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    Going to color coded scrubs.

    RNrhythm replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    We get $200 the first year and $100 annually afterwards. They have a logo so we cannot substitute something from home. I am wondering what to do with my old scrubs, though some are definitely worn...
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    Silly question.. stethoscope color for school?

    RNrhythm replied to BellemRN2b's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wish I had selected a distinctive color but as an insecure newbie, I wanted to look professional. Now I regret my boring steth looking like most of the others. Next time, I'm going for the bling,...
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    Flaming Hot Cheetos are NOT a health food choice!

    RNrhythm replied to River Song, RN's topic in School

    So delicious...I want some now. I am sure their reputation and marketing is 99% of the appeal, especially to children. I have adult acute care patients talk about them from time to
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    November 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    RNrhythm replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "According to Web
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    omg I forgot to give report!

    RNrhythm replied to kellicutshair's topic in General Nursing

    I did this once. Also, I have been on the receiving end a few times. Fortunately we all have cell phones and can give report from the
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    Is this Facebook status Hipaa compliant?

    RNrhythm replied to musicmouse44's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yep. You never know how people will interpret things and even if your privacy settings are locked down, all it takes is someone to make a screen capture and then you go
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    Verbally abusive patient, worried I could have handled the situation better

    RNrhythm replied to NurseMom2016's topic in General Nursing

    As I often tell my friends: My patients are very sick, and sometimes they are a******s. While it is good and useful to look back and consider what else you may have said or done, DO NOT BEAT YOURSELF...
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    Police Barred from Contact with Utah Hospital Nurses after Appalling Arrest

    RNrhythm replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I like having the police and our security staff on my side and comfortable in my unit. Sure, this particular officer and this experience were both horrible and, yes, problems or confusion should be...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    RNrhythm replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    This was a specially trained phlebotomy officer sent to collect blood, not an officer coming off of a hot pursuit. Knowing the policy was his job. People are seeing this video and are beginning to...
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    Signing off on Meds

    RNrhythm replied to Newgurl17's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In situations like I try to only report the actual facts, in first-person, as in, "I see these meds are still highlighted," as opposed to, "Did you give these meds?" It is a subtle thing but I have...
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    Having issues with being a "babyfaced" nurse.

    RNrhythm replied to Ash2016's topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for just a few years and I continue to be surprised by my patient's bad behavior, rudeness, and sense of entitlement. Not often, but often enough. I suggest you come up with a few...
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    Are For Profit Schools really BAD?

    RNrhythm replied to Schneid1's topic in General Nursing

    At the expensive for-profit I went to, they emphasized strategies to get loans forgiven after graduation. They did not mention that most of these programs did not apply to SallieMae loans, which are...
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    Hand off

    RNrhythm replied to b747girl5's topic in General Nursing

    As others have said, giving report is a skill and you will improve with practice. I always do the same thing: Who they are, where they came from (home, SNF, ICU), and why they are here. I then start...
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    Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    RNrhythm replied to MunoRN's topic in Nursing News

    Here in the USA, everything we do is colored by fear of litigation: The words we use, our procedures, and especially our
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    "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

    RNrhythm replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am not going to comment on the bumper-sticker because of the week I had, but I often think about the relationship between pain and humor. It seems like all humor is rooted in
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    SallieMae Repayment tips

    RNrhythm posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have some hefty SallieMae loans that I have been repaying for a while. Does anyone have any advice on sources of repayment assistance? Originally I thought I would qualify for assistance because...
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    Watches

    RNrhythm replied to alwaysdreaming's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like expansion watch bands so I can push them up when I wash my
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    Nursing school has made me not like nursing

    RNrhythm replied to kilcawleymarco's topic in General Nursing

    It is a cliche' but nursing school is harder than nursing. Give nursing a chance. Once you are on your unit with your friends/colleagues and feeling proprietary about your patients, feeling a sense...
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    Submit a School Review and Qualify to Win $100!

    RNrhythm replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I posted a review but now think I would like to have done so anonymously. Is there a means to change my
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    Nursing is not what it is made out to be..

    RNrhythm replied to ModernRN's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot fault the OP. The post accurately described my few years as an RN, though I approach nursing from a more pragmatic and less bitter perspective. Ask me again in 15 years and I will probably...
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    What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    RNrhythm replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    We got some sort of swag but our manager was busy with a crisis and never got around to distributing a lot of it, and no one minded not getting whatever it
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    Choose Your Favorite TV Nurse

    RNrhythm replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    1st Lt. Kealani Kellye, a minor character from MASH. Her last name changed a few times in the run of the show. Nurse Kellye was like most of us: hardworking, uncomplaining, self-sacrificing, and...
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    What's something you never expected as a male nurse?

    RNrhythm replied to Darth Practicus's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am a male RN that gets hit on by elderly men. It must be my vibe, but dementia dudes dig
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    What's something you never expected as a male nurse?

    RNrhythm replied to Darth Practicus's topic in Men in Nursing

    Do we all look alike? I am surprised when a patient (not mine) or their family mistakes me for their male nurse, even though my colleague and I will be dramatically different in age, shape, and...
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    Antibiotic without the IV pump

    RNrhythm replied to vuphan86's topic in Patient Medications

    You are rockin' it old