LaughingRN

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  1. Help with Critical Vitals Ranges in EMR

    LaughingRN replied to lulugonlolo's topic in General Nursing

    i was waiting for someone else to point out the fact that if critical vitals are only flagged when out of these ranges, i'm pretty sure it would be a bit too

  2. Who has more stess RT or RN?

    LaughingRN replied to samirish's topic in Health, Stress Management

    To be honest, I doubt many people could actually answer that question fairly unless they were both an RT and an RN. Even then, Stress is subjective to an individual. I found my job at a fast food...

  3. Are most employers hypocrits?

    LaughingRN replied to teeroze201069's topic in General Nursing

    I reread my post after I got some sleep after my long night shift and I don't think I really expressed my point well. I was not responding to the OP. I was responding to the post that implied that...

  4. Are most employers hypocrits?

    LaughingRN replied to teeroze201069's topic in General Nursing

    While it sounds as though the OP's place of employment had a policy that CNA's report certain issues, you do no one a favor by generalizing based off a quote from a textbook. My Nursing textbook...

  5. "Hidden" cameras on the floor--do you have them??

    LaughingRN replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not a big law person here or anything, but pretty sure this is illegal in every

  6. Want to do trauma - should I pick ED or ICU?

    LaughingRN replied to Irock's topic in Nursing Career

    Our ED also rotates shifts, so it is not true that you have to be here two years to work in trauma. We also shuffle between triage, 4 levels of acuity, trauma team ect. This starts on orientation...

  7. Pharmacists giving injections!?!

    LaughingRN replied to chevyv's topic in Patient Medications

    This type of attitude baffles me to be honest. We nurse's are increasingly expanding our scope of practice. We are doing things that used to be in the scope of a doctor. We are now able to literally...

  8. Are you doing this at work?

    LaughingRN replied to vivasmom's topic in Emergency

    giving nebs: always drawing own labs: always starting your own iv's: always running own blood gasses: i draw them but don't "run" them cleaning own rooms: sometimes, depend if housekeeping or a tech...

  9. looking for a new job and working on resume

    LaughingRN replied to Gonzo13's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree that it is a little relevant. But "little" isn't what your goal should be. I am a mother and care for another, clean his wounds, multitask (meals sports work) I administer meds so on so...

  10. looking for a new job and working on resume

    LaughingRN replied to Gonzo13's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wow. You have a very sweet background, nice! However. My advice is short and sweet. Take out EVERYthing that isn't nursing/healthcare related. Everything. Use the extra space to elaborate everything...

  11. Humor: You Might be an ER Nurse

    LaughingRN replied to TrafalgarRN's topic in Emergency

    27. You cringe when you are scheduled to work on Monday, or the day after a holiday 28. You are amazed by your own veins sudden plumpness when you shower after a long shift, and have a sleep deprived...

  12. The problem with floating ER Nurses

    LaughingRN replied to crabalot's topic in Emergency

    Where I work ER nurses aren't floated (they are the only nurses in the hospital that aren't) and no other nurse floats to the ER My understanding of this is that ER is so different from floor nursing,...

  13. Vented Patient PEA

    LaughingRN replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    Poor Wooh I think your sarcasm is woefully wandering in a dark alley....lost I found it though, Sincerely,

  14. Worst case scenario needle stick

    LaughingRN replied to LaughingRN's topic in General Nursing

    3 month check in ( I always hesitate to update such an old used up thread, so apologies in advance, but I promised) HIV Western Blot: NEGATIVE Hep C RNA (PCR): NEGATIVE SGPT - 15 ( guess they test...

  15. Two med errors... I'm sick!

    LaughingRN replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    I fail to see how the Ativan was a med error :) You had the 5 rights....Given two pills instead of one to accomplish the same goal is not an error, possibly an inconvenience to someone (but I can't...

  16. "Knock, Knock!"

    LaughingRN replied to sophiee's topic in General Nursing

    Ever try to knock on a

  17. Just wondering - How does this cover letter look?

    LaughingRN replied to nurseypoo87's topic in Nursing Career

    I think it is a good cover letter These are my three thoughts 1.You should take out this part..."I am a June 2011 Registered Nurse graduate" There is no such thing as a Registered Nurse graduate....

  18. How well does misogyny work out in your facility?

    LaughingRN replied to UserG's topic in General Nursing

    If you click on the link for his Facebook page from the article, he has an open profile/wall.... Around the middle of September he references being in nursing lab, clinical etc. Studying for "medsurg"...

  19. DNR means what???

    LaughingRN replied to cloverleafLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to point out There is actually such thing as palliative radiation/chemo. We used this a lot in the Hospice that I interned in. Radiation/chemo has the ability to shrink the tumor(s)...

  20. Clinic nursing vs Hospital nursing

    LaughingRN replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you on the mornings:) But just a thought...as I'm from a "snowy and cold miserable in the winter" state too. You will be driving more days a week in horrible weather if you work 5 days..... and...

  21. Clinic nursing vs Hospital nursing

    LaughingRN replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I went from a large clinic to a hospital, and I have a school age child. Well, the clinic job seemed more ideal regarding childcare and the ability to have family dinners with my husband and son, but...

  22. Bad Experience with Nurses at hospital, rethinking my major now.

    LaughingRN replied to Lindsey-Student's topic in General Nursing

    i'm going out on a limb here. i think that some posters are reacting in a manner that you didn't expect, because this seems like a rhetorical question. you must know that not all hospital environments...

  23. Can't get any calls for interviews. Ego/Esteem has dipped beyond low.

    LaughingRN replied to HelpMeNewGradRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You need to take a deep breath and slow down :) You only mailed out your resume "a week or two ago". You do know that a lot of places have to have a job listed for X number of weeks before they move...

  24. US student applying to nursing school in Canada

    LaughingRN replied to TFoy's topic in International Nursing

    Forgot to add Canadian minimum entry to practice for nursing is almost virtually a BSN in all provinces (there used to be an exception in one province, but that was a long time ago) The quality is...

  25. US student applying to nursing school in Canada

    LaughingRN replied to TFoy's topic in International Nursing

    I am a Canadian/American dual citizen (or equivalently as close as you can get to dual nowadays) My education was completed in Canada, But I have only ever worked in the US. In fact, I'm not even...