Perpetual Student

Perpetual Student

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  1. Dumb things new nurses do....

    Perpetual Student replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hehe, at least it wasn't a full bag of blood. That would look like a scene from a slasher film. Oh, I have on more than one occasion pulled too hard on the plunger of a syringe while drawing up a drug...

  2. Dumb things new nurses do....

    Perpetual Student replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Treat a BP based off of a NIBP with the connection loose resulting in a very low (and false) reading. Oh well, maybe the ephedrine helped her to lose weight. Oh, and the nurse wasn't new at the time....

  3. help!..2 bothering questions...

    Perpetual Student replied to tss2507's topic in General Students

    Well, I'm not sure how it'd work as a student, but I provide care to unconscious people all the time. If something needs to be done and you're able to do it, great. As far as always having a woman...

  4. Favorite and least favorite diagnoses?

    Perpetual Student replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    In terms of patients who come to us from the ED the best are appendicitis leading to a lap appy. They usually feel better after surgery, and are often young & healthy. Most do very well. The...

  5. In what areas do seasoned nurses work?

    Perpetual Student replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    I put seasoned nurses in my tacos--er never mind. You'll find experienced nurses in a wide range of settings and specialties. There is no particular place where nurses end up as they gain experience....

  6. New Grad Entitlement

    Perpetual Student replied to SunshineAnytime's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I believe the "fake it 'til you make it" advice is more for interaction with patients and folks in other departments rather than your preceptor. Even with your preceptor you should at least act...

  7. Floor nurse, please forgive me....

    Perpetual Student replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    ED nurses, please forgive us periop types for sometimes swooping in and stealing (or at least pressuring you to hurry up and hand off) the pre-op patients from you during off hours and weekends. We...

  8. This has been bothering me...

    Perpetual Student replied to tss2507's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well, whenever assessing those parts I like to have a female present, though sometimes that's not possible. I am very careful to always explain what I'm doing and why and be as quick as I can with as...

  9. Do you think that a "high school dropout" mentality exists in the field of nursing?

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

    The whole premise of this thread is absurd. OP is complaining about people who're rude, obnoxious, and unpleasant and attempting to correlate this with educational background. That type of behavior...

  10. Are nurses really respected???

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

    It depends on your particular job and how you conduct yourself. Sadly, nurses in a lot of specialties (e.g. med-surg) are often not taken seriously by a lot of people, esp. patients (see the waiter...

  11. Nursing liability report

    Perpetual Student replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for posting this. It was indeed an interesting read. I'm honestly less worried about license issues than the potential of being drug into a lawsuit. I wager it's easier to defend one's self...

  12. Oops! I always go home with...

    Perpetual Student replied to shescoolie's topic in Nursing Humor

    Nothing makes it home with me as I always change in the locker room, but I often have extra pulse ox probes, lancets, alcohol swabs, puke sacks, and other miscellaneous odds and ends stashed in my...

  13. What is the difference between an oral and rectal thermometer?

    Perpetual Student replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Have you ever heard of a rectal airway? It's for people with their heads up their hind

  14. PACU airways

    Perpetual Student replied to nf nurse's topic in PACU

    In the 3 PACUs I've had experience in it was common for at least some patients to come back with airways in. I don't really see the point in even having a PACU if you're not going to take patients who...

  15. Any other cold hearted nurses out there?

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

    In the case you mention above I wouldn't have thought twice about dopin' him up, holding him down, and doing what needs to be done. If I heard most of those comments I would laugh. I must work with a...

  16. Is nursing really that bad?

    Perpetual Student replied to Lucidity's topic in Nursing Career

    The beatings don't even stop when morale improves! My manager told me that if I make even the slightest error I'll be executed and my organs and tissues will be used for surgeries. My coworkers make...

  17. Area of hospital with minimal vomit...

    Perpetual Student replied to alxndria.mrqtt's topic in General Nursing

    Cath lab might work, but there's no way she'd be able to get hired there without years of experience. Sometimes GI lab patients puke all over the place, even during the

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

    Perpetual Student replied to Neverbefore's topic in Patient Medications

    I'd be careful with saying to "never" do something. How else are you going to give the appropriate dose of insulin

  19. Are nurses nice to each other?

    Perpetual Student replied to melissacarey's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes. There's obviously variation from unit to unit and shift to shift. There's overall too much petty silliness in this alleged profession for my taste. It's sometimes tempting to say "Why Tan...

  20. LTC incident, what are your thoughts.

    Perpetual Student replied to wearyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    You honestly did nothing wrong. Whoever thinks you did seems like an idiot. Benzodiazepines can be a helpful adjunct therapy when managing pain, so it was win-win to administer it along with an...

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

    Perpetual Student replied to Neverbefore's topic in Patient Medications

    It's Benadryl, not insulin. You want it to be close, but it's not like if it's actually 24 or 26 mg instead of 25 mg there's going to be much difference to the patient. I say that not to celebrate...

  22. Research on pop consumption among healthcare professionals.RNs or NPs only.

    Perpetual Student replied to kht124's topic in General Nursing

    1. Do you drink pop A. yes 2. Why do you drink pop? A. out of preference 3. Your percentage of liquid consumption from pop (estimate) 30% 4. Do you drink diet pop or regular pop? C. Both 5. Of...

  23. Married to my job?

    Perpetual Student replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like you work with some real sad sacks who deserve to be fired, and then tarred and feathered. The bit about some coworkers not medicating patients for pain has me enraged. Wanting to do a...

  24. ACLS requires a doctor's order?

    Perpetual Student replied to BUNightingale's topic in Critical Care

    Our policy has language stating to follow the appropriate ACLS/PALS algorithm unless otherwise ordered. I cannot comprehend not being able to intervene immediately in an emergency. I hope they don't...

  25. this new grad needs job advice!

    Perpetual Student replied to NurseNancy88's topic in General Nursing

    Progressive care unit: Generally pretty sick patients who don't meet the criteria for ICU. Also might receive med/surg overflow. From what I hear it can be a pretty challenging place to work, with a...