JustKeepSmiling ADN, BSN, RN

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    Student Nurse with a poop problem

    JustKeepSmiling replied to Grrrse's topic in Men in Nursing

    GENIUS LEVEL!!
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    Is anything at your work that puzzles you

    JustKeepSmiling replied to pras's topic in General Nursing

    ROFL!!!!
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    Swan-Ganz - CCRN exam

    JustKeepSmiling replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I work in a cardiac ICU, we get a lot of swans. Personally I've had 4 different patients with one in the last 3 weeks. I'm still new, will do CCRN one day
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    Blue Pigtail on Nasogastric Tube

    JustKeepSmiling replied to mikeynizm's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Crazy awesome thread! Icumaggie you teach me so
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    Nurse Recruiter and HIPAA violation?

    JustKeepSmiling replied to SookieBSN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    OMG!!!!!! I would be so infuriated!!! Lawyer
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    I failed out of Nursing School... Appealed and WON!!

    JustKeepSmiling replied to ToBeBornANurseJB's topic in General Students

    I considered that. But the ASN vs BSN is such a dead
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    "The Doctors don't know how to help you."

    JustKeepSmiling replied to Standardethics's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    A receptionist at your PCP's office said the doctors do not know how to help you? You, the
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    Tell us about a GOOD day at work!

    JustKeepSmiling replied to greenbeanio's topic in Psychiatric

    Not sure I understand? I don't work psych - I do
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    Metformin IV contast

    JustKeepSmiling replied to truckinusa's topic in Radiology

    I have encountered patients with severe renal impairment after a cath where contrast was given and metformin on board. (I.E. STEMI pt who took metformin that morning) As healthcare professionals we...
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    An RN who isn't good at math?

    JustKeepSmiling replied to nursingjourney's topic in General Students

    Ok so you need stats to graduate the BSN you plan on doing later? Algebra is not required for your ASN? I took stats by itself after I finished my ASN and then started my BSN program. It was required...
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    An RN who isn't good at math?

    JustKeepSmiling replied to nursingjourney's topic in General Students

    I don't disagree. I was setting up my answer to the OP in a way a pre-nursing student could understand. A pre-nursing student has no idea of those principles - that takes education and skill. I am...
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    An RN who isn't good at math?

    JustKeepSmiling replied to nursingjourney's topic in General Students

    IMHO math isn't a "huge" part of nursing. Knowing how to calculate a drip is important but its not statistics or calculus. Nowadays pharmacy calculates everything for you but when in doubt, especially...
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    Do RN's insert EJ's at your hospital

    JustKeepSmiling replied to Five&Two Will Do's topic in MICU, SICU

    Only doctors at my facility. I wouldn't feel comfortable with that. I have used the lower extremities before - we get MD order for that. Rare, usually a last ditch effort before a line. On the note of...
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    50 Things New Nurses Need to Know About Calling Doctors and Other Providers

    JustKeepSmiling replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I want to hand this out to baby nurses!!! #16 - DRIVES me nuts! I
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    Most drips at once

    JustKeepSmiling replied to delphine22's topic in MICU, SICU

    I start my dream CICU job in a week but when I was in nursing school I had a trauma ICU patient with 8 IV pumps, I'll never forget that sight. Plus 2 chest tubes and a ventric. Sooo many
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    JustKeepSmiling replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Sending
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    Metformin IV contast

    JustKeepSmiling replied to truckinusa's topic in Radiology

    Metformin is a nephrotoxic drug and so is IV contrast, both even to a healthy kidney. If metformin is not held before & after IV contrast it can cause AKI, or worse in a patient who already has...
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    The thing that has surprised you the most about nursing...

    JustKeepSmiling replied to er.mere's topic in General Nursing

    I never realized how much of a "safety net" nurses were. Its hard for a lay person (before nursing school) or even a nursing student to understand. We are the last step before a treatment or med...
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    How do you shake off the horrible?

    JustKeepSmiling replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    There's a couple patients I still think about sometimes. Especially clinic pts I got to know. I don't think I'll ever be able to shake it... they remind me why I am a nurse. What you are asking is...
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    Not getting charge nurse position

    JustKeepSmiling replied to frisky's topic in Nurse Management

    I agree with this entirely. I was recently the young charge. And an older much more experienced nurse was very upset she didn't get it instead of me. She quite visibly shower her resentment towards me...
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    CRNA interested in FNP

    JustKeepSmiling replied to alilab's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That's pretty cool. In what setting do you plan to practice? Have you considered ACNP or a dual program? I plan to do NP one day, most likely South Alabama. I know several graduates from there and...
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    CRNA interested in FNP

    JustKeepSmiling replied to alilab's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm just curious, why interested in the change? What did you do before
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    IV bolus ordered because pt hypertensive

    JustKeepSmiling replied to Are Enn's topic in Patient Medications

    IcuRNMaggie & SubSippie had nearly identical thoughts as I did. Hypertension does not always equal hypervolemia. It sounds to me perhaps the patient was septic. I'd correlate to lactic acid, WBC,...
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    what is CDL

    JustKeepSmiling replied to spring00's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure it wasn't CDI which could stand for clean, dry and
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    Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

    JustKeepSmiling replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "You are not a jar of nutella, you cannot please everybody." I really adore that saying. If you provided good patient care, kept your pt stable or as close to stable as possible given his...