back. I might fall asleep.
  13. Great Apps for Great Nurses

    I love nurses pocket drug guide. I pay the $10. It's so worth it for a speedy lookup and no internet.
  14. New grads in specialties without the basics

    Agree so much with bluedawn, she describes my clinical experience. I still feel like I really haven't seen what a nurse does. I just do my own thing in med-onc. It's been 3 years since graduation. I am a good nurse who seems to still do too much CNA ...
  15. 33 Credits down, 1 credit left

    It took me a year to get through 34 credits! I so remember waiting for the portfolio to be graded. Graded Jan 1st 2014! RN to BSN. Very glad I did it but glad it's over. Got my $1.53 raise but our name badges no longer honor the BSN. RN only now. Are...