Tron8622

Tron8622

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  1. How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

    Tron8622 replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

    just a have a 2 washing machines and a dryer . I wash my personal clothes in a different washer from my work clothes. Yeah the comment Im getting tired of is “ Wow another paor of new shoes .”...

  2. Littmann lightweight vs MDF

    Tron8622 replied to megsimm99's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    probably wont matter lol go with the cheaper one Itll probably get stolen or lost or thrown away . aw heck splurge get the littman just dont get attached

  3. What's the BEST nursing shoes?

    Tron8622 replied to BigCSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Nike huaraches and Nike vapor maxes . I never have any problems and I work alot as

  4. No AED in infusion clinic

    Tron8622 replied to Tllrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    WOW your only armed w/ a cardiac thump . You basically confirmed my fears of doing the same job I got an offer from where I live . Im for sure not taking it . But yeah just call up a nurse attorney...

  5. What city do you work in and how much do you get paid hourly?

    Tron8622 replied to Mortaaaay's topic in General Nursing

    ER Dallas TX $46 HR $6 weeknd diff and $4 night differential . Fulltime non contract Sucks minimal OT I liked Houston $40 $3 night dif , $2 weeknd dif but tons of overtime and $1250 3 extra shift...

  6. Cleaning patients after bowel movements.

    Tron8622 replied to Kidsrablast's topic in General Nursing

    arm full of warm Bath wipes , and alot of

  7. How Do Nurses Advocate for Their Patients?

    Tron8622 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I learned to advocate in school . I have always been a “by the book person” per the jurisprudence book btw. Im a firm believer in Id rather be job hunting rather than be in court thinking “...

  8. Day/Night shift?

    Tron8622 replied to elainebenes's topic in General Nursing

    for workload nights but I would stick to days . In my years of experience I see that nightshifters complain alot and cause issues at work more compared to dayshift . probably cusse they dont sleep...

  9. How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

    Tron8622 replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

    I have 20 pairs of scrubs I wash after use daily , When I work cath lab none I also have over 60 pairs of shoes I also have wash daily in their own washing machine Yeah hospitals are

  10. I don't want to do this anymore

    Tron8622 replied to Nursetaylor3's topic in General Nursing

    I would just try another hospital . Your getting abused . Hospitals do that becuase of understaffing . hang in there

  11. Pushing a med into a med line then running flush behind it

    Tron8622 replied to Lunicurn's topic in Patient Medications

    Sorry Im an ER , Cath lab , and IR nurse . I have no dog in this fight . But can you dilute the fentanyl in ns to equal 1.5 ML over the 15 min . Id call your pharmacist there in the hospital he can...

  12. Forgot to unclamp the secondary

    Tron8622 replied to DH1234's topic in General Nursing

    Tbh I never used secondary I.V. tubing not my cup of tea . I usually just connect them both to separate channels on the pump . The beeping will remind when it is done or if you need to unclap it

  13. Living paycheck to paycheck

    Tron8622 replied to Mariah2019's topic in General Nursing

    lets see my mom is an attorney , my uncle is an attorney , my cousin is an attorney , my girlfriend is an attorney, my two neighbors that have penthouses in my building are attorneys. Where did I ever...

  14. New Grad RN..made a mistake!!!

    Tron8622 replied to DH1234's topic in First Year After Licensure

    put your fingers above the vein like an inch and flush . if you feel the the flow in the vein your good . You can use a pig tail or just a hub . People get anal about the hub because people cant tell...

  15. Useless Shift Report Information

    Tron8622 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing 101 name , age , allergies, Medical HX, Chief complaint , what we did labs , results , what meds we gave , recent set of vitals . plan of care . A B D , A B D , A B D thats all

  16. Feedback appreciated

    Tron8622 replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    First document what the nurses told you , the crazy nurse told you and what the provider stated and Did . make an incident report . and notify everybody as in your superiors . Legally if you wanted...

  17. Resign first or wait until I find out if I'm fired?

    Tron8622 replied to FallingInPlace's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like some is out to get you . Id just call in say Hey your work place is unsafe and quit . All that drama is unsafe for the pt truly . I have seen both sides people get fired and fire people ....

  18. ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    Tron8622 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    lol Their is always two sides to nursing the correct way and they way they do things .I worked for the best hospital in the world and the second best in texas . They try to make you do things that can...

  19. Sick Days?

    Tron8622 replied to newbienurse97's topic in General Nursing

    Just try your best , things might change . You might end up saving their orifice and they might view you differently . Time will tell . If your really worried start fresh somewhere

  20. Frustrated trying to get a hospital job!

    Tron8622 replied to Bcpenpal's topic in General Nursing

    Alot of these nurses sound bitter xx , thays whats killing nursing . Im gonna give it to you straight . It sounds like your limited by whats in your area . There are millions of jobs and “ yes your...

  21. Failed at being a Nurse

    Tron8622 replied to sunmaidliz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think you just havent found the right area / job / state to work in . I work in a states area or region and failed to even learn they where # 1 in the world . after a few years I learned healthcare...

  22. This MD culture

    Tron8622 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    Tell em to give a policy and procedure for md notification . Hospitals suck balls nowadays they try to be bad and good . No sir your one or the other not both . Get the policy in writing and follow it...

  23. Do you think interviews for nursing school can lead to discrimination?

    Tron8622 replied to SilverNova's topic in General Students

    Too much bs now a days to be a nurse , nursing schools is horrible and it gets worse after . They most certainly do discriminate but they’ll never tell you nurses are like that . But good luck with...

  24. Changing PRN requirements

    Tron8622 replied to Karsrn1's topic in General Nursing

    Just do what you want till they complain , and then see what they want you to work . If it ain’t what you want just quit . Contracts don’t mean *** in this

  25. Question about manual irrigation for 3 way foley!!

    Tron8622 replied to Race881's topic in General Nursing

    The three ports . Saline balloon port usually 30 ml , Foley bag port , and irrigation port . I would just connect the irrigation line to the drain port and bake sure the Foley is draining and getting...