GadgetRN71 ASN, RN

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    Why do I get yelled at for doing the correct thing??

    GadgetRN71 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, I'd rather have my nurse carrying a drug book with him/her rather than think they know everything..those are the nurses who are dangerous. I think this preceptor really doesn't want to be...
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    Do You Get Paid For Comprehensive New Grad Training?

    GadgetRN71 replied to cakegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you will get paid. If you are going to be working a shift with a differential though, such as evenings, you won't see it until you are actually on that shift. But, I'm 99.9% sure you'll be paid...
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    Shoes?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Aneroo's topic in Operating Room

    It was funny, when I first started having PF problems in my foot, I had to go back to the Danskos, because they were the only shoes that worked. had to get rid of my Crocs. Then I found the Shape-Ups....
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    I don't understand the diff between ADN & BSN????? Help!!!

    GadgetRN71 replied to Misslady113's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, Magnet status is a marketing gimmick, nothing more. So stupid that this is what hospitals focus on.. I will be starting classes online for my BSN, but only because I want to go to NP school...
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    From OR to ICU?

    GadgetRN71 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi, I have been a nurse for about three and a half years..My experience is in the OR at this point but part of me has always been interested in ICU..I think ICU nurses rock. I think my hospital has a...
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    1 year in and I cannot do bedside anymore!

    GadgetRN71 replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and surgery is cool..very gratifying for those(like me) who like to see almost immediately that we made a difference for that patient-especially if you work in a trauma facility. No visitors or...
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    Abusive Doctors!

    GadgetRN71 replied to new_oldRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have found that the male doctors that are really pushy and obnoxious at work are often the types whose wives wear the pants at home. The only place they can assert any kind of authority is at the...
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    Shoes?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Aneroo's topic in Operating Room

    For the past two months, I've been wearing the Sketchers Shape-ups..These are excellent. I bought them because I had a bout of PF and they were comfortable. But,my butt and my legs have toned up...
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    Nurses Who Can't Add Cost Lives.

    GadgetRN71 replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

    Yes..I'm in agreement too..in school, it used to drive me crazy when students would actually brag that they sucked at math(usually women)and thats why the dosage class was too hard. Dosage is pretty...
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    Nurse with very strange behavior.

    GadgetRN71 replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, all of us are human. I would lay money on the fact that most of us here have lost it at work one time or another. Whether it be eye rolling, snapping at people etc. It's not easy to be in...
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    How mych did you $pend to become a Registered Nurse?

    GadgetRN71 replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    About $6500, including uniforms and
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    Gum Chewing

    GadgetRN71 replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    I never got whacked with a ruler, but I had long hair so I had my hair pulled a couple of times. In eighth grade one of the more obnoxious boys got locked in the supply closet by the Library studies...
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    Frustratingly Obnoxious People.....*vent*

    GadgetRN71 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good post..you know, I came to NS with background and there were times when the instructor did make a mistake(this was in our one lecture about the OR)..usually, I'd just let it ride. However, there...
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    Moochers who want to copy your homework or cheat off you......

    GadgetRN71 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Never had anyone try to cheat off of me(that I know of) but one girl in my class asked if she could have copies of my notes since the instructor had said I was one of the stronger students..Didn't...
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    How long have you seen codes last?

    GadgetRN71 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We coded a 78 year old man in the OR for over an hour once..and he lived. Saw him in ICU a few days later smiling and talking with his family. It was pretty frickin'
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    Gum Chewing

    GadgetRN71 replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    Ha..I did 12 years of Catholic school and I think I rebelled big time...4 tattoos, a tongue piercing and I chew gum..Gasp..Sister Mary Sadist would say I'm making the saints and Jesus cry with my bad...
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    is there something wrong with using the word combative?

    GadgetRN71 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I agree there's a difference. Sorry, but when a patient takes a swing at you(and I have had this happen), that's combative. I don't see how anyone could say
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    Is Nursing School Hard?

    GadgetRN71 replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't think it was hard necessarily as far as coursework...what was hard was time management because I worked while I was in NS. Many of my classmates both worked and had children at home. Nursing...
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    Highest paid nursing field?

    GadgetRN71 replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    In many places, all the specialties make the same..you don't get any more for working ICU, OR etc. most places pay by experience
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    "...Nurses are Doctors SKIVVIES"

    GadgetRN71 replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

    I get this too and my reply is "Do want YOUR nurse to be a dumb*ss?" . Gets them every time. They should be grateful that many smart people decide to become
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    Contaminated back table

    GadgetRN71 replied to nrsman1's topic in Operating Room

    If it's contaminated then it has to taken down, obviously. Now, I work in a specialty where we don't have to count instruments, so we would simply try to replace the contaminated instruments after I...
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    Gum Chewing

    GadgetRN71 replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    That poor kid(and he was a kid-21 years old)..I saw the video of that accident and it was very hard to see. I'm not sure padding those pillars would help much though, at the speeds they hit....
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    Gum Chewing

    GadgetRN71 replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    I have a tongue piercing and it is very hard not to do that..most of the time, I succeed
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    Is it ok for your work to call you after you called in sick?

    GadgetRN71 replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital, it would not be OK for them to bother you..we don't even have to give a reason for a sick call. We're union
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    sketchers shape ups

    GadgetRN71 replied to want to do good 86's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I got these shoes originally because I was having foot issues. They are wonderful and IMHO are better than Danskos because I don't turn my ankle in them. My legs and butt are firmer too, and my legs...