whipping girl in 07

whipping girl in 07 RN

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  1. Nursing is not what I thought...hate my job...need ur opinion

    whipping girl in 07 replied to dtermineddenise's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for ya, I really do. I bet I could guess what hospital you work for, but I won't do that in a public forum. In any case, a few suggestions: 1. Is there a really GOOD nurse on your floor who...

  2. Prn meds - can they over-lap?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to sunnysandiego's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I would call the MD to get an order for a higher morphine dose before moving to a PO pain med. But each med stands alone as far as timing. Morphine has a shorter onset of action and...

  3. Eclipes Blackout Curtians

    whipping girl in 07 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I just used a heavy quilt over my blinds when I was sleeping during the day. A white noise machine and no phone in the bedroom helped me sleep pretty good when I was working

  4. What would you do? Need advice from RN's and MOMS

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have to actually be working as a nurse to renew your license? I know my mom stayed home with me off and on when I was little but she always kept her license. I think if you check with your...

  5. G-tube Flush

    whipping girl in 07 replied to stkn1's topic in General Nursing

    By what you've described, this tube sounds like a J-tube. I'm trying to figure out why you would give Gatorade into someone's small bowel, though. Generally you should only give tube feeding and...

  6. What Would You Do If You Had My Life?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to kendra1978's topic in General Nursing

    well, thank goodness you have not chosen to procreate so that your lovely genes will not be passed on! to the op, i'm with the "become a cna and work your way through an rn program" camp. i was...

  7. What is your opinion

    whipping girl in 07 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    ITA with the other posts...it's hard not to feel like you're "in trouble" when your boss calls you into the office. And trusting someone because she tells you to...umm, no. She's gotta earn it!...

  8. is it possible after giving birth via c-section to be back to work after 2 weeks

    whipping girl in 07 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I've had 3 c-sections and my recovery was different with each one. But 2 weeks was probably too soon for any of them. I didn't have paid leave for either of my last 2, we refinanced our house to...

  9. Things to do on night shift

    whipping girl in 07 replied to epg_pei's topic in General Nursing

    Toomey syringe fights. Saline bullet fights. IV pole surfing. 4 AM toga parties. UNO. People and US magazine. Man I miss night shift! Besides those things, I read H&P and progress notes, to...

  10. End-of-Life Education for the family?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Trailer's topic in General Nursing

    I have only had one instance where a physician was upset with me that end-of-life discussions took place without his involvement. A patient's daughter asked me specific questions on a Sunday when...

  11. Strange job interview...thoughts on this?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    My interview for my first nursing job was in a restaurant at a luncheon thrown by the hospital. The nurse manager sat down with me at a little table, we talked about the two units she was over, I...

  12. Social sorority and nursing school.

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Prettyladie's topic in General Nursing

    I started nursing school (again) in January 1999. My first year was repeating classes that didn't transfer from Arkansas. The first semester Ian was not quite 2. Here was my schedule: We'd get up...

  13. Social sorority and nursing school.

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Prettyladie's topic in General Nursing

    I was not in a sorority in college but I graduated with several girls who were. They had all been in for a couple of years when they got into the nursing program, however. None of them pledged while...

  14. skin protection before incontinence

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Amy2005's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a huge fan of Boudreaux's Butt Paste. I think the tincture of Benzoin in it has a really good effect on the skin. I used it on all my kids when they were in diapers, and we had it in the...

  15. Help me out: what are the possible causes for my patient's agitation?(Sorry long one)

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Heidi0902's topic in MICU, SICU

    ITA! I reread the OPs post multiple times...it sounds like they are giving Diprivan and Versed to a patient who is not intubated. IDK what the state's thoughts on that are, but that is against...

  16. Mixing IV Medications...Illegal??

    whipping girl in 07 replied to XY_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is probably a question for your state PHARMACY board as opposed to NURSING but... Several years ago I worked in an ICU where we mixed all our drips. We had vials from Rx and IV bags. TPN was...

  17. MOM vs. Suppository?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to nursealanarae's topic in General Nursing

    If the stool is "right there" but just won't come on out (common with narcotics + bedrest) then a suppository is a good choice. However, an alert and oriented male will usually refuse it lol! But...

  18. Home vent

    whipping girl in 07 replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in General Nursing

    There are plenty of people who are trached who are not reliant on a vent for breathing. If the patient is on flowby oxygen without a machine, then it's just a trach. But if they have a vent then...

  19. Just had a Consent Agreement go into effect, I feel like I'm hanging in limbo

    whipping girl in 07 replied to GotoGirlRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The board should have presented you with all their evidence and given you an opportunity to respond to your accuser(s). What exactly did the consent agreement say? I have unfortunately dealt with...

  20. Allheart phone number FOUND

    whipping girl in 07 replied to joyflnoyz's topic in General Nursing

    I've ordered stuff from them for years. Never had a

  21. How to Fight HR for RN job I want

    whipping girl in 07 replied to mdiamond68's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations and thanks for the update! It's nice to know you have people in your corner, huh? Good luck! I started as a new grad in ICU. It was scary but exciting going to work every

  22. Natasha Richardson's TBI and demise

    whipping girl in 07 replied to rhon91's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work NeuroTrauma ICU at a level 2 trauma center and SICU at a level 1. I've never taken care of an epidural bleed. The one or two that were going to come to us that I remember died in the...

  23. Offered "ADON2" if I'll stay...what do I do?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, yes the SRNAs... They probably meant that working in a LTAC ICU is not the kind of experience that's needed for a CRNA program. I've never worked in a LTAC ICU so I can't say for sure, but...

  24. My unit is going down the tubes...

    whipping girl in 07 replied to whipping girl in 07's topic in General Nursing

    LOL yes this is the old thread. I know I did as much as I could do. Maybe if I'd been working more I could have changed more, but I just could not damage my mental health anymore. My husband...

  25. My unit is going down the tubes...

    whipping girl in 07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    ...and pretty soon there will be no experienced nurses left! (It's been a long time since I've posted, although I visit this board pretty regularly, and I've changed my screen name so maybe I won't be...