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1. Crisis stabilization unit-common medications

   caughtbuckinoff replied to caughtbuckinoff's topic in Psychiatric

   Not at all curious that someone had something sarcastic to say. God forbid I don't check the online forum every day. Shame on me. Thank you to all that replied, I really appreciate it! I got the job and am really looking forward to starting. You've g...

2. Crisis stabilization unit-common medications

   caughtbuckinoff posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hello! For those of you in acute care/emergency psych facilities, would you mind sharing some of your commonly administered medications, both for emergency treatment, as well as maintenance for the patient's length of stay? I just interviewed with th...

3. Night nurse

   caughtbuckinoff replied to lasair's topic in Psychiatric

   I would be quite matter-of-fact with him. Not nasty, but simply telling him that his attitude makes it difficult for you to cooperate with him. Night or day, you are a team and he needs to treat you with respect. His poo stinks too 😇. I do speak f...

4. Describe your 10/10 pain. Piggybacking off of recent pain discussions.

   caughtbuckinoff replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know. I have a great ability to forget pain shortly after it happens. I got kicked in the knee by a horse. Separated my knee cap. It hurt A LOT, but it was super sharp, super fast, and that screaming pain ended in a minute or two. Still hurt...

5. Any peri operative nursing book recommendations?

   caughtbuckinoff replied to caughtbuckinoff's topic in Operating Room

   I graduate in December. I'm sure that would really benefit me but nursing school is expensive and time consuming as is. Sucks the life right outta ya!

6. Any peri operative nursing book recommendations?

   caughtbuckinoff replied to caughtbuckinoff's topic in Operating Room

   Thank you for the suggestions! As a student very interested in the OR, would joining the AORN be a good decision? It's a bit expensive, but if it would offer me a leg up and help me better understand the technologies and procedures, I'd be happy to d...

7. What's YOUR Dream Job?

   caughtbuckinoff replied to KJoRN81's topic in General Students

   OR nursing. I like having one patient at a time. I like that my interaction is limited to a smaller group of people (I get socially exhausted after excessive interaction with people, like I currently experience as a PCT). I like the teamwork, the or...

8. Any peri operative nursing book recommendations?

   caughtbuckinoff posted a topic in Operating Room

   Anyone have a favorite that they'd recommend?

9. Working crazy hours

   caughtbuckinoff replied to francoml's topic in General Nursing

   To answer simply, yes, you're crazy. :)

10. if you hate nursing, what would you rather do instead?

    caughtbuckinoff replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    Horse trainer. One that actually makes money enough to live comfortably on. This, unfortunately, is nearly impossible. Also, I'm probably not good enough anyway. Still, It's hard for me to be unhappy around horses. Microbiologist. One that actually m...

11. are mandatory scrub color-coding in hospitals the wave of the future?

    caughtbuckinoff replied to kelligracie's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Our hospital system is color coded. Nurses do get the choice of royal blue or white or a mix of the two. CNAs wear light blue. Pediatric RNs and CNAs can wear pattern/character tops. The only thing that confuses me around here is that both respirator...

12. Why do nurses "eat their young"?

    caughtbuckinoff replied to hope4ccns's topic in General Students

    Thankfully I've yet to run into a nurse that wanted to eat me. I've run into a few during clinicals that didn't want to deal with a student but they were subtle enough that I didn't feel like too much of an inconvenience. Every one of the nurses on ...

13. what type of watch do you prefer?

    caughtbuckinoff replied to amazingdaisy's topic in Uniform/Gear

    All metal Fossil watches. We have a few outlets in my area so a good looking, durable watch is $40 from them. There is a huge variety of styles in that price range. They may have digital watches but school requires one with a second hand so I only lo...

14. Med Surg and Pharm Together? Can it be done sucessfully?

    caughtbuckinoff replied to RNOrchid's topic in General Students

    Our school has the students taking Advanced Pharmacology and Adult 1 (essentially med-surg) in the same semester. Luckily we have an AMAZING pharm teacher so there aren't too many people struggling. You'll do fine :)

15. Anyone doing well?

    caughtbuckinoff replied to kp1987's topic in General Students

    I don't think that's what the thread is really about. The "book smarts" tends to be the most difficult aspect of nursing school. I know that there are a few people that chose nursing and find the scholarly aspect much easier than the hands-on, carin...