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    Pain control via PRN narcotics

    hiddencatRN replied to flyingchange's topic in Emergency

    .....you can't figure out how to give 2.5 mg of a medication that comes in a known concentration in liquid
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    Night shift and daylight savings....

    hiddencatRN replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Did you ask them how they thought the state department of labor would feel about
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    Resume question

    hiddencatRN replied to Scooter321's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I keep my GPA and graduation honors on my resume. Not everyone does well in nursing school so I keep that on. Everyone did clinicals in school. If you did something stand out and unique in school, go...
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    This might be a stupid question but...

    hiddencatRN replied to PDNKA's topic in Pediatric

    We use some sort of closure if the wound gaps independent of any bleeding. Able to approximate well and not somewhere with a lot of movement and stretching? Dermabond. Jagged or the skin moves and...
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    Pain control via PRN narcotics

    hiddencatRN replied to flyingchange's topic in Emergency

    I will dose higher when given the option. And sometimes when I'm not given the option I'll go to the doctor and say "hey, this 4 year old with the bony deformity screaming in pain probably can handle...
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    Resume question

    hiddencatRN replied to Scooter321's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I dropped clinicals after I got my first FT RN job. I had a per diem flu clinic job immediately after graduation and kept clinicals on with that because I was essentially still a new grad. After I got...
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    Noc Nurse perspective...

    hiddencatRN replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    My hospitals are good about leaving goodies fresh for every shift, and at my last place the night charge nurses were pretty active about emailing the manager about how awesomely we did with a hectic...
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    Penn Medicine

    hiddencatRN replied to Chris189's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    UPenn only hires nurses with BSNs. Job market in Philly area is tight but honestly, with about 2 years of experience I've done pretty well in terms of job opportunities. UPenn is not the only...
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    Is my husband being unreasonable?

    hiddencatRN replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    When I was 8 I walked home from school alone and hung out alone until my mom came home. Would I be comfortable today leaving an 8 year old home alone? Not really. It also used to be a standard...
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    Navy Nurse Candidate Program; help w/ my bad situation

    hiddencatRN replied to Shagat19's topic in Government, Military

    You skipped your final exams. How is that an "undeserved" failure? You didn't follow through on a prior commitment; I don't have experience with the Navy but I imagine you'd do better to acknowledge...
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    Considering ER but not good at starting IV's

    hiddencatRN replied to srleslie's topic in Emergency

    The OP is not a new grad. It sounds like your hospital has a poor track record orienting new grads to the ER. That doesn't mean other ERs aren't successfully able to take on new
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    Hired for part-time but being made to work full-time

    hiddencatRN replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    I had a part time job that kept scheduling me for times I was scheduled at my ft job. I talked to the scheduling manager and her response was "I have to staff my department." I pointed out that if I...
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    Considering ER but not good at starting IV's

    hiddencatRN replied to srleslie's topic in Emergency

    I started in the ER as a new grad with no IV experience. You do it so often that you become decent quickly and after a while you become pretty good. At just shy of the two-year mark in nursing I'm...
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    malpractice insurance

    hiddencatRN replied to seekingthebeach's topic in General Nursing

    I also have NSO insurance, and DH who is a paramedic gets it from their sister
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    How did you handle your first patient dying?

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

    I had a patient in clinical who was being discharged to hospice. He decided to forgo a CABG procedure, was also end stage CHF. I really connected with him and felt really, really sad that his death...
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    Problem in ER last night

    hiddencatRN replied to justapatient's topic in Emergency

    TraumaRUs has good advice. Contact patient relations of the hospital. It's their job to help you: this board is not really the place to turn to to make right of your
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    Two and a half week orientation?

    hiddencatRN replied to Berkley, RN BSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not enough. As an experienced RN in a new hospital I've gotten 4 weeks. 2 1/2 weeks for a new grad? No no
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    Nursing Interview Questions (Part 2)

    hiddencatRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You surely have employer-safe weaknesses to share unless you are otherwise perfect. I don't mention my trouble with punctuality or my dislike of authority. But I've used my tendency to avoid conflict...
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    Nursing Interview Questions (Part 2)

    hiddencatRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    For the weakness question, I take a true weakness but talk about what I'm doing to improve in that area. I think any strength you try to present as a weakness just seems so
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    unfair assignment

    hiddencatRN replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    This. Sometimes your assignment sucks, but being that nurse who always has to point out how you're being dealt the short hand sucks too. The assignment will never, ever be 100% equal. Ever ever. It's...
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    How to ask for your old job back

    hiddencatRN replied to luvpets's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This exactly. I just left a job I mostly liked but sometimes was frustrated by but ultimately really enjoyed because the commute was 90 minutes. 30 minutes is nothing. I regret my decision but my...
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    At scene of fatal accident yesterday...

    hiddencatRN replied to jamieslovingmom's topic in General Nursing

    If they're pulse less, they're dead. Can't do more damage than dead, although I'd definitely argue that there are worse things than death. OP probably wouldn't have caused more harm to the patient by...
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    Commute for Job I would love, or less travel to Job I don't like

    hiddencatRN replied to countrygalrn's topic in Nursing Career

    Your post wasn't well received- that doesn't relieve you of responsibility of what you have written. You own your
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    Commute for Job I would love, or less travel to Job I don't like

    hiddencatRN replied to countrygalrn's topic in Nursing Career

    It was some pretty self-righteous and self-congratulatory food for thought. If that wasn't what you were going for, perhaps you might want to consider your word
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    First shift of preceptorship: told that my IV priming is wrong

    hiddencatRN replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    OP is using Alaris pumps. I've never used Alaris tubing that requires the cap to come