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  1. Worst doctors orders ever received

    floatRN replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    "Give patient a hard boiled egg." "Neuro consult regarding headache" (patient had received nitro paste and then developed the

  2. Kayexalate + Hyperkalemia

    floatRN replied to core34's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I always thought that a BM was necessary for the K+ to decrease. Thanks for asking this

  3. Blood draws and Starting IVs

    floatRN replied to untamable07's topic in General Nursing

    I never did blood draws or IV's in nursing school. Depending on where you work, you might never have to. Alot of hospitals have IV nurses and most have phlebotomists. If you do end up in a job where...

  4. I Contracted HIV

    floatRN replied to sarahwv's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry to hear your story. I will keep you in my

  5. is it bad if i dont go to the christmas party tonight?

    floatRN replied to missmiamoore's topic in General Nursing

    I think that is a very good reason not to go. I have only made it to one unit Christmas party in the last 4 or 5 years and usually it is simply because I just don't feel like

  6. Housekeeping responsibility or nurses?

    floatRN replied to L3Janit0r37's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, we have to leave the contact precaution signs up until after the room is clean. That is not right for you to have no way of knowing about precautions the patient had. Perhaps you could...

  7. I shouldn't be a nurse...

    floatRN replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

    Take it easy on yourself. We all make mistakes. I wouldn't worry about the incident report. Forgetting the incident report won't harm the patient in any way. There's no reason why it couldn't be...

  8. Selling puppies out of a pts room

    floatRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    That does seem inappropriate. Does your hospital have policies regarding pets in the hospital? A patient once asked me if her family could bring her dog in for a visit. When I checked with my manager,...

  9. rural hospital

    floatRN replied to nnddj's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a unit once where all the nurses, the charge nurse and the aides sat in on report. It was helpful to have everyone know what was going on with each patient. The downsides were that report...

  10. What procedures are you curious about?

    floatRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't want to experience any procedures I didn't have to. I do sometimes wish I could observe some things I haven't seen. That way when patients ask questions about what to expect, I could give...

  11. Have you ever NOT shown up when you were scheduled to work?

    floatRN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Once I went in to work on my day off by

  12. How do YOU DE-GERM your scrubs?

    floatRN replied to Mannursemike's topic in General Nursing

    I wash my scrubs in cold water with regular detergent and dry in a hot dryer. I figure that kills most anything. I do have a separate laundry basket for dirty scrubs and have a plastic tub to store...

  13. Phenergan & Morphine

    floatRN replied to sunshineyday's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sorry you are having such a rough time. It doesn't sound like you did anything particularly wrong. The only thing I can suggest is to have a copy of your medication protocol handy in any new place....

  14. Some advice please! (kind of long post...sorry)

    floatRN replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    Trust your gut and keep looking until you find something that is right for

  15. Mandated

    floatRN replied to nsaids_nurse420's topic in General Nursing

    Mandatory ovetime is unsafe and unfair to the employees. I have had 3 hospital nursing jobs. The first 2 never used mandatory overtime. My current job mandates people frequently. My current job is...

  16. This is kinda embarassing and gross: have you ever removed an impaction from yoursel

    floatRN replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would be possible to do it to yourself. I would try everything else I could think of first though.

  17. 130 miles/2 hours 15 minutes each way to work?

    floatRN replied to HappyPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is a very long commute. I think you would get tired of it fast. Also, it would be very dangerous to commute so far when tired. You said you don't have children. You should consider moving to...

  18. Scared to talk to Doctors

    floatRN replied to jam0516's topic in General Nursing

    Once you are out of school, you will be doing it all the time and the fear goes away. There are still a few doctors that I dread having to call though. However, I have learned not to take it...

  19. Atmosphere in hospitals

    floatRN replied to Newbie7's topic in General Nursing

    I would trust your gut and keep looking until you find the right fit for

  20. All nurses hate their job

    floatRN replied to iamhere's topic in General Nursing

    I love nursing. I hate unsafe patient assignment, urealistic expectations from managers, excessive duplicate documentation, mandatory overtime, having my shift

  21. Body Worlds

    floatRN replied to missingunc's topic in General Nursing

    I went and found it very

  22. Reckless Nurse?

    floatRN replied to Andrea81's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what someone else said. You might want to hire a lawyer to go to court for you. I got a speeding ticket recently for going 88mph and had to go to court. (Wasn't in VA though) Hired a...

  23. Float RN...are you crazy???

    floatRN replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in General Nursing

    You're welcome. Good luck with the new

  24. Float RN...are you crazy???

    floatRN replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the floor and who is in charge. I was a float nurse for a few years and liked it. Most of the time, they were so happy to have an extra nurse that they treated me well. I also learned...

  25. ER nursing in NC

    floatRN replied to awpanda_99's topic in Emergency

    I used to work in Raleigh in med-surg and that was about what I made. Moved to the northeast and got almost ten dollars/hour more. Rent and auto insurance were cheaper compared to where I live now but...