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    Nursing hours

    hiddencatRN replied to GivingLove's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, but how many times have you made a mistake as a nurse that resulted in absolutely no harm to the patient? Not every misstep in nursing is a life or death
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    Patient and family priorities

    hiddencatRN posted a topic in Emergency

    Sometimes I find patient and family priorities frustrating. Had a patient in the other night, and as we were triaging the patient, the parent wanted to know "aren't we going to do anything for their...
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    ma2cna = a well rounded nurse?

    hiddencatRN replied to Kaligirl02's topic in Nursing Career

    I wonder if your classmates would appreciate you help as much if they knew you were posting about them "slacking " because they're not at your pace in the clinical skills. And I'm still confused about...
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    Nursing hours

    hiddencatRN replied to GivingLove's topic in General Nursing

    My mom is a teacher. She brought work home with her: lesson plans, grading papers, etc, and had to deal with her fair share of parents who felt they should be treated as customers. I think there are...
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    ma2cna = a well rounded nurse?

    hiddencatRN replied to Kaligirl02's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm confused: why did your cousin call you? Does her hospital not have a chart for what labs need to go in what vials, or an inhouse lab to call to clarify? It's handy to have the most common lab...
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    Diagnostic test results. What do you tell the patient?

    hiddencatRN replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it depends. We see patients with sickle cell and they often want to know what their "numbers" are after we draw labs, for example. I don't hide the accucheck screen from my diabetics...
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    I gave two weeks,,,but I dont want to finish

    hiddencatRN replied to KarriRN's topic in General Nursing

    Because gritting your teeth and bearing through FOUR more shifts is in the OP's best interests. Maybe they won't give her a great reference, but if she leaves on short notice without finishing the two...
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    Worst doctors orders ever received

    hiddencatRN replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    We have a computerized system, and all orders (with a couple of exceptions) are supposed to be written as mg/kg with total dose. I had someone try to write an order recently that was "x dose, please...
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    No one will hire a nurse with only a Associates???

    hiddencatRN replied to CNA1991's topic in General Nursing

    IME, school counselors are usually good at explaining course sequencing and requirements for a degree (and sometimes not that) and that's about it. They're not in the profession you're going in to, so...
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    scab nursing

    hiddencatRN replied to defyinggravity2009's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what you meant either, so we're either stupid or you might not be expressing yourself as clearly as you think you
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    New grad w/question about CPR cert.

    hiddencatRN replied to Rags2Riches RN's topic in General Nursing

    ARC does teach CPR on different levels (and when i took it the cert was good for 2 years), for the general public and one for healthcare professionals. My nursing school accepted ARC certification but...
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    Worked for 2 days, required to list on app?

    hiddencatRN replied to SugarBabe99's topic in General Nursing

    Resumes aren't job histories but marketing documents. You include things that sell yourself as an employee. They should be targeted to the position you apply to. So there's no reason to include a 2...
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    Nursing students...I can't believe...

    hiddencatRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I remember thinking kindergarteners were awfully young when I was in first grade. We were all still little kids though. A junior in college might feel much more mature than a freshman, but if you...
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    RN going back to work as an LVN

    hiddencatRN replied to witc's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like she's trying to take advantage of you. Her whole plan sounds awfully fishy. Be
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    Patient and family priorities

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    Our call bell in some rooms is located immediately above the on button for the TV. I can't tell you how many times it gets hit accidentally. Design FAIL. The folks who hit it by mistake are usually...
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    Religion

    hiddencatRN replied to x4livin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Honestly, I just lie if asked directly about my religion. I'm an atheist but was raised Catholic so if the question comes up in a situation where I don't want to be pressed to explain myself or deal...
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    Upfront payment for non emergent conditions

    hiddencatRN replied to danggirl's topic in Emergency

    Because there really isn't the infrastructure to handle the primary care of all of our patients who are without insurance. We have free clinics in my city....and they have a minimum of a 3 month long...
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    Patient and family priorities

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    I LOVE the fact that we have no pillows in my ER. So whenever anyone asks for one I can smile and say "Sorry, we have no pillows!" and walk
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    So irritated!

    hiddencatRN posted a topic in Emergency

    So, Mondays are generally tough, but we've started to get our winter numbers so they are particularly busy right now. And within two hours of starting my shift I had 3 PARTICULARLY IRRITATING things...
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    Mandated Flu vaccine?

    hiddencatRN replied to mol42's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We did masks last year but this year it's a shot or suspension until you get a shot or the season is over. Medical and religious exceptions allowed. I don't know if it applies to the doctors or
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    Nursing students...I can't believe...

    hiddencatRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Because you can't be an NP without going to nursing school and they want to be NPs? Why does it matter that folks want to do different things with their nursing
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    scab nursing

    hiddencatRN replied to defyinggravity2009's topic in General Nursing

    It's a union term for strikebreakers. It doesn't come from nursing
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    St. Christopher's Hospital as a New Nurse

    hiddencatRN replied to BTwisted1's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    New grad rate in Philly is pretty standard with most new grads I know starting at $27-28 an
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    When adults whine....

    hiddencatRN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I think there's a big difference between complaining and whining. I've taken care of patients who weren't exactly chipper, who weren't trying to be brave, who were vocal about their pain and fear and...
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    So irritated!

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm a big fan of fruit ninja. I can pretend the fruit I'm slicing with my ninja swords is all sorts of