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    Giving gifts to instructor?

    truern replied to EwokRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hmmmmm, raising my hand as that student that always shopped for gifts for instructors. Mainly because everybody else *talked* about it, but never got around to actually *doing* it. Along with the...
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    Hostile and demanding patients. How do you handle them?

    truern replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    "Hostile and demanding patients. How do you handle them?" With wrist restraints X 2 and 5 of Haldol... Seriously, though...most times they're just scared and need some TLC...or what I call "Teresa...
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    Heparin Protocol

    truern replied to Butternut's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We run heparin, cardizem, etc as the primary infusion...each with their own IV
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    Advice For An "older" Nurse To Be?

    truern replied to ERICA57's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Erica, I got my first nursing position even before graduation from an ADN program at the ripe old age of 52. I honestly don't think my age was a factor at
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    The Cap.......

    truern replied to Justhere's topic in General Nursing

    I have my cap displayed in a place of honor along with my school picture, lantern, certificate from school, and my school pin. I'm PROUD of my cap, and yes, I have worn it to work before. People,...
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    Glen Beck's hospital experience

    truern replied to emmycRN's topic in Nursing News

    I, ummmm, had a really, ummmmm, hard time following, ummmmm, his
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    Does anyone else feel this way...? Help!

    truern replied to Imuneek2's topic in General Nursing

    RN for about a year and a half now and just the other night hubby said I was talking in my sleep about hanging some Vanc. I must have been worried that I'd forgotten the 1800 dose or...
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    Would you write this up?

    truern replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Once upon a time my daughter took that much colace....until we figured out it wasn't doing any good and her doc dc'ed it. I'd mention it to the other nurse first before saying anything to management....
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    How nasty!!

    truern replied to rnrae's topic in General Nursing

    We have a handwashing program called "Friction Rubs Out Germs" or FROG for short. If we notice a fellow nurse not using the alcohol gel or washing his/her hands, we're supposed to say "ribbit" as a...
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    Aides and Nurses - Different Outlook, Lack of Understanding

    truern replied to Weeping Willow's topic in General Nursing

    therein lies the issue...nurses can do the work of aides, however, aides cannot do the work of nurses. it's all well and good to expect the nurse to assist the aides in getting their work done, but...
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    dirty scruabs

    truern replied to duff49's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure I'm no germier than the people I see at the grocery store wiping their nose and then touching the cart...ewwww. I KNOW how many times I've washed my hands...can't say the same for the general...
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    SHOES: Are Dansko comfortable?

    truern replied to ternerzero's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hmmmm...what a difference a year can make! Found out I bought those Danskos too small...they need to fit loose on your heel. I have three pairs now and have found the trick is to switch shoes daily....
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    Young Nurse becoming Old

    truern replied to lvlissl2ebecca's topic in General Nursing

    Last year I worked all those holidays plus Easter and Halloween. This year I was scheduled for every holiday EXCEPT NYE which doesn't mean a thing to me since we don't go out that night. I saw the...
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    Your personal delivery experience- what happened

    truern replied to DEB52's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The whole pregnancy I couldn't keep down a thing...well, except vanilla wafers in a glass of cherry koolaid made with two pkgs of koolaid so it was extra strong. I was losing weight at each...
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    already in a pickle at Nursing School

    truern replied to I'MIV's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Devil's advocate here...but consider that just maybe you didn't cover the areas mentioned during what was surely a stressful head to toe with her evaluating your performance. Calling any instructor a...
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    Meniere's disease

    truern replied to robpritc's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi Robin, I have Meniere's disease and I've been working about a year and a half now. It's no worse than having any other chronic illness and working. I have FMLA at work and they can't even count...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    truern replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I sincerely hope that these attitudes about people with weight issues are well in check when actually dealing with those
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    A doctor asking you to give him a cup of coffee!!

    truern replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    I would have made his coffee and taken it to him. What's the big
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    Lots of reactions to the flu vax this year

    truern replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Got my first one ever last week....and my arm got a huge red swollen and itchy lump at the injection site plus hurt all danged week. I won't be getting another one, that's for
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    Kardex ?

    truern replied to nursecompassion's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. Then again, we don't use a Kardex
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    Attention Telemetry nurses! ! !

    truern replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    TeleRNer, are you talking about the ACLS Review made Incredibly Easy by Lippincott? I love it,but I only paid $37.95. I also got the ACLS Study Guide by Barbara Aehlert and Cardiovascular Care made...
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    Info on working at New Hanover as new grad

    truern replied to jam2007's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    jam, have you checked out the Raleigh/Durham area? Most of the area hospitals have new grad fellowships with great orientation and wonderful preceptors. I was hired on a telemetry unit even before...
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    Dumbest rule in your hospital?

    truern replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    1. I see in your profile you're in the US. Time to learn, don't you think? 2. "Why are my two Spanish speaking nurses talking in English when they know I don't speak it that well?" See
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    Question regarding Dr. orders....(sorry, long)

    truern replied to TinkRN8's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the doc gave the day nurse a verbal order and she didn't write it in your chart. Regardless, the night nurse was absolutely correct. Nurses administer medications (even those not...
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    Blood transfusion

    truern replied to blessed02's topic in General Nursing

    Minimum time is wide open (in an emergency) You're right about the lasix