nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. you know you are in for trouble when.....

    nerdtonurse? replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    LPN1313 -- that's when I give them 1 pill with "applesauce" -- which has the rest of the pills crushed up in it.... I have a new one from last night. When the COPD/CHF/dementia pt with 10% EF and a...

  2. Quality of life: How far would you go to save your life.

    nerdtonurse? replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    I had an anaphylactic reaction to codeine after what was supposed to be a routine dental surgery, and ended up intubated in the ICU. I will PROMISE you, I have threatened to come back and haunt any...

  3. you know you are in for trouble when.....

    nerdtonurse? replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    You know you're in trouble when: "Narcan" is listed as an allergy. (I always tell them if I can't reverse it, I can't give a narcotic. This usually provokes screaming, swearing, and a fast AMA...

  4. Best. Stress. Relief. EVER.

    nerdtonurse? replied to Chewie_123's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Until I tore my knee up, I used karate as stress relief. You have a bad day in the office, and get to go kick someone in the head, presto no stress...(of course, they're trying to kick you in the...

  5. Being an RN is there a lot of blood and guts???

    nerdtonurse? replied to SexyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    Reno's right. I gag when I cut up a chicken, but I can dress stage 4 decubes (and have to with depressing frequency) without a single burp. I think the mental shift is that you can do something...

  6. Student Bullying

    nerdtonurse? replied to rambleandwrite's topic in General Students

    What I would do (and I'm the first person to say that I think lawyering up usually makes things worse, but....): Write a letter, stating what the person said, when they said it, and if anyone else was...

  7. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    nerdtonurse? replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    Yikes, mama_d, I've done that (ice storm) and it stinks. Getting ready to go home from the ice storm, I was changing into my snow boots and actually caught myself trying to change into jeans when I...

  8. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

    nerdtonurse? replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in General Nursing

    We got a 99 cent plant from walmart and a "gift bag" with a handful of candy in it. We didn't even get a company umbrella or coffee cup like we did last year. Guess they really appreciated all the...

  9. $100,000 in student loan debt?

    nerdtonurse? replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm paying as I go. I'm also not taking my hospital up on it's tuition plan, since they require that you work for them for 2 years after any semester they pay for. The first time I asked about the...

  10. How to deal with insensitive coworkers?

    nerdtonurse? replied to LPN_2005/RN_10's topic in Online Distance Learning

    When they tell you LPN stands for "Lowly Peon Nurse" say, "well, I heard someone say on allnurses' that RN stands for 'Really Nasty.'" Success is the best

  11. about online LPN TO RN program

    nerdtonurse? replied to judyzhu's topic in LPN to RN

    before you do anything, go to your state BON and see what's allowed. A lot of the states (like mine) have clamped down on the ability to use programs like Excelsior -- Georgia and several other...

  12. How do you deal with annoying classmates?

    nerdtonurse? replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    I walk in, sit in the back, keep my earbuds in until class starts, put them back in when class is over, and walk to my car. While they're doing "drama at 9" I'm listening to VangoNotes for nursing...

  13. Negative Threads

    nerdtonurse? replied to Seagate's topic in General Nursing

    NO job is great all the time. And people who think we shouldn't complain because we should be thankful to have a job are the folks who perpetuate the horrible working conditions that drive nurses out...

  14. Negative Threads

    nerdtonurse? replied to Seagate's topic in General Nursing

    I love the stuff from: http://despair.com/ They take those stupid "motivational" posters they put up everywhere and spin them -- same beautiful pictures, but with things like a lighthouse lighting up...

  15. What to Say When Caught Sleeping

    nerdtonurse? replied to MQ Edna's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Dang, I almost had the Unified Theory or Relativity figured out....now I've got to start over because you broke my train of

  16. Dog walker?

    nerdtonurse? replied to yetanotheramanda's topic in General Nursing

    The license isn't required by the ADA, it's required by the airlines, etc., that's the animal's "passport" into non-pet areas. The airlines cracked down after a moron took a potbelly pig on board a...

  17. Negative Threads

    nerdtonurse? replied to Seagate's topic in General Nursing

    We need a place to do this. You wouldn't want us going "nursal" on the job, would

  18. Negative Threads

    nerdtonurse? replied to Seagate's topic in General Nursing

    This is just about the only place I feel safe to rant. Not only do we have a shared frame of reference -- if I start snarling because some kept a heparin drip infusing on someone with an APTT...

  19. How to remember the different insulins....

    nerdtonurse? posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay, aside from the fact that every, single, solitary book I have gives a different set of onset, peak and duration of the different kinds of insulin....:angryfire Is there a good way to remember...

  20. How to remember the different insulins....

    nerdtonurse? replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had the final -- not the first question on insulin

  21. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    nerdtonurse? replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    What would I tell the others? If you don't ask questions, don't complain that you didn't understand something. If you roll your eyes and act so very terribly world weary at 22 and make snide comments...

  22. Has anyone just graduated and feel lost?

    nerdtonurse? replied to newtress's topic in General Students

    Don't know that it has a name, but I felt the same way when I got out of LPN school -- I'm officially half way to my RN, and I'm feeling weird because I don't have to read/have a test

  23. Dog walker?

    nerdtonurse? replied to yetanotheramanda's topic in General Nursing

    oh, and BTW -- a "real" service dog is trained to pee/poop on command -- "get busy" is the phrase Guiding Eyes uses. If you take a dog out, but don't tell it get busy, it will be very

  24. Dog walker?

    nerdtonurse? replied to yetanotheramanda's topic in General Nursing

    RE: service animals Any official service dog -- guiding eyes, etc. -- wears a collar with a specialty tag which designates that it is NOT a pet, but a working dog. If the dog doesn't have a tag, it's...

  25. Of Kittens and Computers

    nerdtonurse? replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, my furbabies say, "High five!":paw: In my state, an LPN can work as a vet. asst. -- we can start fluid ivs at the humane society at the vet's order -- too bad humans don't have a scruff we can...