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  1. Do other RN's imply you give "too much" nursing care??? (long vent)

    ICURN_NC posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey, all, I have a situation that's been driving me nuts, maybe y'all can help me with it! I work in the MICU, and I've been there about 6 months. I really enjoy what I do, and I do enjoy the people...

  2. The Circumcision Discussion

    ICURN_NC replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Circumcising a child because something "might" go wrong someday doesn't sound like such a great idea to me. Why not remove toenails at birth? Then he'd never suffer from toenail fungus- something...

  3. Lost in a sharps box

    ICURN_NC replied to MSN_Ed's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure this violates every OSHA regulation r/t needle handling! I would if I lost something important, but only with a witness. Last nurse I heard about digging through a sharps box had a...

  4. Nurse tracking devices

    ICURN_NC replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wouldn't wear one. I mean, how many doctors/RT's/housekeepers have been asked to wear these kind of

  5. Stuck by Used Insulinn Needle

    ICURN_NC replied to jlhayes's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know all the details, but I am sure that under OSHA that your employer is responsible for testing both you and the resident because of the needlestick that happened during work. I'm sure...

  6. The Circumcision Discussion

    ICURN_NC replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are really mixing up to issues here: routine infant circumcision in our culture and whether circumcision can help stop HIV infx in Africa. If circumcision can really help (and I have serious issues...

  7. Does your work call you at 0530?

    ICURN_NC replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I worked last night, and they called me today at 1300 to ask about me coming in tonight... um, hello? That's like me calling someone at 1am! Even if I wanted to pick up extra, there's no way I would...

  8. A Nurse with Vasovagal Syncope Syndrome?

    ICURN_NC replied to Always Smiling's topic in General Nursing

    I have this... passed out a few times. Once I got pregnant and was told I'd need blood drawn regularly, I thought I'd die. However, I've learned that laying down while having my blood drawn keeps me...

  9. The Today Show

    ICURN_NC replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not grooving the all white uniforms... but I'm on board with other staff not wearing scrubs, with the exception of those who participate in work that exposes them to body fluids- like phlebotomy...

  10. The Today Show

    ICURN_NC replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    LUV it! I'll order mine anyday!

  11. Crrt

    ICURN_NC replied to nurseasia94's topic in MICU, SICU

    We always use new effluent

  12. How safe are IUD's?

    ICURN_NC replied to eng_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've had my Mirena IUD for 2.5 years. I love it! After a few months, my period stopped... sweet. I am way too sensitive to the systemic hormones found in BC pills, but the hormones in the IUD don't...

  13. Anyone travel with their family? Husband and kids?

    ICURN_NC replied to teresab_2000's topic in Travel

    Found this thread on a search... my bf and I are both nurses now, and I have a 6 yo son. We've tossed around the idea of traveling, but I'm worried about the effect it will have on my son. So,...

  14. is re charting legal

    ICURN_NC replied to capability's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Illegal. Once, we had a doctor look up from a chart, confused, and say, "Did Mr. xxx in room die last night?!?!" Well, no. He's still there right now. "Well, a nurse wrote down a whole death note...

  15. You know you work nights when.......

    ICURN_NC replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wearing PJ's all the time... forgetting to put on a bra before dropping son off at school/going to Target/etc... LOVING online classes... Sunglasses all the time... I also get bizzare cravings. I'm...

  16. Allowing more than RN on name badge?

    ICURN_NC replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting thread. I've thought about this, because when I get my BSN I feel I've worked hard for it, and I think I'd want it on my nametag. I'm also proud of my fellow nurses and I think it's...

  17. Fentanyl/Versed on locked pumps ?

    ICURN_NC replied to SusanRN321's topic in MICU, SICU

    So... We very occasionally get PCA pumps- rarely, even. We do have the occ. morphine or fent gtt, but it's run on a regular pump. We just have paper documentation- like, when it was hung, by who,...

  18. Losing hearing, don't know what to do

    ICURN_NC posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, @ 5:55 am on August 1, a loud sound erupted in my head during work. It sounds like a dial tone, and it won't go away. Sometimes it's not as loud, but it's always there. Even worse, my hearing...

  19. Losing hearing, don't know what to do

    ICURN_NC replied to ICURN_NC's topic in General Nursing

    bleppity, wow, thanks! I've never heard of vocational rehab... I will def look more into it. Still no change- still the dial tone, still the diminished hearing. My bf had 265 ?'s on his nclex today....

  20. Losing hearing, don't know what to do

    ICURN_NC replied to ICURN_NC's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replys and info... llg, I will be pming you, but I've had so little sleep and I'm so exhausted I just can't fxn right now. Also, my boyfriend is taking his nclex RIGHT NOW and I'm kina...

  21. Losing hearing, don't know what to do

    ICURN_NC replied to ICURN_NC's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the information. The fatigue is starting to get to me. The sound is so intrusive that I cannot sleep until I'm fall down exhausted. And I just can't hear.

  22. "Blood Products and Transfusion" has been updated on the MICU faqs website...

    ICURN_NC replied to MarkHammerschmidt's topic in MICU, SICU

    About RhoGam: As an Rh- mom, this was my experience: I'm type and crossed @ my first prenatal visit. I'm -. Since this is my first pregnancy, even if the fetus is Rh+, I haven't been "exposed" to...

  23. nursing magazine

    ICURN_NC replied to vampiregirl's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing 2006 is my choice. I get the Advance for Nurses, too, it's free and often has really good articles. Now that I've celebrated my first year in the ICU :balloons: , I'm going to join the AACN...

  24. Rules for the ER (long)

    ICURN_NC replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Luving it! I volunteered in the ED for 1 month before I started nursing school and decided I really really didn't want to work there. So, here's some post ER thoughts for you guys (so you don't think...

  25. Nurses and money.......

    ICURN_NC replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I think the reason it seems like such a problem among nurses is because we end up talking about everything. Seriously, when was the last time you went to the bathroom and the other side of the unit...