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  1. A Nurse Is A Nurse?!?

    Tolos replied to sxybuttrfly's topic in General Nursing

    Libra1, I am interested,where and how long did it take you to learn to text/write that way, did you intentionally write that piece that way or is it just a fluke? Pardon me. It took me a lot of...

  2. Are you happy with your job?

    Tolos replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I like my job. I left med/surg a year ago for infusion nursing at a rheumatology clinic. Med/surg was filled with nurses "lynching" nurses, class stratification, and peer oppression. I liked the...

  3. Decisions

    Tolos replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    "I will probably end up stuck where I am forever, and that is depressing. It would be easier if I knew where I would ultimately like to end up" If you work for a staffing agency they pay you more with...

  4. asked to resign

    Tolos replied to pedspnp's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry that happened. It happened to me on med/surg floor a year ago as an RN transitioning from LVN with geriatric experience to floor nursing. I was given the assessment test for travelling...

  5. Job Search Etiquette? Help me?

    Tolos replied to DaisyChains's topic in General Nursing

    I went online and pulled up possible questions asked during interviews and practiced. Most of all of those questions were asked on the interviews I attended. For example, search and ask people about...

  6. Where to keep scrubs at home

    Tolos replied to time2change's topic in General Nursing

    "Is it wise to keep scrubs (clean ones of course) in the same closet with your regular clothes? I wash them separately but I never really thought about were to keep them. My shoes always stay outside...

  7. krebs cycle

    Tolos replied to kiwi08's topic in General Nursing

    "well gilaRN... if you seem to have a problem with answering my questions then maybe you shouldnt. and to everyone else thanks for the suggestions/help" No need to be so sensitive and short on your...

  8. A Nursing Dilemma!!!

    Tolos posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an infusion nurse in a rheumatology clinic, one of my patients requests flu vaccine during infusion. Her Dr's nurse, an LVN said that the patient does not need an order because "they always...

  9. IV question from a student

    Tolos replied to Traci SRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your instructor has sent you on a wild goose chase. But at least you now know that your community of nurses are able to provide you with the right answer when you need them. That is a good thing...

  10. Blood Infusion Through Midlines and PICC's

    Tolos replied to mattsmom64's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Go to www.ins.com or google intravenous infusion nurses. I think dual PICC lines have separate lines. The reason that you do not infuse blood with any medication is to prevent hemolyses. If a dual...

  11. -- I am recent college graduate, can I still get a pharmaceutical sales job?

    Tolos replied to Jerome_Darrell's topic in General Nursing

    I will suggest you get a med/surg experience at least for a year so that you can explain the pathophysiology of the diseases in comparison to the drugs you'd sell and convince patients,nurses and docs...

  12. Nurses and the 2008 election

    Tolos replied to Brian's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Was any one swayed or have a change of voting power after last night's speech, which was written by Matthew Scully speechwriter of George W Bush? Is she going to be spoonfed by others, writing her...

  13. Nurses and the 2008 election

    Tolos replied to Brian's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    "Obama/Biden:) Healthcare must change and we must not only be a voice for our patients in the hospital, but also politically. I believe the dem ticket is the only way to get anything done with...

  14. Rituxan dosing - Excessive?

    Tolos replied to bea56's topic in General Nursing

    This might not be of much help to you. I administer rituxan in rheumatology for RA,sjoren syndrome and other unlisted autoimmune disease patients, the order is for 1000mg #1, and #2 at the 15day. I...

  15. What to do about slander?

    Tolos replied to zattie's topic in General Nursing

    I support getting this issue mediated with the accuser present and definitely clear your name and conscience. Don't feel so bad and sit in it. The Dr deserves to know the right person (if any) that...

  16. How do you deal with gossipy co-workers?

    Tolos posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is beginning to annoy me that I need other nurses feedback! I am an RN infusion nurse at a clinic, our facility recently changed to four plain scrubs, monday to thursday and any scrub every...

  17. Can you help me??????????

    Tolos replied to dreamrider_212's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    1. When drawing up saline & any IV med they recap & reuse the same needles throughout the shift. Is this general practice or just the clinic trying to save money? I have stuck myself 3 times...

  18. Hi Everyone!

    Tolos replied to newmommy1331's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Mother baby is where the baby's go to after birth and cared for, they are taken to their Mothers for feeding and bonding. PP is where the mother go to after delivery, she recuperates and goes to...

  19. Looking to jump from CNA to LPN to RN. Anybody done that?

    Tolos replied to idahomachine's topic in General Nursing

    ( I am holding on to the rumor that one can become a CNA then :roll Roll into a LPN program with aid from an employer. :chuckle Has anyone taken that path? I am looking at going to CSI's nursing...

  20. IV Insertion Problems..............Help!!

    Tolos replied to dreamrider_212's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    (I am fairly new to the world of infusion and am still struggling with the IV insertions. The main problem I seem to have (apart from vein selction) is when I insert and get a flashback, I advance the...

  21. IV Insertion Problems..............Help!!

    Tolos replied to dreamrider_212's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I want to encourage you to keep trying, it takes time to be good at any specialty. First take your time in searching for a vein, make sure that it is straight, long and juicy, you can feel a bounce...

  22. Nurses Week

    Tolos replied to meandrog02's topic in General Nursing

    For us here in ambulatory rheumatology clinic, nurses week started on monday with a drug rep presenting us with a backpack, in it was a coffee cup and a stetoscope watch with second hand. On tuesday,...

  23. Called in tonight; I know I'm in trouble...

    Tolos replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all those who have said, in essence, don't feel guilty about it. But I also worry about you as a person. I read under the actual words of your post a person who may be stretched pretty...

  24. getting rid of an air bubble in an IV line

    Tolos replied to Implacable's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Or if the pump has a "backflush" function you can back flush the air into the drip chamber it rises to the

  25. Infusion Pump Design

    Tolos replied to rbs950's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ) Should Power button be combined with Stop button or should they be separate? When they are combined, pressing and holding the button will turn off the pump. While infusion is running, clinician will...