DeepFriedRN

DeepFriedRN

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  1. Can you pass NCLEX-RN in 76 questions???

    DeepFriedRN replied to blonde0517's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I passed in 75. So yeah it's definitely

  2. Have you ever administered IV iron?

    DeepFriedRN replied to NurseDennie's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we deal with a ton of renal patients, and usually we give venofer, which doesn't require any test dose. I've given it many many times and never had any bad

  3. Flu Shot ??

    DeepFriedRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    "A greater proportion of deaths associated with influenza illness and slightly higher rates of influenza-related hospitalizations in children 0-4 years occurred during the 2007-08 U.S. flu season than...

  4. Low staffing = med error-DHS tagged me with abuse and neglect-what can I expect the b

    DeepFriedRN replied to fkey541's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    That's exactly what I thought!! Did We miss something here? It seems a little excessive in terms of

  5. Casualties: Nurses struggling with burnout

    DeepFriedRN replied to Xbox Live Addict's topic in General Nursing

    I think it varies day to day..for me anyway. There are days when I feel like everything takes twice as long as it needs to because the patient is uncooperative, or a family member is standing over me...

  6. Press Gainey Surveys, help or additional hindrance

    DeepFriedRN replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Too

  7. Building/gaining confidence

    DeepFriedRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse, when tackling things I hadn't dealt with before, I always tried to formulate what I thought was the best way to deal with a situation, and then I would ask an experienced nurse that I...

  8. Incident Report-yes/no?

    DeepFriedRN replied to ~'JesusRocks'~'s topic in General Nursing

    wow, i'm not sure why i'm suprised, but I kinda am. I've worked in the same place for almost 6 yrs, and have written myself up a few times. I've never had it used against me!! I haven't heard of...

  9. Flu Vaccine

    DeepFriedRN replied to CapNurse09's topic in General Nursing

    Got it--get it every year. My husband and kids do

  10. Would you come in during an epidemic?

    DeepFriedRN replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I gotta say, I agree with you. When I first started in nursing, I was so gung-ho, I'm certain I would have answered yes. Now, not so much. After almost six years, I'm so tired of being treated without...

  11. Incident Report-yes/no?

    DeepFriedRN replied to ~'JesusRocks'~'s topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing by filling out the IR. The majority of errors (of all kinds) are directly related to system failure i.e. the system they've created to do a particular task is flawed. So you...

  12. Patient Died from Med Allergy

    DeepFriedRN replied to NewRN08's topic in General Nursing

    so so sorry...prayers to

  13. Ever been "fired" by a pt's family? (long)

    DeepFriedRN replied to jbp0529's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I also got fired from a hospice pt's case by the family who was leaving the bedridden pt alone!! She told me I had nerve bothering her at work after I called and told her to get home as it was...

  14. help cardiac nurses!

    DeepFriedRN replied to RN75's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow, you totally got dealt a bad hand. I just skimmed most of the responses, so sorry if this has been adressed, but isn't their some sort of communication from the floor to the pre-op? (Not saying...

  15. Staffing question & your cardiac floor

    DeepFriedRN replied to laurenjarrod's topic in Cardiac

    WOW! I can only reiterate what others have already said. RUN. That is unsafe to the extreme. It puts both the patients and your license in serious danger. I would also write a letter of objection to...

  16. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    DeepFriedRN replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    Know the perameters of the meds you're giving. If you're not sure about something, ASK!! Take it seriously when a pt says they just don't feel right, many times it may be nothing, but sometimes it's...

  17. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    DeepFriedRN replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    I know that several hospitals in my area have cut the use of aides altogether. I also know that where I work when a sitter is needed it comes out of our staffing already on the floor- we don't get any...

  18. Help! Pregnant and don't know what patients to avoid

    DeepFriedRN replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually there is one po med that I can think of that is pretty common-and you for SURE shouldn't handle the pills-Proscar. It can directly affect the fetus according to our pharmacist. I believe they...

  19. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    DeepFriedRN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    We had a registry nurse who walked to our nursing station from down the hall to tell us her pt wasn't breathing:smackingf I run into the room with her behind me and sure enough, no breathing and no...

  20. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    DeepFriedRN replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Lived here in SoCal my whole life, except for about 5 yrs when I first went to college and moved to Hawaii after. I was drawn back to my hometown eventually, and while I love it here, housing costs...

  21. Medical Professionals Abusing Drugs

    DeepFriedRN replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

    I would bet that she didn't lose her license because she technically hadn't been "caught", i.e., yes she tested positive for drugs, but she wasn't on duty, she was a private pt at a hospital that she...

  22. Dealing with death

    DeepFriedRN replied to savealife's topic in General Nursing

  23. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    DeepFriedRN replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    100% agree!! Well

  24. Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    DeepFriedRN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    This makes me think maybe you could just whap her on the nose with a rolled up newspaper each time it happens..:trout: :rotfl: Just

  25. My first few days, as a new RN

    DeepFriedRN replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    Starry that's insane!! No one can or should be expected to provide care to that many pts. Regarding the staffing in CA, I think it depends on where you work and how they interpret the law. I'm in...