nrsang97 BSN, RN

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    Awful Doctors

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

    I agree the doc had right to be concerned. She did not have a right to yell at you like that. Take this as a lesson learned. Use your resources on the floor. Replacing po would have been a great...
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    You are not my only patient

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

    Those two need to be split up. They probably feed off of each other. I feel sorry for the nurse who has them
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    Has anyone made a medication error and *not* get fired for it?

    nrsang97 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I too have made a few errors in my 12 years of being a nurse. I was not fired or even pulled into the office. Everything was fine. I learned from each one of them. I never pull 2 patients meds at...
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    No rapid response for a DNR?

    nrsang97 replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! I am a RRT nurse and would have suggested a cardizem drip or some other intervention. The doctor was
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    Dr Oz's show on antidepressants...your thoughts?

    nrsang97 replied to Marshall1's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If I followed that advice I would be in the ER
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    Picc Line Question

    nrsang97 replied to sophtheorn's topic in General Nursing

    Not at my facility. We don't use a vamp on all arterial lines
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    Do you know how much $$$ your Hospital CEO makes in one year?

    nrsang97 replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Our CEO makes 1.5 million dollars a year total. Base pay plus
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    Can a pt hyperventilate themselves into resp failure?

    nrsang97 replied to LakeEmerald's topic in Emergency

    A few months ago I was doing my rapid response rounds. I was leaving the rehab building, and this man was walking in. He appeared to be looking for something/ was lost. I approached and asked him...
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    Career paths in nursing?

    nrsang97 replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe being a nurse educator at a local
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    First Informal Interview as an MSN-Ed

    nrsang97 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! I am working on my BSN. I will continue to take it one step at a time. I just started back this year so it will take me a while before I am done. I am just taking general education...
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    All good things must come to an end!?

    nrsang97 replied to RN_by_day's topic in General Nursing

    Altra is right. Don't be afraid to go to a more experienced nurse to get help. Even nurses with experience bounce things off each
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    Nurses Talk To Nurses. Doctors Talk To Doctors

    nrsang97 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    At my previous position I voiced concerns about how our NP and MD's treated nurses during rounds, and was told "Well that is just how J (the NP) and Dr.X are." I said that it was unacceptable and was...
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    God Helps Me Pee

    nrsang97 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yikes.
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    Culturally insensitive patients

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

    I am a natural blonde and I have has so many questions if my hair is natural or dyed. I respond with people pay for my hair color. I also get questioned by my last name. Not so much anymore since...
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    Help reading C&S results

    nrsang97 replied to tua42321's topic in General Nursing

    I am in microbiology right now. We did cultures with the Kirby bauer method. (This determines sensitivity or resistance to an antibiotic). We cultured E.Coli. It is resistant to vancomycin which...
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    New hospital gown design

    nrsang97 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I live in the Detroit area and we have had some fun comments on how this wouldn't work for the ICU. Walkie talkies it would be awesome. Immobile, comatose ICU patients not so
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    Advice needed desperately from my fellow nurses...plz read

    nrsang97 replied to FranD, RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Commuter has some very valid points. Have you thought about changing specialties or looking for a day position at a different hospital? What about Ambulatory surgery if you want days? Just some other...
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    Picc Line Question

    nrsang97 replied to sophtheorn's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is to waste
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    Do you know where you are?

    nrsang97 replied to wannabecnl's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was doing a neuro exam on a Spanish speaking patient. I asked him where he was the best I could in my bad Spanish. He replied back to me in Spanish "Here in the bed". I called him a smarty pants...
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    Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

    nrsang97 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a NP who loved to order yogurt down NGT and PEG tubes when a pt had diarrhea. Well dietary would for the longest time bring us yogurt with chunks of fruit in it. One of our nurses one night...
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    Theme song to your Nursing career?

    nrsang97 replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Welcome to the Jungle fits well LOL as well as If you're going through Hell and Crazy
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    I can't sleep!!!

    nrsang97 replied to smartypantsnurse's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Stop drinking red bull. That stuff is awful. Drink more water. Lay off any caffinated beverages after
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    did the md's pen go into v-fib??

    nrsang97 replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    We had a intensivest from Greece, who was a phenomenal doctor. I always had a hard time understanding him due to his thick accent. I constantly made him repeat himself. I know he was annoyed with...
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    did the md's pen go into v-fib??

    nrsang97 replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    We have some docs that we have to have a committee figure out what they wrote. I usually will call and ask if it is that bad. We are finally going to Epic next year. I am so glad. No more...
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    what disorder would this be?

    nrsang97 replied to meghan91's topic in General Students

    Oppositional Defiant Disorder with some bipolar mixed