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    Kaiser RNs

    Music in My Heart replied to Nurmimi87's topic in General Nursing

    OT in the ED and in IR... nowhere else that I'm aware of... for now... it'll change... always
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    Switching from Engineering to Nursing? Worth it?

    Music in My Heart replied to lea123456987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was an engineer for many years before making the switch. I didn't switch due to passion nor any other high-minded reasons... mine was purely pragmatic... looking for a stable job with a decent...
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    Husband just got FIRED. Calling all parents and/or full time working students!

    Music in My Heart replied to FutureRN2b8's topic in General Students

    Former engineer here... Was always easy to find new work in my 30s... once I was in my 40s, though, being laid off was brutal... and that's what finally led me to bail out of engineering...
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    advanced physiologic foundations

    Music in My Heart replied to morgan1255's topic in General Students

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    Good ICU reference book?

    Music in My Heart replied to BigDaddy007's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hands down: Marino's "The ICU
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    ER Monopoly

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

    11 years of Level 1 (adults and peds + burns) and Level 2 for me... TNCC x5, ATCN x2, ENPC x3, CEN, ABLS... and I disagree... trauma really isn't that complicated... large-bore lines, blood products,...
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    Y-site compatibility

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

    Trissel's IV compatibility is state of the art... and lets you check fluids as well as meds. Davis Drug Guide also lists them but you have to look it up... and is only updated with the new...
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    Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

    Music in My Heart replied to klone's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'll stand with the minority on this one... Like it or not, in the healthcare setting, the term "doctor" is considered by the general public to mean "physician." I consider it inappropriate for...
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    I Suck at Giving Handoff Report

    Music in My Heart replied to Kp1's topic in General Nursing

    I personally believe that verbal report is grossly overrated... and a lot of nurses seem to take great joy in asking numerous detailed questions that are beyond the scope of a basic SBAR handoff......
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    USGPIV national success rates

    Music in My Heart replied to Dohboy's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    My personal success rate is, including infants/neonates: 1 stick or less: 94% 2 sticks or less: 98% 3 sticks or less: 99.8% Total USGPIV insertions: 4,200 Total lab draws via...
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    Feel responsible for deteriorating patients

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

    Old patients die Sick patients die Frail patients die Infections happen; sepsis happens. I'm glad that you're meticulous in your care and introspective/self-critiquing, but take a...
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    School vs. The field

    Music in My Heart replied to Tyler JJ's topic in General Students

    Since you've gotten no replies, I'll chip in... 1) Your title, "School vs The field" reflects a misunderstanding of terminology... the field is everything that happens outside of the hospital...
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    School vs. The field

    Music in My Heart replied to Tyler JJ's topic in General Students

    Since you've gotten no replies, I'll chip in... 1) Your title, "School vs The field" reflects a misunderstanding of terminology... the field is everything that happens outside of the hospital...
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    Working as a nurse with a severe allergy to Cephalosporins

    Music in My Heart replied to ashlyn0689's topic in General Students

    Personally, I WOULD NOT speak to your professors or clinical instructors. They're not going to have a good answer for you and it simply creates... difficulties... they have no need to
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    Working as a nurse with a severe allergy to Cephalosporins

    Music in My Heart replied to ashlyn0689's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't worry about it and I certainly wouldn't share that information with anybody in your management chain. Your allergy was quite likely to have been in response to an IM injection (how...
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    Dislike Everyone In My Cohort

    Music in My Heart replied to sadsacrum's topic in General Students

    While I've generally got on well with the people in various study groups, I've never been part of one that was as effective as I am when studying by myself. Unless required to join a group as part of...
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    Feel like I’m too dumb to be in nursing school and that it was a mistake that I got in

    Music in My Heart replied to FutureMaleNurse9722's topic in General Students

    Vent away, my friend. But lighten up on your feelings, brother... feelings are just that... not logical, not predictable, not rational, not reliable... your feelings are getting in the way of...
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    Moderate Sedation

    Music in My Heart replied to ApplePineApple's topic in Emergency

    Hospital/department 1: Two RNs doing sedation (opiods/benzos); MD + tech doing procedure Hospital/department 2: One RN, one MD doing sedation (ketamine, propofol, dexmetomidine); MD + tech doing...
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    Student nurse questions...

    Music in My Heart replied to ksCNA's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Once you get through nursing school, I'd suggest trying to land in an ICU rather than an ED, just for the critical care experience. Large, urban EDs will generally provide a fair amount of...
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    Giving Report and IV Access

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

    Even in the ED and the ICU, regardless of what anybody tells me, the first thing I do when I assume care is a quick flyby to introduce myself, do a quick ABCD assessment, AND flush the line(s)......
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    Giving Report and IV Access

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

    Vessel integrity and hemodilution... that's what it's about. People are, I think, confused about the WHY of the bore size... a myth persists, even, that one cannot give blood through a 24 or even...
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    What's the most consecutive hours and days you have ever worked?

    Music in My Heart replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Between two jobs (1x 12h and 1x 8h), 42 days consecutively I once did 19 straight 16h
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    Giving Report and IV Access

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

    I would love to entertain this as a topic unto itself but limited time and energy at the moment... other than to say that I would challenge this contention. Perhaps another
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    Giving Report and IV Access

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

    Short of volume resuscitation, a larger bore isn't necessary. And I figure that if you/they want additional access, they/you are perfectly capable of attaining whatever is necessary for their...
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    I'm so nervous.. Shut off at 75 and my application on BON says "approved-retest"

    Music in My Heart replied to pioneer_MD's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Take comfort in the knowledge that about 85% of US-educated, first-time test takers pass... do you really think you're in the bottom 15%? And... unless you either (a) have HUGE knowledge deficits...