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    Pharmacists giving injections!?!

    NoviceRN10 replied to chevyv's topic in Patient Medications

    You do realize that even medical assistants (who are generally much less educated than a pharmacist) administer injections? At my ped's office the MAs give all the innoculations to the babies and...
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    Your Most AWKWARD Nursing Moment

    NoviceRN10 replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    I had a seemingly mentally delayed patient who was in for a penile prosthetic replacement ask me if I wanted to play with his big tennis balls . His girlfriend was in the room too and she just looked...
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    Clinical Instructor site problems...need ideas

    NoviceRN10 replied to sexyrn1's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It's hard to give you advice if we don't know how far along your students are in their program, or what rotation they are currently in
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    Was that a dumb decision?

    NoviceRN10 replied to donnaalyssa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you have any mentors on your unit you can go to for advice on how to handle the constant demands of your patients? Do you do computer charting or paper? When I worked 7p-7a I would make it a...
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    Disappointed in myself and feel like a failure in nursing.

    NoviceRN10 replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work there is gossip or talk about other nurses, but most of the time what is being said is totally truthful, and it impacts everyone that that particular nurse works with. If you act like a...
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    Criteria for Giving IV BP Meds?

    NoviceRN10 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work in the ED, but the criteria for my unit is to treat with IVP or IVPB if systolic is over
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    2.5% annual raise - should I be as irritated as I am?

    NoviceRN10 replied to iLOVEbees's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure I have seen the grading scale you are talking about and you'd have to be on several committees, routinely bringing in educational posters or literature for your fellow coworkers,...
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    From a student, to, hospital floor nurses...

    NoviceRN10 replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    My clinical instructors always made sure we were showing up before the nurses changed shift and got report, therefore the students didn't have to inconvenience any of the nurses by having them give...
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    Passing narcs with the med tech?

    NoviceRN10 replied to Glina's topic in General Nursing

    As an RN I pass narcotics by myself, it isn't required that I pass them with a witness . Not sure what your question
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    Mandated Flu vaccine?

    NoviceRN10 replied to mol42's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So why should I get a vaccine if it isn't a sure thing against the flu
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    new nurse woes

    NoviceRN10 replied to KaksRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A HUC is a unit clerk. I think that the first few months of being a nurse are something that the verteran nurses somehow forget, or block out of their memory. I just hope that my fellow nurses were...
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    What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

    NoviceRN10 replied to xtxrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree that IV starts are a skill that I would have liked to have learned in school. I was taught during orientation, but then don't have to do them because we have IV techs available. Now I know...
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    The night shift is starting to catch up to me.

    NoviceRN10 replied to Catch22Personified's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Turn off your phone when you are trying to sleep, nobody can make you answer it. It's hard enough trying to sleep during the day without the phone ringing
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    Money or Life

    NoviceRN10 replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    I cut my hours from fulltime to contingent at the beginning of summer. That means I also cut my income 50-60%. It was a big decision but I do love having my weekends back (I work one Friday night a...
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    Address on license spelled wrong

    NoviceRN10 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    My street name was spelled wrong on my license too. I think I corrected it when I renewed but I havn't check to see if it was fixed. I don't think it's a big deal at all
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    I volunteer at a hospital & am wondering what the patients call the unit secretary on

    NoviceRN10 replied to ladylulu's topic in General Nursing

    I never thought about what that phone system is called? We certainly don't use it to record conversations or requests where I work. I think a unit clerk would have the answer you want
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    I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    NoviceRN10 replied to nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    My sister-in-law is a flight attendant who does overnight/overseas flights and she mentioned Provigil to me when we were discussing sleep issues. I'm surprised you don't see that mentioned more often...
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    Realist vs Optimist

    NoviceRN10 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm just tired, but I don't really get the connection between being a realist or an optimist ? They are two seperate things that don't really mean the opposite of each other, in my opinion. I...
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    Patho and A&P at Macomb??

    NoviceRN10 replied to Dream2011's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I would not take both at the same time if you are counting on an
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    Does bullying really go on in Nursing?

    NoviceRN10 replied to R_Clemens's topic in General Nursing

    Current victim, so I can verify it does happen. I just smile and ignore the bully. It's harder to be unkind to someone than just get over yourself and lighten up
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    Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    NoviceRN10 replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't get involved with a current pt, but down the road if I fell for an ex-pt I don't see why it would be an issue. Pts are people, right
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    New Grad Resigned from 2 jobs within last 8 months

    NoviceRN10 replied to buckheimer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't see how you could/would have a problem keeping up with only 3 pts. Some of us have to routinely manage almost 3x that many
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    Opinions on weekend only night shift position

    NoviceRN10 replied to Florencebyondthepale's topic in General Nursing

    I would never do it with a hubby and kids to consider. I didn't like even working every other
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    New nurse on the block (aka: STUPID) .....

    NoviceRN10 replied to sarahg88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do LPNs hang Potassium? If you have to do it again long-line it, that is hang it not as a piggy-back, but with another long line and connect it so it gets diluted by the primary solution hanging....
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    Pre-req math classes for nursing school

    NoviceRN10 replied to ED Escort's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not a one ! Which is why I initially considered applying to the nursing program at my local college. My school taught us clinical calculations at the beginning of each clincal rotation to make sure...