TiffyRN BSN, PhD

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    ADN to BSN or Traditional BSN

    TiffyRN replied to Kpompa238's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ADN grad here. Here are my thoughts. If you are actually in an ADN program already, finish it out already! You are in a city with many opportunities to transition later. Having said that, I always...
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    New Nursing student - doing some research!

    TiffyRN replied to BACKDROPsilhouette's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I saw on another posting of yours that you plan to move to Texas after graduation. Texas is one of the few places (especially the larger metroplexes) that still hires new grads, ADN or BSN. It is...
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    Who was the last patient to just break your heart?

    TiffyRN replied to ChristaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do see many great stories in the NICU, many of them are unfinished stories, others, we know all too well how poorly things are going to end. Sometimes the only consolation is that my patients are...
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    maybe I wasn't being nice.....

    TiffyRN replied to hearthelper's topic in General Nursing

    Your criticism will not be taken seriously when you act in such a way. You will stand a better chance if you remain calm & professional in your dealings with your co-workers and especially don't...
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    Using Smart Phones on Your Unit

    TiffyRN replied to Penguin67's topic in General Nursing

    Using a cell phone at work is no more a HIPAA violation than carrying a pen and paper, or possessing a memory and a mouth. It's how it's used. I guarantee you more HIPAA violations have been...
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    conflict with head nurse...

    TiffyRN replied to socalRN3's topic in General Nursing

    I know the "rules" have changed where I work several times. Thankfully I'm a dedicated nights person, but I sympathize, I'd be miserable if I had to work days. Where I work it used to be if your...
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    Forced to come into work on day off

    TiffyRN replied to deletethisaccount's topic in General Nursing

    The unit where I work requires 1 on-call shift per month. It is not classified the same as "mandatory overtime" so it somehow escapes the no mandatory overtime laws in my State. They need to give...
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    Anybody else catch this?... Glee Male nurse

    TiffyRN replied to wsuRN09's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of all the folks that were so offended at things said by Dr. House; who is rude and condescending to all, not excepting nurses. I need to order Glee off Netflix and get caught up, I hear...
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    What is considered the weekend shift for 7p-7a?

    TiffyRN replied to muesli's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on your facility, and there may be a difference between what you are required to work vs. what hours you get paid weekend shift. My hospital has gone back and forth a few times from...
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    Preceptee in Med-surg but wants a career in NICU

    TiffyRN replied to NurseJAG's topic in General Nursing

    Many specialty units across the nation are currently not hiring new grads; let's face it, many hospitals are not hiring any new grads. NICU's would not want to accept a new grad that had started and...
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    Question regarding lack of bed bath in ICU

    TiffyRN replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    Certainly this does happen and it is not right. You would be within your rights to raise your concerns to the hospital. In my experience (which has been a long time since I worked with adults), if a...
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    Any 22 weekers out there?

    TiffyRN replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A couple of years ago there were two sets of sextuplets born close together (in time) but different parts of the country, one set was much further along and did well from what I heard. The Morrison...
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    Would you work a shift as an aide?

    TiffyRN replied to AF_BOUND's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the OP mentioned that he/she worked the first 8 hours of a shift in an SICU then was floated for the last 4 hrs. Let's say RN to patient ratios were not insane where he/she was floated....
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    Would you work a shift as an aide?

    TiffyRN replied to AF_BOUND's topic in General Nursing

    At times we assign a nurse to be a "float nurse" who serves essentially as a skilled tech. Some people hate it, I don't mind it. If an admission comes in, the float nurse is usually given that...
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    Support socks/hose

    TiffyRN replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I have faithfully worn Rockers brand medically correct knee highs for several years. It helps tremendously with any edema. I used to have 2 + pitting after my three 12's in a row. Now I have barely...
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    Ever Refuse a MD order?

    TiffyRN replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    I was assigned a patient that was several days post CVA, speech therapy had evaluated the patient earlier that day and concluded the patient was aspirating and not safe for any form of PO. Patient...
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    Are any new grads having problems finding work in Texas?

    TiffyRN replied to RN2be2012's topic in Texas Nursing

    I live in Texas, from what I'm hearing from the new grads (which we are still hiring), there are jobs, and many more than in the North. But due to the fact that there are new grad jobs; the...
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    looking back, are there courses that you thought were not necessary?

    TiffyRN replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    I myself frequently think on the principles taught in developmental psych. Maybe because in my field I see several "stages of development"; from infant to various ages of children (visiting siblings...
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    NGT Feeds vs Suction

    TiffyRN replied to Ashley_RN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the few NCLEX taking tips I did get out of school was "The first thing the RN does is: Assess". If you use that principle, both #3 & 4 could be correct, but #3 is more generic whereas #4...
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    Got asked to primary!!

    TiffyRN replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is wonderful, making connections is so special. I am not one of those touchy-feely types but I have made special connections with a few through the years. Strangely enough, sometimes it is with...
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    birth defect, not allowed to practice nursing?

    TiffyRN replied to westheimer1234's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing instructors didn't like the idea of males in the profession. Now they had enough sense not to say it out loud, but I'm saying maybe your friend talked to someone who has...
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    Surfactant Administration, drawing up the medication

    TiffyRN replied to rachels.rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't usually administer surfactant as I tend to take more the level 2 type kids; however. . . I'm thinking to inject air into your vial, but not through liquid. Inject it before turning the bottle...
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    Respiratory therapists switching to RN

    TiffyRN replied to alissadancer's topic in General Nursing

    I've known a handful of RT's that went to RN. I've only ever met one RN that went to RT. I think that says something. It's not just pay, it's the huge variety of settings in which an RN can...
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    Can a female have a reaction to a depo shot?

    TiffyRN replied to barefootlady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There was a lady on one of those discovery channel shows "mystery diagnosis" that was allergic to her own natural progesterone. As in anaphylactic reactions. Only super careful monitoring and diary...
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    Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    TiffyRN replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    Pentalogy of Cantrell (infant born with 5 organs outside the body). After a long stay at a children's hospital, the infant went home allegedly fine. Tetraploidy, the infant had 4 copies of each...