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  1. Corporate America vs. Nursing- culture shock! Any others out there?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in IT for about 25 years, and at the end, during the tech crash, I got tired of the layoffs and the coworkers and bosses freaking out all the time about the layoffs. Now I have been a nurse...

  2. Z-Coil Shoes

    oldiebutgoodie replied to RN112's topic in General Nursing

    Supposedly, Nike Shox absorb 5 to 10% of the impact, whereas Z-Coils absorb 50% of the impact. I have both, and I swear by my Z-Coils. Only problem with them is that you have to explain them all the...

  3. How long will I be miserable?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to nrcnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wonder how many nurse managers know how miserable we newbies are. I graduated a year ago, and am giving it until December. I talked to one of my nursing school friends today, and he is ready to...

  4. Millions of nurses can do it. Why can't I??

    oldiebutgoodie replied to peachysweetness78's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow--you have either read my mind or seen my life. I am giving my hospital job until December to get better, then I am also outta there, and maybe outta nursing, as well. I don't understand this...

  5. HIT in CABGs

    oldiebutgoodie replied to TennRN2004's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Our docs hate Pepcid. They say "it is like ****ing in the wind". However, we had a shortage of IV Protonix for a while.

  6. Millions of nurses can do it. Why can't I??

    oldiebutgoodie replied to peachysweetness78's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds like my first job! I kept my first job for 4 months. I had 15 different preceptors, and although I was hired for "days or PMs" I was put on a "rotating" schedule of 6 weeks of nights (4 nights...

  7. Old returning nurse, starting interview process

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Squirlatheart's topic in General Nursing

    Does your local community college have a refresher course? That might be helpful. Also, you might want to get your ACLS certification on your own, which would show the hospitals that you mean...

  8. help surviving orientation

    oldiebutgoodie replied to cookielady,rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi, Cookielady, It is an unfortunate fact that there are a lot of prima-donna type nurses in critical care who make lousy preceptors, and who think nobody can do it as well as they can. I have been...

  9. NS for CO

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Cleveland-RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    We had this discussion where I work, and I looked it up in the AACN procedures manual. Apparently, D5W and NS have different specific gravities, and the monitors are calibrated to the specific gravity...

  10. Am I always going to have to battle this????

    oldiebutgoodie replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations on the job! Here are some practical suggestions-- I was good at bookwork, but kind of a klutz when it came to skills, so I practiced a lot at home. Example: 1. Get some sterile gloves...

  11. How long will I be miserable?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to nrcnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hear you! I just got off a 5 month orientation in an ICU, and have worked independently for 3 weeks. My first preceptor was HORRIBLE, a micromanager who told me that maybe I shouldn't be in critical...

  12. HELP...Which Anatomy Flashcards Do I Buy???

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Poohsdw's topic in General Nursing

    Feel free to use my website, http://www.thehotflash.com/ap112 Unfortunately, it is more organs/blood vessels right now. But you can use it when the time comes. Also, check out the following web site....

  13. Question about titrating pressors

    oldiebutgoodie posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi, all, I am finishing up a 6 month orientation on a general ICU (neuro, medical, and surgical, but no cardio or cardiothoracic). Many of our patients are on pressors for hypotension, usually...

  14. Giving baths on CCU

    oldiebutgoodie replied to NurseEcho's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Every 12 hours? That's insane. Frankly, I think the bath thing is one of those strange nursing habits that nurses have done for so long, they don't think about it anymore. Obviously, smelly icky...

  15. two questions: need your opinions for newbee

    oldiebutgoodie replied to ainsjas's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also started as a new grad on a medical ICU, and had the preceptor(s) from hell. They accused me of med errors I didn't make, said I didn't have good time management (despite the fact that at the...

  16. Phone pre-interview

    oldiebutgoodie replied to piscesgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    A good phrase I learned in the business world was, "I'm just calling to touch base with you about the position". Then you can add, "I'm very interested in the position, and I would be happy to arrange...

  17. Pronunciation

    oldiebutgoodie replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I grew up in a smaller Midwestern town, and we used to order a sundae as a "Sun-duh". Don't ask me where that came from. When I moved to the big city, people looked at me as though I was from Mars,...

  18. Pronunciation

    oldiebutgoodie replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "Orientate" is not in the online Merrimam-Webster dictionary. It is in the online American Heritage dictionary. and dictionary.com I still hate the word "orientate".

  19. Pronunciation

    oldiebutgoodie replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In Illinois, there is a town called Morificeilles, pronounced Mar-SALES. Don't ask me what that has to do with anything! :rotfl:

  20. Pronunciation

    oldiebutgoodie replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And how about "dilation" vs. "dilitation"?? DILITATION is not a word, from what I can tell, and yet many people (usually the same ones who use "Sahntimeter" ;-) pronounce it this way.

  21. Anatomy and Physiology help

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Nsg_stdntLiz05's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Feel free to use the interactive web site I developed while I was taking A&P: http://www.thehotflash.com/ap112 Cheers,

  22. practice questions

    oldiebutgoodie replied to studentnurseinmd's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Go and buy some NCLEX prep books. They are full of questions. I started using my NCLEX books in nursing school to test my knowledge before tests, and it also helped me get a feel for the type of...

  23. I failed my first clinical!

    oldiebutgoodie replied to breakin_moon's topic in General Nursing

    Let's not blame the victim here. There really are nursing programs and clinical instructors who are vindictive. I graduated a year ago (at an older age), and was shocked at the actions of some of the...

  24. Why do I hate this

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Goldenhare's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Boy, I could write a book about preceptors. I am orienting to a critical care unit, at the end of a 6 month orientation. (Please, let's leave the discussion of new grads in the ICU for another...

  25. advice for new grad starting in ICU

    oldiebutgoodie replied to HHW2006's topic in MICU, SICU

    Here is my advice to new grads in the ICU: Make sure that you and your preceptor are a good fit. If you are uncomfortable with your preceptor, CHANGE! Unfortunately, in the ICU, many preceptors are...