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  1. Bad Tasting Pills

    kcalohagirl replied to KR's topic in General Nursing

    I tried it for the first time a couple weeks ago. Ick!!:barf01:But I really did seem to get over the cold faster. . . . I have the world's worst gag reflex. Sometimes even 25 mg benadryl can do it...

  2. Quick little rant about the tele room here.

    kcalohagirl posted a topic in Cardiac

    (And I do mean here. This is not meant to be a rant against all tele techs everywhere, I've just had a really annoying week.) Thanks so much for taking time to let us know the minute someone has a...

  3. Self sufficient???? When????

    kcalohagirl replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been off orientation for a year now. And I remember exactly how you are feeling now. Don't worry. You aren't supposed to know everything. You're not even supposed to be good at everything. IV...

  4. alli ~ diet pill

    kcalohagirl replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    In my previous life, (before the RN) I was a personal trainer. I think it can be very easy if you are a fairly (or really) in shape individual to talk about how all people need to do to control their...

  5. Quick little rant about the tele room here.

    kcalohagirl replied to kcalohagirl's topic in Cardiac

    It sounds like your hospital is really on the ball as far as the skill of the techs is concerned. Ours isn't quite so rigid, I'm afraid. I want to say our tele system is Agilent (I'm sure I could look...

  6. Quick little rant about the tele room here.

    kcalohagirl replied to kcalohagirl's topic in Cardiac

    Matt, I just wanted to point out that the original post was labeled as a rant and should be viewed as such. I'm sure as an EMT, and in the future as a nurse, you will also have cruddy nights....

  7. Quick little rant about the tele room here.

    kcalohagirl replied to kcalohagirl's topic in Cardiac

    Unfortunately, they can't. They are on a different floor entirely. However, when a couple weeks ago, when I was busy coding a patient and couldn't answer my pager (my hands were a little busy,...

  8. Living poor to living middle class!

    kcalohagirl replied to rn2bn07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I didn't make any huge purchases. When I was in my 20s, I got myself into a huge credit card mess when I had a good job, racked up some debt, and then that job went completely to heck. (The lesson...

  9. Living situation

    kcalohagirl replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

    I fall asleep with the tv playing a movie I know very VERY well (on a timer). You, know, the movie where you can recite every line by heart? (It has been "The Princess Bride and the "Harry Potter"...

  10. I'm an idiot

    kcalohagirl replied to DreamyEyes's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts exactly! I've also found that on nights, our crew really seems to pull together to get stuff done. I hate even the thought of switching to days. I vote for giving it a

  11. Magnet...They're Here...

    kcalohagirl replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    :kiss LOL. And it was right at morning shift change, as well!!! I had rapid responsed a patient and had just got him sent to the unit, I was tired, grumpy, and hungry (never a good combo). When it...

  12. Magnet...They're Here...

    kcalohagirl replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, pagandeva, I sooooooooooooooooo feel your pain! I wonder how long it will take before they come back? When we went through the magnet rigamarole last year, they had the staff of the hospital line...

  13. Diagnosis Wenckebach- YouTube video

    kcalohagirl replied to agent66's topic in General Nursing

    My husband brought this home from when he did his ACLS course. I had to sing "little bunny foo-foo" to get it out of my head. . . .

  14. Overheard today. . . . .

    kcalohagirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not really a vent as much as a short list of observations, and what my inner editor kept me from saying aloud. . . . . "I just don't understand why my chest is sore. . . . ." From a patient who is one...

  15. What can you teach me today?

    kcalohagirl replied to newtelenurse's topic in Cardiac

    deeDawntee-- Thanks for posting that. Even though I've been working tele for over a year, that was a succinct little refresher

  16. Hair for nurses?

    kcalohagirl replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I was in nursing school, my stylist threatened to throw all my ponytail elastics away. Even though I used the one that were supposed to not damage hair, they do cause breakage when you use them...

  17. Do you ever get gifts from patients?

    kcalohagirl replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking this same thing earlier tonight. I've been an RN for a little over a year now, and between work stress and family stress, there have been a lot of nights over the past couple months...

  18. Insightful answers please. . . . .

    kcalohagirl posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm a fairly new nurse. I work in a stepdown CTS unit. So usually our patients come to us, they have a CABG or a valve replacement, they get better, and they go home. We also do quite a few...

  19. Am I Just Bein a Baby or should i quit ???

    kcalohagirl replied to traumajunkiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    If moving is an option, come up to KC!!! I grew up in a rural area, but would not want to work at a rural hospital for the exact rasons you are describing. There are a ton of hospitals here, and none...

  20. Learning Thread: Med/Surg

    kcalohagirl replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    As far as the blood glucose bit, all our post open heart patients go on an insulin drip for the first 48 hours post surgery, and are on a sliding scale for the rest of their stay. Understandably,...

  21. Learn from mistakes

    kcalohagirl replied to LisaJanae's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any pearls of wisdom, I don't think. I've been an RN for about a year. Don't be afraid to ask questions. There are nurses who may look at you like you are a moron for asking, but it is...

  22. Magnet and Unions

    kcalohagirl replied to Altra's topic in General Nursing

    We have a union, though it is not mandatory to be a member. We attained Magnet this last year. I don't see the two things being at odds with each other, but I am not really involved with the union....

  23. Dear Doctor Imajerk: (vent)

    kcalohagirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry if you are unhappy with your tour of duty with the CTS surgeons here on our little PCU. I'm sorry if you hate taking call. You are a resident. This is a teaching hospital. It is your...

  24. Dont know if I will ever volunteer to do overtime agarin!!!

    kcalohagirl replied to dmn1012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We are really short staffed right now, due to some very unfortunate events. Management is trying to get new hires, but we all know it may be awhile. So everyone is trying to help out, picking up an...

  25. Concerns: Actions outside of scope of practice

    kcalohagirl replied to tigermonkey's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I'm not in ICU, I'm in stepdown, but our docs also give us a certain amt of leeway. I work at a teaching hospital. Our PAs and residents take call 99% of the time. Even if something is going...