SDS_RN RN

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    Anyone have ER techs that work?

    SDS_RN replied to wpz6660's topic in Emergency

    We have a unit secretary they ansewer phones, stock rooms, enter orders, clean and strip rooms, get old charts for the docs, write down times for us when we're busy for charting. They do absolutly no...
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    got my first nursing job!!!

    SDS_RN replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats to you!!!!!!! :yeah:Good luck with your boards and at your new
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    Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    SDS_RN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    We certainly need to have some public education campaign that describes what constitutes an emergency, so that the real emergency patients do not have to wait while we weed out the ED abusers. Ain't...
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    Sent home from clinicals :(

    SDS_RN replied to Phillippians4:13's topic in General Nursing

    I would hope that they wouldn't kick you out because of that. If that's the case I don't know if I would want to be a part of that environment. It sounds like they are not trying to help facilitate...
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    Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    SDS_RN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favorite times at work was: one day this one patient was causing holy havoc with the staff and could not be satisfied. So, I answered her light the next time, did what she requested, then...
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    Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    SDS_RN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was still on the surg floor I had a very bad noc very critical pt, IV restarts and so on and so forth. So I got to my last pt about 2230 (I didn't think it was that bad esp under the...
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    Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    SDS_RN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    We are just the big mean nurses who won't feed our patients. Ya I became a nurse so I could torture my patients by not feeding them. If you're that sick then you should not be asking me for food, a...
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    Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    SDS_RN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Totally feel your frustration.:angryfire This is what I had this w/e. A 19 yr old who comes in w/ 103 T feeling very cruddy brings 2 friends w/ his mom, his grandma, and his dad. Why not just spread...
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    Need confidence

    SDS_RN replied to PACU queen's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for about 2 years now and am having this problem as well. I worked surg floor for a little over a year felt very comfortable and confident their. I am now currently working ED/SDS....
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    Stopping smoking? What helps you

    SDS_RN replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I felt guilty smoking because its unhealthy. I worried about cancer, etc. I was a closet smoker so I always had stress being around certain people. I'd stress thinking when I could smoke, always...
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    sick as a dog

    SDS_RN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Our ER doc also had this crud on Fri same symptoms you were having. He could barely talk. We are short on docs so he had to work. He was walking around w/ a warm blanket r/t chilling. Poor guy...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    SDS_RN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I remember reading that post, good luck w/ the
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    The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    SDS_RN replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    Every Christmas we get a gift certificiate to the hospital gift shop. After throwing away the last two I found out we can use it for a massage at the fitness center. Think I'll go for that next
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    Where are all the happy nurses?

    SDS_RN replied to NPs4health's topic in General Nursing

    I started out working on surgical and pediatrics floor taking inpatients loved that loved the people I worked with. I'm now in the ER and that's a totally different love. The people I work with are...
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    nurses in US

    SDS_RN replied to kitty catt's topic in General Nursing

    Well I'll tell you how much I made after taxes, it was about 24000. Pretty sad isn't it. My insurance pretty much sucks unless me or someone in my family gets very ill or needs surg it's not worth...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    SDS_RN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Bump!!!
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    Common Sense Nursing?

    SDS_RN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I worked surgical floor for a little over a year right out of school and I just xfered to ED about 3 mo. ago and I feel like a bumbling idiot sometimes. I feel like I lost a lot of my knowledge from...
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    Caffeine!!

    SDS_RN replied to Annieee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I was raised in a family where making coffee for someone was a way to express affection (really, I kid you not) That's the same in my family and still is!! I would go to my great grandmas when I was...
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    Continuous Bladder Irrigation

    SDS_RN replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    We use 3L bags, 2 at a time for CBI. Same at our facility. Even if she was out of 3L bags wasn't there someone to call to go to pharm and get more bags? At our facility our house supervisor has...
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    Help answering questions on Nursing tests...

    SDS_RN replied to brandilovesaaron's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I was in my 2nd year my facility had a video that taught you how to break down the questions on the nursing test to help you find the BEST answer to the question. Sometimes their was more than...
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    Thesis Survey!

    SDS_RN replied to amb123456's topic in General Nursing

    Done! Good luck to you w/ your
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    TURP info needed

    SDS_RN replied to AlabamaBelle's topic in General Nursing

    usually your husband stays in the hospital for 1 or 2 nights, turp = transurethal prostatectomy, expect after surgery continuos bladderirrigation for at least one night, most patients have not a lot...
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    Caffeine!!

    SDS_RN replied to Annieee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm also addicted to caffine! All I drink daily is coffee at home & at work. I rarely drink H2O and once in a while I'll have some juice but for the most part it's coffee or tea. If I am busy...
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    I Passed!!!!!!

    SDS_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just took my ACLS course and PASSED today!!!!!! I'm so excited. :w00t:It was a great course and I took away soooo much valuable information. I feel so much more confidnet in my skills and am looking...
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    We can't go on divert!

    SDS_RN replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    Love that statement!!!!!!! Did I miss the meeting where the managers got zapped with the stupid ray? Cause I think I'd like to join the