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    Silly question about 3 mL prefilled NS syringes

    hiddencatRN replied to Unknown member's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I squirt the flush out across the room on purpose to try to make my patient's laugh. Have you ever had a 3-year old look at you all "that lady is CRAY ZEE"? Cause I have Pull back to break...
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    Madame, your ignorance is astounding

    hiddencatRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the lady's a teacher and not a nurse herself, so butt wiping is probably a pretty horrifying thought to her. I wouldn't waste too much energy feeling annoyed or self-righteous about it. Perhaps...
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    new grad conundrum

    hiddencatRN replied to hungryRN's topic in Emergency

    Another vote for the RN position. During my job search I got a job offer for a dispatch position with a medical transport company. I was ready to take that in order to have some sort of income while...
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    E.D nurses "set up to fail"

    hiddencatRN replied to nurs2012's topic in Emergency

    Must be different in New Zealand because here 6 weeks would be a pretty skimpy new grad orientation on a specialty unit. Most of my classmates going in to specialties have orientations in the 3-6...
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    what items could you not go a nursing shift without?

    hiddencatRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Stethoscope, watch, trauma shears,
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    E.D nurses "set up to fail"

    hiddencatRN replied to nurs2012's topic in Emergency

    6 weeks....is that a typo? New grad ED orientation at my hospital is about 18 weeks. To the OP: sometimes people like to have opinions on things they have no expertise or even experience in. This...
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    Vent. Should I feel bad about not picking up shifts?

    hiddencatRN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Don't feel guilty. But why take it so personally when they call you? They probably call a lot of people. Just say no or don't answer the phone. No
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    New Nurse...No experience=No job...???

    hiddencatRN replied to froggy0381's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Network like heck, and apply to WAY more than 20 postings. That number is pretty low
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    What motivates you to go to work every day?

    hiddencatRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Many days? The money. Money for bills, money to buy a house, money to feed myself and my pets. When that doesn't work I think about how hard it is to get another job after being fired for no call no...
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    a positive thread?!?!

    hiddencatRN replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Aaaaaand there it it. I'm surprised it took to page 2. Usually this requisite "bless your heart" comment pops up more
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    a positive thread?!?!

    hiddencatRN replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    For me, venting reaches a saturation point. Sometimes, when I'm having a rough period at work, reading all the other venting threads (sometimes it seems like the top pages are ONLY venting) doesn't...
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    Is going into Nursing a good idea?

    hiddencatRN replied to littletwinstar's topic in General Nursing

    Also, I really hate suggesting what other people should do in terms of career. I know what makes ME happy and what I need out of a job and career to be happy, but I don't have a flipping clue about...
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    New-Grad with 2 offers and need help choosing: Tele or ER

    hiddencatRN replied to RNDude2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One of my friends who just graduated wound up with a total of 4 job offers to chose from. And our area is a tight market for new grads. I wouldn't recommend new grads flock to this area just because...
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    New-Grad with 2 offers and need help choosing: Tele or ER

    hiddencatRN replied to RNDude2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Number 1. Even if you hate it there, and it's slow to transfer to another unit, you can always take your experience there and go to another hospital in the unit you want since you don't have a...
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    Is going into Nursing a good idea?

    hiddencatRN replied to littletwinstar's topic in General Nursing

    Contact hospitals in your area to see if they offer anything like that. My hospital does and it is NOT advertised on the website at all, but I've seen other hospitals mention such programs on their...
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    Is going into Nursing a good idea?

    hiddencatRN replied to littletwinstar's topic in General Nursing

    Can you shadow with a nurse to see what the day-to-day is like? That would give you a better sense of what the realities of the job are. How long would it take you to graduate if you switch majors?...
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    what do i do about a clinical instructor who embarrassed me in front of others?

    hiddencatRN replied to leogirl8's topic in General Students

    I've figured out people here (and been figured out as well) without any real names used in the username. Nursing is a small community and a couple of details can really narrow you down. I try to...
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    scoop method for recapping

    hiddencatRN replied to michelecl's topic in General Nursing

    Really? As long as we put needles in the sharps container we've followed proper procedure at my hospital. The only needles I recap are blunts that I've used to draw up a med that I'm now taking to a...
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    fired from a non-nursing job years ago, how long to declare?

    hiddencatRN replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    You can check your own credit report to see what employers show up. I had a TON of temp/seasonal/short term jobs as well as a few longer-term student-type jobs (2 years in a computer lab, 2 years...
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    scoop method for recapping

    hiddencatRN replied to michelecl's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have copies of your requests for safety needles? After you got stuck, how did the facility respond other than writing you up (did you see occupational health for risk assessment
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    Graduating in May & Getting married in September

    hiddencatRN replied to butt0167's topic in General Nursing

    If you let them know prior to starting to work there, after they offer you a position, you're more likely to be able to get that time off. Chances are you won't have been there long enough to get PTO...
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    If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

    hiddencatRN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Report to work?? DH and I have plans to steal an ambulance loaded with supplies and high-tail it to the middle of nowhere if the you know what ever hits the fan! I kid. Sorta. I'm not sure what I'd...
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    ascultating the lungs of a female patient

    hiddencatRN replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    If I have to listen anteriorly for some reason, I listen high on the chest and then along the axillary line. My preference is for posterior lung sounds though. I know we were all taught to listen on...
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    Failed Med/Surg by 3/10 point

    hiddencatRN replied to Ciale's topic in General Students

    Ehhhhh, they're really fairly different situations. I don't find the stress of working as a nurse to be even remotely comparable to the stress of being a student. I'm all about finding strategies to...
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    what do i do about a clinical instructor who embarrassed me in front of others?

    hiddencatRN replied to leogirl8's topic in General Students

    Also, if the issue is you being too quiet and shy for her taste, remote communication doesn't really illustrate that you are serious about working on being more vocal in face to face interactions....