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1. Coffee Addiction

   pinkstethoscope replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

   I cannot make it through the day without at least 2-3 caffeinated drinks whether it be coffee, Rockstar,

2. Pt refusals

   pinkstethoscope replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

   I helped care for a pt post liver tx. He did absolutely NOTHING to help himself. Refused to get up, try to walk, and fought to keep his foley in, etc. I know this is incredibly mean, but everytime...

3. skirts

   pinkstethoscope replied to nightshiftnut's topic in General Nursing

   I do not wear a skirt. I am a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl, so skirts really aren't my thing lol. I have seen a few people wear skirts where I use to work, one was a CNA who always wore a skirt,...

4. Dealing with nosy family members.

   pinkstethoscope replied to pinkstethoscope's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   It seriously boggles my mind. I couldn't imagine just wondering around an ER looking to see what other patient's are doing. I don't get why people think it's ok to do that. Whenever we get an...

5. Would you feel ok as a patient at your own hospital?

   pinkstethoscope replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

   I would definitely recommend anyone/everyone I know to go to my hospital. The nurses and docs are great, they teach me something new pretty much everyday. It would depend on what was wrong with me...

6. Advice - I'll need a meal tray too

   pinkstethoscope replied to LalaJJB's topic in Emergency

   The meal tray thing always drives me crazy. Especially when people get discharged and then ask if they can have a sandwich and soda for the drive home. Uhhh no, I don't think so. The other thing...

7. Dealing with nosy family members.

   pinkstethoscope posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

   I work in the ER and it seems like patient's family members are always wondering around curious about what's going on with everyone else. They walk around and look into other patients rooms, listen to...

8. Getting a masters or NP w/o working as an RN first!

   pinkstethoscope replied to pinkstethoscope's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think they're doing that, but they are both entering these programs without prior nursing experience. It amazes me that this is even

9. how to give insulin injection?

   pinkstethoscope replied to Tenny84's topic in General Nursing

   If no one else is complaining I wouldn't worry about it too much. There are some patient's where pretty much anything you do seems to hurts

10. Getting a masters or NP w/o working as an RN first!

    pinkstethoscope posted a topic in General Nursing

    Two friends of mine are doing this exact thing. One is currently working on her Masters in Nursing, her bachelor's is a health science degree and apparently you can get your RN in this masters...

11. which shift 3pm-3:30 AM or 11AM-11:00PM

    pinkstethoscope replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we have an 11am-11pm as well as a 3pm-3am shift. It's called mid-shift, working in the ER these can be the busiest times so these shifts make sense. I work 11 to 11 and I love

12. Need your advice, full time to "dream" per diem position

    pinkstethoscope replied to pinkstethoscope's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone! The benefits aren't a concern, we will be using my husband's benefits so we're covered there. I like the idea of going per diem at my current job, unfortunately I don't know if it...

13. Need your advice, full time to "dream" per diem position

    pinkstethoscope replied to pinkstethoscope's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! Yeah he did talk about hiring me on full-time as soon as he could. They said I'm sort of a "guinea pig" as they haven't had this type of position from the ED before. I think I may try to...

14. Need your advice, full time to "dream" per diem position

    pinkstethoscope posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let me give you a little background first. I'm currently working as a PCT for a very well known hospital in my area. I am not a big fan of the floor I work on, very heavy patients, working nights,...

15. Scrubs - what do you wear?

    pinkstethoscope replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hospital uniform scrubs. As a PCT I have to wear ciel blue, they gave us a couple different styles of Cherokee scrubs we could buy. We did have to purchase them