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    CPN vs Board Certification in peds

    hiddencatRN posted a topic in Pediatric

    I'm looking in to obtaining certification in pediatrics. I was planning to do the CPN cert but while I was looking around the net for resources I noticed that you can also be board certified in...
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    Online graduate-level pharm, phys, patho classes

    hiddencatRN posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm interested in taking some advanced classes in pharmacology, physiology and pathophysiology. I really enjoyed the hard science aspect if nursing school and prerequisites, and am toying with the...
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    Rash from hand sanitizer?

    hiddencatRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad and new to my job. I was using the hand sanitizer a lot today and over a period of about 2 hours started to develop a rash from it on my hands. Sometimes it would burn while I was in...
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    DKA Priorities

    hiddencatRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Last quarter, two of our professors taught us that for patients in DKA, the priorities are fluid first, then IV insulin, then address electrolyte imbalances. This quarter, we're being taught insulin...
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    Don't You Just Love It?

    hiddencatRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I love it about as much as I love the pretense of "Articles" on allnurses. Seriously, this feature is ridiculous on an anonymous internet forum. All that separates articles from regular posts is the...
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    A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    hiddencatRN replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And re #5... it's not a reason not to but it's a reason why some women give up or don't try. If support for breastfeeding wasn't important, we wouldn't need lactation consultants. I think it's...
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    A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    hiddencatRN replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is what I did. Logistically, it's the work of breast feeding and bottle feeding and the benefits of neither. I made it work and I know a lot of women do but there were weeks where I was fueled in...
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    A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    hiddencatRN replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    On another board I post on, we call this HIPPOing: Happily Ignoring Previous Posters'
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    Should I be worried?

    hiddencatRN replied to mikala3's topic in Patient Medications

    ...two years
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    Nurses selling at work?

    hiddencatRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd have mentioned something to the doctor but I don't think it's a patient's place to remove things from the walls. That's a boundary overstep,
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    Nurses selling at work?

    hiddencatRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My waistline IS fuller. Thin mints
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    A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    hiddencatRN replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was able to pump at work for a year. Initially I pumped 3 times a shift but was quickly able to drop down to 2 pumps a shift. My unit was slow enough that it wasn't a problem although there was some...
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    A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    hiddencatRN replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not all formulas use corn syrup. Do you find your communication tactics are effective in encouraging breastfeeding? Because I find your language especially judgmental and inflammatory as
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    Nurses selling at work?

    hiddencatRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I didn't select any of those answers. I don't mind a catalogue out I can browse and buy or not buy from but any active selling really irritates me. I might be more inclined to buy something if it's a...
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    why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    hiddencatRN replied to chillnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There are a lot of things that frustrate me about nursing as a profession. But...fees? For licensure? That wouldn't even *make* my list let alone top it. I think the bickering over education makes...
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    About That Avatar...

    hiddencatRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I've figured out people I know in the real world WITHOUT names and pics (and been discovered as well). I think people really underestimate how much their sentence structure and wording can give away,...
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    "Breastfeeding benefits overstated" study?

    hiddencatRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    This was linked in another thread and then no one else wanted to talk about it, but I'm really interested hearing what other nurses thought about it....
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    The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    hiddencatRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    With respect, ratlady called the pacifier birth plan mom an "ignorant weirdo." She explained away the "ignorant" portion in a later post as being a totally non-judgmental thing to say, but....c'mon....
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    "Breastfeeding benefits overstated" study?

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If there's a body of proof supporting breastfeeding instead of just assumptions, it can be useful in drafting policies that affect women and support breastfeeding. Laws requiring employers to support...
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    "Breastfeeding benefits overstated" study?

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your thoughts on it, klone. That definitely helps me place it in a better perspective. When I first read it I wondered why I was exclusive pumping like a chump if the benefits were only...
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    Can't stick hand veins?!

    hiddencatRN replied to SmallTownUSA's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Are you anchoring well? Going in
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    "Breastfeeding benefits overstated" study?

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm definitely interested in hearing what you think of it. It looks at long term benefits not short term ones so I don't think it argues that breastfeeding isn't beneficial, just not as beneficial as...
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    A little ticked

    hiddencatRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think it's fine to point out that those vitals are their responsibility. I don't like getting my midnight vitals before 11pm, and when I work without an aide I start getting my vital signs AT...
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    Night weekend track job? Worth it?

    hiddencatRN replied to ihatethisjob's topic in General Nursing

    I think my program is pretty great though. I work 2 days a week, have 8 days of vacation a year. It's about a 64% shift differential too. I only qualify for the benefits PT employees get but am on...
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    Night weekend track job? Worth it?

    hiddencatRN replied to ihatethisjob's topic in General Nursing

    I work weekend nights. We get a great shift differential for committing to work weekends and it allows me to work part time instead of full time. There's no other way I'd be able to swing that. And it...