danegerous BSN, RN

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    a couple quick, general questions about care plans

    danegerous replied to clearblue3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Make sure you understand the rationale, though. It'll help you soooo much more down the road. The lessons learned with the nursing diagnoses are great ones. Don't make the mistake most of us make and...
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    a couple quick, general questions about care plans

    danegerous replied to clearblue3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For some reason, this took a while to grasp. Not necessarily the concept, but the rationale that Risks were always less of a priority than actual issues. I always thought the risk for infection in a...
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    a couple quick, general questions about care plans

    danegerous replied to clearblue3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The medical diagnosis, unless specifically asked for, shouldn't go on there...However, I'm surprised it's not asked for. When using Nursing Diagnoses, as stated by the others, there are two types:...
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    How do I walk back into a room

    danegerous replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is an amazing experience to have as a nurse. It is so personal, and so fresh because of how close he was to you. Imagine if you are able to keep this entire experience in a little part of...
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    Air Force October 2010

    danegerous replied to Mommy of 2's topic in Government, Military

    I was told by the head of the IL medical recruiter branch that MEPS is good for 2 years. The only thing I have to refill out is the dated paperwork, and that is only signatures. Of course my letters...
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    best nursing positions for men.

    danegerous replied to brotherbear's topic in Men in Nursing

    See what happens when women get involved in the male threads? Pure destruction. I'm a dude, and I'm in the ICU/CCU. There's no other place for me. Disclaimer: Women also work in the ICU/CCU and also...
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    Non-pitting edema and rating

    danegerous replied to clearblue3's topic in General Nursing

    Although I can't speak for Chare, I'm pretty sure that IS what she means. Pitting edema is rated to establish the degree of the edema. 4+ Pitting edema, for instance indicates a far greater fluid...
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    Needle gauges...

    danegerous replied to nurse blondie93's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure you want to give pRBCs and whole blood in a bigger IV to prevent lysing, the same reason you don't use standard iv
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    What type of lifestyle can a nurse afford?

    danegerous replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget, you will be friends with doctors...who know doctors. Chances are you can find a plastic surgeon who will do the operation at a
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    Benefits of being a male nurse vs Female nurse

    danegerous replied to girtenbt's topic in Men in Nursing

    I look waaaay better in a dress than all the ladies on the unit. Not too mention the lack of a menstrual cycle. Other than that it's pretty much
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    What type of lifestyle can a nurse afford?

    danegerous replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    I know a lot of nurses that get the ladies redone, a little "pick-me-up" if you will. So, depending on the price difference, there's your answer. Personally, I'm going for pec implants. I would...
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    Tattoos as a male Lpn

    danegerous replied to Duce's topic in Men in Nursing

    I happen to have quite a lot of tattoos. I have half sleeves on both my arms. We have a strict no tattoo-showing policy at my place of employment, but I wear my scrub top with nothing showing...
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    Needle gauges...

    danegerous replied to nurse blondie93's topic in General Nursing

    All I know is Valium is a real pain in the behind to give IM and you don't reconstitute it...it's just turns to syrup. And to be honest, I never give meds mixed in a syringe for a push. I can't...
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    Should I be blame for this?

    danegerous replied to ARRR10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My general rule of thumb is: When in doubt, page the doc However, I wouldn't be paging him with someone else's lab results. How am I to know he wasn't made aware (that's more a question for report)....
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    New graduate nurse fired for not having experience after 30 days .....

    danegerous replied to spiri1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Honestly, my first thought was that she lied on her app...Clearly if they were precepting her like a new grad then they knew she was. Either way, something's up when a facility would do that. No...
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    How do I get a job as an RN once I pass the RN-NCLEX exam?

    danegerous replied to tatempole's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If I were you, I would set up a little rubric for your career as a nurse. For instance, 1) You want to work as a RN, not a tech, not a LPN 2) You want to work on either ICU, CCU, Tele, Surgery or ER;...
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    How'd you get your job?

    danegerous replied to dixiebelleRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was very lucky, and really aggressive. I graduated December 19, 2009. Instead of signing up for a Kaplan NCLEX class that was mid January (like the rest of my class), I signed up for an online...
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    Any good websites that summarize the Nursing Theorists?

    danegerous replied to pippylockstocking's topic in General Nursing

    You know, funny enough, I emailed Nola Pender when I was studying this. She is responsible for the Health Promotion model. I thought that was pretty neat, we had a nice little
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    What pay are nurses making these days?

    danegerous replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    IL ICU/CCU RN with BSN and Base: $25 Night Dif: $2.50 Weekend Dif: $3.75 ------------------- Usual Total: $31.25 I usually work mostly weekends, but I also work a ton of OT. I also just began the...
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    new future male nurse

    danegerous replied to tryharder's topic in Men in Nursing

    Welcome, my friend. I think you will find nursing to be three things (in this order): 1) Extremely frustrating 2) Extremely humbling 3) Extremely fulfilling I am quite confident you won't become...
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    Do you regret being a nurse

    danegerous replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    I love every day of being a nurse. It's the most meaningful work I've ever done. I really feel like it's defining me and I really like how. I am also a man, so I rarely get crap from doctors. If I do,...
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    Organ Donation and Thanks

    danegerous replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I also saw the Chris Henry piece, it literally made me cry...in the middle of my football prep. I was fortunate enough to take part in a Gift of Hope organ harvest from a really lovely 24 year old...
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    What would nurses like from families on holidays?

    danegerous replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    We can't accept gifts as individuals, but we can as a unit or a hospital. I think it would be super killer if someone sometime got us one of those industrial Keurig coffee makers. Our ER, Docs,...
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    Air Force October 2010

    danegerous replied to Mommy of 2's topic in Government, Military

    On a brighter (although completely inappropriate and sadistic note) with the brewing tensions in North/South Korea, maybe they'll need us sooner than we
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    ADHD/ADD nurse

    danegerous replied to shhnack's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I apologize if I repeat anything, I just was not able to finish reading all of your posts, haha. (seriously, though). I'm a recent diagnosee with ADHD. I had gone through grade school and high school...