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  1. How to get stool smell off of your hands?

    emnicams replied to mickjordmoll's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing happened to me after doing a disimpaction recently. I washed my hands twice and then scratched my nose... and got a whiff. Tried washing my hands a 3rd time, and the smell was still there....

  2. RN's role in LTC?

    emnicams posted a topic in General Nursing

    Would any RN's who work in LTC care to share what a typical shift is like? (Preferably day shift?) What are your responsibilities and tasks? What is delegated to LPN's and CNA's? I hear so many bad...

  3. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    emnicams replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh! I am so glad I read this post. I looked up OAS and FINALLY figured out what is wrong with me! lol! I'm allergic to apples, cherries, strawberries, and many other types of fruit. How cool...

  4. Wearing all white

    emnicams replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't it be difficult to tell a student nurse from an

  5. What type of nursing job do you think is the best to start out with?

    emnicams replied to TrinaCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree with med/surg even though I've never worked it! I started a year ago in a cardiac stepdown unit and although chest pain, post-PPM's, pulling art lines, etc. is a breeze for me, I know...

  6. What do you wish students knew?

    emnicams replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, do make sure with the instructor that students are allowed to answer call lights. We weren't in any of our rotations, unless it was our assigned patient. (The school I went to was VERY...

  7. How are you going to Vote - US

    emnicams replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Obama here, already voted early

  8. Forced to be charge without the pay???

    emnicams replied to Nacki's topic in General Nursing

    50 cents an hour extra

  9. Do you sign "RN' after your name OUTSIDE of the hospital?

    emnicams replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I've never done it, but I've come close to doing it out of pure habit when signing checks, etc. I have to stop myself just about every

  10. Nasal cannula

    emnicams replied to believing's topic in General Nursing

    I pull a couple alcohol swabs out of my pocket and clean it. I honestly would not replace it with a new one just because it dropped. As often as that happens it would be a HUGE

  11. Did you study for your NCLEX...?

    emnicams replied to DanielleJ_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I did the Hurst review online... graduated mid-December, took boards near the end of January. (that was the soonest I could get an appointment, would have took them sooner if possible!) I

  12. What is the best thing to put on diaper rash?

    emnicams replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    Boudreaux's Butt Paste! Desitin didn't help my kiddo at all, but Butt Paste works wonders. He's now 4 and I still keep a tube around for when he has bouts of diarrhea. I agree, also, that LOTS of...

  13. Grey's Anatomy Scrubs

    emnicams replied to emnicams's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thanks, i have seen those before and they don't look anything like the ones on the show. does anyone else know? I have tried searching on my own but of course any searches just come up with the scrubs...

  14. ER nurses make $144,000 a year!

    emnicams replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    My sis is a nurse practitioner and doesn't even make that much... she makes a lot closer to it than I do.. :chuckle but still not that

  15. Weekend option position

    emnicams replied to clf918's topic in General Nursing

    Our "Baylors" work Sat/Sun and get paid for 36 hours. So if they work an extra weekday they get overtime. Like someone else said they only work a holiday if it falls on a weekend. They don't do...

  16. Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    emnicams replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't stay... I am a single mom to a 4 year old... he comes first. Luckily, I don't live in a hurricane risk

  17. Report interruption

    emnicams replied to vernRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do get annoyed when I say the pt is NPO and the oncoming nurse jumps in wanting to know why... I will GET there. (The way our reports are organized on my unit, we give basics about the pt like diet,...

  18. need answers about working during clinicals...

    emnicams replied to unsure4now's topic in General Nursing

    I am a single mom to one little boy. He was a year old when I started my pre-req's and 2 when I entered the nsg program (ADN). My ex-husband has never really been any help, long story. I do have...

  19. worst night i have had in a long time

    emnicams replied to Morettia2's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I think I remember hearing something in kindergarten along the lines of... how did it go? "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." Yeah, I think that was it. A good piece...

  20. worst night i have had in a long time

    emnicams replied to Morettia2's topic in General Nursing

    OK, why respond to a post just to say you didn't read it? LOL. Anyway, I read it too and I can empathize with a bad shift and I'm sorry you went through it! The new girl also sounds like an idiot. I...

  21. Has any dr tried to get you to do something outside of your scope?

    emnicams replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    We get orders to titrate cardiac drips such as Cardizem on new admits all the time, which titration can only be done in ICU at my hospital. You would really think the MD's would figure this out. The...

  22. freaking out

    emnicams replied to pinkrose01's topic in General Nursing

    Sweetie, if it makes you feel any better, I made this error once as well (only with Geodon, IV instead of IM as ordered). My pt was was fine as well. I too was devastated. It was a learning experience...

  23. Nurses who don't seem to get it....

    emnicams replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in General Nursing

    No, you wouldn't. Our unit just got these and they are a total pain. We don't give the numbers to the patients, though (they are used for communication between us and we can page MD's using them,...

  24. I saved my brother's life last night....

    emnicams replied to jbjints's topic in General Nursing

    This gave me a heavy heart. Wonderful that you saved him but so sorry for the circumstances. I sincerely pray that maybe this incident will be positive and help your brother turn his life

  25. Should this patient be in ICU??

    emnicams replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Q1hr accuchecks are an automatic transfer to ICU per my hospital's