fiveofpeep

fiveofpeep

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  1. Leavin without a notice

    fiveofpeep replied to Heathdai's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Use appropriate English syntax, spelling, and

  2. DANGER! I think...??

    fiveofpeep replied to amandan08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It does seem unsafe, but since they admitted themselves that they never had new grads, could you try to talk to your director? Maybe pull together some articles about new grad orientation times and...

  3. Stressed out Float new grad nurse!!

    fiveofpeep replied to Nursingluv101's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That sounds horrible! It's hard enough being a new nurse with ancillary

  4. How Magnet Hospitals are destroying Nursing

    fiveofpeep replied to trinitymaster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    OP where are your

  5. night shift with a 3yo lab and a 14wk puppy

    fiveofpeep posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm heading back to night shift and when I last worked nights my boyfriend wasn't working so attending to the dogs wasn't a problem. For those of you who have dogs, how do you get sleep during the...

  6. Max on Levophed?

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

    Oh well. Can't find it. Going to sleep. Maybe I will wake up tomorrow and someone else will have. Good night everyone. Thanks for the enlightening

  7. Max on Levophed?

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

    http://www.guideline.gov/browse/by-topic.aspx This is also a great website for guidelines for a variety of diseases that include levels of evidence and

  8. Max on Levophed?

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

    I've noticed that it's not that they don't embrace EBP, it's just that they don't want you to interrupt them in the middle of some procedure to tell them how to do it a better way if the way they are...

  9. Max on Levophed?

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

    I often search with google scholar to find info on topics I'm interested in, which is what I'm doing right now to hunt down that article for levo. It's free and searches

  10. Max on Levophed?

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

    You should join the AACN. They give a student discount. They will send you two different publications I forget the exact frequency. It's a good way to keep up to date. I also like to check up on this...

  11. Max on Levophed?

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

    Yep. This is what I experienced too. It's all about balance--knowing when to pick your battles, when it's important to assert your knowledge and when it's not. EBP is very important, but you can also...

  12. Max on Levophed?

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

    The hard evidence would be that after a certain point, levophed has not been shown to be increasingly effective with increased

  13. Max on Levophed?

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

    Of course that too. When I graduated I was exceedingly "book smart" and I still read a lot of journal articles. It sounds like Matt is like this too. Asking others how they would do things and then...

  14. vasovagal post sheath removal

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

    No idea. But good job avoiding a code in an elevator

  15. Max on Levophed?

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

    I went straight into the ICU as a new grad and I'm super paranoid as it is. So I've always just asked my charge nurse (and/or house soup) whenever something is uncomfortable. Even if I already know...

  16. Time frame for job hopping???

    fiveofpeep replied to Pooh Bear RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's expected for new grads to hop around for the first few years until they find the right

  17. MAP=60? Why wait to treat?

    fiveofpeep replied to sewnew's topic in MICU, SICU

    No problem. We're all learning here. Wish you all the best. Now I feel guilty for hijacking this thread. Carry on

  18. Max on Levophed?

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

    Matt, At the bedside you will find yourself throwing the policies out the window if your patient's bp is 60 and levophed is "maxed." Hell, you might even find yourself starting the levophed without...

  19. MAP=60? Why wait to treat?

    fiveofpeep replied to sewnew's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think it's great. I'm sure you reinforce a lot just by typing it all out and looking up details to confirm. I know I do. It's part of why I like to respond to academic posts. I don't think you are...

  20. MAP=60? Why wait to treat?

    fiveofpeep replied to sewnew's topic in MICU, SICU

    Tip: Stop beginning your posts with "I'm a student." I would never know otherwise and I know it's bad, but I automatically don't want to keep reading because of it. Edit: I forced myself to read your...

  21. night shift with a 3yo lab and a 14wk puppy

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    I live in an apartment. God it would be nice to have a backyard. Then I could throw them out there when they drive me nuts with their

  22. ICU nurse... 1st pregnancy

    fiveofpeep replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Never been pg but congrats!:cheers: (pretend it's root

  23. night shift with a 3yo lab and a 14wk puppy

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and it's unrealistic for the bf and I to coordinate shifts. We will try as much as we can but I want to be prepared for the

  24. No more Mr. Nice Guy (New Year Resolution)

    fiveofpeep replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    Going straight to the nurse manager is only going to open up the OP to having those nurses and probably the rest of the nurses on the unit writing him up for all the things he doesn't finish instead...

  25. No more Mr. Nice Guy (New Year Resolution)

    fiveofpeep replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. Let us know how it turns out :) My favorite one-liner for these kind of people is: "Nursing is a 24-hour