Sehille4774

Sehille4774

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  1. Wow Pgondk! Thanks for
  2. Overnight concern on pt condition.

    Things similar happen to me. They do different things overnight! For all the emphasis that is placed on noticing early signs and symptoms, (esp any change in LOC or mood in the elderly)...most...
  3. Help! Pre-employment nicotine test!

    Careful with the water chugging the day of the test. Some of those urine tests will automatically fail you if your urine is too
  4. Question for those who do frequent tube feedings

    "Is 780 cc of water enough in a day? Its only 3 paper coffee cups... sometimes not. so, free water via gravity." Probablly is...Don't forget, the formula has water in it too..Usually somewhere...
  5. I want to call shenanigans!

    I used to know a girl in church choir that was so allergic to peanuts she had to sit at a different table then anyone who had a PB and J sandwich. Rough existence huh? Can't imagine how she flies on...
  6. frequent call in's or no shows

    Agreed CoolPeach! There are lots of similar examples. With me I go to bed feeling slightly crappy not much more then any other night after a tough day..can easily chalk it up to so many...
  7. Preconcieved ideas about doctors

    Nurses need to be careful about these kinds of attitudes. That kind of **** always bleeds one way or another into patient care. Suppose this reputation got out into the public and he lost patients...
  8. frequent call in's or no shows

    Couple of places I worked had 'point' systems. At the last place, once you got to 100 points, you were fired. Period. It was actually pretty generous. If you had a Dr. Note then you didn't get...
  9. Turns q2h

    Ha. At first I thought you meant one of those acute care mattresses that can turn the patient for you every 2 hours on a timer. I used to at least take a peek in on everyone every 2 hours. Those...
  10. New Grads Doomed for years to come?

    I am wondering how people on here feel about whether those nurses that were forced to do other things then the hospital for a few years after graduation are going to be able to get into the...
  11. That wasn't that long. Thank you for sharing. It's interesting how many nurses that I have encountered that have similar horror stories or 'tramatic encounters with the healthcare system' which...
  12. nurse extern in ICU

    So far sounds like you are doing all the right things...Working in the hospital NOW is key. Those new grads that I knew who got the hospital jobs they wanted after school...were mostly the ones that...
  13. what are these yellow gowns for?

    Anytime I have ever seen those yellow gowns, they were for isolation patients. I knew a few nurse aides that were very germaphobic and would wear a gown all the time..lol. Sometimes they were worn...
  14. I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    I was just wondering, as a someone who has used this med....How does it compare to caffeine in terms of the typical side-effects...especially cardiovascular symptoms and rebound drowsiness? I use...
  15. Average IQ of a BSN nurse

    This puts you in the 98th-99th percentile for IQ BTW. Here is a website http://www.iqcomparisonsite.com/IQtable.aspx though not the most Academic source, I'll admit. I was 137-138 as a child...last...
  16. Hi All. I am now actively looking into online NP schools for part-time study! Horray! Must be the right time because I feel excited about it. Not too worried about picking the school out, I know...
  17. I'm ALWAYS tired *sigh*

    Same here with the overtime! I was wondering if the excessive tiredness dispute adequate sleep could be a symptom of depression, maybe stemming from the isolation and effects on my personal life from...
  18. Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    I cringe anytime a parent asks me 'What do you think my child has".....They think if you don't tell them that you dont know what you should know to do your job.. Yet they dont like to hear "It is not...
  19. Can't sleep anymore!

    I recently read that if your sleep issue is that you fall asleep but don't stay asleep that one strategy, like someone else mentioned is to fight the urge to get out of bet or get up. I had been...
  20. Can't sleep anymore!

    OMG! That was me alll last week. My problem was mostly the heatwave. Even with the AC on it was so hot in my room. Yesterday was the first day i slept 8 solid hours...TG! the rest of the week it...
  21. amazing natural remedies

    Vitamin D and Melatonin for night shift workers. Made me feel like a new
  22. I need to switch preceptors

    Don't quit. You can do this! First, know this. Some people who end up as preceptors just are not good in the 'teaching' role. Some that end up doing it are roped into it when they really don't like...
  23. The Oversensitive... Vent!

    I clicked on this thread because I thought it was going to be about ventilators with alarms going off all the time for no good reason! Aka "The oversensitive vent". Haha!
  24. Realist vs Optimist

    I am a realist because I think you have to be able to view any situation in an honest realistic light, in order to make good decisions and improve those situations that are $hi@ty! Lol. (especially in...
  25. Can an LPN function as an RT?

    Depends on the setting. I know LPN's in PA that are trach and vent nurses. After getting "checked off' in these skills, they can carry out whatever orders happen to be perscribed. O2, nebulizer...