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    Aspirate Always?

    TazziRN replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    It's fairly new. I freaked a couple of years ago when an MA injected my youngest and didn't aspirate, but I came here and found out it is the norm now. Nothing wrong with aspirating, but I guess it's...
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    Does anybody had seen a nurse with tunnel earrings?

    TazziRN replied to Hacker-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You may have to work a little harder to find a job, but not all managers would turn you away. I don't mind tattoos as long as they're tasteful and in moderation, but I have to be honest, I hate the...
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    As an RN, do your other passions have to be limited?

    TazziRN replied to LaborandDelivery's topic in General Nursing

    Her licensure would not be in question, but her employment status would be. Many employers who deal with the public, like hospitals, have a problem with this because of the image it portrays to that...
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    Can't get the loss of one pt out of my head!

    TazziRN replied to sleeplessonthelake's topic in General Nursing

    I believe in being as honest as the pt can handle at the moment, and at that moment she would not have been able to handle the truth. You did just fine. You let her leave with some peace in her heart,...
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    It's CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

    TazziRN replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

    merry christmas, happy holidays, whichever greeting each of you prefers! this morning we'll let monster open her presents from santa, and the rest will wait until this afternoon when the grandparents...
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    Passed out my first day of clinical!!!

    TazziRN replied to oneofHIs's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, OP, I thought you were brand new to nursing, didn't realize you were a CNA! Could have been just that you were wearing different shoes,
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    Impaired Nurses

    TazziRN replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Ahhh, but you contradict yourself here.....first you say we should be monitored, but then you say that if we didn't divert we shouldn't be monitored for the rest of our careers. I'm sorry, but nurses...
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    A question about my Patient

    TazziRN replied to Zaccy's topic in General Nursing

    The being unsettled and sweating tells me not that he was withdrawing, but that he was having
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    Ready to Call it Quits

    TazziRN replied to whontime's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that it's been such a negative experience for you, but it's not that way for all of us because it's not FOR all of us. I could never be an office employee or an accountant or a teacher of...
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    Positive Thoughts

    TazziRN replied to Kymmi's topic in General Nursing

    No negative thoughts here, never have been! I have vented here about specific things that have happened, but overall I love nursing and always have. I have been doing this for over 19 years and have...
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    Passed out my first day of clinical!!!

    TazziRN replied to oneofHIs's topic in General Nursing

    Third moral: watching something messy like a wound vac is not the best choice for the first day of
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    Do You Get Off Duty On Time?

    TazziRN replied to Weeping Willow's topic in General Nursing

    There was a tech at my last place who was constantly an hour or more late, even after saying on the phone "I'm on my way." On my wedding day my friend had asked Ms. Jennygolately to relieve her at 2...
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    Impaired Nurses

    TazziRN replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Boudin and Presla, thank you for sharing your stories. One day at a time, my friends! Tazzi 13 years 8 months 25
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    I said "No Way, No How" would you?

    TazziRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have started IVs and sent people home with them to return the next day for meds or a procedure, but each case was discussed long and hard between doc and nurses before the decision was made. A...
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    How do you protect your identity?

    TazziRN replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    I worked ER for a long time, and it was always policy for last names to be hidden. In the early years hospital policy had our last names on the badges but department policy had us put tape over the...
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    Woud this sound "demanding?"

    TazziRN replied to Krissiana's topic in General Nursing

    You can insist on it without being seen as demanding. You know your history better than anyone, and you have the right to insist on your care being as painless as possible. If there is no IV/ER/ICU...
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    things you wish you could tell the doctor

    TazziRN replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    Depends. Some docs will know they do not have a leg to stand on if they try and complain. Others think they have a leg and end up getting laughed at by the nurse's manager. Still other nurses will...
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    Do you have a best friend at work?

    TazziRN replied to sleepyndopey's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, my desk partner. She's also the one who oriented me. We have a good time when we're in the office together, and we often call each other away from the office to vent,
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    When being nice comes back to you

    TazziRN replied to sharona97's topic in General Nursing

    this is something that happened to my dad. i still tear up when i tell this story. it's not really a pay-it-forward kind of story but i think it fits with the topic. my dad is in his 70's, overweight...
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    kids and parents

    TazziRN replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

    That's what I do with my kids. If I know ahead of time that one kid doesn't like what I'm preparing, then I will give them a choice: "I can make (whatever) for you, or you can fend for yourself." I am...
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    Bad day in the psychiatric hospital

    TazziRN replied to Reute's topic in General Nursing

    hi, reute, welcome to all nurses! if the mom does complain and your supervisor talks to you about it, ask him/her what else you could have done. don't say it in a defensive manner, but in a manner...
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    What would YOU Do?

    TazziRN replied to mh3136's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, XO, even though she has not started on the unit she has been hired. She accepted their offer already. It would not be kosher for her to come at them so soon after and say, "I want...
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    What would YOU Do?

    TazziRN replied to mh3136's topic in General Nursing

    You've already accepted an offer, I'd say you're
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    CVC dressing change-- is this a gauze or transparent dressing?

    TazziRN replied to actioncat's topic in General Nursing

    Literature? No, not that I know of. You can visualize the site, therefore the dressing is transparent. The little piece of gauze is optional but you can still see the
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    Self-centered motorist

    TazziRN replied to RNontheroad's topic in General Nursing

    q: are you guys really busy right now? a: yes, we are. q: oh.......i wanted to (come in, bring my (fill in) in, but i don't want to wait a long time. a: then call your doctor for an appt. q: but i...