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  1. 3rd shift and bf

    oceangirl1234 replied to klance's topic in General Nursing

    It's not his fault. As others have said, maybe this is not the shift for

  2. Giving last name in report

    oceangirl1234 replied to DaveICURN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry if this has been said...skimmed over majority of the comments. But as a nurse, your name is public knowledge...i.e. they can look up your license number and verify that you in fact have a...

  3. Nurses Week Giveaways - WIN Up To $4,000! Nurses Week 2018

    oceangirl1234 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    ....that my patient has pulled out his foley

  4. Question about Cigarettes and Drug Tests

    oceangirl1234 replied to nicky1234's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly don't know whether or not it will show up in your drug test....we don't test for nicotine here. I just can't believe that you, a legal adult, cannot take a single puff of a cigarette one...

  5. Is the charge nurse the boss of unit secretary?

    oceangirl1234 replied to Ajean1203's topic in General Nursing

    How did she break HIPAA

  6. How to move to Canada

    oceangirl1234 replied to Lilian chizaram's topic in Immigration Advice

    Go to google and type: "College of Registered Nurses of Alberta" "College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia" "College of Registered Nurses of Quebec" Keep going until you find the province you...

  7. Does anyone actually like nursing?

    oceangirl1234 replied to bluestar776's topic in Canada

    There are good days and there are bad days-just like in any profession. I don't have any regrets going in to nursing. There are so may different options that even if you don't like something-you can...

  8. IV incompatibility error

    oceangirl1234 replied to Pinkflower77's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know how to hang IV medications? You should always be looking at the monograph to see how to mix the drugs, side effects, indications, run time, COMPATIBILITY, etc. I have ran Zofran IV...

  9. Proper suctioning

    oceangirl1234 replied to neuron's topic in General Nursing

    Every facility should have policies and procedures...and they should have told you how to access them during orientation or upon hire. Could be online. Literally everything needs

  10. New nurses, I need your input please!

    oceangirl1234 replied to nkang's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Please talk to real live people. You have absolutely no way to fact check that any of us are

  11. New grad: critical care float pool or ED?

    oceangirl1234 replied to blue737's topic in General Nursing

    Critical care float pool? Not something I would ever have considered as a new nurse. You will be busy learning how to be a nurse, let alone working on numerous critical care areas. I just don't think...

  12. please tell me nursing is not really like this

    oceangirl1234 replied to RNwhyme's topic in General Nursing

    Paragraphs.

  13. about be a canada nurse.

    oceangirl1234 replied to Hazel Han's topic in Canada

    RN jobs in Alberta are very few and far between right now, and that's for nurses who have graduated in Alberta. I would do some more research before deciding to move

  14. 100 mile commute. Worth it?

    oceangirl1234 replied to indomie23's topic in General Nursing

    After working my twelve hour shifts, sometimes it is all I can do to keep my eyes open on my ten minute bus ride home. Just my opinion

  15. "Safe Injection Houses"- What's This?

    oceangirl1234 replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in General Nursing

    Person A over doses on the streets, spends weeks in an ICU, then moved down to a floor bed, then discharged, then the cycle is repeated. Person B over doses at the site, is able to get help then and...

  16. "Safe Injection Houses"- What's This?

    oceangirl1234 replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in General Nursing

    Google harm reduction. In response to OP, I do think that this is a great

  17. Did I break HIPAA?

    oceangirl1234 replied to brunette2296's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Oh man....I won't say anything negative but I hope you can take this as a learning experience. Nursing isn't glamorous...I don't know who gave you the impression it

  18. Lack of "customer service" as beneficial factor for chronic disease process?

    oceangirl1234 replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    I love this post. I definitely think that the "customer service" attitude enables some peoples' self-destructive habits which can cause them to abuse the health care system. I see this way too often....

  19. Ambulating post op day zero

    oceangirl1234 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! Quick question! So, I work on a surgical floor and I am almost at the two year mark. I had an interesting discussion with a colleague the other day about how she never, ever ambulates her...

  20. overusing GLOVES

    oceangirl1234 replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    If you are going to come into contact with bodily fluids, flushing or accessing central lines, touching wounds/rashes I would wear gloves. Basically anything I wouldn't want to possible come into...

  21. Ambulating post op day zero

    oceangirl1234 replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for all replies everyone! I am glad to know that I have been doing the right thing based on the situation! And my colleague who told me this has been an LPN longer than I have been alive,...

  22. What is harder- nursing school or first year working?

    oceangirl1234 replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school was harder. I had no family support, did not have any savings, and struggled with studying/working two part-time jobs. While the first year of nursing is hard-having money to support...

  23. How late after your shift do you stay at work?

    oceangirl1234 replied to FLnurse1127's topic in General Nursing

    I usually leave at 1900 on the dot if the incoming nurse is in. Stayed for an extra ten minutes once to help out another nurse so she could leave on time

  24. It's Does No Good To Gripe About Nursing

    oceangirl1234 replied to EGspirit's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It better be "really serious"? Are YOU serious? I will continue to advocate for my patients, my co-workers, myself & I really could care less what YOU think. I feel like you are trying to open up...

  25. It's Does No Good To Gripe About Nursing

    oceangirl1234 replied to EGspirit's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I could disagree with many things you said...this post did not sit right with me. In the above statement you made, are you saying that I am not allowed to report or "expose" a colleague/supervisor if...