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    Student Attempted IV 7 Times

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to ChickenHealer's topic in General Nursing

    May I just offer some advice about school? I wasn’t there too long ago. You will see other students do things they’ve been told not to, or even just dumb weird things. Unless it’s something...
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    COVID-19: Now a good time to go to nursing school and become a nurse?

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to Kara638's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hmm that I am not sure about, hopefully the nursing school would be able to tell
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    Second Guessing Myself. Did I handle this situation correctly?

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to RosalindaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Probably serendipity that he didn’t respond to his page. If he had seen the patient first, the patient may not have gotten the much needed new CT. Sounds like you’re an amazing nurse with great...
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    Is there a way to separate the title "Nurse" away from your name?

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like you’re going through a lot lately in how you feel about your career, maybe time to take LOA? (couldn’t help myself) In all seriousness I get this. Just describe a gnarly wound...
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    COVID-19: Now a good time to go to nursing school and become a nurse?

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to Kara638's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Depends on the area. We have students in my hospital right now from my ADN program, I just am not sure if they have a modified clinical schedule or if they have restrictions on caring for covid...
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    In 4th of nursing school, but don’t like nursing what should I do? (Kind of long sorry, please don’t be mean)

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to marymv3's topic in General Students

    Aww this post makes me so sad, you shouldn’t finish this degree and then work at the bedside for a few years just to get to a non bedside job in my opinion. You are very young!! But that doesn’t...
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    At age 45, would you start an RN program? Honest advice please

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to Possible Career Changer's topic in Nursing Career

    I was a second career nurse with a bachelor’s degree and still have a little student debt from that one ?. Basically I decided I have to do my nursing education as cheaply as possible. I opted to go...
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    I Feel Responsible For A Patients Death

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to Flashsomefang's topic in General Nursing

    You did a great job with this patient. You responded when the patient called about his BG, took appropriate measures for a patient with no history of dysphasia, notified physicians of unfortunate...
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    Is it reasonable for Nurses to be fired who "ran away" from work during the pandemic?

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    @mom_e_bizcut The point I was trying to make in an earlier comment was this: who gets to decide what is “legitimate”? You? Well what if I disagree with you about what is a legitimate reason?...
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    New Nurse Needing Advice: Should it be this bad?

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to kale_'s topic in General Nursing

    The first year can be really terrible and even if you change your environment you are likely to continue to suffer from anxiety and feelings of inadequacy. Absolutely I agree your anxiety sounds out...
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    Is it reasonable for Nurses to be fired who "ran away" from work during the pandemic?

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    But you’re missing my point, maybe they had a good reason to be on LOA, and obviously they aren’t close enough with you to openly tell you why. Don’t you think it’s a little unfair to judge...
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    Intubation Should Be A Nursing Skill, Especially Now

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to ErikWeeWoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yeah seriously, I’m busy pushing pain meds and paralyzing, and always on guard for immediate hypotension, and of course the occasional cardiac arrest. I don’t want to be doing anything other than...
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    Is it reasonable for Nurses to be fired who "ran away" from work during the pandemic?

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It isn’t patient abandonment if the admin nurses did not accept a patient assignment. I know times are tough and as an ICU nurse I’m tired and appreciate those jumping in, but that isn’t my call...
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    Sleeping In Vehicle Between Shifts

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to NGRN89's topic in General Nursing

    If you can’t get into a rental room situation I’d just call the hotels and find out if you can work out a deal with them to rent a couple days a week. All they can say is no, and you might...
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    When Your Patient Wants To Talk Politics

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to KC,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually just agree with them no matter who they’re talking about or what they say ?. It’s hilarious to me. Here are a few of my favorite responses: ”Oh wow I hadn’t heard that, so...
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    Quick! Blame the Nurse!

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to vintagegal's topic in General Nursing

    I have another job that is not nursing, and I lead a fairly large team with many moving parts. I found out quite a while back that I am a control freak and that I will put a lot more on myself than I...
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    Pretty sure I failed

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to PBandJForever's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Y’all (in all likelihood) passed, have a drink and celebrate your licenses,
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    Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say something about that, too, in my ICU we give thiamine to anyone with a heavy alcohol history. Even if they don’t drink heavily anymore we still do it in case they downplay how...
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    Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great post, thank you for
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    New RN Questioning Leaving Hospital Setting

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to BabyTurtle2k11's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like someone who might do well in the ICU. Some of us are so hard on ourselves but at the same time super detail-oriented. You sound obsessive like me, LOL: make a mistake and never let...
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    How to Deal with Staff Who Don't Like You?

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    If you don’t tend to behave a certain way, you’ll probably never understand why someone else does. But I totally feel you, I’m sort of sensitive and when I work with a group of people I think...
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    Doc Won't See Me Because I Treat Covid Patients

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have had a couple of similar experiences as I’m an ICU nurse and have worked our covid ICU for most of this pandemic. Not sure how your conversations have gone, but my eye doctor’s office asked...
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    Paralytic and Sedation

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to Tabitha871's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ah yes I stand corrected. What I should have said is that precedex is typically used alongside other analgesic medications in intubated patients, at least that’s how I had come to understand it. But...
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    Rooting out Racial Bias in Nursing: Hope and Grace

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to jeastridge's topic in General Specialties

    This was such a heartbreaking case, I read up on it more and she was discharged from the hospital while actively displaying severe symptoms of covid. The pain part of the conversation is important,...
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    Rooting out Racial Bias in Nursing: Hope and Grace

    0.9%NormalSarah replied to jeastridge's topic in General Specialties

    I don’t think it is appropriate to paint an entire race of people with one brush. I understand it’s sort of publicly okay to do this as long as one is referring to white people, but it’s not...