canigraduate

canigraduate

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  1. Any advice - Neuro ICU Clinical

    canigraduate replied to brit.pz's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Ah, geez, I can't believe I left out the SCIs (spinal cord injuries). Had one kid who was thrown from a horse and ended up a quad.

  2. Vasoactive drips

    canigraduate replied to Momma1RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Most tele floors I've worked on have had drips. At least the basics, like cardizem and metoprolol. Depending on the hospital, each unit had a few different drips, like one would do amiodarone and one...

  3. Babies on a plane!! (and also cord clamping)

    canigraduate replied to adventure_rn's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I love that video. I sent it to my brother, who has two hyperactive kids with insomnia. He was highly amused. Hijack

  4. The Wisdom of Lurking

    canigraduate replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    That's a very clever way of saying, "No, stupid. Gah!!" LOL! (Literally, I woke the dog up.) I went back to my old posts to see if I was stupid as a newbie, and I was. I may try to cut some more...

  5. Babies on a plane!! (and also cord clamping)

    canigraduate replied to adventure_rn's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I can't get Samuel L. Jackson out of my head now. All I can hear is "motherlovin' babies on a motherlovin' plane!" Thanks, OP for a cool

  6. Nursing Jobs

    canigraduate replied to amglover93's topic in General Students

    Just waiting for the fireworks to start.... Is there any particular reason why you believe this? Have you researched the job outlook in your area? Or are you trying to start a debate? In many...

  7. Shocked and Floored-Chronic Pain Mgmt

    canigraduate replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry. That's an awful experience. My dad has chronic pain issues and I hope to God he doesn't have to deal with that. I have no words for the amount of shock I am in just reading this, so I...

  8. Hiring experienced nurses vs hiring new graduates

    canigraduate replied to edogs334's topic in Nurse Management

    Yup, in my diploma program, I had a full patient load for the last semester during my preceptorship. I was on a true Med-Surg, with medical and surgical patients, and I had a four to five patient load...

  9. The Wisdom of Lurking

    canigraduate replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    One more thought. I am allowed to not like posts. I am allowed to express my opinion on said posts. I am allowed to disagree with a poster and comment on that. I am not required to clap and say, "Good...

  10. The Wisdom of Lurking

    canigraduate replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, but you're... You. Pretty sure you were born to be here. It's like you are the long lost spawn of canoehead and elkpark. If that were

  11. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    That's two keyboards, now, Ix. "I always feel like somebody's waaatching meeeeee!" Now I'm all paranoid,

  12. The Wisdom of Lurking

    canigraduate replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel like part of the "in group" but neither do I feel like part of the "out group." It's hard to see your own status, I guess. One thing that I have noticed is that some of the "new" posters...

  13. Strange CoWorker Stories

    canigraduate replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Mind officially

  14. Strange CoWorker Stories

    canigraduate replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked with a high-functioning autistic nurse who would ask me fifty eleven questions during report. She kept a little notebook that she would write her clock in and clock out times on. She kept...

  15. The Wisdom of Lurking

    canigraduate replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    You focused on ONE WORD. Why do I even... You have more nursing experience than I do, by a decade. Yay. I have no idea why that matters in this discussion, but it's impressive. You can talk about...

  16. Why don't you just read the chart?

    canigraduate replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel your pain. McKesson is a little simpler than Cerner. I like Cerner better, but that's because I've used it for years. I hope the nursing staff is being consulted on the

  17. How do you handle narcissist patients?

    canigraduate replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It took me a few times to figure out you meant the patient would fire the nurse, not the hospital.

  18. Noc nurses, how do you organize your life?

    canigraduate replied to noelly10's topic in General Nursing

    I miss second shift. I loved it. 3p-11p was the best shift ever. I deal with nocs mainly by sleeping all the time. My poor husband has to pick up all the slack. If I could stay on a night shift...

  19. The Wisdom of Lurking

    canigraduate replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    You sound pretty bitter. Did you say something and get attacked? If so, I am sorry. The site is going through one of its edgier phases, granted, but it is still way more professional than most others....

  20. Help with writing

    canigraduate replied to direw0lf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The best way to learn writing is to practice it, much like any other difficult to master skill. Another good way is emulation. Find a writer to model yourself after and practice writing in that

  21. I have memory problems and problems retaining information

    canigraduate replied to melbear's topic in General Students

    You shouldn't post the same thing on multiple threads. Here is my reply from where you posted on my thread:

  22. Nursing and the supernatural

    canigraduate replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot of hospitals are haunted. I don't have the gene to perceive this stuff, but a lot of my former patients did. It used to creep me out when I'd have patients ask me who the strangers in...

  23. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    canigraduate replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    Weird. Nurses are nurses. If you want to keep your skills up, practice them. Offer to participate in skills days at local nursing schools. Volunteer for company sponsored employee health screenings....

  24. Older Nursing Students

    canigraduate replied to faithfl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You should be OK. One of my classmates was 53, another was 60. They both found jobs before graduation in 2011. Good

  25. New to allnurses!

    canigraduate replied to noelly10's topic in General Nursing

    BWAHAHAHA! NOADLS is trolling again... I think you should come out of your cave more often, I've missed you! NOADLS is a straight up parody persona. Just so you know. Welcome to allnurses.com! See...