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    Afraid to work with colleague

    Chickenlady posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have a job I love, have been at for several years, and have great reviews from. They hired a new nurse and I'm afraid to work with her. About 6 weeks after she started, we had a minor...
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    Afraid to work with colleague

    Chickenlady replied to Chickenlady's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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    nurses with Aspergers/autism?

    Chickenlady replied to RobotNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm Aspie and found that I do better in less "touchy feely" specialties. In Psych I crashed and burned. I would suck in L&D. In the ER I did well technically but never was nominated for a...
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    Fake Nursing School Scammed Me

    Chickenlady replied to Soy Dora's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, this is the reason everyone needs to be Buyer Beware. You're going to spend $16k on a used car? You take it to a mechanic before you buy it. Spending $16k on a nursing program? Gotta do...
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    IV Sedation Question

    Chickenlady replied to Kimmadsim's topic in General Nursing

    I do conscious sedation a lot and we know as a matter of course that people under 30 are harder to sedate. We usually try to schedule them with propofol sedation
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    Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    Chickenlady replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    They may have had a gift or inheritance from family that allowed them to make a large down
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    Patients Viewing Nursing Notes In Real Time

    Chickenlady replied to Tnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    They can get my last name if they request the medical records, which takes time. What I'm concerned with is my immediate safety while the psych patient in crisis is standing in front of me. By the...
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    New Grad Contract — Enforceable?

    Chickenlady replied to Swirl531's topic in General Nursing

    If the contract wasn't fair, then you shouldn't have signed it, or should have negotiated it. Once you signed it, you agreed to it, fair or unfair. I understand your reason for quitting, but if they...
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    Patients Viewing Nursing Notes In Real Time

    Chickenlady replied to Tnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    Huge safety risk. If my hospital does that, there will be one of three outcomes: 1. Incomplete notes 2. Staff will be in danger 3. Staff will quit OK.....maybe all three of...
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    Is there any point going to nursing school?

    Chickenlady replied to bellkaty's topic in General Nursing

    Just about any decent paying job is going to require an investment of some sort. If nursing is what you want to do, then nursing school is the only way to get there. There are lower cost ways of...
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    Another one wanting to bite the dust.

    Chickenlady replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    GI, outpatient surgery, occupational health, corrections are all good
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    Gastroenterology Nursing

    Chickenlady replied to dianah's topic in Gastroenterology

    Lots of overlap into PACU nursing and circulating. I've enjoyed GI
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    struggling first year nurse help needed

    Chickenlady replied to coffeenurse24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In the same vein, GI lab is an outpatient surgery center type vibe. It is routine, until it isn't, so there is opportunity to learn and get comfortable but you also need to stay on your toes. GI...
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    Four 12s in a row?!?! ??

    Chickenlady replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a zombie on day 4. It's really not in anyone's best interest for me to work that kind of
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    Student Attempted IV 7 Times

    Chickenlady replied to ChickenHealer's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that was the best thing for the patient, but I doubt there will be lasting effects. I would probably tell my partner that I had found out we weren't supposed to do IVs and we...
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    PHN Certificate- is it worth getting it?

    Chickenlady replied to FutRNRock's topic in General Nursing

    I got a Masters in Public Health and it didn't help me much. I can get a job with the health dept but they pay about $20k less a year compared to hospital
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    Second Guessing Myself. Did I handle this situation correctly?

    Chickenlady replied to RosalindaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure where the patient came through to get to your care, but an ER would take the symptoms and timeframe into consideration, complete a CT to rule out a BLEED, and then consult neuro for possible...
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    PHN Certificate- is it worth getting it?

    Chickenlady replied to FutRNRock's topic in General Nursing

    Is that a Public Health Nurse? I think we are confused by your
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    I Feel Responsible For A Patients Death

    Chickenlady replied to Flashsomefang's topic in General Nursing

    Poop happens, and sometimes it happens to the nicest patients. This is an unfortunate outcome. You didn't cause it and you took appropriate steps to address the issues as they arose. We don't win...
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    Will cardiomyopathy keep you from getting a hospital job?

    Chickenlady replied to angmcav's topic in General Nursing

    Not likely unless you can't do the job: walk, stand, lift,
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    That First Domino

    Chickenlady replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, so far happy with the progression. Not to say I didn't have some bad experiences, but I can see where they lead to a
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    New Nurse Needing Advice: Should it be this bad?

    Chickenlady replied to kale_'s topic in General Nursing

    ICU isn't easy and it isn't something you can learn in 6 months. The only way you get comfortable in codes and emergent procedures is to have repeated experience doing them and that takes time. So,...
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    Unable to wear N95 or papr

    Chickenlady replied to runner502's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You may end up needing disability paperwork in order to continue to work in most healthcare. I would go to my doctor and see what options there are before the hospital backs you into a corner....
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    Can I be required to take call??

    Chickenlady replied to jwils's topic in General Nursing

    They sure can and as long as they orient you to the new dept. good luck saying that you aren't qualified. Considering that you are more than 30 minutes away, I would certainly discuss that with your...
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    Need advice for school...

    Chickenlady replied to FLALemay234's topic in General Nursing

    Bridge it. Why waste time? You will refresh your LPN skills while doing RN