vashtee

vashtee RN

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  1. An Atheist Outnumbered by Christians at Work (an ethical dilemma)

    vashtee replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see why it's anyone's business that you aren't a believer. I'd probably just keep it to myself and say "I prefer to keep my relationship with God

  2. Does the Nurse to patient ratio change for nights?

    vashtee replied to NurseSnarky's topic in MICU, SICU

    It's the same day or night in DOU where I work, but the nights often don't have a

  3. Student Reports Alcoholic mom

    vashtee replied to skoolnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When asked what his parent's hobbies were, my son told his 3rd grade teacher that his mom "liked to drink wine" because I attended a once-per-month wine-tasting event. Good thing I knew the teacher...

  4. Interview apparel ?

    vashtee replied to Rascal1's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I vote for business casual unless you are in New York where they tend to dress up more elaborately. Depending on where you live, there is probably a shortage of jobs out there - don't diminish your...

  5. I think peri/rectal swabs are a humiliating 'welcome' to the hospital

    vashtee replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    How humiliating. I never heard of peri-anal swabbing for MRSA. I wonder if any other facilities are doing

  6. Med Errors: Share Your Stories

    vashtee replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I made my first med error yesterday. Thank goodness it was also a mistake on the part of charge nurse. Anyway, PRN blood pressure meds had the wrong parameters transcribed by pharmacy, and I didn't...

  7. Those nursing students that just don't seem to "get it"

    vashtee replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't appreciate missing out on my own learning opportunities to help out someone who sounds very unlikely to make it through nursing school. I mean, your classmate had my sympathy until you...

  8. tatted up and in nursing school

    vashtee replied to mscgirl09's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, fair or not, I think there are a lot of people who find them unprofessional - not only for nurses, but for many professionals. My husband teaches courtroom testimony classes, and he always...

  9. Pulses

    vashtee replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    oops - it was unaffected leg that had no pulse? It's a good thing someone else read more carefully than I

  10. tatted up and in nursing school

    vashtee replied to mscgirl09's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on your program. I knew a couple of students with tattoos, but they definitely kept them covered. Some of your more conservative nursing instructors won't take kindly to them, and...

  11. Pulses

    vashtee replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, but I might be thinking of compartment syndrome if you mentioned pain. There might be a clot, but it wouldn't have traveled from one leg to the

  12. I am so bummed...

    vashtee replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You aren't taking Depakote by any chance, are you? My daughter was diagnosed with PCOS at the age of 15. She takes hormones every other month to start her period. Before being diagnosed with PCOS,...

  13. I GIVE UP~

    vashtee replied to afranklin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Blah! I hated micro. My sympathies are with

  14. Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    vashtee replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Please, dear nurses! worry no more!! I started with 20 in the bottle, and there are 17 left, and they have been around long enough to expire. That should be a pretty clear indication that I don't...

  15. Has Your Facility Ever Tried to Have a Set Schedule?

    vashtee replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wish we had set schedules. It's crazy trying to schedule things in the future when you don't know what your work schedule is going to look like. But since you are in a position of authority about...

  16. Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    vashtee replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    OY, for the 4th time, I AM NOT TAKING DRUGS AT WORK. Sorry if I seem rude, it's just that I've had to repeat myself 4 times. Being tempted is not the same as doing

  17. basic nursing question

    vashtee replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in General Nursing

    We use the FLACC scale which assigns a numeric value to various physical cues such as frowns, grimaces, legs restless, crying, etc. Like the numeric scale, 10 is the highest number

  18. Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    vashtee replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! For the THIRD time, I haven't taken them. Being tempted isn't the same thing as doing it! :D But thanks for your

  19. Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    vashtee replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Uhh... yes it would. It was prescribed for anxiety. But as I said, I haven't taken them. I didn't even take them for the plane flight for which the doctor wrote the order - I have only used them for...

  20. Older students biased against younger students?

    vashtee replied to Stephanieee's topic in General Students

    Speaking as another (former) non-traditional (aka "old") student, I loved being with the younger students too. the only problem was that when I went to high school events for my kids, all the other...

  21. Prescription narcotics or benzodiazepines while working?

    vashtee replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse who is about to go off orientation, the anxiety is killing me. I've considered taking a (low dose) Xanax that was prescribed to me over a year ago for a long airplane flight, but have...

  22. Older students biased against younger students?

    vashtee replied to Stephanieee's topic in General Students

    ^^ what that guy said was just as silly as what those women said. In my program, the older students were very supportive of the younger students, and vice-versa. You are all going to end up in the...

  23. california community college question please read!!!1

    vashtee replied to TCLA's topic in California Nursing

    You will save a lot of money by starting at a community college, but they typically have long wait lists. I suggest that if you have the grades, you can start taking your college prerequisites now...

  24. bad clinical day

    vashtee replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Students

    Here's a typical example of what my charting might have looked like before I was allowed to chart by exception: 0730 pt awake and sitting in bed watching TV. Alert and oriented x3 - patient unaware...

  25. bad clinical day

    vashtee replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Students

    You should ask her to provide some examples of good documentation. This was a problem for some of my classmates. Fortunately for me, I have a knack for finding the right person to pair up with, and I...