CaLLaCoDe BSN, RN

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    Nursing Dreams (or Nightmares)

    CaLLaCoDe replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    this happened way back when when i was a nursing assistant and was working at a rehab hospital and an acute area of another hospital working step down. well, i'd been working many shifts and this...
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    nurse mom on the other side of the bed

    CaLLaCoDe replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    bravery in action is to be there when family hits it bad. good for you to hold your ground and be there even when "everything you do is wrong!" who knows? your daughter might see the light and become...
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    Miserable Patient

    CaLLaCoDe replied to hemome79's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you handled his rude behavior well with a statement to tweek his sense that acting mean and inappropriate is OK and to be
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    new grads in icu

    CaLLaCoDe replied to firehawkrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I do not work ICU, possibly never..it's just not me. I worked ICU as a nurse assistant and was dumbfounded when all the "experienced" nurses were on days and all the newbies were on nights with a...
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    The "death smell"

    CaLLaCoDe replied to flobbadob's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely dislike having to have to take the "death tinged" musty dusty smell home with me and tearing off the carcass tinged scrubbies, "Peeyu." Worse yet, remnants of smell that stays with you in...
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    Nervous Nelli here

    CaLLaCoDe replied to mamaluke's topic in General Nursing

    [mouse] [/mouse]congratulations
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    What do you *LOVE* about nursing?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    [banana] [/banana]LOL lol LOL lol! yeah that! Oddly. I enjoy juggling diverse nursing goals in my head during my shift for my 5 patients and not missing a beat (maybe a run of PVCs now and then)!...
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    How do you keep your uniforms whit as can be?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    white out! that's right, the stuff to wipe out mistakes on paper, works swell on whites and doesn't come out in the wash. used it in nursing school for those "and i don't know where i got this"...
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    Nice docs

    CaLLaCoDe replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    i am so grateful for the docs who write a doctor's note readable and with an added touch of flare to their writing style (curiously enjoyable to enter these orders into the computer system). i am...
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    Does anyone feel burnt out who has only been a nurse for 3 years.

    CaLLaCoDe replied to sweetpea839's topic in General Nursing

    i agree, the work of nursing is demanding and the general public are ungrateful to our being on duty for their welfare. i have been working for 2+ years as a telemetry nurse; the pay is fair, the...
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    What do you all think of tele patients drinking coffee

    CaLLaCoDe replied to RNCRNA2BE's topic in General Nursing

    if my tele patient is wanting coffee and is not on fluid restriction, is not set up for a persantine thalmun stress test,and is a coffee drinker on a regular basis. why heck, i'll give them coffee...
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    Carpaject!!!

    CaLLaCoDe replied to smwhitson's topic in General Nursing

    I like it because it saves time and easy to read when waisting narcotic meds. Anyone carry around a metal "vintage" one? PS. Just looked on Ebay and there were no carpujects in metal available, darn!...
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    Nursing Student that hates her job... help!

    CaLLaCoDe replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    speaking of which, don't you just love it when you get to work and someone, an aide or a nurse, says to you:"you're here, oh how nice! i know today will be a great one cause you're here!" i love...
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    CNA Clinicals

    CaLLaCoDe replied to ariannasmom's topic in General Nursing

    speaking of which, don't you wish you got paid being a cna/rn student during clinicals, since we find ourselves doing most if not all the work. lol just a contraversial thought to liven things
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    Nursing Student that hates her job... help!

    CaLLaCoDe replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    :wakeneo::yeahthat::wakeneo::yeahthat::wakeneo: ok sometimes i get caught busy with no aide at my beck and call but heck, do i want my patient to sit in his/hers own
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    Nursing Student that hates her job... help!

    CaLLaCoDe replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    Once you graduate, try nights my friend, try nights! But beware! Head decapitations of various species have been known to happen other than just a common chicken, even on nights. But the pace allows...
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    Am I crazy to leave Postpartum for Cardiac?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to RosalindRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Give up post boredom (as we used to call it during nursing school) for killer cardiac...any
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    50YO new nurse dreads work

    CaLLaCoDe replied to havepatients's topic in General Nursing

    look for the mentor! try finding someone who loves nursing in your department and latch on, find out the little things they do to improve their efficiency. please consider giving your job more than...
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    Thank you for the tips!

    CaLLaCoDe replied to BookwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    bravo! pretty soon you'll be sharing those never-taught-in-nursing-school tips to newby nurses! nothing better than success, just go for it every time, unless the patients end stage renal with a...
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    Patient crashing / K+ Rider

    CaLLaCoDe replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    If she was able to speak why didn't you just give her oral k+? It absorbs much faster (the best route) and requires no burning limbs! Ps did you check her magnesium
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    Nclex

    CaLLaCoDe replied to faith123's topic in General Nursing

    i took the boards more than 2 years ago, thank goodness i passed the fist time. i can't agree more with other posters, saunders is the best book out there imo. test questions looked so much like the...
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    IV's to Blow or Not to Blow...That is the Question

    CaLLaCoDe replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    another tip (i was quite blown away by this, he he!) is if you see your vein blown, try advancing the catheter further, no kidding...i've seen this done and sure enough the catheter went through the...
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    Mixing IV meds

    CaLLaCoDe replied to fleasle's topic in General Nursing

    ditto...and if you can always push the ivp meds for 2 minutes to safegaurd against untoward reactions
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    Dads holding Moms during epidural placement?!?!

    CaLLaCoDe replied to miloisstinky's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i can't imagine having that scenario happen to me when my daughter was arriving into this world. the anesthesiologist was upstairs doing an epidural on a c section..so, he was unavailable. we had our...
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    Friends in nursing you miss terribly!?

    CaLLaCoDe posted a topic in General Nursing

    i just have been thinking about those individual nurses who i knew in the past that no longer work at my hospital. sure do wish i could see them again, but lost track and mourn their loss. there's...