fiveofpeep

fiveofpeep

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  1. ICU interview-Clinical scenarios

    fiveofpeep replied to babbu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    gooood luck

  2. OCD at work

    fiveofpeep replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I have very very very mild OCD and I actually love it. I think it makes me who I am and helps me to pay attention to detail. I would never change unless it affected my job or life as others have

  3. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    fiveofpeep replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    thats very cute

  4. Why did the doc switch from levo to neo?

    fiveofpeep replied to Alford's topic in General Nursing

    yeah Ive also heard that you should start with neo first instead of levo d/t less severity of side effects. is this

  5. Nurse with very strange behavior.

    fiveofpeep replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    ehhh...she described the discussions more as gossiping and joking about selecting the best personality disorder diagnosis. just sounds plain catty and

  6. increased confusion with pain med

    fiveofpeep replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    whats going on with her other organ systems too? for example, my step dad has metastatic liver cancer and we control his pain but then his liver metabolizes the meds poorly and gets confused and the...

  7. Dispel a rumor OR validate a truth...

    fiveofpeep replied to gapelaez's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    if you want a BSN try CSULB or CSULA. The programs are cheaper than a private school, not super hard to get into like ADN programs, and are very

  8. A Subtle Concept for Nursing Students, Nursing Majors and New Grad Nurses

    fiveofpeep replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired into the SICU and I have a 4.00 and a BSN and I absolutely DO NOT WANT TO BE A CRNA. Unfortunately d/t gpa and BSN people often suspect that. no offense to CRNAs, but I much prefer...

  9. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    fiveofpeep replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    yeah I heard that it causes some gnarly extravasation as

  10. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    fiveofpeep replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    yeah what freaked me out was I looked it up on micromedix at a hospital I worked at, and it didnt say it either under administration or on the med

  11. Nurse with very strange behavior.

    fiveofpeep replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    Its kinda mean and unprofessional that you and other coworkers were making guesses on which type of personality disorder she

  12. ICU interview-Clinical scenarios

    fiveofpeep replied to babbu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had some of the following: signs of bleeding after a heart cath excessive chest tube drainage after a

  13. Need help when giving end of shift report

    fiveofpeep replied to IndyMitchell's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I made a report sheet for myself based on things applicable to my unit and included things I frequently forget. If you're technosavvy, I definitely recommend this because since it is customized to...

  14. What RN programs either help w/ job placement OR have good job placement?

    fiveofpeep replied to wih02906's topic in General Nursing

    some hospitals will pay for a portion of your schooling if you agree to work for them for two years after you graduate you need to call schools specifically to find out though CSU Long Beach does...

  15. The "I HATE IT WHEN..." thread for students!!

    fiveofpeep replied to shescoolie's topic in General Students

    I hate hate hate hate hate when one part of the VS machine doesnt work. One time when I worked as a CNA, I actually had to bring in three different machines to get one complete set of vitals. I praise...

  16. I need 50 ways to get out of my med surg job.

    fiveofpeep replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    I think the root of the problem is that the OP feels unstimulated and also I get a big sense that you torment yourself by feeling overly guilty--something I do too. You should approach your DON and...

  17. question about radiation exposure

    fiveofpeep replied to mizjenny00's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    As I've learned it, patients only emit radioactivity when some source of radiation is implanted or retained in them, i.e. cervical implant, or bladder instillation respectively. I thought when...

  18. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    fiveofpeep replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    ouch!

  19. A Subtle Concept for Nursing Students, Nursing Majors and New Grad Nurses

    fiveofpeep replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    many people have been promised jobs when they graduate, some who have worked for a hospital for years, only to find that the positions just werent available any more. some people who have had new grad...

  20. What is "stacking"?

    fiveofpeep replied to whisperinrain's topic in Patient Medications

    my step dad has stage IV cancer and they use the term "stacking" to refer to the confusion he gets when too many narcotics build up and his crappy liver doesnt metabolize them so he gets "stacked up"...

  21. A Subtle Concept for Nursing Students, Nursing Majors and New Grad Nurses

    fiveofpeep replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    haha I just say PACU because it's shorter than recovery. I also pronounce my SICU sick-u instead of taking the extra time to say es-eye-see-you

  22. patients on reality TV

    fiveofpeep posted a topic in General Nursing

    Tonight I saw TLC's Emergency Level One and was quite shocked when they chronicled the coorifice of treatment for a severely burned teenager who eventually died. They did no reenactments, it was all...

  23. Being a patient-view from the other side

    fiveofpeep replied to Sonjailana's topic in General Nursing

    Im sorry you had such a terrible experience in the PACU. It must have been frustrating to not be able to verbalize your pain and concerns and have someone not assess them either. I had a...

  24. patients on reality TV

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps, although I dont just make money off of critically ill people to sport them around on a television to millions of people. I make money off of advocating for them and ensuring that their needs...

  25. patients on reality TV

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    Very true. I was also thinking that maybe the mother was trying to preserve the memory of her son but there was just something so unsavory about the graphic nature of the footage. It's like they were...