canigraduate

canigraduate

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  1. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I feel rejuvenated. I took a sleep aid and crashed for a solid six hour nap. Still over-revved, but MUCH

  2. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that sleep is magnificent and

  3. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Hugs, ixchel!! I'm sorry you're going through such a rough patch. Hugs, OC!! BTW, don't ever disclose. Employers suck. They're usually not malicious, but they always protect their own interests in...

  4. Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    canigraduate replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yeah -a hundred years ago. I haven't seen that term except in some old Westerns. (Books, not

  5. students charting Assessments

    canigraduate replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    No problem for me at all. As a clinical instructor, let me tell you, students really need to be taught to chart. Using the real world system versus a paper flowsheet made up by the school gives the...

  6. 0200 BP's - Dealing with Tired Rude Doctors

    canigraduate replied to Jennifer in Cali's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Currently working on an observation unit. Patients are there specifically for frequent assessments. Not only do we do vitals q4, we hourly round and do assessments

  7. Where do I begin? have never dealt with anything like this before

    canigraduate replied to C23gregory's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Gotcha. They found the container with the other pill. BFD means big flipping deal. It is slang for

  8. I want a new word.

    canigraduate replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!! There was a poster one time who was super snotty to Ruby Vee and called her a "mean old biter nurse," and it became AN legend. Much like Deers and well-oiled hair. I think it has since been...

  9. Where do I begin? have never dealt with anything like this before

    canigraduate replied to C23gregory's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Ah. I missed the part where the OP was given the ticket for possession of a schedule 4, my bad. But, again, how did they

  10. Where do I begin? have never dealt with anything like this before

    canigraduate replied to C23gregory's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, I get the driving erratically part, but I don't understand at all about the benzodiazepines. I know the OP took them 'cause they said so, but how do the authorities know unless they were told,...

  11. I want a new word.

    canigraduate replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Inside joke. Hence the very obvious wink

  12. 0200 BP's - Dealing with Tired Rude Doctors

    canigraduate replied to Jennifer in Cali's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nope. I'm too lazy to look up stuff for someone I don't know who is throwing a fit on the Internet. You can use CINAHL if you want to see it. I have read several studies in journals like AACN showing...

  13. Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    canigraduate replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I only wear one if it's part of the dress code for the facility. I think of them as overshirts, so they get washed every time I wear them. canigraduate, BA, DN, almost BSN, CHEF, DGLVR,

  14. Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    canigraduate replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! My brain hurts from trying to keep

  15. ixchel's 3/7/16 What Have I Learned This Week, with A Lil' Help From My Friends!

    canigraduate replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, the brand name stuff is VICIOUSLY expensive. I'm glad you got a diagnosis and that you are feeling

  16. I want a new word.

    canigraduate replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Master and Commander? Too much. O wise one? Still too much. Queen of the floor? Too ABBA-ish. Oooh, Number One!! Too dorky. Hmmm.... what says "non new grad, not likely to kill anyone, yet not old and...

  17. ixchel's 3/7/16 What Have I Learned This Week, with A Lil' Help From My Friends!

    canigraduate replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    I just spent an hour on parabens. My dog almost peed himself 'cause I laughed so

  18. Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    canigraduate replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    You remind me of my old preacher. I honestly zoned out and saw angels for a minute. No parabens for you! Parabens for the rest of

  19. Words You Hate

    canigraduate replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Rural. Try saying THAT with a Southern accent. I sound like half my tongue's missing. My brother had a speech disability where he would switch l's and r's, and sometimes substitute y's and w's. It...

  20. C'Mon Now!

    canigraduate replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

  21. Where do I begin? have never dealt with anything like this before

    canigraduate replied to C23gregory's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Question - if you didn't take the blood test and there is no proof you were on anything, what is the BFD? Is it the night in jail, or the fact that you refused the test, or the fact you lost your...

  22. ixchel's 3/7/16 What Have I Learned This Week, with A Lil' Help From My Friends!

    canigraduate replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I didn't get a job once, but it was because the manager forgot to tell HR that she wanted to hire me. Definitely call and follow up, OC. I learned this week that antihistamines make delirium...

  23. workplace harassment..help?

    canigraduate replied to alprn1414's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Sorry, I meant Union

  24. workplace harassment..help?

    canigraduate replied to alprn1414's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't know.. Sounds like an episode of a TV show. If you are reporting him for harassment, they will do an investigation and see it's just his word. Unless, of course, there is evidence to support...

  25. 0200 BP's - Dealing with Tired Rude Doctors

    canigraduate replied to Jennifer in Cali's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah... No. Vitals are done Q4 based on EBP to keep people from crashing, so we can catch the early signs. And for people with normal circadian rhythms, BPs are usually lowest between 2-4 in the AM....