Chewie_123

Chewie_123

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  1. Nursing Aesthetic Project

    Chewie_123 replied to Heidib1129's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Seriously? This is what your instructors are having you spend your time on? I know I'm not being supportive here, but that is

  2. What is happening in your hospital? Not using N95 mask, NO screening for H1N1 ,

    Chewie_123 replied to JobsearchingRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We're being encouraged to re-use freaking surgical masks. N95s are a distant memory! Especially now that the H1N1 vaccine rolled

  3. How often do you work short?

    Chewie_123 replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    Every

  4. Can you give me the darkside of working as a RN

    Chewie_123 replied to hathead91's topic in General Nursing

    Hearing about how the new CEO has turned the hospital's financial status around - from red to totally in the black - and knowing it is because units are taking more and more higher acuity patients...

  5. URGENT: Need Ideas for a Teaching Project on Measuring Vital Signs

    Chewie_123 replied to Shantrisse2499's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How about what to do in "special cases." Like amputations, masectomies, strokes, central lines, that kind of

  6. Lack of respect for nurses

    Chewie_123 replied to nicuRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I've always thought it would be fun to get a doctorate in nursing, one of the benefits being that it would really confuse people. Anyway. Suzanne Gordon's books are great! Especially for someone who...

  7. Just curious...how many??

    Chewie_123 replied to fmoore723's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I work on a 34 bed unit. As of my last shift 14 were suspected/confirmed H1N1

  8. The small pleasures you get out of your job.

    Chewie_123 replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    I still do an internal happy dance when I get an IV the first time. I'm also a fan of the warm-blanket induced

  9. Pt Hx of GERD and NPO-- hold the med or adminster it?

    Chewie_123 replied to RNstudentc/o2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    PPIs are something that shouldn't be stopped abruptly. Just cause you're not eating doesn't mean your stomach isn't making acid. And protonix can be given IV...

  10. Male Student Nurse Interested in OB.

    Chewie_123 replied to jbjints's topic in General Students

    If it is you passion and what you want to do, don't let anyone stop you. My hospital has several guys who work

  11. I'm the nurse angel of death (or ICU)

    Chewie_123 replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Students

    Hey, at least you are getting experience dealing with emergencies before you are "the

  12. Questions from a pre-nursing student.

    Chewie_123 replied to jocdelucio's topic in General Nursing

    1. how long have you been a nurse? 13 months 2. from which kind of educational program did you graduate?how long ago did you graduate? adn, may 2008 3. have you returned to school for an advanced...

  13. Most Useful Non-Nursing Course(s)

    Chewie_123 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in General Nursing

    I took a couple sociology classes that have really helped out getting into the shoes of some of my patients. Honestly though, the yoga class I took has proved to be the most helpful in the long term....

  14. You Know You Really Have To Pee When......

    Chewie_123 replied to Nursing Assistant's topic in Nursing Humor

    You've ever gone home wearing a pair of those stretchy hospital panties and OR scrub

  15. Calling all introverts! I need your input

    Chewie_123 replied to Puppy_Love's topic in General Nursing

    I am an introvert, and like everyone else on this thread, I don't think it affects my ability to be a great nurse. I'm working a med/surg/detox floor until I can get into the OR. Until then, I am a...

  16. How do you stay awake during the night shift?

    Chewie_123 replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    Make your bedroom cool and dark, by whatever means necessary. Phone off. White noise on. I take 6mg of melatonin right when I'm going to bed. At work, I try and eat a few small meals/snacks about...

  17. what is it like working nights?

    Chewie_123 replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahahahahahaha!!! :chuckle I

  18. if i decided to be a doctor, i would be.....

    Chewie_123 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    A

  19. Heparin safety

    Chewie_123 replied to mgaynor's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    All heparin is witnessed/signed by two RNs. No longer using heparin

  20. Things that leave you stunned.

    Chewie_123 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Nevermind...

  21. Becoming a nurse with priors.

    Chewie_123 replied to its1mc's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I would contact the BON (Board of Nursing) for your state to be sure, but I work with several certified/lisenced people who have misdemeanors similar to yours on their records. (and have no problem...

  22. Calling all Nurses

    Chewie_123 replied to palo143's topic in General Nursing

    1. what field do you currently work in? med/surg/detox 2. did you think that nursing school was difficult, yes or no? no, but it took a heck of alot of time/effort, 3. how many fields have you worked...

  23. How far do you drive to work?

    Chewie_123 replied to ajhutch's topic in General Nursing

    I can see the hospital out my front window... so I

  24. Do you love nursing or hate it???

    Chewie_123 replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

    Even though I have only been an RN for (almost) 10 months, most mornings I get home and cry in the shower from anger and frustration. In the time I have been working, the staffing/work load/acuity...

  25. Starting first job today

    Chewie_123 replied to jollydogg_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Good