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  1. Wearing all white

    tryingtohaveitall replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to go back to all white, but honestly, I'm not a huge fan of scrubs either. Everyone these days wears scrubs, people working at Goodwill, the bakery, blah blah blah. We have been issued...

  2. How are you paying for your MSN?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to MommyandRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think my Stafford subsidized loan actually said 4 hrs was

  3. Peanut butter allergic reaction?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to mondkmondk's topic in Pediatric

    Before I realized my oldest was allergic to tree nuts, she would complain that she didn't like them. One time my grandfather served us a dessert with pecans in the crust. I told her to eat around them...

  4. Facility vs ground transport pay comparison

    tryingtohaveitall replied to OutWest's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I have no idea what's the norm in the business, but I do both PICU and Mobile ICU nursing. When we're on the MICU, we get an 8% differential. Somedays that's too much (LOL) and somedays it's not...

  5. Need ideas for PICU inservice

    tryingtohaveitall replied to eastbay08's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, that seems like a pretty tough assignment, for a student (no offense :) ) to have to give an inservice to experienced PICU nurses. I might suggest something that's out of the norm or more based...

  6. How is school going so far?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to VTBabyNurse's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I've always heard that if the class is doing that poorly, there's something wrong w/ the test or the teacher. That's crazy to fail that many grad students who are presumably doing well everywhere...

  7. Manogram

    tryingtohaveitall replied to Tait's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've seen it before but it's also worth a

  8. Catheter line safety question

    tryingtohaveitall replied to jlnewman's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, we've used the Biopatch for years on all central lines and PICCs. I don't have statistics but our infection rate is very

  9. Travel Distance to Work

    tryingtohaveitall replied to JAshley's topic in General Nursing

    If you're going to be working nights, I really wouldn't recommend a lengthy drive at all. I used to fall asleep when I had a 35-40 min drive into the sun in the morning. When I moved to the city and...

  10. Universities dropping GRE requirement?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I didn't have to take the GRE to get into my AC-PNP program, thankfully! I'm a good test taker but I def would have to have brushed up on my

  11. Funny Names

    tryingtohaveitall replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Awnesti is pronounced "honesty." We're all pretty good at figuring out pronunciations, but none of us could figure this one out.

  12. Funny Names

    tryingtohaveitall replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ok, I had to update this with some new names I've heard recently. Awnesti- can you figure out how this one is pronounced? I'll tell you in the next post. ;>) Aayionna- pronounced "E-on-a", the Aay...

  13. Maybe I shouldn't be an ICU nurse - long

    tryingtohaveitall replied to bethem's topic in MICU, SICU

    We are strongly discouraged from restraining. To be honest, it's gone much better than expected when they first brought it up years ago. Of course, it helps that some of our patients are small enough...

  14. suctioning the intubated patient...1 nurse/RT or 2?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to kessadawn's topic in MICU, SICU

    I also work in a PICU, it would be an extremely rare event to suction alone and even then, only if the kid was going to arrest without being suctioned immediately. If need be, I'd pop the kid off and...

  15. Enteral Feeding equipment

    tryingtohaveitall replied to NICU_babyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use the same tubing in our PICU and NICU. For giving meds, we have the oral only syringes, but when we draw up our tube feedings, it gets drawn up in a luer lock

  16. How many years an RN before MSN?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to SarahLovesNovember's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Don't let me stop you. I tend to be quite cautious and underestimate my own capabilities. This may be a great time for you to jump in with both feet and get your advanced degree. I'm sure you'll do a...

  17. How many years an RN before MSN?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to SarahLovesNovember's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Honestly, I couldn't imagine feeling confident enough. I'm still a bit freaked out at the thought of being the person on call responsible for PICU patients and I'll have 22 years PICU/peds transport...

  18. Writing new policies and procedures

    tryingtohaveitall replied to Louisernc's topic in General Nursing

    Our first policy related to equipment that's brought in from outside our facility is that our Biomed dept has to check it over and give the ok for use in the

  19. Adverse reaction to IM- how serious is this?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to inthesky's topic in General Nursing

    I think RN/Writer did a great job of reassuring you. You seem very caring and responsible, GREAT qualities in a nurse. The trick is to be concerned and accept responsibility when an action causes an...

  20. latex allergy info question & question on shellfish allergy

    tryingtohaveitall replied to nursebetti2001's topic in Operating Room

    My concern with this would be that even if they don't have a severe response at that time, if they truly are allergic by exposing them again, you could be contributing to worsening the allergy. My...

  21. How many years an RN before MSN?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to SarahLovesNovember's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    18

  22. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    tryingtohaveitall replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    That's

  23. Wearing Cologne to work Yes Or No

    tryingtohaveitall replied to KarmaWiseRaven's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that healthcare workers shouldn't have any strong odors to them, cigarette smoke or cologne/perfume included. It does seem that the coworkers are making a point that perhaps it's a bit too...

  24. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    tryingtohaveitall replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    These are very entertaining. To the PP about being allergic to almonds and not peanuts, different categories. Peanuts are legumes, almonds are tree nuts.

  25. How many of us work on RN only units?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Only RNs in my PICU. Very few LPNs in the hospital, mostly working in the clinics but I believe there are a few on an observation