TinyNurse

TinyNurse RN

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  1. Pseudo-seizures: can you share your experience and insight?

    TinyNurse replied to Morgan314's topic in Psychiatric

    hold their arm up above their face during the seizure and let it drop............... does it land other than their face? ok

  2. HELP Everyone says I can't be a Nurse!

    TinyNurse replied to mydee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    noone ever said i couldn't be a nurse........it was only my own thoughts. I started school, got all A's and passed nclex fine............... do not listen to negative people. you can do anything you...

  3. Never thought you'd be a nurse?

    TinyNurse replied to reese19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I never thought i'd be a nurse. I studied for my bachelors in philosophy for many years.............did alot of stuff in between. I had my son and only then did I realize that I had a calling to...

  4. Is it a Genetic trait or a learned behaviour

    TinyNurse replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    I don't think it's genetically inherited rather a learned behavior. On top of that, have you ever heard the mom (seen 10 times this year in the ED) asking "why don't you give her something for pain?...

  5. payment before care of nonemergent pts

    TinyNurse replied to ern91's topic in Emergency

    I have had an opportunity to work at these EDs as a travel RN, and it is

  6. Feeling worried...

    TinyNurse replied to kirsnikity's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do not think that you were at fault for anything. It is normal for a womans hgb/hct to drop after birth. You pushed for a normal vag delivery, which is what the woman wanted. I delivered my son at...

  7. Your State,your Isp,your Faciltiy!

    TinyNurse replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    I always post from home and never use the internet at work. Even if my state bon did watch me.......i never post anything that compromises pt

  8. I want to be a nurse, but....

    TinyNurse replied to SkyeOwl's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with everyone else........there will be times that you can jab just once with a big one, and there are times when you jab a few times with a little one, and it just doesn't happen....

  9. clinical portfolio

    TinyNurse replied to Sonn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that I can't offer any advice, I felt the need to reply, as noone has replied

  10. Is there any nursing job that'll make $30,000+/yr for the FIRST job?

    TinyNurse replied to Matt000's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let anyone tell you different, you can go into nursing for whatever reason you want. In the state of Ohio I made darn near close to 30k working from August to December my first

  11. If you could go back would you still choose nursing?

    TinyNurse replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to add to my above post, that I wish i'd done it sooner. I look at the 22 year old travelers...........and say "wow!" If i would have done this at their age with no...

  12. What do you do to calm yourself at work?

    TinyNurse replied to dano's topic in General Nursing

    I just think to myself, that this is the career I chose, this is what I have to do. Then I think of my son at the babysitter's house, probably missing me right now. Then I think of all of my bills...

  13. Going to start looking for another job!

    TinyNurse replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    get better soon bandit! didn't you know that being a nurse means you never get sick, therefore you can never call off?

  14. If you could go back would you still choose nursing?

    TinyNurse replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I ultimately love being a nurse, i love the versatility, the knowledge and the patients. Travel nursing rocks. The ER rocks. The pay sucks. Sometimes I get frusterated, but in my heart, I know...

  15. Rules for the ER (long)

    TinyNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    This thread is hilarious. Some people need to lighten up. Afterall, it does take some light heartedness to deal with what we deal with on a daily basis. Nurse Erica cracks me up! turkey sandwiches...

  16. Views on New Grads Entering the ER.

    TinyNurse replied to ICUNurse11's topic in Emergency

    Congratulations on your upcoming graduation!! If ER nursing is what you want do do, then go for it!! The ER I'm at now (Level I) just hired 20 new grads! I started in the ER as a new grad 3 years...

  17. Can't do nightshift

    TinyNurse replied to Pitbullgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked night shift for 3 years. I've only been on day shift as a staff RN for 2 months. Working nights didn't kill me, I just felt like I was losing days, missing out on my son's life, and...

  18. Every IV in the AC?

    TinyNurse replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Not only is it fast and easy, usually it's a bigger and better

  19. Does staffing call YOU every night???

    TinyNurse replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    I get called just about every morning at 5am on my days off. I used to answer and decline, lately i've tried sleeping through the calls, and they leave a message. I don't want to get burnt out. To...

  20. Chart too much...

    TinyNurse replied to RN2B07's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was once told, that if you have time to chart, then you weren't actually in with your patient doing stuff...................sorta made since, but as I got further along in my career I knew this...

  21. Why are emergency nurses not considered critical care nurses?

    TinyNurse replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    It actually saddens me that ER nurses are not thought of as critical care nurses. I've been in some ERs that sit on vent/gtt patients for days, because the ICUs are full. You would then think there...

  22. Is ER nursing Floor nursing???

    TinyNurse replied to zaga21's topic in Emergency

    ER nursing can quickly turn into floor nursing when your ER is holding 25 patients waiting on rooms...................( and discharging an admitted patient from the ER because they have been there 2...

  23. what treatment do patients who present with migraines......

    TinyNurse replied to froghair's topic in Emergency

    benadryl, regalan, and a liter of .9 wide open. the patients usually feel ALOT better in 10 minutes. in my ER we give toradol at 15mg increments........studies have shown no increased therapeutic...

  24. Best Advice You've Ever Heard

    TinyNurse replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Go with your gut!" This advice was given to me by a 25 year ER nurse during my preceptorship a few years ago. I've never went wrong using this advice.

  25. Info: Where can I go to get health care regardless of my ability to pay?

    TinyNurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    no kidding, but where can a nurse and her children go for healthcare if their insurance doesn't kick in for a few months??? I don't qualify for free lunches nor medicaid.......... while i'm waiting...