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  1. Best paying hospitals? Best places to work?

    shiccy replied to NURSESrMEAN's topic in General Nursing

    The disgusting thing is the only thing I see coming from their intended purpose is to be like, "zOMG NURSES MAKE HOW MUCH??!" *rolls

  2. Flu shot issue

    shiccy replied to coolpeach's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm kind of interested in knowing because this kind of struck me myself... Which of you guys have already had the H1N1? And which of you had the dead attenuated virus (injection) last year vs. the...

  3. Flu Shot Questions

    shiccy replied to dedicate's topic in General Nursing

    The reason why we haven't literally gotten rid of the flu altogether is due to its ability to adapt and mutate fairly quickly. The reason H1N1 (and related ?H2N3?) are dangerous is that if they were...

  4. Alphabet soup

    shiccy replied to badphish's topic in General Nursing

    Haha I used to be like that myself. "Who the heck cares I don't even know what that means!!" Now, after being in the hospital setting for >3 years, I realize that all those little acronyms equal a...

  5. swollen lips...should I reschedule interview?

    shiccy replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    Are you freaking kidding me?! That's like freaking GOLD to an interviewer!!! This is how I would present said situation: I hand gesture like a fiend so I am making the "stop" motion with my hands...

  6. Todays Most annoying pt award goes to....

    shiccy replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    HAHA This brings back memories of when I was at an out of area hospital with my dad in a double room with a patient whose wife was a freaking psycho. It's a bit fuzzy for me b/c it was a few months...

  7. Supply shortages

    shiccy replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have linens delivered twice a day, but we were running into this issue constantly. We ended up contacting linen services and they improved but didn't eliminate the problem. OUR issue was when they...

  8. Most annoying things when starting as a nurse or a nurse in a new place?

    shiccy replied to SchoolNurseLaura's topic in General Nursing

    Being a nurse on 'the floor' for >3years and having vent training and knowledge from my old unit, telling the nurse this is the case, and having the nurse hold my hand the entire day. I'm an...

  9. how to check your earned CE's

    shiccy replied to joegxrl's topic in General Nursing

    I wish there was a comprehensive site for these freaking things... it'd make it so much easier! I recently went to day shift temporarily while training for a new job, and because of this I've been...

  10. Basic question, almost ashamed to ask

    shiccy replied to questioneverything's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully they can be on one side or the other - I find that I can only sleep on left or right sims position these days... or supine ... usually nothing in between

  11. PEG Help Please

    shiccy replied to Bec717's topic in General Nursing

    What's it made of? Dehydrated Coca Cola?

  12. disgusted and confused

    shiccy replied to wengreen's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what to tell you other than a new place to work would be a blessing for you... As far as the HIPAA violation, if it's not pursued to the higher levels, a slap on the wrist is probably all...

  13. PEG Help Please

    shiccy replied to Bec717's topic in General Nursing

    They used to use meat tenderizer all the time, though they don't anymore. When they told me that and knowing what that does to beef at home, all I could think of was, "YOU USED WHAT?!" I remember a...

  14. Foley balloon issues

    shiccy replied to WI_home_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have had this happen very frequently myself as well... Who wouldn't put 10ml in a foley when that's the amount that comes in the prefilled syringe? I've noted 5-9ml consistently when d/cing them....

  15. Germ fatigue...

    shiccy replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Luckily our school got rid of them before we got there, though I am a guy so I don't think we needed to wear them - nothing to bobby pin them onto I can guarantee the lab coats get washed as much as...

  16. How do you sign?

    shiccy replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    When I started nursing my signature changed from looking very neat and legible to scribbles and a RN at the end scribbled as well. My signature is very individualistic, so you can tell it is mine,...

  17. Germ fatigue...

    shiccy replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    This hasn't happened since I switched to ICU from the stepdown unit I was on, however this is partially b/c I'm precepting. I was lucky, some mornings, to make it to my bed. That being said, if I...

  18. Male Nurse, Female issues?

    shiccy replied to LorderrorproneRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Quick way of getting rid of the gossip: "Betty is such a lazy piece of crap (blah blah blah)" "Oh really? Every time I've had any interactions with her it's always been amicable. Actually she's helped...

  19. Male nursing and needing chaperone

    shiccy replied to Sirkraker's topic in Men in Nursing

    This is, indeed, gender discrimination. If you have a union, you might wanna have a chat. If not, HR. Gender discrimination, I believe, are NATIONAL per EEOC. http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html If...

  20. 25 pushups

    shiccy replied to nurse2033's topic in Men in Nursing

    An HOUR?! Frick. I was thinking more like 10 -

  21. working maternity

    shiccy replied to november17's topic in Men in Nursing

    Kudos to you guys that have had the chance/ability. I can't even begin to tell you how uncomfortable *I* would be in that role. I'm a firm believer that if you walk in with a smile on your face and...

  22. IV push question

    shiccy replied to desertgal's topic in General Nursing

    The IVP med physically cannot go up many lines. If you look at your IV tubing, it should have an antireflux valve. What I'm saying is you should have a valve that PREVENTS the med from at least...

  23. my hospital has been bought by vanguard

    shiccy replied to Lasoniamacaroni's topic in General Nursing

    If they were to cut medical benefits they'd not have very many employees. Ditto for other items. Typically when things like this are hammered out in the board rooms, these things are brought up....

  24. doing ourselves a disservice

    shiccy replied to Altra's topic in General Nursing

    So I'm assuming you're angry about people not reading correctly ... Think of it this way - in school they teach you to 'read back' what family says. It shows them you're understanding what they're...

  25. CPR! quick question!

    shiccy replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    CPR first, AED after two minutes. Rationale is if you DIDN'T witness the arrest you're not doing anything 'pulmonary' with an AED, only cardiac. With CPR you're expanding and contracting the lungs,...