wishiwereanurse BSN, RN

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    Night owl on day shift

    wishiwereanurse replied to kataraang's topic in General Nursing

    Your post is very timely, after 6 years of night shift I finally took a dayshift position (doing it for mt daughter because I love her to pieces!) At 2pm, my whole being just wants to shut down. And...
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    One thing i dont understand(at the nurses' station)

    wishiwereanurse replied to BellaCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes I am the only Filipino in the nursing station, and everyone else is talking in Punjabi/Hindu/Spanish. I do not mind, as long as it is done in front of me and not in front of other
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    What do you do to volunteer and give back?

    wishiwereanurse replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    i don't yet, but I have always been curious as to what is it like being a volunteer
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    Day 7: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

    wishiwereanurse replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

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    What is the drug of choice in your area?

    wishiwereanurse replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    Sacramento and up north...meth, meth, and lots of
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    What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    wishiwereanurse replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Dilaudid, Ceftriaxone, Vancomycin, Heparin,
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    Side business ideas for nurses

    wishiwereanurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I know of some nurses who collect and sell vintage clothes online, like on etsy, or sometimes they buy quilts then sell them for a hundred bucks or
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    Nursing outside of the United States!

    wishiwereanurse replied to csistudent37's topic in International Nursing

    join an international medical mission
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    Observation Admits

    wishiwereanurse replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    on ours the patients don't get to be obs unless the 'insurance' pays for it, otherwise you become inpatient regardless of your condition even if you will only be there for half a day...paperworks are...
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    Any SAHMs?

    wishiwereanurse replied to LilBitty's topic in General Nursing

    My friend did a 1 year break when she had her second baby, but now she's back to work. I wish I can be SAHM, working plus baby has pretty much exhausted me since I went back from my
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    The FIT Nurse

    wishiwereanurse replied to NN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I bet you have the same opinion with nurses who
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    About U.S. vacation time..

    wishiwereanurse replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    i used to take 4-week vacations yearly during my first 3 years in nursing, then everything changed and my workplace now only lets us take up to 3weeks max, which is really not enough vacation time if...
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    Dreading bedside report with The Interrogator

    wishiwereanurse replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    The Interogator won't let you leave unscuffed, she asks questions above and beyond
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    how do i go about this situation safely?

    wishiwereanurse posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I cannot believe I am writing this post, but I've been having goosebumps since I went off shift 3 days ago. My situation is this. I was off work for personal leave for a few months, and when i...
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    If you werent a nurse, what other career would you do?

    wishiwereanurse replied to RNtobe23's topic in General Nursing

    journalism...or maybe marine
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    how do i go about this situation safely?

    wishiwereanurse replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    and oh sorry for the long post...tried my best to crunch everything but its just been
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    Baby Friendly- getting a tad over the top

    wishiwereanurse replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To be honest I thought rooming in was a great idea until I gave birth...a few times I wished someone would take the LO so that I can get rest esp after all that pushing during
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    Will I ever get over this? Personally or professionally.

    wishiwereanurse replied to DoodabuzzRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :hug: I'll tell you a story about a friend of mine who was my co-worker (so he's also a nurse!). He is diabetic, and while he was at home one day during his day off, he drew up 40 units of regular...
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    CHED flunks 147 nursing schools

    wishiwereanurse posted a topic in Philippines

    From Manilia Standard Today, May 15-16th, 2010 CHED flunks 147 nursing schools A TOTAL of 147 public and private schools face closure of their nursing courses after their graduates performed below the...
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    Narcotic free areas?

    wishiwereanurse replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Narcotic-free hospitals, wow that would be a dream come true for
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    Forensic Pathologist Assistant

    wishiwereanurse posted a topic in Forensic

    Can an RN become a Forensic Pathologist Assistant? Assuming this RN already finished
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    Who is to blame for the CA BON mess and a solution?

    wishiwereanurse replied to geegeebaby82's topic in Nurse Registration

    My 2 cents, someone should sue CA BON for misleading foreign applicants into thinking they have met the requirements for licensure by submitting what's on the initial application. Only a bunch of...
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    September test takers [NCLEX-RN 2012]

    wishiwereanurse replied to Indian_rn2b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm not a september test taker, but I was in one of these groups three years ago before I passed my exams and I just saw this thread...it brings back the feelings hehehe! so I just wanna drop by and...
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    IV help: specific questions about insertion site and advancing

    wishiwereanurse replied to vampireslayer's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I used to have a lot of problems with 20g Nexiva caths, and had poor IV insertion skills for more than a year after I became an RN just because I was afraid of hurting people. But with all the advice...
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    exposure to the Operating Room

    wishiwereanurse posted a topic in Operating Room

    My coworker and I were talking about student nursing life one time at work, and she mentioned to me that in America nursing students are not rotated to the Operating Room and that she graduated cum...