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    getting a job with a narc restriction

    TazziRN replied to ms. papa RN AGAIN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Try a job without med access, or narc access. Dialysis, infection control, employee health, blood banks.......those are all places that are recovery-friendly, at least in CA. I know addicted nurses...
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    student

    TazziRN replied to avola2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What have you come up with so
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    Prove you dont eat your young! :)

    TazziRN replied to missingunc's topic in General Nursing

    I have a recipe for roast
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    Catheterising from behind...?

    TazziRN replied to loopylou1987's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen any literature about it, just learned it at the School of Hard Knocks. As long as sterility is maintained, doesn't much matter what position the pt is
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    Respiratory Care - am I starting late?

    TazziRN replied to fUsi0n86's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, good Lord, NO!!! There are lots of people in the medical profession who are in a second or even third profession. You're still a baby in comparison to many, don't even start to worry about
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    Use alcohol to clean ear piercing?

    TazziRN replied to cowboy_carl's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't wear earrings for years, in spite of cleaning the you-know-what out of the posts and my ears with alcohol. No matter how pure the posts, I would react to it. Soap and water didn't work...
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    Aaaa! Neuro ICU vs. ED...??

    TazziRN replied to mrpickle's topic in General Nursing

    I'd pick the ED, but then I'm an old ED
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    Prove you dont eat your young! :)

    TazziRN replied to missingunc's topic in General Nursing

    I don't eat my young either. I can prove it......my middle child has caused almost all of my grey hairs and has made me want to throttle her many times over, and she is still alive. I understand that...
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    Substance Abuse in the Workplace

    TazziRN replied to Born2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    As her charge nurse you have the right to request that she provide a drug and alcohol screen (urine drug screen and BLOOD alcohol) if you think she is impaired. Then take it from there. If it's...
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    Aunt :)

    TazziRN replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, but ya know what? You look at those little taco stands I'm talking about on a street corner and you wonder how the stuff wouldn't be contaminated!! Given the choice, however, between a T.B. and...
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    The Slipshot Nurse

    TazziRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not her responsibility, but if the manager won't do it then SOMEONE has
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    termination

    TazziRN replied to susan5864's topic in General Nursing

    I used to have my best friend, and then my fiance (now Hubs) meet me for my dinner break all the time. And what does one do for money in the
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    termination

    TazziRN replied to susan5864's topic in General Nursing

    Not true. At least not in CA. And even if you take the first available job you still have a period of unemployment during the hiring process and until you get your first paycheck. Gotta buy the food...
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    Online ADN Programs

    TazziRN replied to katybee's topic in General Nursing

    The NCLEX I took back in the dinosaur days was more theory based. I do not think that on line/correspondence nursing courses are a good idea unless it's an LVN-RN bridge or ADN-BSN bridge. When you...
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    New Grad RN programs in Northern Cali??

    TazziRN replied to lacedmm1's topic in California Nursing

    I know a couple too, where do you want to
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    Morphine gtts- end of life

    TazziRN replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    He agreed to a DNR and passed away two days later with his family at his side. The part that makes me cry is that he was scared to death of the pain. That's why he refused hospice, because he thought...
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    Morphine gtts- end of life

    TazziRN replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    No, he wasn't a DNR. He refused Hospice and DNR, even though we all (his family included) knew it wouldn't be long. He was on home health services to manage the morphine drip. He was getting packed...
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    Morphine gtts- end of life

    TazziRN replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    I lost a CA pt recently that I'd gotten close to. I started him out at 6mg/hr with 3mg boluses q15min. Three weeks later, when he died, he was at 14mg/hr with 8mg boluses and it wasn't touching him....
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    termination

    TazziRN replied to susan5864's topic in General Nursing

    In CA you can, if the employer does not contest it. When I was terminated I was actually given information by the employer about unemployment, which tells me that they were very quietly acknowledging...
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    Moving Out and Working Part-time

    TazziRN replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry that you've had an unhappy life at the hands of someone else. Kudos to you for doing something about it. You can do this. In your favor you have the fact that you are single and...
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    termination

    TazziRN replied to susan5864's topic in General Nursing

    To my understanding a suspension does not lead to a termination unless the suspension is to investigate whatever happened. If the suspension is the discipline then that should be the end of it. No way...
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    How to ask to go from full time to part time/contingent...

    TazziRN replied to RN1981's topic in General Nursing

    "I have been offered an opportunity to expand my horizons but I do not want to give up this position entirely. I have learned a lot and want to continue to give my time here (basically, schmooze it...
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    A rant: sick time use and policies

    TazziRN replied to andre's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing here. My last couple of years at my first hospital I had a lot of sick days because of stress-induced asthma, but I never went beyond my earned time. I got hassled about it. My last place I...
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    Need some advice on how to deal

    TazziRN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Not all places will allow family members to get their own blankets or towels, and they won't know they can unless you tell them. I understand your frustrations but remember that the patient is not...
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    Home Care offer for new GN NEED ADVICE

    TazziRN replied to momofthree's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Absolutely not. The fact that the family is suing doesn't bother me, this sounds like something to sue over. However, in the home you will be completely on your own, with NO backup. As a new grad you...