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  1. Too Pushy? Telephone interview (Long)

    shiccy replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    I have a rule. Bug the heck out of HR / managers until they give you a definitive answer, or you get the job. It's worked well for me in the past. Be respectful, and courteous to the people you're...

  2. Can a hospital make you repay the cost of training you if you quit?

    shiccy replied to confusedRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital, if transferring, requires you to stay for 2 months, but NEVER to pay back (unless the aforementioned "tuition reimbursement"

  3. Pulse Sites

    shiccy replied to healthstar's topic in General Students

    Think about it this way - arterial blood flows distally, which is what you're palpating... If you check for radial and dorsalis pedis and posterial tibialis, you've essentially checked without...

  4. Eye splash

    shiccy replied to trinitystar78's topic in General Nursing

    Most hospitals are OK with you using whatever you deem necessary to use when you are treating a patient. If you're worried about splashes and whatnot. This does have moments of ridiculousness, though....

  5. Worried about my charting-poor choice of words?

    shiccy replied to nessa1982's topic in General Nursing

    FWIW a person on my floor tested positive for C-Diff and his stool was mostly formed... Proof is in the pudding (You're welcome for that nasty nasty

  6. What has ended up in your pockets?

    shiccy replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    That's because loriangel14 keeps thieving them! I've never had that one happen! They always stay in their little packages! I have gotten in the habit of cleaning my pockets out before I leave work....

  7. What color scrubs do you wear?

    shiccy replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like boot

  8. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    shiccy replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Its banned in my adult world ... navy, white, or white top & navy bottom is all thats

  9. IV hydralazine

    shiccy replied to norabow's topic in Emergency

    I do 20 min for most BP meds that are IV. Sometimes it's 30 min, but this will ensure the med is totally in effect so you don't OVER correct the

  10. What's your problem???????

    shiccy replied to sasha2lady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We had an aid that was toxic like this and wouldn't grow up and act like an adult. She came INTO our floor with experience on another, and immediately had an attitude that just wouldn't quit. We ended...

  11. Have I missed something about tylenol?

    shiccy replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think that was their way of saying Google isn't the end all be all, and that Google can be a dangerous things in the hands of the public and / or healthcare professionals when they start self...

  12. screaming doctors....how can we handle them?

    shiccy replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have had multiple docs get mouthy with me on the phone. I pick my battles... I am the type of person that will take so much and then I burst my top and tell them they need to stop ... most of the...

  13. Arterial Line Bloodstream Infection

    shiccy replied to studenthawk24's topic in General Nursing

    I've never read the documentation closely enough for a central line insertion, but we have a PPO for it and "Time out" documentation. I can tell you about our line changes, though. Our line dressings...

  14. Disciplinary action?? Really?

    shiccy replied to traumaQN's topic in General Nursing

    If you are being written up then you are COMPLETELY entitled to viewing these text messages. If they wish to redact the receiver or a name here or there, great. If it did NOT happen on work time, then...

  15. Can a doctor write you up or fire you??

    shiccy replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not saying this is DEFINITELY the type of thing you should do, because you *are* new and (not being mean, but) inexperienced. This suggestion is only for those that are super offensive, HOWEVER...

  16. Do nurses at your LTC facility text the docs?

    shiccy replied to inkydorei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    AFAIK room numbers are not HIPAA b/c they're not allowed per double identifiers to be used as a form of confirmation of identity. When you give meds, for example, room numbers cannot be used bc a room...

  17. Do nurses at your LTC facility text the docs?

    shiccy replied to inkydorei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have text pagers in our hospital (Level 1 trauma center). The only # I know is Trauma's pager, and they call back nearly instantly and give VERBAL orders. If you think about it, V.O. stands for...

  18. what do you think of this pain med schedule?

    shiccy replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    That is saying what tablets they come in (dosages). Also the doses are for the sustained release as mentioned in my original message. Regardless, however, doses that high should be double checked if...

  19. Help!! Not IMMUNE HEP B SURFACE RESULT!!!

    shiccy replied to NurseMR's topic in General Nursing

    Where I'm from the entire series wasn't repeated, but only the booster (or it was possibly the final dose). Regardless, you have a while to get rechecked again after the new dose(s) so don't sweat...

  20. Can I shadow you? Location not important

    shiccy replied to Crossfit SRNA2b's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yeah not to mention, he may have started out in the nursing profession 'pretty sure' he wanted CRNA, but wanted a taste of floor nursing JUUUUUST in case. If they didn't tell you on day one, "In order...

  21. Alert patients who refuse meds.

    shiccy replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    For the nauseated patient, I will typically try a few times ... Sometimes a cracker helps with those folks, but I have been nauseated like that many times, and it's not a treat even THINKING about...

  22. what do you think of this pain med schedule?

    shiccy replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I say Kudos to you questioning that order. A patient should NOT be on three different high dose narcotics like that, unless the patient is terminal and expected to die very soon. For MSContin -...

  23. How many times do you try to start an IV before calling in reinforcements?

    shiccy replied to belgarion's topic in General Nursing

    We have a general rule that twice is typically enough to get it if you're going to get it at all. I always look at both arms for my best spot, and then poke away! If I don't get it, we have at LEAST a...

  24. Small Cell Carcinoma

    shiccy replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure this falls under one of the Terms of Service (TOS) that are not suppose to be discussed for legal reasons. ... A few good reasons for this is we don't know your...

  25. Can't seem to wrap my head around this, help is appreciated

    shiccy replied to GusM's topic in General Nursing

    PVD may indeed change absorption / elimination / bioavailabilities, but until these are confirmed w/ a clinical study, it's considered a theory... If it's not documented, it's not a definite. To be...