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  1. Do you think this is fair compensation for orientation?

    KungFuFtr replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    That's very jacked up! She should honor the amount that was agreed upon. If she want's to give you a small training wage in the future, fine. However, she owes you the amount that was agreed upon for...

  2. Wow that was stupid!!

    KungFuFtr replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    What?

  3. many drugs one syringe

    KungFuFtr replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't give Reglan and opiates simultaneously. I like to give my antiemetics a few minutes prior to my opiates. I also tend to push Reglan very slowly....But that's just

  4. Given the current job market, when should I start applying for jobs?

    KungFuFtr replied to RDH1's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated last December 10th. I put my application out in the beginning of Oct. I was hired late

  5. Questions from a Struggling ER New Grad

    KungFuFtr replied to NurseLene's topic in Emergency

    I work at a Level 2, 25 room ED (4 psych rooms/2 Ortho rooms/2 trauma rooms/17 regular rooms) and we also have an urgent care area of 10 rooms. We see a little over 60,000 a year and we receive 80% of...

  6. Does Anyone Know Anything About Nix Hospital In San Anotonio?

    KungFuFtr replied to NewTexasRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm thinking about moving to S.A. within the next 6 months (80% sure). Here's a cool website regarding S.A.:...

  7. New Grad - Offering to Work for Minimum Wage?

    KungFuFtr replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    Wait... You mean those Saltines and Graham crackers at work aren't

  8. Tell me about your "brain" or "cheat sheet"

    KungFuFtr replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in the ER and I have 3 PTs. If I work in Urgent care, I usually have 6. I'll fold a piece of paper and put a Pt's sticker in each grid. Mostly, I just write on my

  9. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    KungFuFtr replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stand when people call a prostate a prostrate. The words are larynx and pharynx not lar-a-nix and phar-a-nix. Non medical words... I'd like to go to Australia not All-stralia. I feel better...

  10. D.o.n addicted to narcs

    KungFuFtr replied to logical_jackieo's topic in General Nursing

    How do you know she's clearly addicted to narcs? Maybe she takes Benadryl? Do you have proof that she's stealing the narcs or are you assuming she is? I'd be careful about accusations and slander. Do...

  11. Starting Salary

    KungFuFtr replied to mindystl's topic in General Nursing

    Is that the San Antonio region. I was thinking about moving there... In Northern IL (not the suburbs). As a new grad, I started out 23.05 base pay for working days. I moved to nocs. For the first 4...

  12. Hospital Romances

    KungFuFtr replied to 2bnursejacksonrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We had a guy in my department at work who was notoriously known for sleeping around with women throughout the hospital. He ended up getting married to a tech in our department. The guy ended up having...

  13. will it be hard for me nursing school?

    KungFuFtr replied to pandameow's topic in General Nursing

    That's for you to decide, as it's totally subjective. Some people struggle through a two hour class dying for a cigarette and others do triathlons. You'll have to determine what your character enables...

  14. Tattoos all over!

    KungFuFtr replied to tigertjc's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have a flag of Amsterdam on my upper arm, that barely peeks from under my scrub sleeve. Nobody has said anything about it in regards to a professional appearance. I can say I look professional and...

  15. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    KungFuFtr replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    That's just it. Someone expecting 2mg would be disappointed with a dose of 1mg. However 1000mcg sounds like a higher dose than the ordered

  16. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    KungFuFtr replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    -When the drug seeker asks how much Dilaudid they'll receive, make sure you trick them with math: "No, the Dr. didn't order 2 mg of Dilaudid for you; instead, he thinks you should have 1000 mcg."...

  17. IM injections

    KungFuFtr replied to allie136's topic in General Nursing

    When doing an IM don't pinch. Why would you? Pinches are for subq injections. You want the fat concentrated that's why you do I WIDE pinch. You're more likely to get a needle stick (in yourself) if...

  18. Stress/Panic Before Going to Work

    KungFuFtr replied to rn-n- 2005's topic in Emergency

    I feel strength in Ezekiel 25:17 The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good...

  19. associates in nursing is pointless

    KungFuFtr replied to kkia123's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure it's because you have an ASN? Perhaps it's something else. A lot of my coworkers have this

  20. I'd like to move from Il and get a Texas license (help)

    KungFuFtr posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hello all I'm a nurse working waaaay up in Illinois. I'd like to move down to the area and buy a house sometime next year. I visited the Texas board of nursing and some of the site looks like it's...

  21. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    KungFuFtr replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    It's an S&M

  22. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    KungFuFtr replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    We had a guy who made homemade saline solution on the stove top and injected about 50cc into his scrotum. He developed cellulitis and was sent to the OR. If he had access to a syringe and needle; why...

  23. Lactation Consultant

    KungFuFtr posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    So... I was looking online for nursing jobs (only 4 weeks left woo-hoo!). I saw a position for a lactation consultant listed. I didn't realize they made so much... Regardless Have you ever seen a male...

  24. Took NCLEX-RN today..freaking out!

    KungFuFtr replied to futureRNJaz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good

  25. Heart Failure + Synthroid

    KungFuFtr posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello I'm to do an assignment regarding treatment plans similarities/differences of the pts on the unit with a diagnosis of HF. Most all of the pts are on Synthroid. Is there a correlation that you...