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  1. starting new position in endoscopy center

    brownbook replied to RNsunluv's topic in Gastroenterology

    Is it a free standing out patient clinic? You'll be doing routine scopes of relatively healthy people? Or part of an acute care hospital where you will be dealing with sicker patients and...

  2. Sometimes, it just Stinks

    brownbook replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    "To keep your nervous system from exhausting itself with continuous stimuli, the receptors experience temporary sensory fatigue, or olfactory adaptation. Odor receptors stop sending messages to the...

  3. Students (and others) using staff parking

    brownbook replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    One hospital I worked at was across a busy 4 lane street from a church. Arrangements were made for (I guess anybody?) staff, visitors, etc., to park there, I never had to use it through pure luck I...

  4. help with EKG basics

    brownbook replied to boquiabierta's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yeah.....what a waste of time. It is crazy. What are they going to do to you if you flunk the test? The best of a bad situation would be for a maybe a 20 question test on arrhythmias to be passed...

  5. Nurses and promoting better rates of vaccination

    brownbook replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I am so confused. Do you mean thiouracil? Or thiomersal? Both of which I Googled and vaguely, slightly, understand. Isn't thiouracil for Graves' disease? But EDTA, whaaaaat? Are you saying...

  6. Will my license be at risk?

    brownbook replied to Elmstreet209's topic in General Nursing

    I'm honestly not sure if you're referring to violence from the employer/boss or the patient! Sad but

  7. help with EKG basics

    brownbook replied to boquiabierta's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I would love for you to ask why L & D nurses need this. I will send you a check for $100.00 if you ask the powers that be and let me know what they say. :) It makes as much sense as having...

  8. mistake and needing to vent

    brownbook replied to centexnurse313's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah, you and about 20 thousand other nurses. Join the club. Yes you made mistakes but there were other people involved. It is rarely just one nurses fault when a mistake is made. You ended up with...

  9. Interesting ward combinations

    brownbook replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't the same unit but a small county hospital where I worked L&D was at one end of the hallway and an Extended Care Unit, (skilled nursing facility) was at the other end. Many jokes about...

  10. RN doing conscious sedation non-intubated patient. NEVADA

    brownbook replied to Surgerygal's topic in General Specialties

    I am confused. I am a moderate sedation certified nurse. Where I currently work we take a rather simple 20 question multiple choice exam once a year. At my first job there was a 20 page manual and...

  11. Toenail surgery

    brownbook replied to Canadiangirl94's topic in General Nursing

    I have always worked bedside acute care. On my feet all

  12. LVN's in a ASU setting

    brownbook replied to Nuwubeachlover's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I assume any ambulatory surgery center has to have a physician, whether anesthesiologists or surgeon, in charge of the facility, part of the governing body, part of the board of directors, etc.,...

  13. Toenail surgery

    brownbook replied to Canadiangirl94's topic in General Nursing

    Why running shoes? I wear men's dress shoes to work. They have big square fronts where your toes go, and offer a lot of protection from accidentally kicking something, or dropping something on them....

  14. New Nurse Manager Advice

    brownbook replied to FutureCNO's topic in Nurse Management

    Ideally you are able to be out on the unit helping out. I have found over and over again when staff is swamped, telling me I have to call in more help, (when I have already called and no help is...

  15. Periop job opportunity

    brownbook replied to campesina's topic in Operating Room

    As you implied most peri-op units have nurse float between pre-op and post-op only. Circulators only work OR. I have only heard from one poster, here on Allnurses, who said her peri-op job also...

  16. Average IQ of a BSN nurse

    brownbook replied to Weber's topic in General Students

    No bonus points for me . Where is Davy Do when we need

  17. help with EKG basics

    brownbook replied to boquiabierta's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Ay carumba, that's crazy. I am not even going to bother trying to figure out why they want an L & D nurse to know blocks, pacemakers, etc. I knew (past tense) all that stuff years ago, but...

  18. help with EKG basics

    brownbook replied to boquiabierta's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Isn't the hospital nursing education department providing any study guides? What are, or have, your fellow L & D nurses done? I doubt you are going to be interpreting a 12 lead EKG. I assume...

  19. Appropriate time to apply to other positions?

    brownbook replied to aeris99's topic in General Nursing

    I assume you're a single parent? If so that is really tough. Working nights was great for me when my kids were young, but my husband was home at night. There is nothing to lose, and a lot to gain,...

  20. Verbal abuse ... what are my rights?

    brownbook replied to KHT's topic in General Nursing

    I am slightly hard of hearing. Way too often I just smile and nod as if I did understand what someone said to me and go about my business. I always joke to myself or to others...I hope that nurse...

  21. Hep C stick

    brownbook replied to HappySmileyRN's topic in General Nursing

    My friend, a nurse who didn't report a few "minor" needle sticks over her career, has the same diagnosis. Hepatitis is the most confusing viral illness in the universe! I was listening to Doctor...

  22. HELP, AA, BSN or MSN

    brownbook replied to Canson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It can be very difficult to get into ANY nursing program at a public college, whether ADN or BSN. Go to your nearest schools, both ADN and BSN, talk to the counselors. Start taking prerequisites....

  23. Versed/Fentanyl vs Propofol?

    brownbook replied to koobair's topic in Gastroenterology

    Generally speaking propofol sedates you immediately and doesn't leave a lingering sedated feeling. If another dose is required during the procedure the propofol will take effect immediately so the...

  24. Online ACLS through NHCPS accepted in SD hopsitals?

    brownbook replied to friedjalapeno's topic in California Nursing

    No hospital I have worked for has accepted any card that is not from an AHA provider. You could call the nursing education departments in those hospitals and ask, but I doubt they will accept

  25. Nursing With a Cane

    brownbook replied to T1DNurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Why do you need a cane? What is your disability? Federal law requires employers to reasonably accommodate an applicant unless it would impose an undue hardship. I think if we had a little more...