redhead_NURSE98! ADN, BSN

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    Why Is It That Everyone Thinks They're A Good Nurse?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some people if you wiped the first drop you would never get enough for a second
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh yeah "I need to GET MY YEAR IN" as if there's some kind of contract that once you have a year you should be all prepped up and ready for a long term career in an ICU (on days, of course - and no...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "New nurse here, I was hired in January and just got fired. My boss was mean and never really liked me. How should I put this on my resume? Would you list her as a reference?" "New nurse here. Kilt...
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    Why Is It That Everyone Thinks They're A Good Nurse?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, this is a place for support, so if someone else says they're sure that person is a good nurse, they're probably just trying to be supportive. That said, I feel like some instructors are doing...
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    When to give insulin?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to kriegerkriegr's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Yep it's pretty common when you have visitors who bring their family member a nice carb loaded meal to eat after they've already eaten their hospital
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    Socializing after work in your scrubs

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, I don't know if they meant it that way. I think it was just a funny way to say they might possibly get fired for misbehaving themselves "in
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    How Do You Prime Blood Tubing?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Uh why in the crap would you need to prime both sides???? The blood side is what, like 2 mL at the most, until it hits the chamber and mixes with the primed saline? That side doesn't even NEED primed....
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah I just read that thread and wanted to just reply with "Jesus Christ!!!!" Because really? I find most of those posts to be a waste of time and bandwidth anyway...you passing the NCLEX isn't...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Make sure you ask for some Lortabs and a shot of morphine in the
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    Since when were patients referred to a GUESTS??

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to IndianaHH's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you for a bedtime laugh!!!
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    Oh crap...I can't believe I forgot...

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to EJBNeuroRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am actually on days now. And the offender is on nights, lol. I will get my chance
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    Since when were patients referred to a GUESTS??

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to IndianaHH's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A physician has recently taken to writing orders, "Patient requests to not be disturbed from 2200 - 0500." Guess who's gonna take the fall when dayshift comes in to a patient with rigor
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    Oh crap...I can't believe I forgot...

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to EJBNeuroRN's topic in General Nursing

    Forgot to check an 0530 blood sugar on (of alllll the patients with glucose checks that I could have forgotten) a DKA patient who was supposed to go home that day. When day shift nurse checked it it...
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    Since when were patients referred to a GUESTS??

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to IndianaHH's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The acronym for what the fiddlesticks is starred out? Jeez, ya
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The only thing better are these types of posts with a generic subject line "HELP PLEASE I NEED HELP PLEASE READ"....yes that makes me want to click on it and assist you with all your worldly
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    Learning to assert self with NCP's/PCT's

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to tigrbuttrfly's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Some will attempt to get away with whatever they think they can get away with. I just switched to day shift a few months ago, and one of the day shift techs tried to set the tone with me that any time...
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    Since when were patients referred to a GUESTS??

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to IndianaHH's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All while sacrificing patient care! A place I worked called them customers and yapped incessantly about customer service. They laid off 300 some people that year, including over 100 GN's they had just...
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    Since when were patients referred to a GUESTS??

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to IndianaHH's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Really? I find that the most entitled and obnoxious patients of mine are the ones who don't have insurance. It's
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    Socializing after work in your scrubs

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But most of us don't have a contract. They will be all too happy to repeatedly tell you that your employment does not constitute a contract, when they're all too busy breaking all of the promises they...
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    Socializing after work in your scrubs

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My uniform is one color pants and any other color of top. Whoever gets fired for that "uniform" in a bar is going to have one beautiful civil rights case in my humble legal opinion. Employers don't...
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    You know its a seeker when . . .

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    You do have a good point, because I freak out at some of the stuff that the ER nurses tell me they've given in the 3 hours that the patient has been down there...wow, you're not gonna be that lucky up...
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    Socializing after work in your scrubs

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They'll be ill at ease when they're having an MI and there are no nurses sitting in the dining room to help them,
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    You know its a seeker when . . .

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    Uhhh....are you missing a place value? Because I give 1-2 mg Dilaudid q2 all the time. 0.1 isn't going to touch a whole lot of
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    You know its a seeker when . . .

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    If I have orders from a physician I follow them. I won't be addressing their addiction issues when a physician is prescribing the medications they are addicted
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    You know its a seeker when . . .

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    Thank you. I know most of us on here are just joking, but it's sad that I can't say "Lortab doesn't work for me" and someone automatically thinks I'm addicted, when I haven't even had a narcotic...