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    Sign of the economy...grossly overqualified for the position...

    hiddencatRN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. And you're dammed if you do, damned if you don't. New grads are struggling because they lack experience, and those with a ton of experience and advanced careers struggle because they're...
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    IUSON Pediatric Intensive Care didactic course

    hiddencatRN posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Has anyone done the IUSON Pediatric Intensive Care didactic course, either through school or through their job? We're doing it now at work and I was just wondering what other's experiences were with...
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    Sometimes you just can't bite your tongue.....

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, I know. I think I'm definitely feeling a little burnt out. I've cut down on overtime completely, but we've been routinely running short-staffed and busy, and it's an inner city emergency...
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    Saunders is on sale at Amazon

    hiddencatRN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just a PSA FYI- I just checked Amazon and the Saunders NCLEX is $24.32. Last time I checked it was about twice that. Anyway, just wanted to give y'all a heads
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    Sometimes you just can't bite your tongue.....

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, despite the fact that the provider, um, did not take my constructive criticism well, it honestly felt really good to say something. And I'm a big girl- I can handle a little
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    Saunders is on sale at Amazon

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The HESI book is different than the Saunders and the Reviews and Rationals. I had the R&R Comprehensive and Child Health Nursing, Saunders, Davis' NCLEX book, and the HESI book (Amazon.com: Evolve...
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    Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    hiddencatRN replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    To be fair, since you didn't actually go through the program, you have no way of knowing what you'd have gotten out of it. Maybe you're right (you got more out of the program you picked than you'd...
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    Drexel Hesi 2012

    hiddencatRN replied to REESEE10's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    You get a book as part of the e-book package that helps you review for the HESIs. It doesn't have many questions, just a really great outline of the important information for various topics as well as...
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    No needle nursing?

    hiddencatRN replied to nursemaybee's topic in General Nursing

    I used to always have to turn my head when getting a shot or having blood drawn, but now I watch to see if I can learn anything from their technique. You can get over it, really and truly. If that's...
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    Did you learn IV in NS?!

    hiddencatRN replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    Something to consider- in areas where nursing students aren't allowed to start IVs, hospitals don't expect students to have that skill coming in. Schools are bound by state regulations as well as the...
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    Did you learn IV in NS?!

    hiddencatRN replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    We didn't learn them in my program, same issue I believe as dudette on a statewide level. I learned on the job and it was no big. IME, the skills I did have an opportunity to practice in clinical...
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    Flight Nurse Book Called Trauma Junkie

    hiddencatRN replied to turquoisefire's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I'm glad you folks enjoyed it. I just couldn't get in to it. Something about the narrative style made me feel so distanced from the stories. I felt super conscious the whole time that I was hearing...
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    Finding the right stethoscope?

    hiddencatRN replied to softballsmarty's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a maxiscope, which is the cheaper version of the ultra scope. I love it: really great sound quality and even without the painted head I get lots of compliments on it. I bought it to try out...
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    Orienting a new hire - issues

    hiddencatRN replied to teleRN08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Any update on the
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    Seacret nail buffing kits

    hiddencatRN replied to ixchel's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Waste of money. Buy a regular buffing block from the drugstore for less than
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    Abolishing the Pinning Ceremony

    hiddencatRN replied to drem7116's topic in General Nursing

    We had a pinning at my school (BSN program). We finished the program in September, and had the option to go to the general school graduation the following May. Months after actually finishing the...
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    Clogs vs sneakers vs walking shoes, which one?

    hiddencatRN replied to Barnstormin' PMHNP's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've had dansko clogs and Nike court shoes. The danskos take about a week to break in- they're really uncomfortable around 8 hours of wear at first. After they broke in, they're consistently...
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    Kids Say the Darndest Things...

    hiddencatRN replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Pediatric

    I had to irrigate a 3 year old's eyes out with a liter each of NSS because the docs were worried about chemical exposure to his eyes. While I was doing this, he was screaming and crying and then...
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    Pts right to refuse treatment

    hiddencatRN replied to joanie2341's topic in Emergency

    I wonder if the PA knew the patient well and had a more global sense of what was going on with the patient? The PA might have reason to be concerned about the patient being very sick in addition to...
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    Skill's Fair for the E.D.

    hiddencatRN replied to CapeCod2424's topic in Emergency

    I was going to ask who Skill is, and why he can't organize his own fair ;-) Apostrophe S is a contraction or a sign of ownership: she's going to the bar (she is going to the bar) or we're meeting at...
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    Well, I finally made a big medication error.

    hiddencatRN replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    Do your scales weigh in pounds? Because that's a systems issue. The scales should give you kg weight so that kg are directly charted in to the chart instead of having to remember a conversion step....
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    IVs on baby-Am I too sensitive?

    hiddencatRN replied to RN4kidz11's topic in Pediatric

    She wasn't making tears though, so she hadn't been hydrating well at all. It doesn't sound like she suddenly became dehydrated during the IV attempts, but that she was getting the IV specifically...
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    IVs on baby-Am I too sensitive?

    hiddencatRN replied to RN4kidz11's topic in Pediatric

    Ah, ok, 1ml isn't a big deal. Definitely try the heel warmers/warm packs or a warm wet diaper over the spots you plan to look- that can make a huge difference. We do hands/forearms and then feet and...
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    IVs on baby-Am I too sensitive?

    hiddencatRN replied to RN4kidz11's topic in Pediatric

    IVs hurt, but if the baby was not having tears it sounds like it was essential to get the line (also the falling in and out of sleep sounds like the baby was getting a little lethargic??), and to get...
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    ED Diversion

    hiddencatRN replied to Pudnluv's topic in Emergency

    We close to traumas and transports when we're overwhelmed. It's a decision made by the charge nurse and attending together- nursing supervisor is notified but since they're not on the floor in the...