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    Advice from commuters on how to survive 12-hr shifts??

    hiddencatRN replied to makunc's topic in General Nursing

    35-45 minutes doesn't seem "long distance" to me. Listen to the radio, think about life, have a snack or some coffee or water or something. I listen to Pandora on my smart phone hooked up to my car...
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    Per Diem - No guaranteed shifts or Xtra pay??

    hiddencatRN replied to nothingtolose's topic in General Nursing

    If you're working as an LPN for LPN pay with an RN license, it doesn't sound like you have a lot of other options? It sounds like an un-ideal situation in many ways. Keep looking for an RN job and in...
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    I dont think ICU is for me:(

    hiddencatRN replied to Bradydown's topic in MICU, SICU

    It sounds like it's not for you, but possibly burnout from working so much. I love my job but weeks I pick up a ton of OT I hate everything about it! Can you try a month of 3-12s and see if that...
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    What do you hate seeing the MOST in the ER!?

    hiddencatRN replied to CrashED's topic in Emergency

    I had a parent-turned-patient who finally confessed to me after being in the ED a few hours with her child that she'd been having contractions steadily the entire time, and Oh, BTW, her last child had...
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    Are there doctors on duty in the ER?

    hiddencatRN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I think it's interesting how many crabby waiting patients use that terminology: "are there any doctors here today?" Like, is it supposed to be clever, or shame us in to realizing, gosh darn it, we DO...
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    What do you hate seeing the MOST in the ER!?

    hiddencatRN replied to CrashED's topic in Emergency

    Mass casualties. When we're told to prepare for multiple victims from one incident at once....I want to go hide in a corner somewhere. Abuse is rough- especially when you hear through the grapevine...
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    Keeping track of your CEUs

    hiddencatRN replied to Robublind's topic in Emergency

    Folder, backseat of my car, my employer's online system. In other words, no system lol. I'm a little beyond my first year in nursing, and in my state we didn't need CEUs for the first year, but with...
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    Remember why you became a nurse...

    hiddencatRN replied to 2bNurseynursenurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I beg to differ. Being a nursing student is nothing like being a nurse. I love my job. I love what I do. I routinely care for patients who inspire me or pull on my heart strings or who I think about...
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    adult patients admitted to a pediatric hospital

    hiddencatRN replied to rnsusan's topic in Pediatric

    I work in a peds ED, so we get adult walk-ins that we stabilize ad ship out (per EMTALA) as well as family members visiting our peds patients who become sick (or go in to labor- definitely my least...
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    How to get a job as a new grad in the E.R.?

    hiddencatRN replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Emergency

    Seconded. There are a ton of threads here with some great advice as well as discussion on new grads in the ED. Several board regulars started in the ED as new grads and have posted in depth in other...
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    Ritalin prescribed for daydreaming...

    hiddencatRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    ADHD has an "inattentive" subtype. Instead of hyperactivity you daydream excessively and get distracted
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    Trauma Nursing

    hiddencatRN replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Emergency

    Maybe, but it seems to vary enough that there's no hard and fast rule. When we have level 1 traumas come in, the trauma docs are from the surgical department. Our nurses and medics take care of the...
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    Lying about a med to a psych patient

    hiddencatRN replied to cel58's topic in Emergency

    If the patient's not going to take the haldol calmly without becoming a danger to him/herself and others, why am I going to trust them to accept another injection without having some backup on hand to...
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    I Love being a Christian Nurse

    hiddencatRN replied to Lauryen828's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Pun
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    I Love being a Christian Nurse

    hiddencatRN replied to Lauryen828's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    So......what topics ARE kosher to talk about on the Nursing and Spirituality board? Scrub patterns? Hot cocoa recipes?
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    I Love being a Christian Nurse

    hiddencatRN replied to Lauryen828's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I guess I don't see the problem with the OP? People have different religions and it's ok to talk about it and how that religion/spirituality/worldview informs their nursing practice. Why not just take...
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    Peds is NOT easy!

    hiddencatRN replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

    Also, the sad stuff is really sad. Death, terminal illness, bad home situations, violence, trauma....when you have a bad outcome not only did you lose a patient, but a kid fricking just died. I'll...
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    IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    hiddencatRN replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    In peds, little kids can't swallow pills and we do not stock liquid decadron. So our choices are to crush a pill and mix it with syrup or give the IV version PO. Crushing and mixing the pill usually...
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    What is an example of a math problem involving a bolus for dehydrated ped pts

    hiddencatRN replied to J-Swish's topic in General Nursing

    Like, your patient is 15 kg and needs a 20ml/kg bolus, how much is the total bolus and what do you set the pump for to have it run in 20 minutes? Is that what you mean by an
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    What is an example of a math problem involving a bolus for dehydrated ped pts

    hiddencatRN replied to J-Swish's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I follow your question. Is this
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    Stupid things doctors do?!

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

    I had a doctor order 30 mg of dilaudid once.......patient is still alive because I didn't give it simply as ordered but questioned, questioned and brought it to my charge nurse finally. I work with a...
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    Well, I finally made a big medication error.

    hiddencatRN replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    I once went in to give a med to a patient, and charted as I was going in to the room that it was given. I got distracted while in the room, set the med down, handled a patient issue, and then walked...
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    Your Opinion Please

    hiddencatRN replied to May2011Grad's topic in General Nursing

    You graduated nearly a year ago and finally have a job and want to know if you should turn down the job offer because of a potential conflict with your BSN program? My vote is no. Take the job,let...
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    RNs who LOVE nights, read me

    hiddencatRN replied to RNsuperstar's topic in General Nursing

    I love working nights. I also oriented on days and then switched because there was less competition in the schedule sign-up. The ONLY thing I hate about nights is that is messes the rest of your life...
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    possibly going to all one color scrub tops

    hiddencatRN replied to locolorenzo22's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Patients don't seem to notice. It DOES lead to some great humor when new docs ask which nurse has so-and-so. You can deadpan "Oh, his nurse is the one wearing teal scrubs." I still get called...