annietart

annietart has 1 years experience and specializes in Trauma SICU.

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1. Administering Tylenol to a friend

   annietart replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

   That's what I get for trying to browse at work. I got stuck on the second page. Lol! Sent from my iPhone using

2. Administering Tylenol to a friend

   annietart replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

   BS. Hell, I've even got personal-use OTC stuff from the pharmacy while I was working. That's what OTC means. No RX

3. Nursing Superstitions?

   annietart replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

   I work ICU and the last time I said it was quiet at work I ended up having to land a txf from PCU who rolled thru the door in Vfib with a belly full of peritoneal dialysate. Nope. Not saying it again....

4. MICU VS SICU

   annietart replied to froggy8's topic in MICU, SICU

   In my Trauma/SICU we get a lot of closed head injuries which means bolts, paralytics, and frequent neuro checks. We're also the general surgical ICU (we have an 8 bed CV where all the hearts go) so we...

5. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

   annietart replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   My unit is trialing enclosing the nurses station in glass to help reduce noise. It's actually working, and it looks nice because there aren't obvious seams, besides a few sliding windows like in a...

6. Best alarm clock tone for an iphone?

   annietart replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

   I like the one that sounds like a def-con/nuclear missile alarm. Definitely enough to get me up and

7. Why did you choose nursing?

   annietart replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

   I just really love poop.

8. What do you want for Christmas?

   annietart replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

   A doggie! Oh, how I want a

9. Voluntary hospitalization, does it affect nursing license?

   annietart replied to Jenny878's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I was just licensed by PA and did not have to disclose anything voluntary. Fortunately I have never been involuntarily committed, but I don't even remember having been asked any questions about that....

10. Fun: Coke or Pepsi Nurses?

    annietart replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Diet coke or diet dr. Pepper!! But really if its IV just skip all the flavor and give me straight

11. Dumb ways to die ... a video

    annietart replied to heron's topic in Emergency

    That was one of the cutest videos about death I've ever

12. Unbelievable exam question

    annietart replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Students

    I'm so glad we've never had fill-in-the-blank questions. My teachers base all of tests off the NCLEX test plan, and knowledge level questions like this one are never on them. You're teacher is being...

13. What kind of animal are you?

    annietart replied to madwife2002's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Honey badger don't give a s**t. I'd probably give my "spirit animal" though, a tiger. Big, orange, and

14. How Would You Rate Your Pain????

    annietart replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I only use the 10/10 scale because of charting, but rely more on the pt's description of the pain. Usually this works well, and I can give them a suitable med from their PRN list, it doesn't work well...

15. Grading scales and number of questions on your exams

    annietart replied to tb0930's topic in General Students

    Our terms are broken up into six units, each ending with an exam. Exams are dependent on the number of hours of material presented per subject. It's three questions per hour of material taught. A...