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    What do nurses need to know when someone has septic shock?

    Magsulfate replied to Tamch's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    First of all, write down ALL of the signs and symptoms of septic shock. Then, look up what the doctor would order for those signs and symptoms, and for septic shock itself. Then, look at the big...
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    How do you feel when you see family members and their Note pads in hand

    Magsulfate replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    It bothers me a little too. It all depends on how the family wants to use their information. I've seen it done and used for complaints,,, but recently I had a patient's son who was doing this, and I...
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    Affidavit and drug samples

    Magsulfate replied to HappyWorking's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of "discovery" thing is
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    Verbal attack by co-worker

    Magsulfate replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    I know where you're coming from. Sometimes it gets hard to keep coming back to work, , specially when I've been off a day or two. I know that when I'm working, things get done. I can be off for one...
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    discharged a patient wearing telemetry

    Magsulfate replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you do, do not offer to pay for this telemetry box. Stuff like this happens sometimes, and you shouldn't be punished for it. They have money in the budget for broken and lost equipment, and...
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    discharged a patient wearing telemetry

    Magsulfate replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Noooo, don't offer to pay for it! Go over to the Hospice and suggest that you help them find it.. Look around, insist that ever corner, every cabinet,,,, every office does not go
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    Orientee's now being counted as staff!!

    Magsulfate replied to GiGiRNICU's topic in General Nursing

    Just a little something... Joint commission won't do anything most likely,, unless someone dies. I filed a very detailed and accurate complaint on some very VERY unsafe practices going on at a...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Magsulfate replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have three teenage sons.. 15,15 and 18... and yes, boys will be boys.. and men will be boys..
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    Toxic Healthcare Personalities

    Magsulfate replied to Flightline's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The nurse who comes in ten minutes early to change the assignment to what suits her the best,, and that is usually the easier patients,, and the less amt of patients,, then she goes to report and...
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    So what do you do again?!?!?!

    Magsulfate replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    The bp must have been a typo. Someone told me not too long ago,, that when a blood pressure is seriously low,, all it takes is ten minutes for permanent renal damage to occur. You should look that up...
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    Advice on peer feedback

    Magsulfate replied to BobtheNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. Ask your close friends/family,, see what they say. I even have to work on the vibes I send out. lol... I can't act totally myself at work, I am too goofy, and that gets on people's...
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    Military Veteran wanting to work for the VA or a Military Hospital

    Magsulfate replied to davey67_86's topic in General Nursing

    I worked one particularly large VA hospital,(contract, agency) and knew it wasn't for me. But hey, it might be for you. They do give priority to veterans applying, over non veterans, which is good,,...
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    Please help me convince my wife that she needs to return to nursing school...

    Magsulfate replied to NIGHTWOLF87's topic in General Nursing

    Let me just add,,, the first time I was in nursing school, I missed ONE clinical. ANd because of that, was flunked out. I can totally see where a nursing school would flunk you for missing a clinical....
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    Please help me convince my wife that she needs to return to nursing school...

    Magsulfate replied to NIGHTWOLF87's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. And the time will pass whether she is in nursing school, fullfilling her dream... or whether she is not,, and getting way underpaid for doing a wonderful job. I was the same,, dropped out of...
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    Help with a first step assignment please

    Magsulfate replied to SassyErRn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thats pretty good stuff
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    Bigger is not always better!

    Magsulfate replied to ruralnurs's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow,, this is awesome!! That is a wonderful surgeon you have there. Most of them wouldn't even touch it,, and they proved it.. but your surgeon did the right thing. He let the family know how risky...
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    If you make over 100k/year as a nurse

    Magsulfate replied to amie1169's topic in General Nursing

    I work on average four 12 hour shifts a week in an LTAC ICU. Because I'm on the weekend program.. I work fri, sat, sun,, and then I pick up an extra shift anywhere between monday and thursday.. I make...
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    Know it all Nurses

    Magsulfate replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    The thing that is scariest,, is a know it all nurse that really doesn't know anything.. but THINKS,, actually KNOWS that she knows everything... She ends up really hurting someone in the
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    Help with a first step assignment please

    Magsulfate replied to SassyErRn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Mentally powerless.. hmm... that, to me, is knowing that I am powerless to feeling the way I do about my drug of choice. I can't help it, I feel that way about the drug. Physically powerless,,, that,...
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    Do you think they'll hold a grudge? (a bit lengthy rant)

    Magsulfate replied to lllchillylll's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP works at the place I quit two weeks ago. The only difference is mine was at an LTAC. Pretty much described that company to a "T". I left. I wrote a very professional resignation letter...
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    Bad Back nned help!!!!

    Magsulfate replied to *Skye*'s topic in General Nursing

    No,, if it does NOT effect your physical health anymore,, you DO NOT have to tell them. That would be like having to tell them you had the flu last year. Or that you have genital warts. (LOL just...
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    Average Salary

    Magsulfate replied to amie1169's topic in General Nursing

    That is eight hours overtime a week. Four 12 hr shifts a week. Not too bad. . Sometimes I'll do three shifts one week and five the next.. and overtime is even more with that paycheck. I do have a...
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    Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    Magsulfate replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    jeeeze . Hellooo... dang. Ya'll are scaring the nursing student. If the "PRESCRIBED" medication does not effect your decision making and does not make you "LOOPY",, and it makes you a normal person.....
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    How many nursing schools did you apply to, and...

    Magsulfate replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    I applied to two. I ended up moving 80 miles just to go to nursing school. It was a sacrifice that I felt I had to make. It paid
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    Average Salary

    Magsulfate replied to amie1169's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, for a new grad that sounds about right. But what you haven't considered is the amount you have the potential to make. Six years out of nursing school and I am making six figures. That's working...