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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    Rose_Queen replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    Gender cannot always be reduced to binary male/female. What about Swyer syndrome? Ambiguous genitalia? Sorry for the continued derailment, but I just can't even... So, back to the topic of students......
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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    Rose_Queen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    My parents still own their 8 track player... WILTW: I will never, ever, ever take call for a whole week at a time. I'm exhausted. I'm slangry (like hangry but with sleep deprivation instead of...
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    Rose_Queen replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    It means the person identifies with the gender they were assigned at birth. The opposite of
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    Rose_Queen replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    I believe you're right. Looking closely, looks like some bilateral mastectomy scars on the
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    return to work after knee arthroscopy

    Rose_Queen replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Have you asked your surgeons these questions? He/she would be the best source of information since they know the extent of the injury and
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    Certifications to make new grad more appealing?

    Rose_Queen replied to mmeezyy's topic in Operating Room

    We would have to be sedation certified by my facility to give it. Pretty much only the endo nurses use it- the only staff allowed to push propofol are anesthesia providers, and pretty much every...
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    New OR nurse who wants to quit in less than 6mos

    Rose_Queen replied to CaliNurseLouisiana's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's not where the employee lives that's an issue. I work with many who commute from an hour or so away, despite the fact that the call response is 30 minutes. The expectations is on them to make...
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    Patient transfer devices?

    Rose_Queen replied to arack05's topic in Operating Room

    We use rollers for most patients. Patients who have been immobilized in the ICU for some time typically come to the OR with some sort of blue moving/positioning sheet under them. I don't know what...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Out of clean laundry, but my undies are pink! I'm a procrastinator- I am only now doing laundry when I should have done it sometime last week. I'm currently wearing a shirt I wore in high school. It's...
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    How easy it is to pick up extra shifts?

    Rose_Queen replied to alexamasan's topic in Nursing Career

    You could also look into working in a unit that requires call coverage. I already have 4 hours of time and a half for this week because I worked late Monday and Tuesday as the nurse on call for...
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    What do you do when Work calls on your day off?

    Rose_Queen replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    A shift has to be filled? No, they just expect us to work shorter and in areas where we aren't fully competent. A facility that truly wanted to staff a call off would have an established pool of...
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    New Grad in OR who wants to quit in less than 6 mo

    Rose_Queen replied to CaliNurseLouisiana's topic in Operating Room

    It's not what they expected. Too many come in with romanticized ideas of what OR nursing entails. They don't think call will be an issue but then they get the reality check of yes, you can and...
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    Snakes on an ...

    Rose_Queen posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not, not an airplane. But how about on a hospital floor? Well, if you're in need of some excitement during your workday, sounds like Tacoma General Hospital can provide. A visitor brought a python in...
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    Why use compression bags when transfusing blood?

    Rose_Queen replied to mmm_016RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Most pumps will max out at 999mL/hour. That means it will take the average 350mL bag of blood about 21 minutes to infuse. That's too long for patients who need blood rapidly. Gravity with a pressure...
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    General Rules for Med Surg

    Rose_Queen replied to icthusRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The facility's policy and procedure manuals should be resources for you. It doesn't matter what people are doing at other facilities- what matters is what your facility has determined is the way...
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    New Grad in OR who wants to quit in less than 6 mo

    Rose_Queen replied to CaliNurseLouisiana's topic in Operating Room

    That's great that you have an opinion based on your experience. I have an opinion based on my own experience, and it's the complete opposite. In my OR, the nurses who come to us from other specialties...
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    I Need Advice

    Rose_Queen replied to sarrahann's topic in General Students

    The requirements are set by individual schools in most cases. You'll have to investigate the admissions requirements of the programs you are interested in applying
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    Does your ICU use CHG wipes for bathing patients?

    Rose_Queen replied to fatrabbit's topic in Critical Care

    I know the ICU in my facility is using them. No idea about other facilities. I don't work in the ICU (I'm OR), but having used the wipes on occasion, I think they're pretty useless as the only...
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    Why use compression bags when transfusing blood?

    Rose_Queen replied to mmm_016RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Patients in ICU are critical- the purpose of those pressure bags is to get the blood in rapidly. What was going on with the patient? Did they currently have or recently had a major hemorrhagic event?...
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    Stolen Nursing License!!!!

    Rose_Queen replied to dory123's topic in General Nursing

    Have you reported your findings to the BON? Probably a good place to start. Then I would run a credit check- if they can get your nursing license number, DOB, and Facebook pictures, they may have...
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    Unsafe Hospital?

    Rose_Queen replied to applesxoranges's topic in Nursing News

    I'm skeptical of anything from the New York Post unless there's another reputable source reporting the same
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    Being called in to work extra.. ALL. THE. TIME!

    Rose_Queen replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    Caller ID was invented for a reason... They can leave a message and if I want to/need to call back, I
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    Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    Rose_Queen replied to twss2323's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Back when my facility was still handing that stuff out, we had to sign too- so that they could tax us on the monetary value of the
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    Is this legal?

    Rose_Queen replied to songbird1's topic in Texas Nursing

    Why wouldn't it be legal for the school to set forth grading policies as they see fit? You are extremely unlikely to find any law regulating how college courses are graded. That is left up to the...
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    How do I arrange my certifications in my title?

    Rose_Queen replied to EllaBella1's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

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