Ciale

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    IV insertion problems

    Ciale replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

    If I don't think you're going to be admitted or if I think you might need contrast, I'm sticking a 20 in your AC. Aint nobody got time to look for veins!!!!!!! -ER
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    New nurses in the ER

    Ciale replied to chrisktrauma's topic in Emergency

    Thank you, OP. Gave me the warm n fuzzies
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    A bad code, question skills and career choice.....

    Ciale replied to AZER's topic in Emergency

    Just reading this makes my stomach turn a little bit. Did you run a troponin? I'm pretty sure we're all in "bad codes" at some point. I'm a brand new nurse and I've already been in a couple. The other...
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    Soft spoken nurses

    Ciale replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Meh...if it's just one person that has a problem, I wouldn't pay any attention to her. She sounds like she's kind of hateful. I work in a busy ER and I'm pretty sure I'm the ONLY soft-spoken nurse...
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    ER Doc, "I need Succ!"

    Ciale replied to Adenosine6's topic in Emergency

    No. I refuse to believe the nurse came back with socks. that makes me very sad
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    Splinting?

    Ciale replied to germsjackson's topic in Emergency

    Definitely ask if ORTHO can come down to teach you. They are the most scrupulous when you send a patient to them for follow-up and they will not hesitate to call and find out who did the splinting if...
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    IV insertion problems

    Ciale replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

    I was wrapping an ace bandage around my bf's wrist yesterday. He said "make it tighter". I quit wrapping and said "Do you want to do this then?!?! Gawd, you sound like one of my patients!" Just be...
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    Things to do to past the time...

    Ciale replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

    I like to mess with my favorite clerks by calling out from an empty patient room saying "I can't breeeeath" or "I think I'm having a heart attack" in my best little old lady voice. Sometimes it's...
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    Things to do to past the time...

    Ciale replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

    Fill a urine cup with apple juice, "trip" and spill it on your co-worker and watch the shock/horror ensue!
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    Will I ever get accustomed to death?

    Ciale replied to rse3's topic in Emergency

    When my dad passed away, I talked to one of our Chaplains at work about it. I just stopped by his office and asked if he had a few minutes and then scheduled a time to come back and chat with him...
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    IV Therapy

    Ciale posted a topic in Emergency

    New grad ER nurse here. So after only a couple weeks, they're letting me see the "clinic" type stuff on my own which is all good and I think I'm managing OK so far but I'm having trouble deciding...
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    IV Therapy

    Ciale replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Wow I never even thought about that. NOW I know why it's so hard to start a line in frequent fliers! I just never put two and two together. Heh. Invaluable stuff here...(sorry new grad...
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    IV Therapy

    Ciale replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Oh yeah. Good point and thanks for all the input. Will listen to doc's differential dx. Also, I didn't know that about narcs for migraines causing rebound headaches. So far I've had mostly orders for...
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    IV Therapy

    Ciale replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Aaah yeah, gotcha.
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    IV Therapy

    Ciale replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    No no, definitely not dismissing migraines as nothing. The lay in bed, no sound, no light and sensation of someone stepping on your head while simultaneously stabbing it. Yup. I used to get them...
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    miscarriage-what instructions/support do your pts get?

    Ciale replied to TooterIA's topic in Emergency

    Great question. I just had my first threatened abortion patient the other day. When I came to dc her, I went over the instructions and she was shocked by the diagnosis (mainly because the doc never...
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    75 Questions and "Results on Hold" from Pearson Vue

    Ciale replied to ksenakim's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    SAME EXACT THING happened to me. 75 questions, took it on a Thursday and it said "results on hold" until Tuesday when quick results were finally available. I think Pearson is on to the "PVT". It's...
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    Failed nclex, devastated but determined to pass next time.

    Ciale replied to sm0205's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't be hard on yourself. I have no idea where that pass rate percentage comes from. So far from my graduating class (this past May), I personally know 4 people that have failed and they told us our...
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    Testing Strategies

    Ciale posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    First of all, I want to say that YOU CAN DO IT! THINK POSITIVE!!!!!! If you weren't already a "minimum competency nurse" then you wouldn't have made it this far. Believe in yourself and just "get more...
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    1st try.. Failed :(

    Ciale replied to Scrad21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Man, you were RIGHT there!!! Well, that's the good news. I'd just study the content that you were below the mark on and take it again. You're gonna pass it 2nd time around. My school filled our heads...
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    Test "on hold"

    Ciale posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Omg. I took my NCLEX this afternoon and did the "trick". It says my results are "on hold". After some research, I think I might be guilty of "brain dumping" which is a Pearson Vue rule that states...
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    Test "on hold"

    Ciale replied to Ciale's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Finally was able to pay for the quick results yesterday on pearson and I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT it still hasn't updated on the board of nursing which is kinda slightly...
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    Passed in 75, Not many SATA Q's

    Ciale replied to wiscoRNellie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks for putting this out there, OP. I had 75 questions 7 SATA, 1 EKG, 2 math calculations, and I think 2 alternate format type q's. I hope that I passed...I made good grades in school and my HESI...
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    Test "on hold"

    Ciale replied to Ciale's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hm. Okay. Hopefully we're just the random "hold" people and nothing more. Still freaking out. I called the board yesterday and left a message. I don't expect to hear
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    EKG on NCLEX?

    Ciale replied to wfas457's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had one. A couple other girls from my class had one too. You don't need to study them like crazy...just know the basics (what would you do? what's the intervention?) Cardiac wasn't really emphasized...