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  1. Called Off again....and scared!

    Did the person who called you know you were still on orientation? It was probably a night supervisor deciding who to cut and she might have seen that you were per diem and didnt know you were supposed...
  2. Insurance physical - What can I expect?

    VS=vital
  3. Anyone here bulk up to become a better nurse?

    I find that when I do pilates regularly, my back aches less after a long shift and I have more endurance and
  4. I am a person that would not do well on nights. I have managed to never work nights. I did work 3-11 shift for 3 years though. Now I do 12 hour days. You probably have a better chance getting a day or...
  5. Would you have given the meds??

    The blood sugar was a critical result and the previous nurse should have notified the MD. If she couldn't reach the MD, she should have told you to follow up on it. If you thought the MD had been...
  6. Red/Green Color Deficient Nurses

    I was tested for color blindness in nursing school prior to starting clinical and also was tested by employee health prior to starting a new job. I am not color blind so I don't know what happens if...
  7. My fiance doesn't understand either. He says he can't understand how someone can be tired from working only 3 days a week (12 hour shifts). He seems to think I work part time because I ONLY work 36...
  8. 24 Hour Observation Unit & Charting

    We have alot of observation status patients on the floor. We chart on them the same as we do on inpatients. Only difference is observation patients don't need a care
  9. We have mandatory overtime. I work 12 hour shifts and get mandated to stay for an additional four hours. They can't make us work more than a 16 hour shift. I get mandated about 2 times a year. I get...
  10. Dehydration headaches

    I get headaches alot by the end of my shift too. Its hard to stay hydrated when you are not allowed to have any drinks at the nurse's station but its too busy to get to the break room for a
  11. What do you guys think of this?

    I have always given it as a drip with a filter. In fact, I had to give it recently and the pharmacist brought the IV bag to the floor and handed it to me in person so that he could tell me to make...
  12. I don't think they will ask you to tell them how to take a BP etc. Probably they will ask you about your previous work experience. That kind of thing. They might also tell you what shifts the job is,...
  13. What do I say to rude patients?

    Thanks everyone for your helpful replies. I feel a bit more confident now that next time I will be able to stand up for myself in this
  14. IV Certification for Nursing Students? HELP!

    I never started an IV in nursing school. I also never started an IV in my first nursing job because the hospital had IV nurses to do all IV starts. In my current job, I have to start IV's. They sent...
  15. "On call" rant

    We get out shifts cut alot when the census is low. But they will only cut for an 8 hour shift at a time. So, they will call at 5:30 am and tell me I'm cut from 7am-3pm. But I don't usually find out...
  16. Whats in YOUR lunchbox???

    I like to pack a PB&J sandwich, fruit, some cheese and a granola bar. It usually hits the spot and gives me enough energy for the rest of the
  17. Best General Nursing Journals?

    I like American Journal of Nursing and
  18. Protocol for Heparin gtt, primary or secondary?

    I have seen nurses hang heparin and continuous IV fluids on the same pump with heparin as primary and IV fluids as secondary. This drives me crazy. Way too much room for error. Even if running the two...
  19. Is it okay to dress like a "nurse"?

    A couple nurses where I work wear skirts and no one says anything to them. I think they look good. And if you can move comfortably in them, I say go for it. In fact, you might get alot of positive...
  20. How long before its ok to quit?

    I was in a similar situation. I had moved to a different state for a job, wanting the excitement of a new place. I liked the job alot and had alot of fun but after six months or so I decided I needed...
  21. I agree with previous posters. It doesn't sound like it was a med
  22. "What would you do" continued....

    Absolutely, I would check the BP first. I just meant that just because daily meds weren't able to be given at 10am doesn't neccessarily mean you shouldn't give
  23. "What would you do" continued....

    I would give the meds at 1130 after dialysis. I frequently have patients that are NPO for a test or just off the floor for tests and am meds have to be given at
  24. "What would you do" continued....

    My hospital has a policy about this. If its a daily med and its more than 12 hours until the dose would normally be given, you can give a dose now. If its a twice a day med and its more than 6 hours...
  25. Nursing cutbacks

    I am in the northeast and our census has been very high for a couple months. I get calls almost daily asking me to work extra. In the warmer months, our census drops considerably and we do get our...