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  1. Not eligible because I live too close?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Agency Nurses

    Since I've been working agency for about a year, I am well familiar with the 2 hour cancel. :wink2: If I am working as a per diem/PRN employee for the hospital, the same thing goes.I had had...

  2. Not eligible because I live too close?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Agency Nurses

    You would think so, wouldn't you? But I cannot get any attention from HR directly! On the other hand, I have just about had to beat off with a stick a hospital 50 miles away who does want to hire...

  3. use of Cadd pumps in pain management

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to jwelhwel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I believe I would get as much hands on support from the CADD supplier and/or (and maybe preferably) the pharmacist

  4. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "Preggo?" Preggo?How sick is that? Hope you aren't in OB. I find that ultimately offensive. Worse than "the appy in 203" or the "N word."

  5. Diluting all IV push medication??

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to srewer's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad to see this thread! I worried about IVP meds until a seasoned med/surg nurse told me to always dilute with up to 10 ccs and still push slowly, all in order to preserve the vein. I...

  6. conscious sedation

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to nursedede's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't think this advice could be improved upon.Can't imagine why those other nurses quit! One of the hardest things to do as a new nurse is turn away from a bad situation. We think maybe it is us,...

  7. Nurse Salary Survey

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to nightingale's topic in Nursing Career

    If you are close to The City, that might be reasonable. But for most new grads, high salaries are not an option. You take what you can get, often on shifts you wish you didn't have to work but no...

  8. new orders at end of shift

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to august07's topic in General Nursing

    I may be missing something, but I would think that if a stat order came in, I'd at least make sure it got noted and faxed (or whatever your procedure is). If it is some sort of treatment or dressing...

  9. Anyone else applying to Baylor for their FNP program?

    chris_at_lucas_RN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    My interview is in six days.... I'm a little nervous.... I'd like to hear from anyone in the same boat--or anyone who has already been accepted into the program, or even better, anyone who might have...

  10. Anyone else applying to Baylor for their FNP program?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you for the accolades, I'm honored to be accepted and still a wee bit disbelieving. I honestly believe that if I will sit down, shut up and stay out of the way, God will put me where I belong,...

  11. I think I really screwed up choosing nursing

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Darlin' I'm from one of those families too. Ignore them. You love what you do, you are feeling frustrated and worried and concerned that you have made a grave error. I don't think you made a mistake....

  12. Answers I must know for my First Final Exam in Nursing (First Semester)

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Nurses-Rule1987's topic in General Students

    Probably this will not be the most popular response, but you did ask.... It is not a matter of remembering answers. It is a matter of remembering content. If, for example, you remember what causes...

  13. Anyone else applying to Baylor for their FNP program?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you. The amazement is ebbing and so is the terror about failure. The books for my first semester have arrived, I'm getting in the mood for studying. I am remembering all the affirmations people...

  14. Anyone else applying to Baylor for their FNP program?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you all! I just love my allnurses

  15. use of Cadd pumps in pain management

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to jwelhwel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Agreed--those sufficiently inclined to get drugs however and whenever will not stop at robbing the terminally ill, nor would they let a little think like a lock stop them.Some things we cannot control...

  16. use of Cadd pumps in pain management

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to jwelhwel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If the physician ordered it, and it made the difference between pain management and not, then what kind of nurse would I be to not approve it, even if I had it in my power to override a physician's...

  17. Anyone else applying to Baylor for their FNP program?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, I did good and I got in. I'm going to guess that from the lack of responses I may just be an old Lone Ranger out here... (e.g. the only one going to

  18. OMG! OMG!! I got accepted to Baylor's FNP program!!!

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you all for sharing in my joy and excitement, particularly Miss DaisyRN (fellow Texan Woohoo!!) since I have heard about how intense and difficult it is, but there you are, at the end of the...

  19. WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    These are initial caps.....Maybe a larger font? If you are able to see all caps, a larger font should work well.

  20. Color Coded Braclets

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to travelcrazyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you answered your own question very well.Yes, they are needed because not everyone knows the "code" of colors, not everyone is going to go look at the chart. Annoying to try to start a PIV on...

  21. DNR bracelet with DNR written on it. HIPAA???

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Confidentiality expires with the patient.If the patient (or their MPOA) want to be certain that when the patient codes no one misses that the patient is not to be resuscitated, then why not put it on...

  22. WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    Mercy, I'm with you. I'll take it further, even.We do not know any of these anecdotes to be fact. How often have we been given information about patients we actually see and care for, and it turns...

  23. WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    I don't see this as a contradiction or adding anything new. I guess I would be of the opinion that we are no longer on topic: discussing whether imprisoned individuals should receive proper medical...

  24. What do nurses think of calorie restricted diets?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    I must have missed the part about not eating or drinking. I think all any calorie restricted diet is about is moderation with a goal, not malnutrition or

  25. What do nurses think of calorie restricted diets?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    I think we (speaking of Americans--the US sort) eat a lot. I know I am not alone in this opinion. If we ate smaller portions, we would still have enough energy to do what we need to do, we just would...