canigraduate

canigraduate

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  1. 911, This Nurse Needs Help ASAP

    canigraduate replied to Jnateman's topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering why this situation is an emergency. It sounds like it's been building for a long

  2. Why would you give this up??

    canigraduate replied to 1mrsbs's topic in School

    If she needs more money, she could pick up a job on the weekends as a server, like most of the teachers I know. Much less stress. Close to the same job without the added hassle of dealing drugs (what...

  3. Nurses smoking weed?

    canigraduate replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. I agree with you, that was a blatant pot-stirring post that doesn't even go with the thread. Heh. Pot

  4. Nurses smoking weed?

    canigraduate replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nah. Smoked a couple of times in college and didn't enjoy it. It surely wasn't wonderful enough for me to stress about drug screens and an encumbered license. Besides, as a PP said, it stinks. Stale...

  5. How heavy is your hammer?

    canigraduate replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I love the title of this. As you know, I'm not a school nurse. When it comes to little kids, I have a 6 ounce play hammer. "Awww, let me kiss the booboo. Here's a cartoon bandaid. Want an ibuprofen?...

  6. Is this a violation of HIPPA?

    canigraduate replied to CM35's topic in Nursing Career

    No. This is not a HIPAA violation. If she told you protected health information about somebody you know, that would be a HIPAA violation. If she told you enough private information that you could...

  7. Please help, super conflicted!

    canigraduate replied to FSUMurse94's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Or the ones who have family members who died on the road because they fell asleep. My 25 year old cousin fell asleep at the wheel and went off the road into a tree. He had been married about a year...

  8. Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

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

    Haha! As former "trailer trash," it's hard to get offended when most of the stereotypes have truth to them. I'm one of the lovey, disinhibited drunks. I love EVERYBODY. I had to be careful choosing...

  9. 4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    canigraduate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned it is possible to go through 13 3L bags of NS in one shift on a particularly difficult CBI. I learned to wear PLASTIC PPE when aspirating clots and hand irrigating said CBI. No one wants to...

  10. Are hair accessories unprofessional?

    canigraduate replied to silhouettedreams's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't think it's unprofessional at all, but it isn't to my personal taste. Check with your new place's policy. If it's OK, go for

  11. IV fluids after C/S, am I wrong???

    canigraduate replied to knufflebunny's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This whole thread is about interpretation of orders. It's stupid not to ask the person who wrote them what they meant. I would also have the provider communicate it to the unit so this disconnect...

  12. What is charting?

    canigraduate replied to Kariambs's topic in General Nursing

    Basically, we chart what we see and do. We're charting assessments, interventions, and interactions with the patient and the healthcare team. For example, we chart what is physically going on with the...

  13. Do you always get out of work on time?

    canigraduate replied to sandiamts's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. I rarely get out on time. Our unit is very fast paced and very poorly run. I usually get a late admit. For some reason, all the people I've had flip into afib with RVR happen right before shift...

  14. Baby Boomers, Gen X'ers, & GenY/Millennials: Can We Work Together?

    canigraduate replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    I like the article. Yes, I'm a Gen X. So what, I'm biased! Anyway, besides my obvious bias, I never believed the stereotypes that "people" come up with for generations. Except the Greatest Generation,...

  15. Up the Nose and In their ears

    canigraduate replied to missriss65's topic in School

    Or, rub some dirt in it and get a scar to impress someone with. If you're (parent, not poster) going to be ignorant, might as well go all out. OldDude, you're a trained professional,

  16. WGU online RN-BSN

    canigraduate replied to dmiller2720's topic in General Nursing

    I like it and don't like it. I like that it's self-paced. I don't like that it isn't very structured. I like that I can rev through and pass a lot of stuff at once. I don't like that there are no real...

  17. Need some encouragement

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

    Hi! I don't have any concrete ideas for you, but I am rooting for you. I agree with Farawyn, I've liked what I've seen so far. You're going places! Good luck with your schooling, and hopefully the...

  18. Aspiring Nurse

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

    Hi! I am usually the blunt, no BS, doesn't suffer fools kind of poster. But I have a soft spot for kittens and you seem cute and fluffy. First, I, like many others here, want to educate you on some of...

  19. Can a nurse cut patient's hair without consent?

    canigraduate replied to runslikeanose's topic in General Students

    If there are bugs flying out at you from skin folds, I can't imagine what's crawling in her hair. **wild-eyed heebie-jeebies** **shivering** If the hair is matted, it needs to get unmatted to prevent...

  20. The film: Vaxxed.

    canigraduate replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    I keep telling you to ignore them and they will go away!

  21. Fight or Flight ? Advice needed.

    canigraduate replied to SuperNurse19's topic in General Students

    So, let me boil down this long-winded and repetitive post: You started in the fall of '13 and failed out of the first level. You didn't appeal it because your school allows a second chance. You waited...

  22. Why can't we all just get along?

    canigraduate replied to milesims's topic in General Students

    Why on earth does it matter? Why bring yourself down with what other people think? They are temporary people in your life. They only have space in your head if you let them. Do your own thing, be...

  23. Gum in hair?

    canigraduate replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Growing up with a pseudo-hippie mom, I actually know a couple of home remedies that work. (Mean, evil daughter. Sorry, Mama! LOL!) You either want to get the gum to harden so you can chip out the big...

  24. What offends you (nursing related)?

    canigraduate replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    Being interrupted by call lights while surfing on AN. Being interrupted by pesky low blood pressures while playing Candy Crush. Being interrupted by a doctor when I'm on Facebook. Having to interrupt...

  25. Tardiness

    canigraduate replied to Vtachy1's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It depends on the culture of where you live, I've found. On the East Coast in an urban setting, nearly every one is there 15-20 minutes early. In the Midwest small town I lived in, most showed up a...