Perpetual Student

Perpetual Student

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  1. have you been hired on the spot?

    Perpetual Student replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, for my first job. I was there for a little over 3 years and it was a good outfit to work for, though the pay was pretty low a is typical of that specialty (home care). For my second (current)...

  2. Job Searching - Supporting Documents

    Perpetual Student replied to ahintonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sure. I do recommend reserving such things for the interview, though alluding to them in your cover letter would be acceptable. Most folks reviewing apps don't want to wade through pages of extra...

  3. patient death from PE

    Perpetual Student replied to RockingItInTheER's topic in General Nursing

    If someone chooses to completely disregard every single health teaching and live a lifestyle that is WAAAAAAAAAAY higher risk than average, yes. If someone seeks care for their multiple...

  4. patient death from PE

    Perpetual Student replied to RockingItInTheER's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that's a nasty history for a 20-something. I wager whatever led him to having a prior MI and COPD at such a young age contributed to his developing a PE. There was a patient who was POD 1 or 2...

  5. Night nursing

    Perpetual Student replied to divaRN*'s topic in General Nursing

    When I worked nights I basically ate off and on all shift. My main meal was usually at like

  6. I'm trying my best, but seriously stop putting me down on the phone

    Perpetual Student replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Emergency

    Wow, it's sad that you were treated so poorly. Good job focusing on what the actual problem was. I don't want to be "that guy," but what was the flow rate for the O2 and was the bag on the...

  7. Units with Least Amounts of Call Offs?

    Perpetual Student replied to kirstyne's topic in General Nursing

    Our ER is having a TON of call-offs lately due to decreased volumes. Their folks are cross-training all over the place to work per diem. So it's not a universal unit in which there's no low census. We...

  8. did you become the nurse you thought that you wanted to be?

    Perpetual Student replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    I am very happy in the PACU. It was my favorite area as a student. I honestly didn't even think I had a chance to do it starting out and hoped to start in an ICU, but I'm happier this way. I love the...

  9. Let's be kind to other nurses even if they are not as hi-tech

    Perpetual Student replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked high tech and low tech nursing jobs. I look down on nurses who're incompetent regardless of their setting. I respect those who do a good job regardless of what their particular role is. I...

  10. Starting online RN-BSN program while in new grad ER residency

    Perpetual Student replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Emergency

    It would be feasible with a very minimal course load. I was working on a BSN when I started my current job. I really busted my butt to make it through all of my critical care orientation, learn my...

  11. How soon should I go from LPN pay to RN pay

    Perpetual Student replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    It took me until the next pay period when I did

  12. Are bar codes efficiently?

    Perpetual Student replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. The title had me thinking that this thread was going to be about the efficiency of running a code in a bar. There's a dark joke in there about pouring a stiff one, but I'm not going to go there....

  13. Who are you at work?

    Perpetual Student replied to pinksunflower's topic in General Nursing

    Jack Bauer, clearly. Confident, assertive, dependable, and willing and able to get down to business. I'm also friendly to just about everyone I encounter. I get along great with most folks in most...

  14. I am being harrassed

    Perpetual Student replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, that's pretty lame. I'd explain, by my pretty floral bonnet, that if he touches me again that I will end him. I hope you're able to get this mess resolved without too much stress or

  15. Giving mitomycin through the Foley

    Perpetual Student replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is that only chemo-credentialed nurses can do it. We don't bother getting credentialed because it's only an issue maybe once a month or so. It's more cost-effective to have the urologist...

  16. hypertensive emergency?

    Perpetual Student replied to conscientiousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like what my BP probably was as a student early on. Thank goodness I never checked it. Catecholamine surge for the win. I'd encourage her to call her PCP's office immediately and provide...

  17. Any other cold hearted nurses out there?

    Perpetual Student replied to sweet~revenge's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Somebody who is not competent may not be able to refuse and implied consent or consent from their POA would rule the day. If 4 nurses pinned me down to keep me safe and provide quality care when I was...

  18. Best way to push 0.5 mL med into a central line?

    Perpetual Student replied to Neverbefore's topic in Patient Medications

    Nice. The only insulin syringes we have include integrated

  19. The ridiculousness of basing reimbursement on customer satisfaction

    Perpetual Student replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Something that really irks me about most of these surveys is that only the max score counts. Frankly, with most of those factors doing a consistently good job is sufficient. The highest scores in life...

  20. On call... 24 hours??

    Perpetual Student replied to Epona's topic in Operating Room

    PACU invader here. I love the call. It's a good way to make money and have some fun. You never know what kind of interesting case will come up. In our unit we'll often be on Friday night through...

  21. Online RN or continue through

    Perpetual Student replied to ConsideringNursing79's topic in LPN to RN

    More often than not when referring to online education at the LPN to RN level someone is considering Excelsior or whatever it's calling itself today, or worse yet one of the publishing companies that...

  22. Online RN or continue through

    Perpetual Student replied to ConsideringNursing79's topic in LPN to RN

    If it includes quality in-person sessions for skills and decent clinical training it may be worth considering

  23. Online RN or continue through

    Perpetual Student replied to ConsideringNursing79's topic in LPN to RN

    I would take the brick and mortar program without a moment's hesitation if I were you. It's one thing to do a BSN or MSN online as an experienced nurse, but doing so to become an RN (even as an LPN)...

  24. Feeding GI contents to combat alkalosis

    Perpetual Student replied to NHGN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think she meant that her "eeewww" was unprofessional. I'm just glad that by GI contents you meant the what came out of the stomach and not what came out of the south end! Sorry, I've got nothing of...

  25. How to Become a Leader as a Nurse?

    Perpetual Student replied to Little_Mouse's topic in Nurse Management

    I wouldn't say I'm a leader, but I've received compliments for actually doing something when things go sideways. Some folks (even experienced ones) kind of freeze up and hesitate for a moment,...