1TachyRN

1TachyRN RN

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  1. Nurses with tattoos?

    1TachyRN replied to crunchymomx3's topic in General Nursing

    Very nice work!! I have a few tattoos, but none nursing related. I love pin-ups, but if I were going to get one nursing related it would be a Sailor Jerry-style "Rose of No-Man's Land". I'm sure my...

  2. Nursing Aide to begin in Cardiac

    1TachyRN replied to MrsCD's topic in Cardiac

    MrsCD- I really enjoy cardiac nursing, so of course I'm going to say that it is a good unit! Don't be afraid to ask questions (at appropriate times, of course) and show that you're willing to learn...

  3. A very brief vent....

    1TachyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of the nurses I'm working with has been on the phone taking a personal call for about an hour now. The rest of us are fairly busy and helping each other out. I'm just

  4. Patient freaking out

    1TachyRN replied to alcrab01's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, yeah. I was kidding... Does anybody really speak that way? Give me a

  5. Patient freaking out

    1TachyRN replied to alcrab01's topic in General Nursing

    "Plus, if she does actually try to get you into trouble, you can always just deny it and point out that she's crazy." A pox on you, sir!! How dare you!!!! I am appalled at your lack of professionalism...

  6. A very brief vent....

    1TachyRN replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I never would have thought that a post about a petty annoyance would have inspired such disdain! None of you know me or where I work, and you're most certainly unfamiliar with my work practices....

  7. A very brief vent....

    1TachyRN replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thus the brevity of my previous post... Hope you ladies have a lovely

  8. money money money!!!!

    1TachyRN replied to moneyrn's topic in General Nursing

    :icon_roll

  9. Is it safe to sterilize medical tools this way???

    1TachyRN replied to nursngstudent05's topic in General Nursing

    Allow me to just say ew. Maybe you should show her this?

  10. Need Help With Electrolytes!

    1TachyRN replied to Vaporize's topic in General Nursing

    I hate when that happens. Talk about off-topic... Play

  11. MA's know as much as RN's??

    1TachyRN replied to JettaDP's topic in General Nursing

  12. Need Help with Blood Pressures; First-Timer

    1TachyRN replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure your earpieces are a good fit. Also, I prefer the squishy ones since they seem to form a better seal in my ears. And make sure you have a decent quality stethoscope. The tubing and...

  13. Morale boosters?

    1TachyRN replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    Adequate staffing and up-to-date equipment are always

  14. Techs checking O2 sats

    1TachyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why can't techs check O2 sats? This is the case at all facilities I've done clinicals in as well as the facility where I currently work. Is it a state BON thing that varies from state to state? I've...

  15. I love my hospital!!!

    1TachyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    With all the threads on here about understaffing and bad management, I just wanted to post this... Tonight in my little slice of heaven we have eight patients between three nurses and two techs. Life...

  16. I love my hospital!!!

    1TachyRN replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hope I'm not giving the impression that I skip up and down the halls tossing daisies everywhere...every place has it's ups and downs and petty annoyances. But overall, things are

  17. I love my hospital!!!

    1TachyRN replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm at cardiac specialty hospital. I work in the progressive care area. All beds are tele beds with each "unit" having eight beds. Our ratios are maintained at 4:1, but a lot of the time it's more...

  18. nurses with no RN license practicing as a nurse?!

    1TachyRN replied to inschool4ever's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to see the title of "nurse" be protected just as the title of RN and LPN are. If someone is telling patients that they are a nurse, I think that those patients assume that there is some...

  19. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    1TachyRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    We get to carry ours, but of course we're expected to use common sense and leave them at the nurses' station while in a patient room, not be on them constantly etc... My boss at my former place of...

  20. I love my hospital!!!

    1TachyRN replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    The administration here where I work really does treat their nurses well. I'm glad to be

  21. NOT BASHING M.A.'s!!!!

    1TachyRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    This thread has deviated way off course and far from the OP's

  22. NOT BASHING M.A.'s!!!!

    1TachyRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Check your State's Nurse Practice Act. In Georgia, the protected title is "registered nurse", and many can legally call themselves nurses who haven't received formal nursing training. Yes, it reeks...

  23. Techs checking O2 sats

    1TachyRN replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Um, yeah. Rest assured, I do assess each and every one of my patients. I was just wondering what the rationale from above was for techs not being able to check

  24. Nursing: Dangerous Career???

    1TachyRN replied to bigq2000's topic in General Nursing

    I work per diem in an adolescent/child facility, and was there when one of the adolescent males punched a tech in the face. He was discharged to the custody of law enforcement and charges were filed....

  25. Techs checking O2 sats

    1TachyRN replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it's a facility policy and procedure thing... I've always thought it was kind of odd that only RNs/LPNs could check sats when techs do and chart FSBS, VS, and I & O. Doesn't make any sense...