Rabid Response

Rabid Response

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  1. Night Shift? When do you exercise?

    Rabid Response posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    So I've been working nights for two years now, and my general state of health has declined to a degree I never imagined possible. I'm always fatigued, my diet is lousy, I've gained 20 pounds, and I've...

  2. LPN working towards ICU

    Rabid Response replied to John SPN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Go for the tech job at the trauma hospital. The experience itself is probably not going to count for too much on a resume for RN positions, but you will have a foot in the door at an acute care...

  3. Is attending a patient's funeral overstepping "the" boundary?

    Rabid Response replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    I've only attended one funeral for a patient, and I'm not sorry that I went. He was in our ICU for a long time, and I got to know his wife very well. I came to work the morning after he passed and did...

  4. Nurses see us coming for clinical and RUN away from us. Irritating!

    Rabid Response replied to thawk28's topic in General Students

    Ugh. This post brings back bad memories of my own student clinicals. So few of the nurses wanted anything to do with us, and the ones who were forced to work with us either ignored us or hid from us....

  5. Not a waitress or barista

    Rabid Response replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    A few days ago, a patient's wife was irate with me because I hadn't brought HER any breakfast. "You didn't even bring me a coffee!" she shouted. I explained to her that I am not allowed to provide...

  6. Rant: I will SHOW you where it is

    Rabid Response replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    I work with one of those too. When I first started on the unit, I helped her a lot. It seemed that she didn't know how to set up/use the majority of our equipment and never had any idea where things...

  7. do you wear those clogs?

    Rabid Response replied to EDnursetobe's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I really wanted to love clogs. I never felt quiet right in Danskos or Sanitas. Although I don't ever really run while at work, I don't like the feeling that I couldn't if I wanted to. I wore Crocs for...

  8. If I see one more post titled....

    Rabid Response replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    I have a 2.0 GPA, a criminal record, and I'm pregnant. What are my chances of getting into nursing school? Should I wait to apply until after the baby is born? Should I wait until I'm paroled?...

  9. Morphine vial dose...HELPP!!!!!

    Rabid Response replied to Marie1205's topic in General Nursing

    Our Pyxis always prompts us with a message like--"Are you going to give the whole 4 mg?" to which you must answer yes or no. If you answer no, it will not let you continue without a witness. If your...

  10. If you won the lottery would you still work in health care?

    Rabid Response replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    I would get my CRNA license and then work with an organization like Doctors without Borders. I would also get a Masters or higher in Disaster Management or some such degree so that I could be a useful...

  11. Student nurse gets the boot...veteran nurse fired

    Rabid Response replied to C287's topic in General Nursing

    I'm reading this while recuperating from a surgery I had three days ago, in which I did have part of an organ removed. Really the thought that some silly nursing students and (I'm sorry but it must be...

  12. Dreaming about work?

    Rabid Response replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar nightmare recently. In the dream I was in attendance at some bizarre educational post-mortem the attending MDs were holding for the new residents. There were three bodies laid out on...

  13. Intubation without RSI meds??

    Rabid Response replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in Emergency

    Horrible.

  14. "Potty Talk"

    Rabid Response replied to RosesrReder's topic in General Nursing

    We usually have one or two notices posted on the back of our bathroom door. Often they are announcements of the time and date of the next unit meeting. My favorite was the flyer advertising free pap...

  15. It's all in the resume!

    Rabid Response replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Great work on the resume and cover letter. I'm in the process of revamping mine for a CRNA program application, and you have given me the inspiration I need to finish that tedious job. Thanks for...

  16. CC Posible Over Dose

    Rabid Response replied to LegzRN's topic in Emergency

    We got an overdose patient in the ICU once. His medical history contained a diagnosis of known etoh abuse going back decades. His roommate brought the guy's home meds to us in a paper lunch sack....

  17. Whiskey Horse FoxTrot - Are You Kidding Me?

    Rabid Response replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    It's very telling that their only testimonial is from someone who has NOT yet received his RN. All the program has done for him is to make him feel better about dropping all of his prereq classes. I...

  18. New ICU nurse

    Rabid Response replied to BloodyMedic's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on your new job. I'm sure you'll do great. I would suggest that you start studying materials for the CCRN exam right away. For me, that extra study really helped with my day to day...

  19. Fictional vital sign charting

    Rabid Response posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today, as part of my rapid response rounding, I spent an hour at the bedside of a patient who was having respiratory issues secondary to TB and exacerbated by CHF. The whole time I was there, the...

  20. Thick skin missing

    Rabid Response replied to hurleygirli1's topic in General Nursing

    Your thick skin will develop in time. Those (horrible) PCTs who predicted your failure in school are of the type who can only feel good about their own meager lives at the expense of other people....

  21. Need to vent.......

    Rabid Response replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there! I hate hate hate nights, and working them makes me sick as a dog. When I was hired, my manager told me I'd have to do 6 months on nights and then could transfer to days. Four years...

  22. Union

    Rabid Response replied to necc2008's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a union hospital, and I am grateful for the benefits that has brought me. That said, I have come to believe that unions are merely a necessary evil. I am not naive enough to think that...

  23. I sleep my life away

    Rabid Response replied to swimincatz's topic in General Nursing

    The same thing happened to me when I worked nights. Because I have a family and other obligations I could not keep to a regular schedule of being awake nights and sleeping days; I was always short a...

  24. Fictional vital sign charting

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

    That was the gist of my argument with the intern. He was claiming that the patient's code status disallowed us from using a non-rebreather. On admission, during their code status discussion, the...

  25. PICC dressing changes tips & tricks

    Rabid Response replied to studystudy's topic in General Nursing

    Are you not changing the biopatch along with the tegaderm? It is my understanding that the biopatch is supposed to pull off along with the tegaderm when the old dressing is removed. This is why we are...