EmmaG RN

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    My only concern w/nursing

    EmmaG replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    No, not at all. http://www.usphs.gov/profession/nurse/bios.aspx#1 There's a good video on the site about a PHS nurse working for the Indian Health Service:...
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    My only concern w/nursing

    EmmaG replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Why couldn't you live in or near
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    My only concern w/nursing

    EmmaG replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered PHS? With a BSN, you'll be a commissioned officer and eligible for retirement benefits after only 20 years. http://www.usphs.gov/questionsanswers/compensation.aspx...
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    Calling in sick....feeling worst after the call!

    EmmaG replied to TeresaB930's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire Anything I say in response to that last post would no doubt get me banned. I hope you're no longer working for that
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    Not asking for medical advice, but...

    EmmaG replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea how long it can last, but what does your faith have to do with it? It's a medical condition. Please follow your doctor's advice
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    Aspirate Always?

    EmmaG replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt the extra time it takes to aspirate before injecting could even be measured; perhaps it's just because I've been doing so for so long, but it's all done in one smooth
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    Male nurses dominate b/c they are Male?

    EmmaG replied to sasha1224's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That was passed in
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    Large med pass at 6 am!!!!!!

    EmmaG replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient only has a few once-a-day meds at 9am, and they are meds that can be given on an empty stomach, then I see no problem with giving them at 6am. But if they are going to have to get...
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    Aspirate Always?

    EmmaG replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a bit confused as to references that aspirating 'prolongs' the
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    Calling in sick....feeling worst after the call!

    EmmaG replied to TeresaB930's topic in General Nursing

    You say, "That's not my problem. I am calling in sick. Goodbye."I hope you feel
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    Male nurses dominate b/c they are Male?

    EmmaG replied to sasha1224's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ummmm... No, it didn't 'suck'. It is illegal.
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    Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    EmmaG replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    When you confront him, do NOT let him get away with a personal apology. He berated you in front of staff and patients, he should apologize in the same
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    Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    EmmaG replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    BS. No offense, but that is BS. Pick up on his cues my ass. I'm not walking on eggshells around someone who is supposed to be a professional, just so they won't chew my butt in front of God and...
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    Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    EmmaG replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the same way; though most people don't realize that when I do cry, it's because I'm beyond angry. People who know me know to stand clear if they see me tearing
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    starch?

    EmmaG replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my luck I'd forget to turn off the iron and set my bed on fire. If anything else burns down, so be it... but God forbid something comes between me and my
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    What's behind your name?

    EmmaG replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    Guilty as charged. As a traveler, I'd also sometimes answer a unit's phone with a barrage of all the floors I'd worked, ending with "where the hell AM
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    What's behind your name?

    EmmaG replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    Just don't ask me how many times I've signed 'RN' behind my first initial/last name on checks and credit card receipts after a wicked night at work ...
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    Missed work, feel HORRIBLE!

    EmmaG replied to PiPhi2004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Been there, done that. Don't be so hard on
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    Change of shift admissions

    EmmaG replied to kittymom's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy was that the paperwork and admission on any patient who arrived on the floor after 6am, 2pm, 6pm, or 10pm would be passed to the next shift (our reports start at quarter to the hour). The...
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    Does this sound like an air embolism?

    EmmaG replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Are you certain she flushed with saline? Did it flush easily? What was the last medication to go through that line? Had he already received any type of transfusion through the
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    What would you have done?

    EmmaG replied to NJNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not angry at all. And my criticism stands--- you've posted enough personal info about this person that it would be very easy to figure out who it is (especially for those who follow his sport). If...
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    Drinks in the nurses station...

    EmmaG replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    I bet if we all wore one of these (after all, it's hands-free), pretty soon the nurses' desk would be declared a non-clinical
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    What would you have done?

    EmmaG replied to NJNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I think they were referring to the OP. There is way too much personal info given on this thread about the patient. From her posts, it would be very easy to figure out who this person
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    Nursing as a Science and Religious Consideration in Healthcare

    EmmaG replied to MQ Edna's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Tweety said it very well (as usual :) ) I'm disappointed that far too often, our patients' spiritual needs get lost in all the high-tech care or are simply ignored. I was lucky that the hospital I...
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    U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    EmmaG replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Really? How