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  1. Teamwork

    DeepFriedRN replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    With the way we're staffed now, I agree with the above, we would not make it without teamwork. When I've floated to ER to do overflow I haven't noticed any more or less teamwork in that unit than on...

  2. how to help a struggling student?

    DeepFriedRN replied to MaraG.'s topic in General Nursing

    It kind of sounds like this student isn't really struggling, it sounds like she is just not trying. Either that or she just does NOT get any of it. Not sure which is scarier. I'm kind of at a loss as...

  3. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    DeepFriedRN replied to LockportRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to work in a bookstore again. That was my favorite job, that and my library job. Heh, I totally should have been a librarian.

  4. Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

    DeepFriedRN replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it when I see nurses who I KNOW haven't even been in a room, much less assessed their pts, completing their charting an hour or so after the starrt of shift. I'm not a stay late every shift...

  5. Did you always want to be a nurse?

    DeepFriedRN replied to Divest's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a little girl, I wanted to fly F-15 jets--I read Chuck Yeager's book, and he was my hero! My father flew private planes, so I started hanging around with him, begging him to get me flying...

  6. Another nurse got fired because of me.

    DeepFriedRN replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I see. Well, from your co-workers comments, it sounds like she wasn't the safest nurse..I think it might not be a bad idea to speak with the nurse should you come upon any mistakes in the future, but...

  7. Another nurse got fired because of me.

    DeepFriedRN replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    After reading all these posts, I can't say that I'm suprised that the nurse in question got fired for what turned out to be one more in a long line of mistakes. One mistake seemed over the top to fire...

  8. ECMO - Will We Have Sufficient Capacity for the Fall/Winter Flu Season?

    DeepFriedRN replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.elso.med.umich.edu/CenterByCategory.asp This is a list of facilities that is provided by ELSO, the Extracorporeal Life Support Organzation. Per their website, "The primary mission of the...

  9. OH GEEZ!!

    DeepFriedRN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well, they are treating my 10 yr old. Tamiflu x 5 days. She started Wed. night with a sore throat, progressed to fevers averaging 102, headache, body aches, productive cough, stuffed up, intermittent...

  10. OH GEEZ!!

    DeepFriedRN replied to DeepFriedRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks! And you know, it's funny, my manager said something eerily similar (about taking care of everyone). heh. I say again, oh

  11. OH GEEZ!!

    DeepFriedRN replied to DeepFriedRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well, I'm starting to feel some semblance of normal on 3rd day of Tamiflu. (4-5th day of being sick) I was feeling pretty terrible for a few days there. I don't think my throat has ever been so...

  12. What is your disciplinary process?

    DeepFriedRN replied to agirlandherdogs's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a union hospital, so it's a standard verbal warning, 1st-2nd-final write up and then you're fired. For a serious issues (such as abuse or diversion) there are obviously differences (handled...

  13. Nursing, is it really that horrible of a job?

    DeepFriedRN replied to michelle_d's topic in General Nursing

    For me it's usually the family I'd like to throw..LOL. But otherwise ITA. I don't really come on and write about the days when things are mellow. Come to think of it, someday I'm just going to come...

  14. Sticking with nursing as a career and not becoming homicidal. How?

    DeepFriedRN replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    You know Erik, I have the same tendency--to draw into myself when things are difficult. I'm not a big sharer. So I understand that part totally. It's really hard to help other people when you are...

  15. Disturbing Statistic..

    DeepFriedRN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090725/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu You know, I'd feel a lot better about hearing this if I saw ANYTHING in the way of guidance/planning locally and in my hospital. I...

  16. OH GEEZ!!

    DeepFriedRN replied to DeepFriedRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm sick now too. Started this evening, congestion, fever. It's not too bad yet. Yesterday evening my older daughter and my husband started with it, all 3 of my people are feeling awful. Got them into...

  17. Being a preceptor blows

    DeepFriedRN replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    we're probably both gonna get blasted ruby, but i gotta say, i agree. perhaps this particular nurse is just not cut out to be a unit nurse. perhaps it's too much for her. i see a lot of people...

  18. Would You Accept Swine Flu Vaccine?

    DeepFriedRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We have been mandated for the past two years at my hospital for the seasonal flu, unless you have a documented allergy. Probably since I have asthma and therefore would get it anyway, I'm OK with...

  19. Lowest labs?

    DeepFriedRN replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    K+ of 2, glucose of 28. And Hct of 3.8 in ER, GI bleeder who ended up having an MI. (before admission, read the report). Oh, and a troponin of 28.0. Did a double take, I thought I was reading it...

  20. Being a preceptor blows

    DeepFriedRN replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like this nurse probably shouldn't be in ICU. (which I guess isn't too helpful, because there she is, right?) However, I'm thinking that based on the mistakes she is making (after a...

  21. Does your area have a low patient census?

    DeepFriedRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Not here..in SoCal. We have been busting at the seams; been getting calls daily asking if I want to come

  22. Is it dangerous?

    DeepFriedRN replied to canny48's topic in General Nursing

    The OP stated "play fight", which I interpreted as the rough-housing lots of kids do, all in silliness/fun. My daughters are big rough-housers, they wrestle and act silly, but do not hit each other,...

  23. "Fired for NO Reason"

    DeepFriedRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

  24. Disturbing Statistic..

    DeepFriedRN replied to DeepFriedRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Agree totally. And I think we can safely assume that mass vaccinations will almost certainly not occur before flu season in the northern hemisphere is in full swing--perhaps not even before next year...

  25. Do all nursing specialties get paid the same?

    DeepFriedRN replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    Work at a union hospital, so you are paid based on years experience. No differential for higher