JustEnuff2BDangerous

JustEnuff2BDangerous BSN, RN

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  1. "I don't need that medication... I've been healed"

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    Pt has the right to refuse any and all treatment prescribed for them, period. Forcing them to take a medication (and putting it in their coffee is, in fact, forcing them) violates their rights as a...

  2. Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    WBC and temp could point to sepsis but that wouldn't explain the mag and K+. Platelets... was a PT, PTT, D-dimer ever drawn on the

  3. Time to call a duck a duck?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Just reading these posts made me way stressed out on the "are we a profession or not?!" opinions. Quite frankly... I don't care, personally, what you call me, as long as you respect me as a person. Me...

  4. I finally start on the floor Sunday...now I am scared!

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    Your terror is natural, and has happened to every nurse that has ever lived. You probably WILL miss SOMETHING in your assessment, you probably WILL feel overwhelmed, you WILL have to call a doctor,...

  5. ACLS

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to LMoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    ICU/CCU are not the only places that require ACLS knowledge; I work on a medical-surgical floor and was required to take ACLS after becoming certified as a chemotherapy nurse (my floor is the only one...

  6. Recommended experience for school nursing

    JustEnuff2BDangerous posted a topic in School

    I have recently become intensely interested in being a school nurse, and am curious what kind of hospital experience you would recommend for someone wanting to become a school nurse. I have one year...

  7. i shouldn't be asking this.

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I may be wrong, but I would think 0.5 mg is 0.5 mg. I would think it would be the same thing as a pt needing 2 mg of morphine but you don't have a 2 mg/1 ml vial available, so you pull up 0.5 ml of a...

  8. Starting another program, kids or school,help?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to Spode's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If your home life is extremely demanding (and it sounds like it is) and your school life is extremely demanding (and it no doubt will be), there's going to be a breaking point somewhere where...

  9. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a 36 bed unit, on a typical day I will either have 9 or 12 pts with a CNA and a LPN on my team (RN, LPN, CNA team assigned to each set of pts; if there are 4 RNs, 4 LPNs and 4 CNAs, each...

  10. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I met a supposedly experienced nurse who could not say "nasal cannula" to save her LIFE. She always wanted to add an 'r' somewhere.. "nasal carnula". She also once pronounced a Dr. Smith's name as...

  11. What is your splurge?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Hair cut and color, and new scrubs :) Both cost an outrageous amount of money (and don't last as long as they should for that

  12. What do you do in your spare time or days off?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    I sleep in, catch up on my "wifely duties" (laundry, clean up the house, etc), watch a lot of HGTV (House Hunters!), play on the computer (Facebook and here, of course), and take lots of naps.

  13. First code- sort of a vent..

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Strangely, I have been a part of four "sudden death" codes in my one year in nursing. None were my pts, but I was the only RN in sight for all three, so guess who got yelled at to come help? :) The...

  14. Patient Handoff Process

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to NursingNotes's topic in General Nursing

    Previously, all of the oncoming RNs and LPNs would sit in a report room and take report on EVERY patient on the floor (not just the ones they were responsible for) from the offgoing shift. Pros: You...

  15. Is nursing really THAT bad?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to CuriousCC's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately what you're seeing about nursing is a lot like what your friends would see about your relationship with your significant other, you usually don't gush over the good or "okay" times, you...

  16. Almost into the nursing program... but have a tattoo sleeve

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing school had protocol addressing tattoos, my current place of employment does not. Mine is on the back of my neck so it can easily be hidden by my hair but many of my coworkers have visible...

  17. Scared to float

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to Kay KRNC's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it is not the same to float an OB nurse to a med-surg floor as it is to float a med-surg nurse to an OB floor, strictly on the bounds that OB is considered a specialty area. As a med-surg...

  18. Nurses' Spiritual Lives

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to FutureMaleOhioNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I consider nursing to be a way that I can serve my God better by serving His people. I have seen great tragedy, great suffering, but also great healing and great peace. What you must remember is that...

  19. Just hired as school nurse-scared!

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to lissa7383's topic in General Nursing

    If you are nervous about the assessment skills, why not find a nursing textbook regarding head to toe assessment and start reading up? I'm sure you can find one for CHEAP on Amazon.com. You can...

  20. what do you think?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to labrador4122's topic in General Nursing

    A professionally unhappy nurse eventually leads to a burntout nurse. Do all of us (and your family) a favor and go where you will be happy. :) Tis better to leave a job than leave a

  21. Embarassing but true, please advise

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to marathongirl102's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If I remember correctly (and its been a while), my nursing school and my license application only asked if I had ever been convicted of a felony, not a misdemeanor. I know this varies by state. DWI is...

  22. Need honest opinion. Best area for new grad to start

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I went into Med-Surg straight out of nursing school (I graduated May 2009) because I did not feel I was experienced enough clinically to be able to save lives in a specialized area such as ICU or ER....

  23. Career advice: Med-Surg to ER?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm coming up on my one year anniversary as a nurse (yay!) and I've worked on a medical-surgical/oncology unit since I started. I've always thought my heart was in ER nursing (like the chaos,...

  24. Do Nurses Get Traffic Tickets?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to rachelita's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't been pulled over *knock on wood* but I did take care of a police officer who had been admitted to my floor once. One of his uniformed buddies came in and I offered him some coffee (he looked...

  25. ADD/ ADHD nurses- which units do you prefer?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to babblingbrook's topic in General Nursing

    I think I have undiagnosed ADD :) I'm not hyper but have the inability to sit still for long periods of time (sometimes even short periods of time). I work on a 36 bed medical/surgical floor and am...