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    Is nursing for me?

    TazziRN replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Competence will not be expected until after you obtain your license, and even then it will be expected that there will be things you will not know. Call the local hospital and see if you can shadow a...
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    Emergency Nursing -- What's it like?

    TazziRN replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    There are people who believe that you can go straight into a specialty area, and many moons ago I listened to someone to told me that. I went straight into the ER. I loved it and I did well, but I...
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    Capping Ceremony

    TazziRN replied to RhondaBlair's topic in General Nursing

    A gift cert to a uniform supply
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    ethnography about you, nurses!

    TazziRN replied to ihearttechnology's topic in General Nursing

    Dislikes Homework requests on here (things like this are fine, Tech, don't get us wrong. It's the "What's the answer to this" that we don't like) Politics Poor benefits Ungrateful pts who think they...
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    Emergency Nursing -- What's it like?

    TazziRN replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I loved it. I went into it as a new grad, but in retrospect I wish I'd gotten floor experience first. The ER has its own assessment skills but having assessment skills from inpt floors is an...
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    A&P Respiratory Question

    TazziRN replied to Delta18's topic in General Nursing

    Chest tube gets its own hole. In a combat situation where time is of the essense, I can understand going in the bullet hole, but in an ER a new hole will be created and I can guarantee that the...
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    was I wrong

    TazziRN replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    You mean they were her own responses? Then there was nothing wrong with it. Are you being told otherwise, or just having second
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    was I wrong

    TazziRN replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Letting her look at it to get an idea of the format is fine. Letting her copy from it would be
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    May lose my license :(

    TazziRN replied to kentucky_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Some places require that you not consume alcohol within a certain time frame before your next shift, like 8-10 hours. This is to ensure that you are not under the influence at all. There are other...
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    May lose my license :(

    TazziRN replied to kentucky_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm having a problem understanding how you didn't know that no alcohol meant NO alcohol? I'm in CA, but the stuff our BON puts out states no chemicals of any kind unless the BON knows about it (legal...
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    Really stupid med error

    TazziRN replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    {{{{{{AC}}}}}} I know, the waiting is the hardest. Been there, no words of wisdom for that part. Good or bad, we'll be
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    Really stupid med error

    TazziRN replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    If there are consequences, accept them, learn from this, and move on. We all make mistakes. Some are of the "Why did I not see that at the time?" variety. Some are, like yours, the "I can't believe I...
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    Thank you....all of you

    TazziRN replied to southlandshari's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely LOVE reading stories like this.........the triumph from despair that leads to a kind soul joining our ranks. The absolute best nurses come from those who have experiences like yours,...
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    How many theory/clinical hours does a "good" Critical Care Course have?

    TazziRN replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    My course was 12 weeks, M-F, one or two days a week in theory, the rest in the unit. The first two weeks were in
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    Blood

    TazziRN replied to Nidawi's topic in General Nursing

    Polycythemia
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    Blood

    TazziRN replied to Nidawi's topic in General Nursing

    "non-medical"? what do you
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    What the....??

    TazziRN replied to eccentricRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm.....if you asked and they didn't help, and they knew you were drowning, then it's time to have a chat with the NM. "Sink or swim" is not a good attitude to have in nursing, because a pt's life...
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    What the....??

    TazziRN replied to eccentricRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did you ever ask for
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    Epidurals...do you like them?

    TazziRN replied to sunnyside12's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I didn't like about mine was the puking I did after Duramorph was injected into mine. Other than that it was great. I had great pain control and didn't need anything
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    RN college

    TazziRN replied to stykerforce's topic in General Nursing

    First, talk to a counselor at the school you're looking at, they know all the different financial aids out there. Another option would be to get a CNA job at a facility that will later on (after a...
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    Fmla Need Advice

    TazziRN replied to Aviationurse's topic in General Nursing

    Make an appt with the hospital social services dept and see if there are any resources that can be utilized for your dad. My prayers go out to you and your family. FMLA only lasts for 12 weeks and...
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    Are there any nurses who actually enjoy their jobs?

    TazziRN replied to hollyjolly's topic in General Nursing

    I've been doing this for nearly 20 years and I love it. I have burnt out but have never lost my passion for
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    Staff Boundaries?

    TazziRN replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it when managers say "You need to work it out." Sometimes it just ain't possible. At those times the manager needs to sit in as a mediator. One drastic thing you can do is go to HR and ask them...
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    positive drug ua with perscription

    TazziRN replied to mdm106's topic in General Nursing

    If you have scripts for them then you have grounds for a fight. Were you asked about the meds at the time of the test? If yes and you didn't list them, that's not good. The CA BON would not worry...
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    I hate direct admits

    TazziRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    In both facilities that I have worked at, direct admits had to come with orders either in hand or called ahead. No orders, no admit. As for direct vs ER, why tie up an ER bed for a pt being admitted,...