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  1. Advertisement I just saw that made me mad!

    PureLifeRN replied to handyrn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I feel the exact opposite! I feel that, on this site, BSN nurses are looked down upon and are made out to be not as smart or quick to catch on and that we are somehow clinically inferior to ASN...

  2. Advertisement I just saw that made me mad!

    PureLifeRN replied to handyrn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    and here we go again with another bashing of BSN nurses/nursing

  3. CRNA Threat

    PureLifeRN replied to samirish's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    AA is an anesthesia assistant. They attend a 2-3 year school after getting a bachelors in whatever they want (but they have to have the necessary pre-req's). When they graduate they have the same...

  4. CRNA Threat

    PureLifeRN replied to samirish's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In our hospitals we have more AA's. I have asked a couple of our anesthesiologists and they said they prefer AA's because they work under the MD's liscense and did not have nice things to say about...

  5. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    PureLifeRN replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Lidocaine, marcaine, bacitracin ointment, polymixin irrigation... handed to the surgeon who administers it. Great to be an OR

  6. Anything about NSLIJ orientation for the OR?

    PureLifeRN replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    I take it you do not work in the OR. We do not function like techs, we function as nurses.

  7. OR vs ICU

    PureLifeRN replied to LivewellRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did a couple years on the floor, but I knew 6 months into it that I wanted the OR. It just took a little longer than I wanted to get there! If there is an OR position open and you are interested,...

  8. OR vs ICU

    PureLifeRN replied to LivewellRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you dont like working weekends or holidays then consider the

  9. Personality test determines my employment

    PureLifeRN replied to noyesno's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have had to take many of those tests and I found out the secret to one of them from an HR lady. The test I took had questions like "I am assertive with my opinions," or "I am late for work" and you...

  10. So confused! Help?

    PureLifeRN replied to Kenzer's topic in Operating Room

    I would say to shadow an OR nurse too. I was interested in the OR and after shadowing someone decided it was right for me. One of my friends also did that and wasn't that crazy about it. Good...

  11. can I do OR and floor nursing?

    PureLifeRN replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! I was in your shoes not too long ago. I started working in the OR a couple months ago, my background was tele/PCU. I was so worried that I would lose my skills that I tried to work tele per diem....

  12. *Easy* things I just hate doing

    PureLifeRN replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    PCA pumps....in theory they are supposed to make my life easier but I detest filling out the stupid paperwork and figuring out the pump. I would rather go in q3hours and give it

  13. Sick and tired of the AAS BSN debate

    PureLifeRN replied to Natingale's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    chill out. The hospital is probably trying to get magnet status or something. If thats the case then they need a certain percentage of nurses with their bachlors. btw I didnt have student loans,...

  14. What have you done without a Dr. order?

    PureLifeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So what things have you done withOUT a doctor's order, for a patient?? I don't think I'm too bad, I'll send off a stool for c-diff if a patient has diarrhea, order a stat ABG for a pt in resp distress...

  15. What have you done without a Dr. order?

    PureLifeRN replied to PureLifeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient once that had about 5-6 BM's during the shift. I decided to be prudent and call the GI doc and ask for a c-diff order, and his response was "hmmm, well what did the BM smell like?? If...

  16. Heartbroken over externship

    PureLifeRN replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did not get this vibe at all from the OP. Sounds like you've got a chip on your shoulder....perhaps you did not have a good GPA as the OP?? lol, chill out. She came looking for advice, not a...

  17. What is the "right" answer?

    PureLifeRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    I know there are many threads on how to deal with abusive surgeons in the real world, but I am hoping to land an OR interview soon and I wanted to know what is the answer that the OR NM wants to hear...

  18. Absence of Teamwork

    PureLifeRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You wanna know why the "team" mentality stopped? Because when sh**t hit the fan, and the public started going crazy suing for medical malpractice, they couldn't sue "the team." The sue the RN....

  19. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    PureLifeRN replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    I think its ridiculous. My nursing school didn't make us do this (maybe b/c it was a big university) and I couldn't imagine doing that! Honestly, if you can't imagine what the patient is going through...

  20. O2 Sat 88%-90%, MD no action, opinions.

    PureLifeRN replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    Did the pt already have an ABG done recently? What does the respiratory therapist say? I had the same situation a couple weeks ago, I had a patient come up from the ER with 6L oximizer at 83% (yeah,...

  21. "Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

    PureLifeRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    There have been 1-2 times hwere I have switched a patient because they made very innapropriate comments and made me feel uncomfortable. And if I feel like my patient load is way to heavy, then I will...

  22. "Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

    PureLifeRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Your post is extremely hard to read, FYI. Did you mean to break it up into stanzas, like a poem? I dont have a problem with nurses switching a patient at the end of their shift, especially if the...

  23. Am I really a critical care nurse?

    PureLifeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey! So I have a complicated situation. I was recently hired to a telemetry floor and I was talking to the charge nurse about a new charge nurse position opening up. She said that all the charge...

  24. Is it worth it to keep trying? Desperate for answers!

    PureLifeRN replied to americanlatina313's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what I would do if I were in your situation: - take a nursing refresher course with a big clinical componet. This will help with your skills AND your confidence. It's kind of like a safe place...

  25. Am I really a critical care nurse?

    PureLifeRN replied to PureLifeRN's topic in General Nursing

    We can transfer them to the ICU. We have a code team for the whole hospital, and I've only worked there a couple days so I dont know how their codes are handled. I guess I'm confused because my last...