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  1. Dacron cuff of Hickman pulled out

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you do? Its just pulled out enough to see the cuff. Surgery recommended to come out but didn't seem firm as patient still needed treatment. Attending says okay to keep but don't know if its...

  2. Educator with limited clinical experience

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all! Ive been a nurse for about 3 years now working in the same unit where I started as a new grad. I've recently taken an educator role, however, my concern is that clinically I'm not super...

  3. RN with MBA, has anyone done this?

    holdensjane posted a topic in Nursing Career

    what are some job positions for someonewith a nursing degree and an MBA? share you

  4. question answered

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies

  5. question answered

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for answering the

  6. 6 months on night, my beauty suffers

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    not that i'm very beautiful to start with but I've noticed that my skin is constantly breaking out and I have huge dark eye circles that never go away. I never had this before doing nights. I get the...

  7. Disrespectful Nurse aids

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad RN that started in October. Overall people on the floor have been supportive. But I'm having trouble with some of the assistants. I work on an oncology floor so weights and I/O are...

  8. Floor nursing to ICU? or New grad to ICU?

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    how difficult is it to get into NICU or ICU in general after becoming a regular floor nurse? Do they always prefer new grads over floor nurses? I've heard that because the idea is that its easier to...

  9. Nurse was so RUDE to me in report, what should I say next time)

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work the night shift, I had a patient that was admitted at 5, the nurse on days noted all the orders and told me he needed blood and plts. I look at the mar and noticed no premeds for plts. I asked...

  10. MSN admin/leadership, jobs other than mangers and DON?? what are they?

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    i will be applying for grad school in the next few months and am strongly considering nursing admin and leadership.. my question is, at my hospital we have nursing managers and above that is DON and i...

  11. RNs can't be CNAs?

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    sorry if this sounds dumb, but i will get my RN license soon but do not plan on being an RN for a few months. Is it illegal to continue in a CNA position because I have my RN

  12. is 7 months okay to ask for a letter of recommendation?

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    when is an adequate amount of time that has past before I should ask my manager for a letter of recommendation. I work the night

  13. is 7 months okay to ask for a letter of recommendation?

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    sorry i should have mentioned that it was for grad school. i'm not really

  14. Nurse was so RUDE to me in report, what should I say next time)

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your responses. I'm greatful to have this place where i can seek the advice of experienced nurses since I hate to bring these things up in the workplace and became part of the gossip...

  15. What's your ANNUAL SALARY?

    holdensjane replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    i make 60 a year base. I want to put in overtime but keep getting cancelled. we don't have a shortage of nursing in my hospital. btw, i'm a new grad at 7 months now and have recieved a raise of about...

  16. Nurse was so RUDE to me in report, what should I say next time)

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    what bothered me most was that even after I said "i'm just letting you know, if you don't think thats a problem then thats fine" she kept saying it "i don't know what you think its an issue, its not...

  17. Nurse was so RUDE to me in report, what should I say next time)

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    its not so much the fact that she questioned my judgement but the way she said it was degrading as though it was SO outrageous that I was at all concerned about the bp. Next time will be out of line...

  18. Nurse was so RUDE to me in report, what should I say next time)

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    do you think my concern was valid, or am i just being

  19. Tired of people commenting on my salary

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    how do you react to people who always say "nurses make so much money". Or I always get this "you can afford that comeon thats like a day's salary" Seriously i don't know how to respond to these...

  20. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    holdensjane replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    1. sure I can get your new tubing for the plts you just walked into the patient room with cause you're in isolation. you need something else just as i get up to get what you asked? sure, I'll get...

  21. Would this be appropriate for me to ask? This is always awkward for me...

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated school this past summer and have been working for seven months now. I am applying to grad school in the fall for 2009. my senior year of college I thought I was going to grad school right...

  22. Tired of people commenting on my salary

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 22 and yes most of these comments come from people who are in grad school or people who are making less than I. I don't mind talking about my salary, I just get frustrated when people think that a...

  23. Tired of people commenting on my salary

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I feel like just because I don't make minimum wage, people think I can't have financial constraints. Sometimes I feel like saying "we don't make that much" but that just comes off sound...

  24. Pressure to join union

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse and have been getting pressure from other nurses to join the union. They're targeting the newbies as they have told us repeatedly. Personally, I don't really know where I stand with...

  25. Is claritin BID 10 mg a safe dosage?

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    my doctor prescribed claritin 10 mg two times a day. I always thought claritin was only supposed to be 10 mg once daily. Is this a safe