Wile E Coyote ASN, RN

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    RN overwhelmed with med school

    Wile E Coyote replied to RNtoMD's topic in General Nursing

    That sense of shock at no longer being exceptional has been many an M1's undoing. Do not get rattled when 'the 3 smart folks in the back' get weeded out, it does not reflect on you. You may bomb your...
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    RN overwhelmed with med school

    Wile E Coyote replied to RNtoMD's topic in General Nursing

    I'll chime in to agree with the recommendation to check out SDN. You won't need to spend much time browsing to get a sense that "wth did I get myself into" is an extremely commonly expressed theme for...
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    Bicarbonate HC03 - As High as 43?

    Wile E Coyote replied to NurseSonata's topic in General Nursing

    I could see a sleeping, prone COPD'er retaining more CO2 from baseline long enough to bump her serum Bicarb if in said hypoventilating state long enough (several hours, overnight, etc). As far as pure...
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    More Autonomy?? No more hourly wage grovelling!!

    Wile E Coyote replied to NefforamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Management.
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    As a Nurse can I work for a search and rescue team?

    Wile E Coyote replied to Katieacrosen's topic in General Nursing

    Just show up to a local SAR training session with some pace-count beads on your pack strap... you'll be in-like-flynn.:) Seriously though, these previous posters are correct.There will be exceptions,...
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    Anesthesia for CPR

    Wile E Coyote replied to Rinto's topic in Critical Care

    This is stuff you anesthetists know very well, but if the providers avoid the Versed recommendation and stick to only Ketamine, ( I'm not advocating this BTW, just giving a 'for instance' scenario)...
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    NPA/Nasal Trumpet

    Wile E Coyote replied to Leafylane's topic in General Nursing

    I'm cornfused here... OP, your line about aspirating and coughing violently for 20 minutes doesn't jive with no "apparent swallowing concerns" nor does the violent coughing jive with the statement...
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    Cleveland Clinic EVAR graft question

    Wile E Coyote replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    18 years ago, my tele floor charge RN used to get a daily list of all 'missed charges' from the previous day. An IV catheter was $18, a bag of fluid was $56 (prices charged to the patient, not the...
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    Personal Address Disclosed to the public? what does this mean?

    Wile E Coyote replied to Kate.Med/Surg RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch, that's embarrassing. I've probably corrected someone on this very cite about that particular
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    Personal Address Disclosed to the public? what does this mean?

    Wile E Coyote replied to Kate.Med/Surg RN's topic in General Nursing

    Could you please sight your source for this
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    Have You Ever Had to Take Care of Someone You Knew?

    Wile E Coyote replied to NewGradRN114's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's pretty much expected in acute care hospital settings. You'll care for coworkers, family of the guy that does your yardwork, your kid's teacher's kid, etc. at least once, if not often. I've taken...
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    DUI in California

    Wile E Coyote replied to kittenmittens's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If you consulted lawyers experienced in professional licensure issues, I would think their advice has high merit. I recommend you consider deleting this entire thread, or at least heavily edit it. I'm...
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    Slow nursing jobs? So I can go back to school.

    Wile E Coyote replied to countrygirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    That's how I read it, and my answer is private duty
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    I quit the PA rat race.

    Wile E Coyote replied to Non Sequitir's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Stellar post, amigo. I'm picking up what you're laying down. I agree that although sound in reasoning, it reads like a sad indictment of nursing's state of
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    Pulmonary Embolism response team or PERT Team

    Wile E Coyote replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in General Nursing

    PERT
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    Rant: subservient RNs

    Wile E Coyote replied to target98765's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me that cohesive interprofessions means ' they did it my way' and this new place? Eh, not so much. Wanting to decrease anesthesia time or to avoid having an obese, loosey-goosey patient...
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    Should I self report?

    Wile E Coyote replied to Sunnywd's topic in General Nursing

    I'm gonna go ahead and read faaar into what you've shared, but has there been any recent big leadership changes you're aware of? Any recent conflicts? No need to answer either way, just putting it out...
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    Hate my new CNA job but I want to be a nurse... please help!

    Wile E Coyote replied to all23nurses's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You are going to have to find a way to reach out to your
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    Procedure on L5 disc replacement surgery.

    Wile E Coyote replied to Bobmichael's topic in General Nursing

    Bob, these are not questions we can properly answer here. You have to discuss this with your surgeon and his or her team. Get a second opinion from another equally trained physician, but it can't come...
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    Should I self report?

    Wile E Coyote replied to Sunnywd's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely do not self-report. Some things that you didn't share here, but perhaps they covered when they contacted you was if a prior user had miscounted, meds found in another bin and this didn't...
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    IV Question

    Wile E Coyote replied to WithValor's topic in General Nursing

    As already posted, the catheter was probably in an artery. One reason it can do this and still be in a vein is if the fluid bag is below the level of the IV site or even if they failed to remove the...
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    Turn employee into BON for inadequate documentation?

    Wile E Coyote replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    It's not nearly the most common reason to file a complaint, but a pattern of conduct displaying poor judgement, poor nursing skill, etc. could definitely lead to a complaint being filed. In the right...
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    Getting around the 18 y.o requirement

    Wile E Coyote replied to npaar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We've all been just talking to ourselves, OP hasn't been back on AN since the day of her
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    Don't be an Autobot

    Wile E Coyote replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is a thing. I've not first-hand seen it in full-blown use at the bedside in any hospital setting, but have directly seen its strong encouragement by my own leadership. We are directed to use...
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    recently let go of a job

    Wile E Coyote replied to Starseed6389's topic in General Nursing

    Okaaay...I vote we focus back on the OP and his particular situation. I got some good vibes reading your OP, OP haha. With that attitude, I can't help but think you'll manage just fine.