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cursenurse

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  1. Nurses on Antidepressants?

    cursenurse replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried Effexor or Wellbutrin? And with these meds that made you sleepy, did you switch and take them at night, and did that help? I would find it impossible to function as a nurse w/out my...

  2. I hate it!!!

    cursenurse replied to luckylucyrn's topic in Emergency

    I do believe in abstinence being the best option for these non married people. The problem with abstinence is that this is not something that you can just come along and try to teach a person in 7th...

  3. I hate it!!!

    cursenurse replied to luckylucyrn's topic in Emergency

    I disagree that this is d/t poverty. I was raised very poor, and I believe uninsured. I never went to an emergency room for tx. My parents believed in treating basic illnesses at home. My mother...

  4. Patient is a famous star

    cursenurse replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

    I like gordon ramsey. He's not good looking but he is entertaining to

  5. lunch time insubordination

    cursenurse replied to nurseulove's topic in General Nursing

    I still do not understand why the cna could not take the pt to the car after she finished getting the other pt off of the toilet. We're only talking about a few minutes

  6. Patient is a famous star

    cursenurse replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

    I cannot believe that noone has mentioned the 2 gorgeous men from Lost- Sawyer and Sayed

  7. Patient is a famous star

    cursenurse replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

    Stupid question here- Is McSteamy the same person as McDreamy, or is this a different

  8. Struggling to find a job in NYC

    cursenurse replied to alibaba123456's topic in General Nursing

    It probably varies accord. to facility but I had the same schedule that my preceptor had which was 2- 8s, 2- 12s per week. I really dont think that you should have a problem getting someone to hire...

  9. lunch time insubordination

    cursenurse replied to nurseulove's topic in General Nursing

    I cant stand when people feign ignorance to get out of doing

  10. lunch time insubordination

    cursenurse replied to nurseulove's topic in General Nursing

    In regard to the lunch situation- I'm a bit confused b/c you said the person came back from lunch early to the floor, then told you that they were on lunch. Perhaps the person left the lunch room...

  11. Struggling to find a job in NYC

    cursenurse replied to alibaba123456's topic in General Nursing

    I know in at least one hospital in MI that you can do 99% orientation on Midnights, the only time you would have to do a day shift is for critical care class which was 1 day per week. And alibaba, 2.5...

  12. lunch time insubordination

    cursenurse replied to nurseulove's topic in General Nursing

    Now in my experience with delegating, esp with CNAs/techs, the first thing I do is ask "what are you doing right now?" If they are not doing anything then I tell them what I need them to do. I think...

  13. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    cursenurse replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

  14. Patient is a famous star

    cursenurse replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

    speaking of law and order- jesse l martin. morris chestnut shamar moore jared leto matthew

  15. Drawing blood from power picc

    cursenurse replied to jmgrn65's topic in General Nursing

    what is a power picc, and how does it differ from a regualr

  16. I just got written up for the first time...agh..

    cursenurse replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I thought that the potential error was that the drip would have been d/c'd at the wrong time d/t the order not being placed into the correct pt's

  17. "Well... it's not in the job description"

    cursenurse replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    I actually have uttered that, during the times that some boorish man seems to think that I am a nurse in a Mediao, instead of a professional in a hospital. I've jokingly told colleages that I would...

  18. "Well... it's not in the job description"

    cursenurse replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    antidote does this really happen enough that you think that it is a pervasive problem? I can honestly say in my 11 years I haven't seen this as a problem. However on a personal note, as someone who...

  19. I just got written up for the first time...agh..

    cursenurse replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry november551, I didn't realize that it was caught before the ordered 2400 d/c. However, in my facility it would still be considered a "near miss" and should be written up. I have personally...

  20. help please can someone tell me what nursing diagnosis is for anoxic brain damage?

    cursenurse replied to tiffany311's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Daytonite your 2 student worksheets are excellent! I'm out of school but I still find them helpful. But re: the OPs request, I have noticed a disturbing trend on this board of students coming on here...

  21. Alcohol Testing

    cursenurse replied to TikiRN's topic in General Nursing

    You can lose your license for not paying state

  22. I just got written up for the first time...agh..

    cursenurse replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah, it feels bad, but as long as the patient wasn't harmed you'll feel better. We've all made med errors, many much worse, and you always feel horrible, but just make sure that you learn the lesson...

  23. What to do, who to call

    cursenurse replied to Thornbird's topic in General Nursing

    I would make a detailed complaint to "the State." The attitude of the nursing supervisor frightens me, this person is not someone who should be working. Just because a person is elderly, or DNR,...

  24. Poor Communication Skills

    cursenurse replied to Jenbred's topic in General Nursing

    It may be the extreme stress that you are under that is making you handle work situations badly. I can tell you from personal experience that the problems you are dealing with at home can cause severe...

  25. Hanging up on me!

    cursenurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, you sound like you just came from one of my hospital's indoctrinations- oh, I mean orientation. What you say sounds great in theory (I guess), but until you've been in the kind of high pressure...