TinyNurse

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  1. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    TinyNurse replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    i sat across the dinner table from my mother crying that i would never be able to take care of my child ..............she said,,,,,,,,,get your a** over to the nursing school and get in school, 2...

  2. REST BREAKS for Nurses in The ER

    TinyNurse replied to AngelGirl's topic in Emergency

    I loved working in california, because they had just one nurse to cover for breaks and lunches. long live the

  3. Advice for new RN's

    TinyNurse replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    "follow your gut", as given to me by a 25 year vetran ER nurse, and now as a traveler............i sooooooooo follow her advice. i love yonnie in north central

  4. Increase in I&D's in the South?

    TinyNurse replied to LeahJet's topic in Emergency

    i doubt this has to do with katrina, but as a travel nurse, i can honestly say the most I&d's i've seen were in san diego california.........mostly from ivda, several daily, some admitted some...

  5. Evil People

    TinyNurse replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    gawd..........i know it's hard.........but as a poster above said I know this is a stressful occupation but we chose it! Most of us still love it, good and

  6. How do I request accountability and mentoring from staff?

    TinyNurse replied to ccccc's topic in Emergency

    I'm on assignment in TN and for the first time ever i've seen "stuff go down" nurses complain bout the new grad( 6 mos). it's sooo super sad to see someone talk stuff about a new grad, but refuse to...

  7. Pepcid IV

    TinyNurse replied to ckh23's topic in Emergency

    dilute with 10ml and push over like 5 minutes...........when i was a new grad we used to hook it up as a piggy back with 50ml .9ns over 1/2 hour. ok, i guess i'm extremely comfortable pusing pepcid...

  8. Aaaaaagggghh!

    TinyNurse replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

    yuck!! you know there more natural treatments for lice rather than nix..........ahhhhhhhhhhh i'm sooo

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

    TinyNurse replied to froghair's topic in Emergency

    i'm a traveler so i see ALL of the treatments...........the best working so far is reglan/benedryl/1 liter .9ns so sad this isn't used everywhere................so sad i can't talk the docs into it....

  10. Er Salary

    TinyNurse replied to nursern20's topic in Emergency

    please ...............when we talk of money we need to know where you are and level of exp. not simply i make x/hr.

  11. Room assignments and pt load.

    TinyNurse replied to hollykate's topic in Emergency

    always in an ER I've had assignments ( 2 yr traveller). whether team or self assignments. Then again i started off in a 9 bed ER where it was give and take as far as assignments go. you need...

  12. Hemolyzed vs. non-hemolyzed hematuria??

    TinyNurse replied to sweetVTnurse's topic in Emergency

    good question, do you do your own dips, or does lab do them? i don't even know if this any significance

  13. Funnies/scariest thing to ever happen to you in the ED??

    TinyNurse replied to mom23RN's topic in Emergency

    my scariest is on assingnment in TN, while working the "whooo hall" where normally abd pain/pelvics go. Well, EMS for some reason brought in a GI Bleed to this area, 32, male,350 lbs pale as a sheet...

  14. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    TinyNurse replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    now that i've read the entire thread.......i'm sorry for my above post. thank you all!!!! I love

  15. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    TinyNurse replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I support NANDA in this.......but as much as i live an a strong supporter of eastern/natural medicine, I can NEVER see myself using this nursing dx as an RN. I feel it would be too hard to uphold in...

  16. New route for insulin

    TinyNurse replied to jimthorp's topic in General Nursing

    interesting!!!! thanks for the info!! i knew they was supposed to be something like this , but didn't know it was approved yet.

  17. Cosmetic Surgery Death after RN (not CRNA) Administered Propofol

    TinyNurse replied to stevierae's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I know that some states use diprovan routinely for conscious sedation admin by the RN , others it must be admin by the MD. This is a very interesting

  18. National RN Salary Trends ADN or Diploma vs BSN

    TinyNurse replied to Darcifly's topic in General Nursing

    the last hospital i worked staff at paid 50 cents/hr more for a BSN............makes me wanna run out pay tuition and get

  19. Tranquilizer dart

    TinyNurse replied to Kiwi's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    the onion is an awesome place!!! but think about it, we DO take these animals out of their habitat, maybe they DO need to take the edge off.............. we cannot expect these animals to act...

  20. Anyone read "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down"?

    TinyNurse replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    i am interested in this book, please provide the author, thanks.

  21. Plebian who wants to be tactful

    TinyNurse replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    you are also an admirable CNA to me. I'm a traveler , and I just felt the need to say that on my current assignment one certain CNA gives medical advice ALL of the time.........no, not nurse...

  22. Question for those that passed NCLEXRN and have used Saunders

    TinyNurse replied to SanFranSRNA's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used the green saunders book back in 03 and i passed. I liked the

  23. Need help with Emergency Triage

    TinyNurse replied to TDGEMTIV's topic in Emergency

    I love the 5 level triage system, but I think lisaprn's 3 level system is much

  24. DH dying-need prayers

    TinyNurse replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    nursejoey, you defnitely have my prayers!! sending good vibes to you and your

  25. Best CA hospitals and places to live

    TinyNurse replied to RNS for Unity's topic in California Nursing

    If you go to a VA hospital in cali you don't even need a cali license!! I worked as a traveler in San Diego. It is by far my best assignment ever. San Diego is beautiful. The people are very...