RNOTODAY BSN, RN

NICU, ER, OR

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  1. when i sleep,i have to be on my left
  2. I wasnt aware you could do that in any
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    This seems unsafe to me..

    god bless you, and all others that do the kind of nursing thst you do. You guys are a better nurse than me, I couldnt do it. This is why I work in the OR. (the best kept secret in nursing!!!) but your...
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    Pre-OP Patient Interview

    introduce myself, check id band, ask them to verify their procedure, npo status, any metal in body, any dentures, contact lenses or piercings that need to come out, ask them who will be waiting for...
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    RN at a Long term care/Nursing home?

    Your not going to get alot of responses here------ people historically do not list what they make
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    "You'll be hearing from my lawyer."

    this population you deal with seems to be pain med patients? they are not always, shall i say, dealing with a full deck
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    What is your de-stress?

    That looks relaxing, and ummm HARD!!! I dont think I would be able to do that!! where do you get it? what is it
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    What are your favorite types of patients??

    anesthetized patients. hence why i work in the
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    My Nursing Career In Six Words

    I have tomorrow night off,
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    Abbreviation for ointment

    ung is
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    Concerned! Need Some Advice

    mind your
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    why???

    *sigh* I really wish this site was really for
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    Wrong site surgery - how to prevent

    I like this idea.... the nurse is the heavy on soo many things, it would be nice to have the surgeon initiate the t/o....I still cant understand what their problem is with the timeout, it only take a...
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    Choosing a service

    I personally think if your new to the OR (and if your not, forgive me I didnt read all the posts) a good solid foundation in General surgery is a good idea. master that, then go to another service....
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    I hate to say it, but it bothers me too...lol not so much lay people, but I think if we are professionals in the field we should be expected to pronounce (and spell!!) words correctly. ESPECIALLY...
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    has anyone left the OR for the floor? or after 1 year?

    The "floor" is the exact reason I am in the OR...I could never do floor nursing...Im just not that type of
  17. our policy states any patient who is having *general * anesthetic gets scd's we only use the boots, no
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    How long is your commute?

    well, now its 15 minutes, but before i moved, i commuted 1 hour and 45 minutes one way, and that was pushing the speed
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    To the cynical nurse

    it doesnt matter if the patient is a drug seeker or not, in that setting; the er or on the floor, is not the appropriate time to even attempt the treatment of addiction. if its ordered, give it, do...
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    While you're at it...can you clean my poop too?

    I swear to everything holy, that if a patient that didnt have bil finger to shoulder arm casts on, asked me to scratch his but? i would lose my job that
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    Surgical Technologists Taking Over Nursing Roles?

    a "scrub off"? are you serious? REDICUlOUS!!! calm down, you will stil have a job for the next twenty
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    What money can get you.

    The weirdest part of this whole story is that why would such a person pick nursing as a
  23. my question to the op, how did your employer/bon even find out about you taking these
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    RN job market in Connecticut

    Yale is
  25. that course you took as an elective will carry more weight than 15 years of experience on ANY floor.... it truely is a whole new world through those