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  1. Critical care nursing tips?

    darren_callcareer18 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently started in ICU about 7 months now. Personally, I find it enjoyable working in this specialized area until my charge nurses are being brutally critical on my practice. Seems like within...

  2. Seasoned Nurses Make Me Feel Incompetent

    darren_callcareer18 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I have been a member here since 2008. This forum helped me alot in terms of learning and advices. I am here again just to try to get this off my chest. I just recently joined an...

  3. Opioid overdosing?

    darren_callcareer18 posted a topic in General Specialties

    How are you all? Just wanted to ask for your inputs if you already dealt with patient who seems to be having an opioid overdosing? What are the symptoms you have seen to that patient? I don’t...

  4. Crash Team call?

    darren_callcareer18 replied to guest1008923's topic in General Specialties

    I think it depends on the protocol of your place specially if the patient is full code. In my opinion, there’s no harm to call the crash team so atleast it can be documented that every possible...

  5. Heparin Infusion + bleeding

    darren_callcareer18 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, Have you guys ever experienced a patient receiving a continous heparin drip then the doctor told you yo remove the inter-jugular central line? Then when you did, the bleeding won't stop...

  6. Want to leave LTC

    darren_callcareer18 replied to Dani_Mila's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello, I feel you. As an immigrant nurse I know how it feels like when your work is tooo far from your home. I also started in LTC and worked in night shifts too. It was too overwhelming but for me...

  7. Aspiring Army Nurse. Suggestions?

    darren_callcareer18 posted a topic in Government, Military

    I hope you can help to enlightened my mind. To give you a little background, I am an immigrant and a greencard holder, means I am not an american citizen yet. It has always been my dream since I was...

  8. Is this enough training for experienced nurse?

    darren_callcareer18 replied to Jaellys's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I worked at SNF and was hired to work in Med- surg Tele, I only had 3 days of orienting to the floor and shadowing and then the next week that came I am already by myself. I had to make my eyes and...

  9. Clinical Experience with "Clog Zapper" for G-J Tubes?

    darren_callcareer18 replied to cal06484's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I remembered when I used to work at SNF one of the patients PEG tube was clogged. They would like to send him to the hospital but one of the LPN said NO and borrowed a Sodium bicarbonate to another...

  10. NOT an ICU nurse but assigned by SUP

    darren_callcareer18 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I am a med/ surg tele nurse and was just hired last December 2018 in this floor. So, the assigned house supervisor called in and so our ICU nurse became the house supervisor for this night....

  11. NOT an ICU nurse but assigned by SUP

    darren_callcareer18 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for being straight forward and sounded like a big brother after telling my day from work.

  12. NOT an ICU nurse but assigned by SUP

    darren_callcareer18 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much! I will do that.

  13. IV iron infiltrated

    darren_callcareer18 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I am so frustrated and stressed out because I administered an Iron IV but it got infiltrated. I checked everything and even checked the patient once in a while but it still infiltrated. I dont...

  14. IV iron infiltrated

    darren_callcareer18 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    yes I informed the MD and his main concern was the iron not being completed. So, I started a new line to the patient and finished the transfusion. And as to my supervisors, they advised the usual...

  15. Aspiring Army Nurse. Suggestions?

    darren_callcareer18 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in Government, Military

    I am here thinking hard. I feel like my recruiter is not entirely being honest. Sad. I will semd her a message that I am backing

  16. Aspiring Army Nurse. Suggestions?

    darren_callcareer18 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in Government, Military

    She told me she is a AMEDD. I consulted to a military website via email and I was told this: “Thank you for contacting me. Most recruiters only focus on either enlisted members or commissioned...

  17. This MD culture

    darren_callcareer18 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just want to vent out a little because I had to call a doctor at 7PM because my patient was complaining of alot of things. First chest pain that radiates to her back .They did trops, X-RAY and ECG...

  18. This MD culture

    darren_callcareer18 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    I wish to be like you! ? I wish to work with you so I can learn your persistence.

  19. This MD culture

    darren_callcareer18 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    I agree never let our guard

  20. This MD culture

    darren_callcareer18 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I totally agree to you! very well

  21. This MD culture

    darren_callcareer18 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    I will mantra

  22. This MD culture

    darren_callcareer18 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    I was just wondering if a patient has a chest pain and informed my supervisor, how should I chart it tho? "Patient complain of chest pain radiating to her back. Contacted supervisor awaiting for...

  23. This MD culture

    darren_callcareer18 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I thought too. The patient was complaining of numbness of her right face, and early this morning a chest pain that radiates to her back. I would take her complain as valid because this is...

  24. Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    darren_callcareer18 replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    ❤️

  25. This MD culture

    darren_callcareer18 replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    haha A for the effort