everthesame

everthesame LPN, LVN

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  1. Worried because I know too much...

    everthesame posted a topic in General Nursing

    First of all I want to be clear...I am not asking for medical advice. I am posting out of concern for my teen age daughter. I got a call early Tuesday afternoon from the school nurse saying she had...

  2. UPDATE on my job situation and woes!

    everthesame replied to RNforhire07's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/forums/f30/advice-needed-re-career-sorry-long-248242.html In the thread the OP referenced, she stated she had been at her current job for 18 months and voiced concerns over what...

  3. Clinical Question

    everthesame replied to crany3's topic in General Nursing

    Bright pink armbands. All armbands go on the same arm so that when you are checking the armband before a lab draw you will, hopefully, notice the pink arm band. We also have a pre-printed report...

  4. EVERYBODY IN! need info on average vacation time use

    everthesame replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I have not had any difficulty getting time off when I want it. My experience has been that if I asked for time as far in advance as I could, I would get the days off. I know a lot of...

  5. was I wrong?

    everthesame replied to MedSurgeNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done that. Apologize for not being able to come in for the day shift and explain what happened. Do they need help tonight, the shift you sincerely believed you were supposed to work? If...

  6. Direct admits and "Stat" orders -- if it's that urgent why not call 911?

    everthesame replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the floor nurses could be found negligent re: when the STAT orders were finally carried out. If the physician faxed orders there should be a time stamp somewhere on the orders. If he...

  7. called in sick 2 days in a row

    everthesame replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    pcp=primary care physician. To the OP, I hope you're feeling better

  8. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    everthesame replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    Stabbing pain to right breast (not chest) lasting 10-15 seconds. Did not recur. That one came in by

  9. Any Advice????

    everthesame replied to dreamrider_212's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in NICU for about a year. I left because I was to the point I was stressed out just thinking about going to work. There are many wonderful things about working in the NICU but I just always...

  10. Which job would you take?

    everthesame replied to Catys_With_Me's topic in General Nursing

    Position #2 for pretty much the same reasons others have mentioned. Those stress inducing times are easier to navigate when you are working with a supportive

  11. Drug Screening

    everthesame replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No pre nursing school drug screens when I went to school some 15 years ago. I'm surprised they are doing a hair sample drug screen. I hear those are more expensive than the

  12. Anyone use Meditech computer charting?

    everthesame replied to TooterIA's topic in Emergency

    Meditech was my first experience with computer charting. I used to think it really sucked until I had to learn other systems. Now it doesn't seem like it was so bad. I think all systems have their...

  13. what would you do?

    everthesame replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    "Please note in the chart that I called, and that the patient is comfortable" Telephone order read back and verified, Iam Lazy MD/Nancy Nurse,

  14. Pregnancy is not a disease!!! (vent)

    everthesame replied to RN4life#1's topic in General Nursing

    The key phrase here is give and take. The person described by the OP seems to only be taking. Most of the moms-to-be I have worked with have done as much of their own work as they were physically...

  15. Taking NCLEX Monday! Keep some fingers and toes crossed for me!

    everthesame replied to blyn79's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I thought too but some of my classmates seemed to think staying up and studying until the wee hours of the morning was "the" way to prepare for an exam. However I do admit to some last...

  16. Taking NCLEX Monday! Keep some fingers and toes crossed for me!

    everthesame replied to blyn79's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent advice. I always got a good night's sleep the night before an exam. Several classmates would ask me what I did to get such good scores and I always told them I firmly believed (and still...

  17. Pregnancy is not a disease!!! (vent)

    everthesame replied to RN4life#1's topic in General Nursing

    Have you talked to the charge nurse or even the department manager about this. If you are getting behind because you are picking up her slack, point it out to the charge nurse "in the moment." Point...

  18. Why have 2 20-hour positions rather than one 40?

    everthesame replied to Guitar_Heroine's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, part time employees pay more for their medical and dental insurance benefits. Also, a part time nurse can pick up extra hours and be less likely to get into overtime (time and a half)...

  19. MRSA/gowns and gloves

    everthesame replied to BABY--RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Within a year after implementing the gown and mask rule and receiving constant hand hygiene education we saw a statistically significant reduction in our MRSA infections. I agree with one of the...

  20. sextuplets

    everthesame replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How very sad. Infertility treatment can be a great thing for some couples but both the physician and the parents need to make prudent decisions. Even making prudent, conservative decisions you can...

  21. morning sickness/nursing

    everthesame replied to 2ndcareerRN_2004's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you feel better soon. I had hyperemesis with my daughter and fortunately for me phenergan worked reasonably well. On the phenergan I would only throw up 2 or 3 times a day instead of dry...

  22. glass of water-stat

    everthesame replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Once had a doc write for patient to be admitted to a room with a window. The order was written for a patient who had been "23 hr obs" status the night before and was being changed to an admit. The...

  23. Easy question on pancreatitis- who's smart?

    everthesame replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    Where I went to school, med surg was taken for two semesters. Pacreatitis was part of the content covered in the second med surg semester. The instructors tried to assign students to patients with...

  24. Scared of going to night shift

    everthesame replied to iLovemyJackRT's topic in General Nursing

    If I have been off, I will stay up late the night before I go back to work. Then I sleep as late as possible the day I go back to work. I find I have a hard time trying to nap before work. I am...

  25. Help getting my state BON to respond to me!

    everthesame replied to Nervous00's topic in General Nursing

    I think hiring an attorney to inquire on your behalf makes the most sense if you are not getting anywhere on your own. If you cannot obtain a license because of your juvenile record hiring an...