nghtfltguy BSN, RN

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    psych floor - but not enough sitters

    nghtfltguy replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    turf em to somewhere w/ a psych
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    Where do you find pass rate for your college

    nghtfltguy replied to User123456's topic in General Nursing

    its easy... ask whoever is in charge of your nursing program... they
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    Patient is requesting PRN Xanax with PRN Ativan at the same time..Is that allowed?

    nghtfltguy replied to Dunno?'s topic in General Nursing

    yup... aint gonna kill him doc wrote the orders... clarify... then dose him if he is uber anxious.... i have a couple of patients in the LTC i do weekend shifts at that get both @ the same...
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    graduation

    nghtfltguy replied to nursing4nena's topic in General Nursing

    that depends on the hospital.. and the staffing a lot of hospitals won't take new grads straight into the OR.. some will.. 2 ppl i graduated nursing school with went straight into the OR.. 1 of em on...
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    First code O_O

    nghtfltguy replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    codes are codes.. and each one is different.. i have cracked many ribs in the days when i was a paramedic... but.. depending on the pt.. i don't do it very often any more.. unless they are a lil old...
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    Off label use

    nghtfltguy replied to crissrn27's topic in General Nursing

    lmao!! yeah.. if you are not a gambler... and you have some restless legs take a boatload of mirapex and go to
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    Nutritionist to RN--good move?

    nghtfltguy replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    good for you hellokittypink!!~ sounds like you got the best of both worlds now.. that has to be satisfying... at least i hope it is... im happy for
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    A doctor asking you to give him a cup of coffee!!

    nghtfltguy replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    exactly!!! well... imma male nurse.. so it is a bit different... for some reason.. doctors treat me different than female nurses... it pisses me off.....even the female doctors.... even the ones that...
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    Med Surg Question

    nghtfltguy replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    hey.. cityhawk... karl.... uhhh... can i make a suggestion? you need to freaking go to nursing school... it sounds like to me that you are already half way there... you would make an excellent...
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    Med Surg Question

    nghtfltguy replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    uhh... well....... perfectly said!!! med/surg is everything all mixed together... it will give you an idea of what type of nurse you want to
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    double checking insulin

    nghtfltguy replied to builder's topic in General Nursing

    oh... and nancy is right... lovenox should NEVER be administered IM... that order was written wrong..... lovenox is a form of heparin... very good at dvt prevention.... its not TPA... its not a clot...
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    double checking insulin

    nghtfltguy replied to builder's topic in General Nursing

    yup yup nancy.. they should NEVER skip a scheduled med... i never said that they should...that would be
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    double checking insulin

    nghtfltguy replied to builder's topic in General Nursing

    and a blood glucose level of 159 is really not a big deal... when its over 400 or under 50... thats when you need to sweat it.... well... not in all cases.. i have a pt that runs in the upper...
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    double checking insulin

    nghtfltguy replied to builder's topic in General Nursing

    does your pt. get any scheduled 70/30... or lantus? that is what would make a
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    Flushing with pressors

    nghtfltguy replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    yank the line... hold pressure..... tell your pt not to take deep breath while you are dc'n the
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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    nghtfltguy replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    exactly.....
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    Common Meds in Tele

    nghtfltguy replied to nurseJ88's topic in Cardiac

    yup... what she said~~ and
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    Novice nurse in need of reassurance from other new nurses

    nghtfltguy replied to novicenurse2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you will be just fine... it sucks being new @ any job.... nursing especially.... you will get over it...... we all do... i have faith in ya~ just give it time.. it will work out.. then you will be the...
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    Stress Management

    nghtfltguy replied to mbluerose's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i was just kidding about that post i just made.... don't turn to drinking to relieve stress your too young for that!!! deep breathing... focus... you will be
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    Stress Management

    nghtfltguy replied to mbluerose's topic in Health, Stress Management

    2 words!! jack
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    Question

    nghtfltguy replied to sunrisesunset's topic in General Nursing

    uhh... what tazzi said!!!
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    Tylenol, how safe is this drug

    nghtfltguy replied to nialloh's topic in General Nursing

    very well said craig~ tylenol.... *apap* is perfectly safe if taken as directed... if it weren't then it would not be the main thing in vicodin, percocet,norco, and many other narcs.... it is damaging...
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    Please give me some advice

    nghtfltguy replied to RDFloRN's topic in General Nursing

    well... im gonna have to agree w/ jane... you should try to stick it out.. or set a date.. sounds to me like you are really young and scared to be away from home.. there is nothing wrong w/ that.......
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    Am I suited for nursing?

    nghtfltguy replied to RNWannaBe724's topic in General Nursing

    yeah... nursing is not for everyone... it takes something within... you will deal with *gross* stuff you will hate your job @ times.. you will probably hate your life @ times.. you will hate your...
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    Roll Call

    nghtfltguy replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    imma male nurse/med student and damn proud of