Rabid Response

Rabid Response

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  1. will phlebotomy class help with starting IV?

    Rabid Response replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we have to draw all of our own labs and start all of our own peripheral IVs. The skills are similar but not exactly the same. It is much easier to draw blood than to start an IV because...

  2. what area of nursing do you never see yourself working in?

    Rabid Response replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I could NEVER work in OB/GYN/L&D. I even hate getting those patients when they come into the

  3. Does Tough Skin make a Good RN?

    Rabid Response replied to whatshername's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ICU and haven't experienced a lot of the negative behavior you mention in your post. Most of our MDs are very respectful of nurses, and the atmosphere is fairly collegial. Our patients...

  4. LVN first?

    Rabid Response replied to peeseful1's topic in General Nursing

    You should get the RN. It will only take you a little more time. In CA where I live hospitals are not even hiring LPNs anymore. They can only find work in LTC facilities and prisons, and that sort of...

  5. OMG, I have a preceptor from lazy hell!

    Rabid Response replied to motivated2nurse's topic in Emergency

    By all means ask your manager for a new preceptor. Be as professional and diplomatic as possible when stating the reasons. I guarantee you that this preceptor's coworkers and manager are already aware...

  6. Do you think I can become a nurse?

    Rabid Response replied to strawberry19's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to be a nurse when I was younger, but my family discouraged me because they thought it was too blue collar, and they were hoping I would go to law or med school. I got a BA in English and...

  7. New undocumented Nursing Grad...Please Help!

    Rabid Response replied to CoolNurses's topic in International Nursing

    If it is not impossible, then it should be. The unemployment rate in this country is approaching double digits, and some of those unemployed U.S. citizens are

  8. Bad night last night

    Rabid Response replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry about your night. It was natural for you to feel out of your element since this was your first time taking care of someone that sick, but it sounds like you handled it. Boo to your charge nurse...

  9. Lab value making NPO detrimental

    Rabid Response replied to Susie Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    My answer would be the patient with the low WBC. When a patient is NPO there may be transmigration of bacteria from the gut, and a patient who is immunocompromised will not be able to mount a strong...

  10. What is being a nurse?

    Rabid Response replied to Student2Registered's topic in General Nursing

    I think that you did a good thing by spending time with that patient and listening to her. Your preceptor was wrong to discourage you. Unfortunately when you graduate school and start working as an RN...

  11. No sleep= calling out?

    Rabid Response replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    I would have to quit working altogether if I did that. I usually can't sleep at all during the day before my first night back at work. It's a miracle if I can even nap for an hour. By the end of my...

  12. My L&D misadventure

    Rabid Response replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm pretty sure that you are being discriminated against based on your gender. This is illegal, but you may have a problem proving it. I agree with ToxoplasmaGandhi that your best bet would be to...

  13. What 's your thoughts

    Rabid Response replied to KDiAnneRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would not confront your NM with this. You have no idea what went on with the interview and hiring of that other new grad. You accepted the position that was offered to you and to complain about it...

  14. Eclipes Blackout Curtians

    Rabid Response replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I have those curtains in my bedroom, and I think they work pretty well. The fabric doesn't block out 100% of the light, but it comes close enough for me. I used to tape the sides of the curtain to the...

  15. Re> I need help

    Rabid Response replied to amateur's topic in General Nursing

    "nobody in school really asked me if this is what i really wanted, from the beginning of the class in my first year" i'm assuming that you did not enter college at the age of 12. it's noone's...

  16. Night Shift

    Rabid Response replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    I would move to days in a minute if I could, but there are no openings on days in my unit while we are on a hiring freeze. After two years of working nights, my body has still never adjusted. I can't...

  17. What is the D-ring on my pants for?

    Rabid Response replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in General Nursing

    :imbar Eep! I see that you are a girl too! There goes my theory out the

  18. What is the D-ring on my pants for?

    Rabid Response replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm. None of MY scrub pant have D-rings! I guess they only come on men's scrubs, in which case they are probably supposed to hold a club or a spear or something macho like that. Feeling vaguely...

  19. H1-C or H1-B Visa

    Rabid Response replied to nurseneedaname's topic in General Nursing

    New grads from US nursing schools are having a very difficult time getting hired by hospitals right now. I should think that it would be next to impossible for someone outside the US to get...

  20. IV Administration problems - Roller clamp vs Pump

    Rabid Response replied to i.care's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see what's so difficult about using a pump (or the roller clamp for that matter), especially just for fluid replacement. Probably you are just not using the pump often enough to be at ease...

  21. Off The Wall: Nurses & Sticks

    Rabid Response replied to is5512's topic in General Nursing

    I've never been afraid of needles, whether it's getting an injection or having blood drawn. I'm not so sure that that's a good thing since I have to make an effort to remember sometimes that many of...

  22. Nurses that are late for report

    Rabid Response replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    I often have to give report to a nurse who is nearly always late for work. This particular nurse is late by 15 minutes or more. She does call but only AFTER 0700, and never gets onto the unit until...

  23. Got fire because manager said I need some critical thinking

    Rabid Response replied to HNursing's topic in General Nursing

    It appears to me that your difficulties are entirely due to your poor English skills. This is actually good news for you, since you can work on this problem. Also, it is nothing that you need to be...

  24. NEED ADVICE:

    Rabid Response replied to Gavsmom's topic in General Nursing

    Dealing with poop and the risk of needle sticks and infection are definitely a part of nursing. Strangely, I have not met any nurses who have quit nursing or spoken of quitting nursing due to these...

  25. Future RN

    Rabid Response replied to jlindsey923's topic in General Nursing

    I live in the SF Bay Area (Northern CA). If you can find a job here, the starting pay for new grads is a little over $40/hr (plus differentials for NOC and EVE) in whatever department you work. FYI, I...