Anisettes BSN, RN

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    Changing specialties mid-career (long)

    Anisettes replied to bluesnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You know, one of the greatest things about nursing is the lateral mobility if offers. You can changes specialties, work environments, etc... for any reason and as often as you want. I think most...
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    Is there a difference between East and West Coast nurses?

    Anisettes replied to Hawaiian's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahahaha! I've been away from New York for over a decade and I still get that. We've got good hearts, but New Yorkers are kind of like that John Mayer song, 'Just Say What You Need To Say' and get...
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    Why would I NOT help? I'm confused.

    Anisettes replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    You weren't out of line - just something of an anomaly. It's just that it doesn't happen much on many floors (or hospitals) and often other nurses don't/won't help you out, let alone someone in...
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    International Nursing Volunteer programs

    Anisettes replied to megaloo's topic in General Nursing

    If you're an OR nurse or tech, there is Mercy Ships, they do surgery onboard ships off the African coast, but you have to pay for your
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    Former Patient Asked Me For Money

    Anisettes replied to 7student7's topic in General Nursing

    RAMCDA - you're right to keep your professional detachment and have a proper regard to your safety, I didn't mean to imply otherwise. My rant is more a personal soapbox issue against what I see as a...
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    Former Patient Asked Me For Money

    Anisettes replied to 7student7's topic in General Nursing

    I know a lot of people have the opinion that it's best to "Just refer them to X, Y, Z." Which would be great - IF those places were able to accomodate the sheer number of people who need their...
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    Former Patient Asked Me For Money

    Anisettes replied to 7student7's topic in General Nursing

    What a sad world we live in when we start to question our compassion. Could it have been dangerous? Maybe, but I bet the twin sisters who sat down to Thanksgiving dinner with their brother a few days...
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    A Question for California RNs...

    Anisettes replied to jaralocan38's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it is a form of discrimination and you'd think would be against the law, but there are certain positions which require in-depth background checks (usually those requiring a security clearance of...
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    Anyone Made the Transition from Med/Surg to ER?

    Anisettes replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    I only had a year of Med/Surg experience when I transferred to the ED (back when dinosaurs still walked the earth). Of course, you don't simply transition straight to the ED without training (at least...
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    Nursing Magazine?

    Anisettes replied to PERSERVERANCE's topic in General Nursing

    I get AORN, but that's a member perk (for being a member of AORN) and the focus is on Peri-operative nurses and the Journal of Forensic Nursing (for IAFN members). They're both informative but not of...
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    Gagging a Drunk

    Anisettes replied to Jerry 75's topic in Emergency

    Unfortunately, I saw this once. There was guy was in 4-pt restraints with a sheet around his chest to keep him from sitting up on the stretcher, but he was still straining and spitting at his nurse...
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    Macho Men in the ED

    Anisettes replied to Jerry 75's topic in Emergency

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    Dumping Syndrome

    Anisettes replied to Jerry 75's topic in Emergency

    It's been a good 9-10 years since I was in the ED, but when I worked in NY we used to get those kinds of patients dumped all the time (usually on the weekend), we'd assess them, give them a banana bag...
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    Do people really look up at nurses?

    Anisettes replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if they look up to us, but judging by the Gallup surveys on public opinion on professional integrity and honesty - nurses consistently are at number one, usually by a margin of over...
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    threatened at work

    Anisettes replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    Probably off topic with regards to this, but since I haven't worked in the ED/Trauma in over 10 years I'm just wondering - are you guys required to wear name badges with your whole name? When I was...
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    Nurses can't draw blood, its always hemolyzed

    Anisettes replied to HiThisIsStatLabCLICK's topic in General Nursing

    It can be ANY number of reasons. Here's a quick list of causes and corrective actions
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    a future in OR? I think I'm in love!

    Anisettes replied to PlourdieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of different people love the OR. I did ED and Trauma resus for about 10 years and loved it... until I didn't anymore and so for the last 10 years I've been working in the OR (among other things)...
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    A Nurse's Manifesto

    Anisettes replied to Hawaiian's topic in General Nursing

    Bwahahahahahaha! That was funny after a crappy night! And yes, I agree - everything but the swallowing part, LOL!
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    A Nurse's Manifesto

    Anisettes replied to Hawaiian's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN!
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    Sorry about inappropriate post

    Anisettes replied to ChristaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. Try not to stress till you have to (if you even have to) - I know it's easier to say than do, but this is more common than most people know - since we don't exactly walk around sharing...
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    Anyone had experience with this?

    Anisettes replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    If it was OTC, it was likely Plan B which, yes as you stated PREVENTS conception by a few different ways - temporarily stopping the ovaries from releasing eggs, prevents fertilization of an already...
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    Ever have family members of a pt who was a doc?

    Anisettes replied to buddiage's topic in General Nursing

    Oooohhhh! I hate that, too. Here they don't call it VIP, they call the patient a 'command interest' (read: Colonel So and So). SORRY, but to me Private Snuffy is just as important Colonel...
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    stupid mom

    Anisettes replied to beachmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's so hard to understand how/why women keep going back time and again to abusive men and hard NOT to judge them. But psychologically and emotionally speaking, THEY may not know why or have the...
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    What is the scariest thing that has happened to you while working as a nurse?

    Anisettes replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Damn
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    What is the scariest thing that has happened to you while working as a nurse?

    Anisettes replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    One night in the dead of winter in the ED around 0400 this little middle eastern man comes running into the department screaming in unknown language and gesturing at us. We don't know what he's...