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    Cardiac Monitoring of Pediatric Patients in Med Surg

    hiddencatRN replied to Vicki_RN's topic in Pediatric

    So you'd send a patient on continuous albuterol to
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    How to Transfer Within the System Without Upsetting Management

    hiddencatRN replied to granimals's topic in Nursing Career

    Check your hospital's policy. Where I work, the current manager is required to sign your internal transfer application, so.....they find
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    Im a new hire and im pregnant

    hiddencatRN replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    C dif, mrsa, vre, etc don't pose a specific threat to pregnant women. I'm referring to shingles, 5ths disease, CMV, etc. With standard resistant flora, following isolation precautions is sufficient....
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    Im a new hire and im pregnant

    hiddencatRN replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    IME, people in the real world are much more supportive of pregnant ladies than people on the internet are. Online people tell you not to avoid patients and situations that are risky to you and the...
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    would you work this rotating schedule?

    hiddencatRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not voluntarily. I switched to permanent nights to avoid rotation. And the job I had with rotating shifts I did not stay at
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    Im a new hire and im pregnant

    hiddencatRN replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Paid maternity leave is a rarity in the US. Nowhere I've worked has offered it. If you work at a hospital that offers paid maternity leave, do all your childbearing while still employed
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    Im a new hire and im pregnant

    hiddencatRN replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah, it just won't come with the protections FMLA carries. But hiring a replacement and training them takes time, so if you show yourself to be a good investment they'll likely work with you on your...
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    Im a new hire and im pregnant

    hiddencatRN replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got a medical leave, not FMLA because I didn't qualify for it. I didn't have much PTO accumulated so am living on savings during my leave. I agree to wait until at least 12 weeks to tell your boss....
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    Working during RN-BSN?

    hiddencatRN replied to aachavez's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Dude, llg isn't saying you can't work FT while going to school. She's saying that doing BOTH FT will mean that something in your life will likely suffer, which isn't an unfair point. In your first...
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    Have you ever done something against the law to protect your patient?

    hiddencatRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if I had I certainly wouldn't be posting about it on the
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    Pregnant new grad with upcoming interview..

    hiddencatRN replied to vab229's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I switched jobs mid pregnancy and didn't qualify for FMLA. I was obviously pregnant when I interviewed though and disclosed my due date and that I planned to take 6 weeks for maternity leave. It's...
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    Cardiac Monitoring of Pediatric Patients in Med Surg

    hiddencatRN replied to Vicki_RN's topic in Pediatric

    Same as KelRN215. If we have a patient who doesn't need monitoring we get an order for that. Central and bedside
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    Hey nurse, why do you smoke?

    hiddencatRN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I smoked I managed to take my lunch breaks worth of time throughout the shift and got a few minutes of space away from the floor. Now that I don't it's too easy to forget to give myself those...
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    Time running out to finish NCLEX in 4 years, Do I have any options?

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

    So take the NCLEX for another state and then take an RN refresher course. Not sure what other advice you were hoping to get. I think people were actually pretty straight forward with
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    Strange question posed to me today

    hiddencatRN replied to etabor's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I was curious about how the NP swabs for flu/RSV felt.....so I swabbed myself. Just
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    How to pay back your student loans

    hiddencatRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    When paying extra, make sure that the link an company is applying it to your principal balance, not your next
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    what career is the hardest to work in?

    hiddencatRN replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, my mom is a teacher and during the school year, she is in meetings and parent conferences, grading papers and preparing lesson plans, serving as advisor to a required number of student groups,...
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    Time running out to finish NCLEX in 4 years, Do I have any options?

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

    Your nursing school can't refuse to release proof of graduation just because it's been a while, unless you have financial holds and since you were already able to take the nclex once I assume you...
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    hiddencatRN replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    *shrugs* it's about the patient, not me. Unless they're being really inappropriate as opposed to curious and attempting to start friendly conversation and trying to relate to me, I don't feel the need...
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    Weekend Only Shift

    hiddencatRN replied to mwc1230's topic in General Nursing

    I work a weekend program and it's perfect for now. Once my daughter is old enough to do activities though, I anticipate needing to change back to a regular schedule. Depending on your base rate, an...
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    Are you married sweetie?"

    hiddencatRN replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When people are asking personal questions and you don't want to go down that road with them, a simple white lie can sometimes satisfy their curiosity and change the subject better than the truth. I...
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    Size matters? (IV question)

    hiddencatRN replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    I really think that comes down to policy, not what is possible, because the peds world pretty much discredits all "you need a big whatever to do this procedure/you can't do X with something that...
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    Horrible Monday, lost job, extremely late to another job interview

    hiddencatRN replied to sw1242's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The OP probably sent out many applications, and got the first job offer while the other hospital took longer to get to her application. It sounds like the first job was great but the late interview...
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    Horrible Monday, lost job, extremely late to another job interview

    hiddencatRN replied to sw1242's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's OK to keep interviewing if you have accepted a position, but it was not a good move to jeopardize the position you HAD for a job you *might* get. The thing to do would have been to reschedule the...
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    Misread Schedule.

    hiddencatRN replied to mollymarie3's topic in General Nursing

    I picked up 4 hours of overtime to turn an 8 hour shift in to a 12 hr shift. I assumed I was working 3p-3a because that's how I usually arranged my extended shift. Actually looked at my calendar at...