CaLLaCoDe BSN, RN

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    Nursing has made me dislike dealing with people in general....

    CaLLaCoDe replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    my key to success with patients, not that i'm the most wonderful nurse in the world, is to first thing try to make freinds with them. not that you have to be over the top, trying to land their phone...
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    Please help not sure what I'm supposed to wear to hospital orientation!

    CaLLaCoDe replied to NurseEmily22's topic in General Nursing

    wearing a lab coat when your at the hospital with your business casual dress looks smart and could make a good impression just watch out for folks in scrubs approaching you for orders:uhoh21:!...
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    Who's got their hand in the Demerol cookie JAR?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i have learned a lot from posting this thread. i have gained insight regarding culprits that may not be nurses (ie pharmacy techs) --- and why weren't they tested along side all of us nurses who...
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    do you give good report?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to MoopleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a crayola master! I dread report. We read off of preprinted cardexes and I bumble through them and sometimes I forget what patient I'm actually reporting on! Nothing worse than working your butt...
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    Tele Nurse starting in ED

    CaLLaCoDe replied to BriBriRN's topic in Emergency

    I have also considered ER since it involves quick turnover and having a doctor on the ready everpresent to help out with scary situations. Let us know how you like it and how difficult the...
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    nclex help

    CaLLaCoDe replied to seiley18's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took 150 questions and passed. Please don't worry, it's not worth it, besides if you feel you at least answered the questions to the best of your ability and practiced a plenty prior to taking the...
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    OMG! My feet are killing me!

    CaLLaCoDe replied to dansamy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i too had problems with swelling hurting feet at the end of a twelve hour shift. almost 3 years ago i started a running program and i know this may sound crazy but i do not suffer hardly any pain at...
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    Any outlandish therapy, you've thought up?

    CaLLaCoDe posted a topic in General Nursing

    i am just curious to know if while you're at work you've thought of something possibly borderline controversial that might do the world of nursing a great deal of good? for example, i am doing my...
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    Any outlandish therapy, you've thought up?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Just thought of another outlandish funny idea. Air bags at the bedside installed in the floor that "Kabuusssshhh!" when your crazy decreased LOC pt hits the
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    Any outlandish therapy, you've thought up?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    [banana] [/banana]Excuse me, I don't think this is odd, it's what I do for my mouth breathers, though a full mask may be more appropriate. Get this, what do ya think about a mouth adapter for a...
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    CNA: Krappy attitude

    CaLLaCoDe replied to FinderKeeper's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I too have been a CNA and when I am lucky as I was very lucky last week to have had an excellent efficient, follow up with every detail CNA...truely remarkable when your CNA does fine work. I wish...
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    Any outlandish therapy, you've thought up?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    [mouse] [/mouse]All in jest? Wow, what a superb urgently needed device that would allow freedom of movement sans falls. The commode option would probably be a controversial Hippa issue, however...
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    Any outlandish therapy, you've thought up?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Angie o'plasty! I think you're idea of the bed that lowers to the floor would be great for the confused patient who's a big fall risk; only irony is the fall risk that would be heightened to the...
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    per nsg judgement...?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to Fancy Face's topic in General Nursing

    I hold any med I see fit not to give without hesitation. Hold colace and reglan for loose stools and hold BP meds if your concerned with bottoming out the BP...simply put, I'd rather treat a high...
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    Oh God, A NURSE is my pt!!!!

    CaLLaCoDe posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ever had a nurse as your patient and really found this quite challenging...thinking she/he is questioning your care/assessment/priorities... or God forbid reporting your conduct to your shift leader...
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    What was your first day as a nurse like?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    My first day on my own was easy compared to my days on orientation. Others have said the reverse. My first preceptor assigned me 2 patients and then decided to go watch some TV in an unoccupied room...
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    IV Starts

    CaLLaCoDe replied to ashleyjean3's topic in General Nursing

    Just go for it. Take the challenge every time. And be sure to find out the good IV stickers on your floor and do them some favors and ask them for help when you dire need of it for back up. PS...
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    Seeking advice from other nurses

    CaLLaCoDe replied to danielleRN76's topic in Emergency

    Danielle, you are bright and resting in tedium. Now, I on the other hand find Tele a challenge, however you. You are bored with the entire TELE gig. Get real, go for that ER job challenge, if you fail...
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    "male" scrub top patterns

    CaLLaCoDe replied to jb2u's topic in Men in Nursing

    [banana] [/banana]There's this gal with german high cheek bones and blond hair..pretty cute. Works in ER...and I noted one time at the corner of my eye her wearing black scrubs when she was barking...
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    Any patients you couldn't stand et how did you deal?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to fultzymom's topic in General Nursing

    i have learned not to judge too quickly a patient's rude, abnoxious, insulting behavior but to let it roll off of me. sometimes this works and from my not reacting with vehement anger to their words...
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    Rate Kaiser Permanente as a health plan

    CaLLaCoDe replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    another sorry note to the disappointments of the kaiser plan: my dear old mom, now 80 suffered an mi and received little practical care. a 12 lead ekg for starters and prescribed betablockers; she had...
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    Jehovah's Witnesses & Blood Transfusions

    CaLLaCoDe replied to Jerry1234's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I'm wondering if I might refuse a blood transfusion in the future, with Epogen and a good nutritional intake, I've seen more than my share of JWs get better without having to go out...
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    sexual jokes in the workplace

    CaLLaCoDe replied to penguin2's topic in General Nursing

    [evil] [/evil]I told a fellow colleague this once and she just said this wasn't the law; well, honey...good thing I admire you as a professional nurse, but your lewd comments in the break room are...
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    Any other ppl have bad preceptors?

    CaLLaCoDe replied to NewGrad07's topic in General Nursing

    By gosh, I really can relate to what you're saying Gonzo nurse! I had this situation happen to me during nursing school of all places, when the nurse assigned to me was found on the other side of the...
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    How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    CaLLaCoDe posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have to float to ICU occasionally and I just don't jive with the put - downs even if they are not said to me directly. I know the put downs exist when the shift leader gives me my assignment and...