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    First shift of preceptorship: told that my IV priming is wrong

    hiddencatRN replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I was going to say this as well. I've never needed to mess with the cap until I connect it to the patient- you can prime it fully with the cap completely in place. OP, are you familiar with...
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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

    Don't hold back, tell us how you REALLY
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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

    I just left a job in a specialty I love for a shorter commute and really, really regret my decision. The new commute is wonderful and I run in to my medic husband at work all the time now, but I...
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    When others ask what you do...

    hiddencatRN replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    Yeah, I get sick of people saying "oh it must be so hard to see sick children in pain all the time" so I've started just shrugging my shoulders and saying something along the lines of "nah, I love...
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    Creative alternatives to straight cath for infant urine cultures

    hiddencatRN replied to anon456's topic in Pediatric

    I actually like those kits. I find them pretty easy to use on the babies. Maybe it's just a matter of getting more comfortable with them? We never bag if we need a culture, because it's just too easy...
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    Any new grads having major employment problems?

    hiddencatRN replied to lsid16's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I took the first job offer I got, too. But it took 3 months to get. I worked as a tutor for pay in the meantime and volunteered along with that. The time commitment was pretty minimal for the...
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    Any new grads having major employment problems?

    hiddencatRN replied to lsid16's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sure, but you could investigate nursing fairly well and still come up with tons of articles and advice from sources that seem pretty reputable that don't hint at all about the struggle new grads have...
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    Scheduling question

    hiddencatRN replied to ANECTINE's topic in Emergency

    Do you
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    Any new grads having major employment problems?

    hiddencatRN replied to lsid16's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No, but it helps you network and makes your application stand out, which can help you get a job, which WILL pay the bills. My volunteer experience as well as my active membership in a professional...
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    Please advise: trauma center v. non-trauma center

    hiddencatRN replied to LG1137's topic in Emergency

    Congrats! Keep us posted on how it
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    Any new grads having major employment problems?

    hiddencatRN replied to lsid16's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    50 jobs is nothing. I applied to 150 jobs before I stopped counting because it was depressing. Network. Go to meetings of nursing organizations. Volunteer with the red cross. Try finding per diem jobs...
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    Please advise: trauma center v. non-trauma center

    hiddencatRN replied to LG1137's topic in Emergency

    Or it's in an area with a ton of other hospitals that specialize in trauma. In Philadelphia for example there are 4 adult Level I centers and 2 pediatric Level I centers, and a bajillion other...
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    TNCC Provider Manual, Textbook

    hiddencatRN replied to R2-N2's topic in Emergency

    They're not sending the book to you prior to the class? When I took ENPC we were mailed our books a couple weeks before the class. We were *strongly* encouraged to read through the book and be...
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    Need to vent...being volunteered by someone else to do overtime...WHAT?!

    hiddencatRN replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    And then they give you a hard time for requesting flex time? Are you non-exempt or exempt? I would quickly become unable to answer my phone over the weekend. And probably look in to filing a complaint...
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    Need to vent...being volunteered by someone else to do overtime...WHAT?!

    hiddencatRN replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    They're not paying you
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    Hourly wage with "normal" hours (South)

    hiddencatRN replied to oldeddieboy's topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible anywhere without overtime? I calculate that to being about $53+ an hour for 36 hour weeks. I worked in a high COL area and wages weren't close to that even with
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    How do you treat an allergic reaction to Dilaudid?

    hiddencatRN replied to art71372's topic in Patient Medications

    The first comment about being surprised that someone is allergic to dilaudid...that was tongue in cheek....because of those certain patients out there who are allergic to all pain medication except...
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    Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    hiddencatRN replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Critically evaluating evidence, huh? How much do you know about the vaccine adverse effects reporting process? Do you understand that it means negative events are reported within a certain time frame...
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    Need to vent...being volunteered by someone else to do overtime...WHAT?!

    hiddencatRN replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    Why not turn the tables on the NM? "I can't be in at 7am but can work 3-7. I'm sure the NM would be happy to take her turn picking up the early
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    How do you treat an allergic reaction to Dilaudid?

    hiddencatRN replied to art71372's topic in Patient Medications

    I think this was a joke because you often see a certain type of patient who is allergic to tylenol, ibuprofen, all NSAIDS, toradol, morphine, etc etc but can tolerate dilaudid just
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    Don't want to be a med nurse ????

    hiddencatRN replied to kuntanya's topic in General Nursing

    If you never want to work in a hospital, lack of hospital experience shouldn't be a
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    How do you treat an allergic reaction to Dilaudid?

    hiddencatRN replied to art71372's topic in Patient Medications

    I wonder if the patient started referring to herself as "allergic?" Patients sometimes do that when they don't like a side effect of a medication. Diarrhea from antibiotics isn't an allergy, but I...
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    You're going to think I'm nuts

    hiddencatRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    Many new grad programs have minimum GPA requirements and I was asked for my GPA at every job I applied to as a new grad and had to provide transcripts for one of my interviews. Is it the only factor...
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    How do you treat an allergic reaction to Dilaudid?

    hiddencatRN replied to art71372's topic in Patient Medications

    Just think it through. Does your treatment of an allergic reaction differ depending on the allergan, or does it vary based on the severity of the allergic response? How is that different from treating...
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    How do you treat an allergic reaction to Dilaudid?

    hiddencatRN replied to art71372's topic in Patient Medications

    How do you treat allergic reactions? What is the purpose of giving