SpEdtacular

SpEdtacular MSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. nurses with Bipolar Disorder

    SpEdtacular replied to KThurmond's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    That there is the key! You can't always change the way you feel, but you can change the way you think, and changing the way you think can help you deal with those

  2. nurses with Bipolar Disorder

    SpEdtacular replied to KThurmond's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I made it through paramedic school and nursing school. It's not easy, but it can be

  3. nurses with Bipolar Disorder

    SpEdtacular replied to KThurmond's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hey OP, I have been dealing with Bipolar II since I was 12 and know how you feel. In addition to taking my medication religiously, I do a whole lot of venting to my poor husband, utilize my cats for...

  4. RN to MSN

    SpEdtacular replied to hlnorrn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am close to finishing Excelsior's RN-MSN Informatics program and have really enjoyed the experience. Courses (not credits) run about

  5. Which nursing specialty has the most autonomy/independence? Apart from nursing practioner

    SpEdtacular replied to Zyrv's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have heard that corrections nurses are very independent but don't know from experience. ICU nurses are fairly independent but in the hospital in general I think it depends a lot on the docs you're...

  6. NTG and bradycardia

    SpEdtacular replied to tech1000's topic in Emergency

    I have had a patient's heart rate drop from the 80s to the 40s because her chest pain turned into an inferior wall MI, but in that instance it stayed dropped. Although it doesn't sound like it was...

  7. The Emergency Department: Where pain isn't what the patient says it is.

    SpEdtacular replied to CaptCrzy's topic in Emergency

    Our providers go the DEA website and print them a list of all the prescriptions for controlled substances they have had filled. There are other clues too, like what I call the triple T allergy......

  8. Are you a new informatics nurse?

    SpEdtacular replied to InformaticsRN.MA's topic in Nursing Informatics

    All of it I guess. Just excited to be trying something new and challenging

  9. Are you a new informatics nurse?

    SpEdtacular replied to InformaticsRN.MA's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I am enrolled in the RN-MSN Informatics program at Excelsior and will be starting the informatics portion in the

  10. EKG Competency fail

    SpEdtacular replied to badgernurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    OP sounds like a frustrating situation where you were set up to fail. Over the years, I have seen some atrocious EKG tests where the strips are a barely readable copy of a copy of a copy and the...

  11. Snowed a patient

    SpEdtacular replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree that lots of people are incredibly unrealistic about pain control. Unfortunately stuff hurts. There are also people who will never get enough medication because they have a tolerance, an...

  12. What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

    SpEdtacular replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That is

  13. Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    SpEdtacular replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing by saying no and explaining that you were uncomfortable with it. Hopefully it will never be an issue for you again now that you've made your position clear. Since it was just a...

  14. My interview at a Hospital with the lions

    SpEdtacular replied to garn12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    OP I've been there, I once had an interview and after showing up 10-15 minutes late the manager took me upstairs to her office and proceeded to eat her lunch in front of me during the interview. At...

  15. A word to the wise about CEU's

    SpEdtacular replied to Isabelle49's topic in Home Health

    I was actually kind of shocked to learn that some states didn't require CEs for nurses. I had to get them when I was a medic so I figured at least a refresher or

  16. A word to the wise about CEU's

    SpEdtacular replied to Isabelle49's topic in Home Health

    I go to nursingcenter.com and sign up for the CE saver. It costs about 35 dollars for a 1 year subscription and you have plenty of CEs to choose from; most if not all are ANCC approved. Nurse.com has...

  17. Books/references for new MICU RN

    SpEdtacular replied to GP8986's topic in MICU, SICU

    Quick Reference to Critical Care by Nancy H. Diepenbrock is the best reference I have

  18. What is wrong with these kids? (Mystery Diagnosis)

    SpEdtacular replied to Double-Helix's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    What about something like Reye's

  19. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    SpEdtacular replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ever read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair? Young and hopeful guy applying for a job at the meat packing plant looking down on the older industry veterans who couldn't get work thinking they just had a...

  20. Brainstorming needed!

    SpEdtacular replied to lafutura's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I would keep looking around because while a lot of places do want the previous ICU experience there are plenty that want 1-2 years of ED, ICU, or Telemetry out there (although it seems a lot of the...

  21. Is this the norm or unfair? thoughts and opinions needed!!

    SpEdtacular replied to nursingpower's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    If you work in an environment where you feel that certain nurses and new nurses are "less favored" than I would imagine that it's normal for nurses to have uneven workloads because of favoritism. If...

  22. New Grad RN - ICU

    SpEdtacular replied to californiarnbsn's topic in MICU, SICU

    You are not kidding about documenting nonsense! I feel like If I didn't have to document what I did every 2 hours I would actually have plenty of time to do it. The PCU I worked on had no visiting...

  23. Atrial Flutter vs Atrial Tachycardia with AV block

    SpEdtacular replied to ChaseZ's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    An inferior wall or R sided MI isn't an absolute contraindication to using nitro however that being said it these infarcts require adequate preload to support R ventricular function. As long as you...

  24. What to do about disruptive behavior?

    SpEdtacular replied to Mudwoman's topic in MICU, SICU

    As an earlier poster said, remember her behavior and never do it to another nurse because we all have days like that. While working on the progressive care unit at my hospital I've had plenty of...

  25. Atrial Flutter vs Atrial Tachycardia with AV block

    SpEdtacular replied to ChaseZ's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Always nice to meet another EKG nerd OP! :w00t: My vote is for second type II or third degree (or some combination of the two) but there's a reason it's call interpretation, it can be very subjective...