DogCrazy

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  1. What kind of car do you drive for those 1+ hour commutes?

    DogCrazy replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I drive my old (1995) Ford Taurus. I don't care if I beat the heck out of it driving it all those miles every

  2. Does having healthcare experience help land a job as a new grad?

    DogCrazy replied to soxgirl2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I graduated, the only people who had jobs at graduation were people who already worked in healthcare. Everyone else started looking. I know I was really grateful to have taken my job as a tech...

  3. night workers- how do you keep a normal routine/life?

    DogCrazy replied to arnie1234's topic in General Nursing

    I have discovered that I like working nights. When I first started, I would stay up every night. Now it seems I just naturally sleep nights on my days off. I always take a nap for at least 2 or 3...

  4. Have you ever had the kind of day

    DogCrazy replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not judging, just saying you may want to re-evaluate your idea of fun.

  5. Have you ever had the kind of day

    DogCrazy replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Whoops

  6. What's the longest you would commute for a job??

    DogCrazy replied to max66's topic in General Nursing

    I drive an hour one way, sometimes an hour and fifteen or even an hour and a half if there is

  7. Things that patients say that make me smile!

    DogCrazy replied to ninaricci's topic in General Nursing

    I walked in to do my assessment, and my pt asked "how much is the

  8. receiving pts from ED without verbal report

    DogCrazy replied to azdesertflower's topic in Arizona Nursing

    We're just starting to change our report system for ED patients and have gotten a couple on the floor without any verbal report. I had a friend whose pt was an etoh pt having active hallucinations,...

  9. A question to new Nursing school grads who were able to find a job.

    DogCrazy replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wouldn't say that AZ hires. I did get a job at the hospital where I worked before graduating, but not everyone who worked here in my graduating class got a job. One person was told she could...

  10. Potassium tablets!

    DogCrazy replied to Acarter2618's topic in General Nursing

    Go for the liquid. I think the patient's K goes up quicker with the liquid than any other form,

  11. Appropriate Shoes for Interview

    DogCrazy replied to chevyv's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would never wear tennis shoes to an interview. I'd go to Famous Footwear and try on shoes and ankle boots until you find one you're happy with, that covers as much of your foot as you want. Like...

  12. False + on drug screen

    DogCrazy replied to cb_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a forensic laboratory for years before starting nursing school. Any positive results should be confirmed by GC/MS, and that would determine exactly what was in the urine. The false...

  13. Finally I got a Job!!!!!!!!!!

    DogCrazy replied to RN4S22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Huge congrats. I hope you love your new

  14. So frustrated. Need advice!!

    DogCrazy replied to delvenia's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is totally normal to feel overwhelmed. I've been on my own for about a month, and I still feel scared. It'll be o.k., you just need to get into your

  15. I want you to help me, but you will do it my way.....

    DogCrazy replied to Daisy Doodle's topic in Emergency

    How about the dialysis patient who went home and drank a half gallon of milk washed down by a case of Pepsi?

  16. Nights or Days better for New Grad

    DogCrazy replied to jefang5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm working as a new grad on my unit, at nights. I spent one week on days, plus all of my time on the new grad unit on days. I much prefer nights. I have time to go through the charts and learn...

  17. Do doctors really yell at you, and get away with it?

    DogCrazy replied to copyandpaste's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't seen a doctor go off yet. I'm a new grad at my hospital, but I worked there for a couple of years as a student nurse tech, then as a nurse extern and now as a new grad. I spent a month on...

  18. Caring for Violent patient

    DogCrazy replied to ekgoodwi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would make sure to explain everything you are doing before touching him so he knows what to expect. Even though he doesn't answer, and might not appear to be listening, it's important. I've always...

  19. PICC with too much resistance

    DogCrazy replied to tokebi's topic in General Nursing

    Might have been getting sluggish, maybe has a fibrin cap on the end. I'm guessing the medicine went in at a slower rate than your flush. It probably just needs to be

  20. Reality Shock...

    DogCrazy replied to xoblondebananaox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think the shock for me came on the New Grad unit when I realized all the paperwork that was involved. As a student, I didn't have to take orders off for four patients on a tele/med surg floor,...

  21. Most Common IV Push Meds on Med-Surg

    DogCrazy replied to nurseJ88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have done more hydralazine than anything else, well, except for life-saving protonix. MS, Ativan, Labatolol, Metoprolol but I'm on

  22. Is it hard to get a job as a new grad?

    DogCrazy replied to JenWork's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It's a tough market for new grads. I am one of the lucky few from my class to get a job, and I already worked for the hospital that hired me. Not everyone working for the hospital in my class got a...

  23. What's your ratio

    DogCrazy replied to jmaverick101's topic in Cardiac

    Wow, my hospital is 4:1 days and nights for tele. There is always a monitor tech and PCTs. It's scary to think of anything else, I don't know how I'd provide good care to even more patients, at...

  24. "Clinical Decision Unit"

    DogCrazy replied to AggieNurse99's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, CDU is the obs unit at my hospital,

  25. Im on my own

    DogCrazy replied to LVN2010M's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just finished my first week off orientation, and it was good. It is nice to be on my own, and my co-workers are so supportive. I'm working nights on a tele floor. It's scary, but