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    Would you apply?

    hiddencatRN replied to Cls62011's topic in General Nursing

    Apply again. Are there really no nurses you work with you feel can be discreet? Reference checking is ime usually the last thing they do- if they get that far they usually plan to offer you the job so...
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    Pregnant ED RN--Is this discrimination or is it fair? Please weigh in.

    hiddencatRN replied to sarabear44's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, I go to lift anything heavier than a pen and my coworkers all gasp and shoo me away. I've never been made to feel like I'm a slacker for asking for help, and if anyone I work with is resentful...
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    Hepatitis B vaccination 2 shots?

    hiddencatRN replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't show any immunity after the second series either. Apparently some people never convert, and I was told that the CDC only recommends two series of the Hep B and after that they don't recommend...
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    Hepatitis B vaccination 2 shots?

    hiddencatRN replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in General Nursing

    I got the series twice. I had it as a teenager (early 90's, and it was 3 shots) and my recent titres showed no immunity so got the full 3 shot series again for free from
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    Please be prepared for your interview...

    hiddencatRN replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, I don't think that works at Burger King even. Yes, you just want a job, but try to personalize it to the job you are interviewing for- why do you want THAT job? (Because this job will give me a...
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    Please be prepared for your interview...

    hiddencatRN replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    And I'm surprised by the vitriol in the replies here. Larry has shared some good insight in to what interviewers look for and what stands out positively in an interview. Interviews make me nervous but...
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    Please be prepared for your interview...

    hiddencatRN replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    Actually, that was another poster, not the
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    12 hour shift

    hiddencatRN replied to haiman7's topic in General Nursing

    A few of my classmates did a lit review in nursing school on 8 hr vs 12 hour shifts and the studies they reviewed didn't strongly support 8 OR 12 hour shifts as safer. 16 hour shifts came out as...
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    12 hour shift

    hiddencatRN replied to haiman7's topic in General Nursing

    I had a 9-5 M-F job prior to going in to nursing and it was EXHAUSTING. Those extra hours I had in the evenings? I spent vegging out because it wore me down so much. My Sundays I spent mourning the...
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    Nurses: Why do many of you do this?

    hiddencatRN replied to terina66's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it was a little bit of
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    Nurses: Why do many of you do this?

    hiddencatRN replied to terina66's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, apparently you just are supposed to put a little on the outside, but it sounds like they squirted a ton in there like an enema. Patient's BP tanked and they passed out and also similtaneously...
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    Attention All Nurses....

    hiddencatRN replied to combsj25's topic in General Nursing

    I just did a full day of new hire orientation and we had a 2 hour lecture on customer service and AIDET. How much of that talk focused on providing excellent patient care? None. It was all about...
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    Nurses: Why do many of you do this?

    hiddencatRN replied to terina66's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I addition to destressing, I actually learn a lot from the stories. Most recently I learned that nitro paste can be used topically to relieve severe constipation but that it can work a little TOO...
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    Using Your Photo As An Avatar

    hiddencatRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely. I've figured out people I know in real life based on a few key details and have been found out as well. I really try to keep my posts 100% unobjectionable but I can't always resist...
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    IV Benadryl

    hiddencatRN replied to kmrn1737's topic in Emergency

    There's a patient who comes to our ER who is allergic to an additive in IV benadryl. Can take PO benadryl without issues, but, as one of my coworkers discovered while treating this patient for a...
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    What's REALLY with the hospitals using Magnet as a cover for wanting BSN only nurses?

    hiddencatRN replied to foreverLaur's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It's interesting how many nurses who don't have a BSN like to say that. Maybe that energy would be better invested in building more political power for nursing so that the nursing profession...
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    blowing veins during IV starts

    hiddencatRN replied to queenjulie's topic in General Nursing

    Ask whoever is best at IVs to watch you do a couple if sticks. They can probably give you good pointers if they can see you in action. And practice practice
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    Transitioning from MTF

    hiddencatRN replied to rnnursingstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you don't think it's because we're not being welcoming. We're just very cognizant of privacy issues here for a number of reasons: public website, nursing a small community, etc. Many of us have...
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    What's REALLY with the hospitals using Magnet as a cover for wanting BSN only nurses?

    hiddencatRN replied to foreverLaur's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Meh, that's your interpretation of it. I'm disinclined to consider you a reliable
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    What's REALLY with the hospitals using Magnet as a cover for wanting BSN only nurses?

    hiddencatRN replied to foreverLaur's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I *KNEW* there was a mole in our midst at the last meeting about taking over the nursing world. I'm putting my best agents on finding out who it is. To be real a moment though, I lived in Philly for...
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    Moms who work 16 hour weekend shifts

    hiddencatRN replied to WldChrry's topic in General Nursing

    16 hours in 1 day is a 16 hour shift. That is what the OP is talking about. Two 16 hour shifts in 1 week is a 32 hour week, not a 32 hour shift. No one else is confused about
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    Moms who work 16 hour weekend shifts

    hiddencatRN replied to WldChrry's topic in General Nursing

    That seems like a problem unrelated to working weekends. With a regular schedule I was required to work every other weekend and didn't feel any more tired working my weekends than I did working during...
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    Temp question

    hiddencatRN replied to RosaleiMae's topic in Pediatric

    We don't subtract or add on to temperarures either, you just expect different ranges of normal for different methods. I'd actually never even heard of adding/ subtracting until I was reporting vital...
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    Moms who work 16 hour weekend shifts

    hiddencatRN replied to WldChrry's topic in General Nursing

    Those would be 8 hour shifts. The OP is asking about 16 hour
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    What's REALLY with the hospitals using Magnet as a cover for wanting BSN only nurses?

    hiddencatRN replied to foreverLaur's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm confused. It's an evil conspiracy to bolster flagging BSN enrollment, or Magnet designation is a marketing tactic for