Rabid Response

Rabid Response

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  1. Ever take care of a patient for a while to later find out...

    Rabid Response replied to wanderingRound's topic in General Nursing

    Once while I was getting report the call light in a nearby room was going off, and nobody was answering it. I looked around for whose patient it might be, but no one else was paying attention. Then,...

  2. Disappointed with AACN's NTI 2010 Washington, DC

    Rabid Response replied to RN34TX's topic in Critical Care

    Well. Your post actually made me feel better. Since nursing school I have been wanting to attend NTI. It finally looked like this would be the year. Then I checked out the cost of attending and...

  3. People think you are rich because you are a nurse

    Rabid Response replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    They don't ask you for money because they think you are rich. They ask you for money because you've been giving it to them. Stop giving it to them. It will take a while for them to realize that you...

  4. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    Rabid Response replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My sister had been a nurse for 5 years when I told her that I had been accepted to nursing school. She told me that it was a mistake, that I was too sensitive to function with other nurses. It was the...

  5. titrating pressors

    Rabid Response replied to turnforthenurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    In my ICU we always use mcg/min, mcg/kg/min, etc... and never mL to titrate pressors. However in our CVICU to which I am constantly floated, the nurses titrate by mLs (but not always 5 mLs at a time!)...

  6. Ignorance is bliss

    Rabid Response replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I hear that crap about "nursing shortage" all the time from family and friends. I have a job, but my unit hasn't hired anyone new in three years. Night shift is tough, but I hate hearing from people...

  7. Offered Externship, but not in ICU...any suggestions ?

    Rabid Response replied to DaddyO's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Take that ortho externship. In this economy it is most important to have a foot in the door at a good hospital. If you can get a job there, you will be able more easily to transfer to their ICU...

  8. New and I Have Questions

    Rabid Response replied to HonnyBrown's topic in General Nursing

    Varies, but cheap and worth it. Yes. No,

  9. I need advice before Wednesday

    Rabid Response replied to kitkatRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's impossible to know what happened exactly because we only have your side of the story. What you seem to agree with your supervisor about is that your patient reported 8/10 pain all night. Matters...

  10. ICU vs Oncology for new grad

    Rabid Response replied to kelsn's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ICU, and I love it. But if I were you I would take the oncology position. I would be very hesitant to start my nursing career in an ICU with high turnover. That tells me that conditions and...

  11. nurses hide from high-needs pt

    Rabid Response replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Nursing

    Can I just say--no no no no NOOOO! Critical care areas are not the places for patients like this. Every once in a while we will have a patient like this dumped in ICU for some bogus clinical reason...

  12. Examples of times you have been bullied in nursing profession

    Rabid Response replied to luvmyyorkie24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There is a nurse on my unit who tries to mess with me whatever way she can. She is known for being grouchy, but she takes special pleasure in harassing me. Fortunately, she works days so, unless I...

  13. I've been bullied all my life, and it continues...

    Rabid Response replied to asdjkl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Girl, you need some friends! When I started on my unit I was headed down the same path. I felt that I was picked on more than all of the other new nurses (some must have had it worse than me, though,...

  14. Charting

    Rabid Response replied to caitiecait's topic in MICU, SICU

    I hate charting. In my ICU have computer charting, and we chart an assessment at least every 4 hours, vitals and I&O's every hour, turns and restraints every two hours. Of course we chart every...

  15. Can never be to safe...

    Rabid Response replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    I don't carry pepper spray or a knife. I am very good at running and screaming like hell, though. My house, on the other hand, is a veritable orificenal of guns. I will not run away from my house....

  16. I Need Yur Advice Please

    Rabid Response replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I would steer clear of the direct entry FNP for a couple of reasons. The first is that having the FNP with no nursing experience is fairly useless imo. I work with two nurses who went through entry...

  17. Obesity and shift work in hospital setting.

    Rabid Response replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I've gained twenty pounds in three years of working night shifts. What's more, I cannot seem to take it off very easily. One week I consumed only 1000 calories a day and barely lost 3 pounds. Then...

  18. Please help with case study for Nursing School

    Rabid Response replied to Ireynolds87's topic in General Students

    I keep a small cake, party hats, and noise makers on hand for just this sort of situation. You whip out the cake, plop a hat on his head, and yell, "SURPRISE!!!! We had planned this surprise party for...

  19. Mobbing support - threats, hostile work environment

    Rabid Response replied to NurseBrittney's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't there so I can only know what you've written here, but what you've written leaves a lot open for interpretation. I'm not sure what you think your charge nurse ought to have done. From your...

  20. Vent: Dysfunctional Family Dynamics

    Rabid Response replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    Oh lord. I feel your pain. I have had families like this, too. One patient I saw during rapid response rounding had eight children, one of whom was always at the bedside. Every decision, even at 3am,...

  21. Lied on...what to do?

    Rabid Response replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

    The reason we throw sharps away immediately is because if we leave them lying around there's no telling where they could end up. You don't seem to be disputing that you did not properly dispose of...

  22. IV Refresher Course

    Rabid Response replied to stelarRN's topic in General Nursing

    The only way to get better at IV starts is to practice. If your unit doesn't do enough of them, ask to be floated to a unit that does. I spent two days in outpatient surgery doing nothing but IV...

  23. got yelled at today- for volunteering

    Rabid Response replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on the fence about this. On the one hand I very much admire your drive. On the other hand, I think you might have used a little more finesse in how you handled things. Maybe the volunteer...

  24. IV therapy or Acute Rehab?? Which would you choose

    Rabid Response replied to bunnie004's topic in General Nursing

    I would pick IV therapy. From what I know of acute rehab, it sounds really boring to me. IV therapy sounds fairly stress free (but I really like starting IVs). Also, staying at your present hospital,...

  25. how to improve my chances?

    Rabid Response replied to jt101's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Try to get your final preceptorship (some programs call it a Capstone) in a CVICU or some kind of critical care area. When I was interviewing, no ICU would look at you unless you did at least 140...