ilstu99

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  1. Student seeking ICU advice

    ilstu99 replied to RNMeg's topic in General Nursing

    I would ask a manger those exact questions.... "I'm very interested in the critical care environment. What's your opinion of hiring new grads directly to the ICU? Do you have a training program...

  2. Tonsilectomy test question....

    ilstu99 replied to smstar1996's topic in General Nursing

    I read the title of the thread and my immediate thought (before I read the post) was....."frequent swallowing! Hemorrhage!" Apparently most nursing schools are created somewhat equally.

  3. about NCLEX pass rates...

    ilstu99 replied to 09nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a fair question to ask your program director/coordinator. Maybe there's a very real reason that they've since adjusted. But maybe they've adopted the "not my problem" attitude, and you...

  4. Hippaa Violation!!!!!!

    ilstu99 replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    To each his or her own. One way is not more correct or acceptable than the other. I certainly don't wish to pay 3X the cost for a private room because other people demand it.You can say the "the...

  5. Hippaa Violation!!!!!!

    ilstu99 replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not. Many people misunderstand the intention and use of HIPPA. You can just politely explain that HIPPA does not apply to semi-private rooms. On another note, I don't find semi-private rooms...

  6. Night shift mamas, Daycare questions?

    ilstu99 replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    $75 a day? No too shabby depending on where you live in the country. Until you take into account that she's bringing her own child, and presumably also using your groceries/utilities/toilet paper,...

  7. Exactly HOW addictive do you think Ambien is?

    ilstu99 replied to justme1972's topic in Patient Medications

    It sounds like your terminated your friendship due to your friend's irresponsibility and probable mental health issues....that don't have much to do with Ambien. She could have been taking Benedryl,...

  8. Appropriate to go to funeral?

    ilstu99 replied to Eirene's topic in General Nursing

    Calling hours....good choice. Then I don't think the scrubs are as much of an issue, since lots of people come from work. Many blessings for her

  9. Do you make your title known?

    ilstu99 replied to icunurse42066's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes. It depends on the situation. When my grandmother was septic, it was handy to not be "breezed over" with false reassurances or vague information. When caring for my husband post-op, it's...

  10. Appropriate to go to funeral?

    ilstu99 replied to Eirene's topic in General Nursing

    I think you examine the reasons behind your desire to attend the funeral, and make a decision from there. Do you want to go because you want to tell the family how much you enjoyed your time with...

  11. Who else ????

    ilstu99 replied to TheCloser's topic in General Nursing

    ME! My original degree is a BSW. I did that for a while, and then decided that the 70+ hours per week for $30K per year was....ummmm....stupid. Now I have a BSN, and make considerably more than...

  12. Bipolar

    ilstu99 replied to newbylvn13's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of anywhere requiring disclosure of any medical record....psych or otherwise. Unless there's some reason that you need to disclose your health conditions....that you are going to seek...

  13. How long to wait?

    ilstu99 replied to oscarPapa's topic in General Nursing

    It just depends on your school's program deadlines, and how they process applications. My school accepted applications until Oct 1, and sent the initial acceptance letters on Oct 21 for the Spring...

  14. scrubs help

    ilstu99 replied to needscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    We buy our own for day-to-day work. If we have to attend a delivery or procedure, we have to change into hospital-laundered scrubs that are provided by a uniform

  15. policy for flushing INT's

    ilstu99 replied to casper82's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We flush with 1cc of saline

  16. 5am "fog"

    ilstu99 replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

    0500 is that start of the next day for us, so that one isn't a problem. My worst used to be 3-4, when I was just 'going through the motions,' and working on autopilot. Now I just take my break later...

  17. Tv shows that dictate nurses as a "janitor"

    ilstu99 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I always just took it as a reflection of what a wimp House is underneath all the bluster. In reality, it's just more stereotyping in the media. I also don't assume that all overweight people are lazy...

  18. My Patient v/s My Health Care Consumer

    ilstu99 replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like a demographic to me, not a person. I prefer Mr. or Ms.

  19. OMG! why does everyone HATE NURSING!

    ilstu99 replied to twinjeep97's topic in General Nursing

    Just remember that a lot of people come here for no other purpose than to rant, vent, gripe, complain....and so on and so forth. It's not unlike any other anonymous group. Freedom to say the things...

  20. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

    ilstu99 replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the attitudes and working conditions I read about here make me very happy and totally blessed to have the position I have. In our hospital, it's not unusual to see anyone and everyone jump in...

  21. PICC Lines: Syringe Size For Medications

    ilstu99 replied to 2many?s's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what everyone uses, but our PICC lines are not made of the same material as our other tubing, so the size of the line isn't the issue....it's how much pressure the material can withstand...

  22. Consent to drug test OB/L&D Patients

    ilstu99 replied to JMA-RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    All mothers in my state are tested for HIV at their first big bloodwork

  23. Recognized by coworkers on AllNurses.com?

    ilstu99 replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of my coworkers (same hospital, different units) post here, and there's one person that I know from waaaaaaaay back...who is also the person responsible for getting me totally hooked. My...

  24. MDs should obtain & have patients sign consent

    ilstu99 replied to riley50's topic in General Nursing

    I could lose my license for obtaining a consent signature without the MD present. Hmmmm....crabby doc v. license.......crabby doc v. license..... Between the two of us.....one guess on whose butt I'm...

  25. patient assess

    ilstu99 replied to destiney's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome that the nurse did the right thing and advocated for her patient! Was there a question about