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  1. Think I'm blackballed

    queenjean replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    From a fellow co-worker's stance, it stinks to work with someone who is on a lifting restriction. You have to do your work and then some of their's, too. Or assignments are made so that the one with...

  2. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    queenjean replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I find it distracting when people are talking TO ME when I'm trying to chart--but if you work best in complete silence, then maybe you picked the wrong place to work. I'm sure there are places out...

  3. when a boxer is cut

    queenjean replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    Totally off topic, sorry, but....isn't this the same reasoning that was used for so long with circumcision? That newborns had immature nervous systems and therefore didn't feel pain? It isn't the...

  4. Is this true of nursing?

    queenjean replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, that actually did make me laugh out

  5. VA nursing questions

    queenjean posted a topic in Government, Military

    I'm thinking about applying to the VA in a neighboring city. I know there is variation between facilities, but I was hoping some of you could at least share your experiences. I tried finding these...

  6. Codes - Your Procedure

    queenjean replied to antidote's topic in Patient Medications

    Our hospital is the same; we follow ACLS with or without a doc's presence. Our ER docs bust their butt to get up to the code immediately; but if they are running a code in the ER along with a...

  7. Please interpret this med order

    queenjean replied to Jennabugs's topic in Patient Medications

    We do it *your* way at our hospital, with the key factor being that, if you first gave 5 mg at noon, and then at one gave 10 mg, the pt wouldn't be able to have any more until four (three hours after...

  8. Does anybody had seen a nurse with tunnel earrings?

    queenjean replied to Hacker-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I live in the middle of the friggen bible belt, and you would not have a problem getting a job at our hospital. No policy re: tunnel vs stud earrings, no policy re: tattoos covered, no policy re:...

  9. How much difference in pay do two year rn's get than four yr??

    queenjean replied to bigmac018's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I know; I meant that now people are hard on the ADN programs from both sides. That they are two year programs, that they should be four year programs; that they aren't academically rigorous enough,...

  10. How much difference in pay do two year rn's get than four yr??

    queenjean replied to bigmac018's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    So, perhaps in response to the fact that people are pushing for a BSN education, ADN programs are increasing their requirements. And now people are hard on them, too? I live in a state that is mostly...

  11. Med-Surg nursing journal? What journals to do you read?

    queenjean posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    To what nursing magazines/journals do you subscribe? Is there a journal specific for med-surg nursing?

  12. Med-Surg nursing journal? What journals to do you read?

    queenjean replied to queenjean's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks, I didn't even realize there was a Med-Surg association (duhr, of course there is, there is an association for everything). Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it!

  13. Drug Calc. on the Job

    queenjean replied to Beachgirl1212's topic in General Nursing

    I've calculated drip rates to get an estimate--now I know how it's supposed to look if it's supposed to run over a certain time, and I don't calculate them anymore. But I do often run something by...

  14. Is this true of nursing?

    queenjean replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    Alright then. I guess now you know. As tedious as it can be to look up old threads, maybe you should do some searches on this site about the responsibilities of RNs, and maybe look around on the CNA...

  15. My ER experience....what do you think??

    queenjean replied to feebebe23's topic in General Nursing

    You want my God's honest true opinion? Someone who can drive themselves to the ER with a migraine for pain medication? I would probably find that suspicious. Usually when I think of intractable...

  16. Is this true of nursing?

    queenjean replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    Woohoo! I suggest you reevaluate your career choice! At the very least, do some shadowing, or better yet, get your CNA and work in a hospital. You appear to have very little idea what nursing is...

  17. Getting the foley past the prostate

    queenjean posted a topic in General Nursing

    Holy cow, I could not get a foley in last night. I used a regular 16 fr, I used a coude, I used urojet, I tried to gently roll the foley between my fingers while advancing, I advanced it to the...

  18. Getting the foley past the prostate

    queenjean replied to queenjean's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the advice. I was holding that member at ALL angles, man. I did not try the cough, though. I'll definitely try that next time. I did try to wait after hitting the prostate, but maybe I...

  19. How much difference in pay do two year rn's get than four yr??

    queenjean replied to bigmac018's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have a bachelors in another field; maybe that's why I am not terribly concerned with getting my BSN. I honestly do not see a difference in the care provided. I've seen the coursework, I am infact...

  20. I'm moving to Kansas City, Please Help :)

    queenjean replied to iLovemyJackRT's topic in General Nursing

    I worked a little for Cascade while saving for a vacation. It is a locally owned agency, not a national chain. I found them to always have work for me if I wanted it, and I was very specific about...

  21. Ways I have heard Metoprolol pronounced...by medical personnel.

    queenjean replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    I can just see it now, "Daahling, be a good little luv and bring me some

  22. Magnet hospital

    queenjean replied to amykobus's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital says they are beginning to work toward this, too. Subbing because I also want to hear what others have to say about their Magnet hospital, good and

  23. Color challenged male in nursing

    queenjean replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    Many more men are color-blind than women. According to Wikipedia (I know, I know, but it's just so awesome!): "In the United States, about 7 percent of the male population - or about 10.5 million men...

  24. Easter is not a holiday?????

    queenjean replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Venting is nice; blaming another religious group for your unfair persecution is not. And it's not like half of us (myself included) didn't spell Channuka/Hanukka/Chuckanuka totally wrong. Sometimes...

  25. Color challenged male in nursing

    queenjean replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work with a nurse who was color blind--oh my god, the color combinations of scrubs he used to wear to work. He'd walk in, we'd bust a gut, and he'd be like, "No way, I did it again? What...