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1. Tax question for Per Diem RNs

   drenched replied to drenched's topic in General Nursing

   Great, thanks so much for the information you guys! I've never understood my paycheck fully even when salaried...so this really shed some light for me :)

2. Tax question for Per Diem RNs

   drenched posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I've been having a really hard time understanding the tax withholdings in each paystub I get & was hoping someone would be able to illuminate me on this. I'm a per diem RN in NYC and work anywhere from 11.5 to 46 hours per pay period (2 week ...

3. How do you deal with disoriented patients?

   drenched replied to drenched's topic in MICU

   Haha whoever designed the emoticons for these boards deserve creativity points Stern advice duly noted! Luckily I haven't seen staff be outright abusive to patients yet...doesn't sound pretty.

4. Textbook Editions

   drenched replied to mothersuess's topic in General Students

   I'd ask my instructor first, but I think you should be fine. I'd be more cautious with...say...a Patho or A & P textbook or something because those are the types of books that profs assign specific page # readings to, but it would make less of a...

5. GPA now that you're IN the program...?

   drenched replied to shannonFNP's topic in General Students

   This is true, I'm one of those people. Book smart but don't have a lick of sense when it comes to practical stuff & physical tasks. If I had a choice, I'd switch those 2 around in a heartbeat. I'm saying this so others won't stress & beat ...

6. Getting Organized!!

   drenched replied to shannonFNP's topic in General Students

   Wow, everyone has such good ideas! I second this!! I absolutely love this small binder-big binder system! I had 1 small binder with a section for each class and that'd have all the current notes, and once the test was over, the notes would go int...

7. How do you deal with disoriented patients?

   drenched replied to drenched's topic in MICU

   Um...whoa there. Are you slapping me in the face with a...fish? (??) lol. I agree with everything that you're saying, which is why I specifically said I WOULDN'T engage in belligerence & verbal abuse, and it goes without saying that patient wel...

8. How do you deal with disoriented patients?

   drenched replied to drenched's topic in MICU

   Oh my! o.O And that reminds me of this other 60s-ish lady who was as normal as could be during the day, but unexpectedly sundowned and pulled out her IV and bled everywhere and required 5 nurses to hold her down when she went for her NG tube. She w...

9. How do you deal with disoriented patients?

   drenched replied to drenched's topic in MICU

   Thanks for the advice. It is very helpful. I will definitely try to cluster care to leave the patient alone. But when constant supervision is necessary it's hard not to interact with them. =/ I guess everyone takes verbal abuse differently. One...

10. How do you deal with disoriented patients?

    drenched posted a topic in MICU

    I'm a pretty logical person, so I become absolutely at a loss when I have a disoriented patient who wants to do something that isn't possible. I haven't started working in the ICU as an RN yet because I just passed my boards this week, but here were...

11. Kaplan and Nclex

    drenched replied to sayat_nova's topic in NCLEX

    Agreed! I think you're ready =) I only got about 60% on the Q bank and right above borderline on the exit exam from kaplan (dont remember the percentage), and I just passed 2 days ago in 75 questions. At this point, I don't think another bout of st...

12. i'm dying awaiting my results!

    drenched replied to ivy120's topic in Student Assist

    Oh man. Do I ever know what you mean. I just took my boards today and I really don't think I did well at all. There were very few answers that I put down that I was sure of. And to top it off, I have a job lined up for the beginning of September, ...

13. I dunno how to palpate an apical pulse. Help?

    drenched replied to drenched's topic in Student Assist

    Oh whew. Thanks you guys! I'm always able to hear it, but I thought we had to be able to palpate it too. Good to know I'm not entirely insane in not being able to feel it! =P

14. I dunno how to palpate an apical pulse. Help?

    drenched posted a topic in Student Assist

    Hi all. I know that the Apical Pulse or PMI or mitral valve or whatever you want to call it is located at the left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line. Right? Well I can never seem to feel it. Because on women, it's where their boobs are! An...

15. Visiting Hours

    drenched replied to redwolf's topic in MICU

    Ours is a locked unit that only unlocks during visitor hours, which are half an hour every odd hour during the day shift.