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canigraduate

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  1. 04/09 WILTW: Confused LOLs

    canigraduate replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    Yay, Ood! Been missing you! Viva, I'm so sorry you are having to go through this. (((Hugs))) I had my first ever orientee that I recommended be terminated. She was terrible, but I feel really guilty...

  2. Arterial Blood Gases

    canigraduate replied to kiwistudentnurse's topic in General Students

    Most places I've worked, respiratory does them on the floor and in the ICU, unless there's an art line or a doc/NP/PA right there. Why respiratory? ABGs assess effective respiratory function. Phlebs...

  3. How to survive the semester with borderline grades

    canigraduate replied to nursingdivastudent's topic in General Students

    Set a schedule and stick to it. Use timers if necessary. Have a backup plan if you are unable to stay on task. You sound just like I did in nursing school. I was diagnosed with ADHD because of it. Not...

  4. The film: Vaxxed.

    canigraduate replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe it is going to be possible to see the movie VAXXED unless it gets a digital release. Unless, of course, you live in NY. I still don't want to see it. Nothing here has made it sound...

  5. silly question about school.immunizations anx paying for them?

    canigraduate replied to wannabeny's topic in General Nursing

    You can get cheaper vaccines than that from Walgreens. I worked agency and paid for my own PPD and flu shots for a couple of years. It was easier and cheaper than getting them through my husband's...

  6. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    canigraduate replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't say anything about jobs after passing the boards, just that the B & C'ers still got their licenses. The school I went to didn't have a 10 point scale. Anything less than 80 was a fail. We...

  7. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    canigraduate replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!! I had my eyes done fifteen years ago when the prevalent practice was slicing by hand. I had some Valium, and that was it. My soul is sparkling and beautiful and now I can see auras! Woot! (Not...

  8. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    canigraduate replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    Since I haven't passed out any surveys asking what the crappy nurses grades were, I honestly don't know. I made yo-yo grades and I am a damn good nurse. (ADHD'ers understand.) I don't even remember...

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

    canigraduate replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    You revived a dead thread for that? It doesn't have anything to with critical care. Some people get their validation by elevating themselves. Snooty people exist in all healthcare

  10. "I want to pay for a membership....

    canigraduate replied to NSIN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a lifetime access to a library from my nursing school days. It's got all kinds of good stuff, from Davis's Drug to CINAHL. If that goes away, I would pay for access to scholarly articles and...

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

    canigraduate replied to knufflebunny's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Why don't you ask the provider who wrote the

  12. Nosebleed, WWYD?

    canigraduate replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    My favorite for fake fainting is to flick water in their face and see if they flinch. I catch a lot of "seizures" (hx of benzo addictions) that

  13. My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    canigraduate replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto. You're so fetch. (I really don't get the fetch thing. I mean, are you a slobbery dog toy or a death

  14. My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    canigraduate replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    For some reason, that poster made me think of the caterpillar and his hookah. Who R U? in a metaphysical, stoned, staring at the stars kind of way. (Textspeak forty one years before

  15. didn't call about anticoagulation

    canigraduate replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I know you are in a critical care role, which colors your perceptions. If it isn't going to kill your patient RIGHT NOW, then it isn't as important to you. Critical care also has a lot more autonomy...

  16. Boldness to Speak

    canigraduate replied to Parakeet's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    She has a pattern of forcing her views on others. See some of her previous posts. Also, giving tracts out to classmates is over the top. If she continues that with her patient population, that's...

  17. No pain meds in ER??

    canigraduate replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Emergency

    Sweet, ask and ye shall

  18. The film: Vaxxed.

    canigraduate replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard some of the premise of VAXXED and I am not interested. Much like I am not interested in another Rambo movie. It's irrelevant, a desperate bid for attention, and is based on a movement...

  19. Boldness to Speak

    canigraduate replied to Parakeet's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    You know Jesus has already come twice, right? Easter? Also, it is unethical for you push your religion on others. It is fine to be an upstanding citizen and be an example. It is a horrifying abuse of...

  20. My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    canigraduate replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    My husband doesn't like allnurses either, but for different reasons. "Why are you on that site when it makes you mad?" It never fails, he always comes home when I'm in the middle of a facepalm...

  21. No pain meds in ER??

    canigraduate replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Emergency

    Hmm, I wonder how effective IV Tylenol is vs suppository vs oral. Someone should do a study. The hospital I work for hardly ever uses dilaudid unless the patient is allergic to morphine. We use a lot...

  22. No pain meds in ER??

    canigraduate replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, this is really cool. I had it done and found out I am unusually susceptible to anticoagulation, but resistant to ADHD meds. I have a normal response to opiates, which makes me happy to know. I...

  23. didn't call about anticoagulation

    canigraduate replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wouldn't float to that unit any more, if I were you. Sounds like they used and abused you. However, you did screw up. With you being a new grad and this being your first float, you should have asked...

  24. CNA Bonus Plan

    canigraduate replied to Mariesmith's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked as a CNA in the nursing home realm. It sucks sideways. How you keep good CNAs is recognition, ratios, good pay, and good management. Most leave because they are overwhelmed or because they...

  25. Annie wants us to teach cursive....

    canigraduate replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    With all the gadgets, a lot of the schools don't worry about penmanship at all. My baby cousins all have terrible handwriting, giant loopy letters that are hard to decipher. But they all write fluent...