fiveofpeep

fiveofpeep

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  1. Orienting New Grad advice

    fiveofpeep replied to oliveralways's topic in General Nursing

    she may have said she didnt want you to wait for her to get report or did the assessment without you because she didnt want to be an inconvenience to you and slow you

  2. What do ICU nurses do?

    fiveofpeep replied to mcpnurse's topic in Critical Care

    haha yeah my critical care instructor said... "these patients have one foot on death's door step and the other foot is slipping on a banana peel. we dont let them

  3. What do ICU nurses do?

    fiveofpeep replied to mcpnurse's topic in Critical Care

    you can also peruse this board here on all nurses: https://allnurses.com/critical-care-nursing/ it's how I started to learn that critical care was for

  4. Do new grad have a limited shelf life

    fiveofpeep replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in General Nursing

    in california new grad programs specifically say you must have graduated within 6

  5. New Grad ??? IVP meds

    fiveofpeep replied to Bec717's topic in General Nursing

    Although the info is very valuable here, I have a suggestion: ask the pharmacist whenever you are confused about the administration of a med and cannot understand from what the drug guide says. many...

  6. Education 101: ER vs. ICU

    fiveofpeep replied to 1EmergencyRN's topic in Emergency

    I did my preceptorship in the PACU and it reminded me of the ER. Both PACU nurses and ER nurses get slack for crappy report, but then I saw how you get a pt back without a history and the md and the...

  7. Drug Screen

    fiveofpeep replied to bettysue62's topic in General Nursing

    I used to take codeine and muscle relaxers for back pain and I brought in my prescription bottles (which they photocopied) and my drug screen came back "negative" despite the positive blood levels...

  8. Drug Screen

    fiveofpeep replied to bettysue62's topic in General Nursing

    not if you share the prescriptions at the drug testing clinic and the rx isnt expired. if it is expired, Id go ask the Md for a

  9. Where to get more patient interaction?

    fiveofpeep replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    ICU wouldnt be the best because most patients are the three ateds: intubated, ventilated and

  10. Interesting blog Describes view from family's eyes

    fiveofpeep replied to Whiskeytown's topic in General Nursing

    tewdles: what a very proactive reply to a difficult

  11. Interesting blog Describes view from family's eyes

    fiveofpeep replied to Whiskeytown's topic in General Nursing

    they probably would be wise not to post physician's full names on the internet like

  12. RN Boom to bust in california

    fiveofpeep replied to tim101's topic in General Nursing

    I heard for the position I was hired for, 3,000 people applied. I live in southern california and I hear of people who have applied from the bay area to the same hospital as

  13. cost to train a new grad

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    thanks everyone for your input :) some things we discovered include: -nurse's cost 44% of a hospital's budget according to a study by Bea Chiang (2009) -the cost to pay for the one year of nurse's...

  14. Prayers NEEDED!!! Took the NLN Transition need prayers

    fiveofpeep replied to LQDCLPN's topic in General Nursing

    done.

  15. Pink Gloves Dance to Jay Sean's "Down" for Breast Cancer Awareness

    fiveofpeep replied to mich321's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw here's a new link cuz the old one doesnt

  16. Stanford New Grad program

    fiveofpeep replied to robind's topic in California Nursing

    and also competing with those who didnt get hired the first round... sometimes hiring the cream of the crop is nice though because they select you based on legitimate qualifications rather than just...

  17. "What's with all the men in the NICU lately?"

    fiveofpeep replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    they're just playing into gender role stereotypes. my bf is in nursing school and so far he has really disliked most specialties. turns out, of all the specialties, NICU is the one he is most...

  18. Pinning Day

    fiveofpeep replied to becca001's topic in General Nursing

    I almost skipped mine too. Its December 19 and I wasnt going to go because they are making a joke out of it: ie. playing vangelis (its that 80's marathon sports song) and making us dance to hip hop on...

  19. Pt. on vent in cardiac arrest - would she continue breathing?

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

    in a code situation the patient is disconnected from the mechanical ventilator and the ETT is then attached to an ambubag so that the patient is manually oxygenated by usually the respiratory...

  20. Need help from new BSN grad

    fiveofpeep replied to Steve Hatch's topic in General Nursing

    we spend an entire 16 weeks in each general specialty including peds, critical care, and community health we have to take pathophysiology, legal, community health, development, research, and...

  21. cost to train a new grad

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    thats a great idea. I am looking into it. Thank you :

  22. I am tired of this attitude

    fiveofpeep replied to PostOpPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    Those people are disillusioned. And coming from someone who cares deeply for her patients, isnt it okay for some people who know they arent up for the task to move on to something that is more...

  23. I am allergic to...

    fiveofpeep replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    One time my mother subjected me to a very prickly skin allergy test as a child when she was working as an MA. It turned out I wasnt allergic to anything...BECAUSE SHE GAVE ME BENADRYL BEFORE needless...

  24. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

    fiveofpeep replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    my step dad is on hospice and with the whirlwind of cancer dx and having such a poor prognosis never responded to his summons and now they gave him a notice for a warrant. hah I'd like to see them try...

  25. How are new graduate RNs coping in this recession?

    fiveofpeep replied to NEWGRADNURSE75's topic in General Nursing

    you're feelings a very normal. you are not alone. my greatest fear is that I will not be able to live the dream I have worked so hard for these past four years. I can imagine how depressed I might...