nrsang97 BSN, RN

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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    nrsang97 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    I don't miss those days from the neuro ICU. I also think that the OR staff take a class to tangle every single line possible through the EVD as
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    nrsang97 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Practice makes perfect is not just a saying. Keep practicing. You can and will get
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    Am I the only one that's done this?

    nrsang97 replied to Trama_junky's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. I have tried an IV on myself. I was just seeing if I could hit the vein on myself and I did. I did not hook it up to any fluid, but I did get blood
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    I Hate People (my rant)

    nrsang97 replied to AlyaMF's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good luck with no families on night shift in ICU and all unconscious patients. It will not happen. Families are more permitted now more than in the past to stay with the patient if they desire to....
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    Curious-why do people put ADN, RN? It's ASN...

    nrsang97 replied to RN_SummerSeas's topic in General Nursing

    ADN and ASN are used interchangeably. Seriously? How is this unprofessional to use ADN? Am I missing
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    OSHA to fine hospitals re back injury

    nrsang97 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not only back strain, but a shoulder
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    How do you leave it at work?

    nrsang97 replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree Dranger was attacked unnecessarily. OP I leave work at work by venting to the oncoming rapid nurse as I am leaving. Sometimes I open up a word document type out my feelings and delete. I...
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    nrsang97 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I also learned that we are getting raises
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    nrsang97 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    That the trauma page you get at 0530 will be for a guy out riding in his friend's jeep with no doors. Friend makes a left and trauma pt falls out of the right side of the jeep. He was in this jeep...
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    Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    nrsang97 replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts
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    Have you ever fainted 😕

    nrsang97 replied to KMarieD's topic in General Nursing

    I have fainted twice in my life. The first time I was with my family waiting for a table at a restaurant. I told my mom I didn't feel good and that things were going black. I remember my mom...
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    Open mouth, insert foot...

    nrsang97 replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    We had a station on our TV that played favorite songs one day after a post code it was playing "End of the road" by BOYZ II Men. That station had a wicked sense of black
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    Why don't you just read the chart?

    nrsang97 replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree that calling report should take no less than 3 minutes. All the nurse needs to know is why the pt is there, pertinent medical history, recent VS, and that an IV is in place and if it is...
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    What Blog(s) Do You Like/Follow?

    nrsang97 replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of my
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    What to Expect - Root Cause Analysis

    nrsang97 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I was involved in a RCA with a lumbar drain. It totally changed the system that we used for our
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    Esme welcome back!!!!

    nrsang97 replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome back Esme. You surely have been missed. Glad you are doing
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    Defibrillators that charged to 400 J

    nrsang97 replied to ECMO's topic in General Nursing

    In my 14 years as a nurse I have never ever seen one go to
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    When patient sitters get pushy or meddlesome

    nrsang97 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes we have one of those too. Makes me
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    HELP A GUY OUT!!

    nrsang97 replied to ChronicSG's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think telemetry is your best choice if you want to go to ER later on. That will give you the most experience you
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    What is your favorite shift to work.

    nrsang97 replied to mcclot1993's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights 7p-7a. I like nights. I am not a morning person and days 7a-7p is challenging because of that for me. I feel like I just naturally function better in the
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    Nude nurse goes nutty

    nrsang97 replied to chopwood carrywater's topic in General Nursing

    There is a local station here in MI (Detroit area) that has a segment every morning about strange things that happen in Florida. They would have a field day with
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    Treatment by respiratory therapist/inner cannula difficulty

    nrsang97 replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Without being there I cannot say that you did something wrong trying to reinsert the new inner cannula. I can say the RT was rude unnecessarily. She could have said "Here come with me and we will...
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    This week, I have learned..... (6/13)

    nrsang97 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you need a physician permission to call a rapid response on a
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    Funny Things Patients Say

    nrsang97 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Didn't you just want to smack him for wasting your time playing possum LOL? Being rapid response myself I have heard some doozies out of patients and staff
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    1 minute scrub the hub

    nrsang97 replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility had a 15 second scrub the hub policy. One minute isn't going to happen if they wont scrub for 30 seconds. Our facility is considering the curos caps. Maybe that is also an option....