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  1. Am I too old to just be starting?

    dede1956 replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    NJ and still work full time night shift in ICU/CCU; Teach nursing students, CPR, ACLS, PALS, basic dysrrhythmia, and help with critical care course. I wouldn't change a thing other than starting to...

  2. Am I too old to just be starting?

    dede1956 replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    You are never too old, and don't let ANYONE tell you that you are. Stop and think about how old you will be in 4 yrs if you don't go to nursing school and how old you will be in 4 yrs if you do go....

  3. Gloucester County College

    dede1956 replied to RB2000's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    good luck to all incoming students and congrats to second yr students on making it through your first yr and hope you do as well if not better this

  4. Triple-Lumen Qestion

    dede1956 replied to LearningTheRopes's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Always check your hospital policy/procedure manual. When we flush our lines we are only flushing the open (nothing connected) lines, we don't flush the lines with fluids infusing. We use 10ml saline...

  5. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    dede1956 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lamazeteacher, Thank you for all of your suggestions. Problem is we HAVE TRIED all of them. Where it got out of hand is with a former manager who had family in ICU in another hospital that did have...

  6. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    dede1956 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry that your mother had such a bad experience in the hospital. I have had the pleasure of both restricted and open visiting hours. I personally prefer the restricted visiting hours, here's...

  7. Advice to Students: say "thank you"

    dede1956 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    Thank you's work both ways. Yes, the student should thank the nurse before they leave the floor, and the nurse should also say thank you to the student. :yeah:I have had students pick up serious...

  8. Help with a med

    dede1956 replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in General Students

    metformin with any dye (IV or PO) can potentially cause renal failure. Rule of thumb, stop metformin x24hr prior and x48hr post procedure. Have seen pts still have renal issues while off their...

  9. drug test

    dede1956 replied to cspink's topic in General Nursing

    If this is your first drug test then write down all meds that you routinely take, all prn's, and if for some reason had a narc within 1 month. If this is a repeat drug test then you are fine. Poppy...

  10. I'm 39 and want to become a nurse.

    dede1956 replied to quinnsite's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm sitting here thinking in 3 yrs you will be approx 42, this is not going to change in any way whether you go to nursing school or not...you will still be 42 in 3 yrs....sooo go for it. You will see...

  11. Preceptor becomes villain

    dede1956 replied to chilly2008's topic in California Nursing

    rpwwjd, please don't let your time with that preceptor tarnish your self esteem or your idea of what nursing is all about to the point that you are reluctant to look for a nursing job. I am sorry that...

  12. Preceptor becomes villain

    dede1956 replied to chilly2008's topic in California Nursing

    babylady, I would suggest that you make a copy of the "corrections" that you preceptor made on your notes when she reviewed them and keep the original and shred the copy. I agree with all of the...

  13. NCLEX!!!! Omg I just took it and it was horrendous!!!!!

    dede1956 replied to LoveActually's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    good luck and welcome to the greatest profession there

  14. Desired Characteristics of Effective Nurse Educators - My Ideal Nursing Instructor

    dede1956 replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    As a clinical instructor and former classroom instructor I think I portray the majority of the characteristics of the ideal nursing instructor. I don't do exams or exam reviews anymore, however, I do...

  15. I need your help Allnurses.

    dede1956 replied to Prettyladie's topic in General Students

    if you need an elective that you can take that won't interfer with your other courses, do that. what you don't want to do with the work load that you do have is taken another course that will...

  16. Male Nurses

    dede1956 replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in General Nursing

    being a male nurse is sooooooooooo not gay. don't know about others but where i work, we love it when we have a male nurse. i also teach nursing students (clinical mostly) and love it when i have...

  17. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    dede1956 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    tiffanytic, please don't be scared of nursing school...and don't let what we write scare

  18. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    dede1956 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    love these....keep them going. how about the doc that got called around 2200 and asks "who is the pt, what is his name, what was he admitted with, who is the idiot that admitted him?" took me all of...

  19. How old is too old?!?!?

    dede1956 replied to Amy Married to Art's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am said this before...you are as old as you feel...some days it's 36 some days 106. All depends on how busy my night shift was. I have also posted that you are never too old to follow your dreams....

  20. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    dede1956 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are a lot of questions about the policy, admitting dx, who else was available for the new nurse. We all need to remember that critical thinking comes with time and is not something that occurs...

  21. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    dede1956 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been in the business for over 32 yrs and yes, have had many physicians yell at me. Some of them are yelling just to vent their frustration over the situation, some yell because they know that...

  22. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    dede1956 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was at one of Laura Gasparios' conferences last year in Jamaca and one of the speakers there had that tee shirt "I am a nurse I am here to save your a$$ not kiss it." I have worn it many times and...

  23. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    dede1956 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been doing this for 32 1/2 yrs, and when I started it was 8 hr shifts and restricted visiting hours. Everyone had to leave by 9pm, the front doors were closing and being locked. The only ones...

  24. New Grad - am I doing something wrong?

    dede1956 replied to AhJee's topic in California Nursing

    I saw that also, but think it is a misspelled word. I think it should have been "hired on the

  25. Nervous over possible termination

    dede1956 replied to funsizedliv's topic in General Nursing

    probably not!!!!!!!!!!! I can honestly say that after 32 1/2 yrs in the profession that I do not know of any nurse that hasn't made a med error...including myself. And yes, you feel horrible when it...