GadgetRN71 ASN, RN

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    Should Seasonal Flu Shots Be Mandatory?

    GadgetRN71 replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a huge proponent of flu shots, and vaccination in general, but I still believe flu shots should be a personal choice. I think we can educate people until the end of days that flu shots don't cause...
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    CRNA Hates me

    GadgetRN71 replied to brookorrn's topic in Operating Room

    I think what Shodobe means is that sometimes anesthesia staff(CRNAs and docs) seem to have a superiority complex. This CRNA giving the OP a hard time should not have any say in the...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    :yeah:Great post! Short and sweet..Gets my goat when people think just because someone doesn't have a family(a traditional one, anyway) that they should be willing to martyr themselves. Just watched a...
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    Should I do a psych rotation?

    GadgetRN71 replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    Another vote in favor of the psych rotation..you will see psych patients in EVERY specialty. We get plenty in the OR and the things I learned in my psych rotation have served me well. Most people are...
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    Nurses with felony records

    GadgetRN71 replied to CPUREINSTINCT's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with those who say there are gray areas..IMO, hard to compare a pedophile or a murderer to someone who is convicted of something like bouncing checks. The BON is usually pretty strict with...
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    Do you wear rings on your fingers to work?

    GadgetRN71 replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    I wear rings(usually one on each hand) to work..Obviously, if I'm scrubbing a case, they come off. If circulating, I wear gloves when doing anything patient related, so scratching a patient isn't an...
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    RN work no RN pay...

    GadgetRN71 replied to AimeeJo RN's topic in General Nursing

    :nono:This sounds shady..you have every right to know what you'll be making as an RN and furthermore, once you had that RN license in hand, they should be paying you RN pay. They're shafting you...I'd...
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    Where Did you Work While in School? Pay & Hours.

    GadgetRN71 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Worked as a surgical tech during NS- worked 40 hours/week the first semester and 32 hours/week the remaining 3 semesters, plus call on weekends. Made about $18.00 an hour. Hard to do but I had no...
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    "Well, that's ONE way to do it!"

    GadgetRN71 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Me too..:nuke: I have 4 tattoos and used to have multiple piercings, so I can't in good conscience claim a fear of needles,
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    New grads on the Floor.

    GadgetRN71 replied to LVN2010M's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't gotten the chance to mentor anyone per se, I'm still relatively new myself. But, I try to provide encouragement to students. I have several coworkers who are in pre-reqs or in NS and I try...
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    Dating in the O.R???

    GadgetRN71 replied to galenanurse's topic in Operating Room

    Funny, we were just discussing this the other day in my OR.. Hope no one gets offended but I believe you dont s**t where you eat.( a southern nurse taught me that expression, and while it's crude,...
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    how many of you go to the grocery store after working with patients?

    GadgetRN71 replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    Count me in as one of the germy. IMO, germs are out there anyway. Do you know how many people there are out in the community that have MRSA? These people are using the same gyms as you, using the same...
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    This is not my job?!?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    I have mopped plenty a floor in my time. I actually got reprimanded for picking up a mop in my current facility. We're union and I was told someone could claim I was trying to take their job! So, I...
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    Do you sign "RN' after your name OUTSIDE of the hospital?

    GadgetRN71 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just of the camp that thinks a separation between work and the rest of your life is a good thing. It can be aggravating when people ask for medical advice not to mention a liability. One friend of...
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    Do you sign "RN' after your name OUTSIDE of the hospital?

    GadgetRN71 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    No, I just sign RN at work. Outside of the hospital, I want as few people as possible to know that I'm an RN, LOL. Ever see those T-shirts and license plate decorations that say RN on them? No way in...
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    Trauma Naked?

    GadgetRN71 replied to mark90's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously, no matter what the explanations given, even if they are rational and well explained, certain people just aren't going to listen. So I say, why are we trying to justify ourselves? We know we...
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    Smelly co-worker

    GadgetRN71 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it could be something medical. Or, she could be on meds that make her sweat smell funky. Or she's using some kind of body spray/ deodorant, and it just doesn't mesh well with her body chemistry....
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    OMG, so true. I was dicussing this with a coworker the other day...so many of my patients are cases of people behaving badly. Drunk drivers, people deciding to ride motorcyles after first getting...
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    Trauma Naked?

    GadgetRN71 replied to mark90's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:Bravo..last thing the trauma team needs to worry about is societal niceties. I work in a level one trauma hospital and many patients come in insisting they are fine.That they don't need that...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    "No, all 15 of you can't come in to the Pacu to see Grannie. There is a little thing called patient privacy. And no, the 10 year old can't go back there either..Why do you want to take the chance that...
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    Nursing? May not have any other choice.

    GadgetRN71 replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, when I read that quote I was thinking of how many problems she was going to have with her fellow nurses. IMO, far more of these types of nurses than patients! This topic is proving my point...
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    Can I refuse being in charge?????

    GadgetRN71 replied to Shell5's topic in General Nursing

    Being in charge bites the big one. I took my current position about a year ago. It was not advertised as a charge position(in the OR, this means running the board) and when I interviewed and when I...
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    Breaking in to new OR

    GadgetRN71 replied to PAORNURSE's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, I agree with the above..plenty of other ORs out there..cut your losses and run, because this one is
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    Do you take any stimulants?

    GadgetRN71 replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Love, love, love Dunkin' Donuts coffee, especially the iced coffee. Hate diet soda though. Hey, does anyone know if they still make Jolt cola? That stuff works
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    Do you take any stimulants?

    GadgetRN71 replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Coffee, Red Bull, and Rockstar(they make a sugar free latte version which is really