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  1. have you seen septic shock develop this QUICKLY?

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had a Pt today who had a colectomy due to intestinal volvulus, was in surgery/PACU from about 1115, 1130, to about 3, 330 pm. Got back to my floor at 3:30, BP about 106/50, pulse 115, after he'd been...

  2. have you seen septic shock develop this QUICKLY?

    allthesmallthings replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    THanks for your responses - it's late, so I'll review the links later, thank you - but I did go check out the Pt in ICU this morning, half-expecting him to have passed away, and, thankfully, he was...

  3. What do I do about nurses who think my job is worthless?

    allthesmallthings replied to onlyj's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It sounds like they were being catty, or maybe just goofing off. Like some previous posters have said, sitters can be good as gold in their warmth and care of the Pt, or they can take the "sit" part...

  4. Who wears a nursing cap?

    allthesmallthings replied to raincitynurse's topic in General Nursing

    kudos for going against the crowd (and the century), but dude, you're on your own. wear it with pride (yes, we will laugh at you up and down the hall, in front of your back and behind it, too).

  5. What is the weirdest thing someone has been admitted to the hospital for?

    allthesmallthings replied to SweetsRN522's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm ignorant, but I thought it was just men who stuff things up into their lower

  6. What is the weirdest thing someone has been admitted to the hospital for?

    allthesmallthings replied to SweetsRN522's topic in General Nursing

    Good lord. Have never heard of such a thing. Why??? You'd think the gerbil would thaw out after a while...it's fairly warm in the colon,

  7. What is the weirdest thing someone has been admitted to the hospital for?

    allthesmallthings replied to SweetsRN522's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of MD admits for constipation x 2 days?? Seriously, with the $ it requires to hospitalize someone?? On the subject of constipation, and while we're talking about weirdness, I knew an aide...

  8. do you recommend bariatric nursing?

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have an interview to work on a bariatric surgical floor (not the OR itself) on Thursday. I'd never considered bariatric - I'm trying to get back home to my home city, so I've been applying...

  9. Defining nursing with a single word...

    allthesmallthings replied to tgyles's topic in General Nursing

    Never ending? Lol, and you're a student nurse? You haven't even started and that's what you think?

  10. Defining nursing with a single word...

    allthesmallthings replied to tgyles's topic in General Nursing

    responsibility Hmm, that was the first word I thought of upon reading your question; then "power", then "capability", then "flexibility." I'd never tried word association with my job before. It's...

  11. Dayshifters - do you take a breakfast break as soon as you get to work?

    allthesmallthings replied to Snugglibumkins's topic in General Nursing

    I work night shift, but when I stay over late to chart, I don't notice the dayshifters going on immediate post-report break; they work. FWIW from a night-shifter, I don't quite understand why people...

  12. harder to get a job with a phone interview?

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I read somewhere that it's harder to get a job with a phone interview (this interview book wasn't specifically talking about nursing, FYI), because the employer can't get a "feel" for you. My...

  13. do phone interviews make it harder to get a job?

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I read somewhere that it's harder to get a job with a phone interview (this interview book wasn't specifically talking about nursing, FYI), because the employer can't get a "feel" for you. My...

  14. Eek! What is PACU nursing? And do they really want to interview me?

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in PACU

    I just got a call for an interview for PACU/day surgery nursing in 3 days, and I'm not totally sure what PACU nursing consists of... I've been on night-shift on an orthopedic floor for 2 years, am...

  15. how do I delay an answer to one interview while waiting on a second interview?

    allthesmallthings replied to allthesmallthings's topic in Nursing Career

    thank y'all

  16. how do I delay an answer to one interview while waiting on a second interview?

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I currently have a job on orthopedic/med-surg floor, but I have two interviews coming up. The first is in two days (PACU/day surgery), the second is 6 days after the first interview (stepdown). My...

  17. 2 interviews a week apart...how do I delay an answer?

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I currently have a job on orthopedic/med-surg floor, but I have two interviews coming up. The first is in two days (PACU/day surgery), the second is 6 days after the first interview (stepdown). My...

  18. Eek! What is PACU nursing? And do they really want to interview me?

    allthesmallthings replied to allthesmallthings's topic in PACU

    Thank you.

  19. Eek! What is PACU nursing? And do they really want to interview me?

    allthesmallthings replied to allthesmallthings's topic in PACU

    Job description seems to indicate both light and heavier anesthesia - says Day Surgery, but also states cases are neuro, ortho, vascular, and general. You're right, I need this info; I may just wait...

  20. Eek! What is PACU nursing? And do they really want to interview me?

    allthesmallthings replied to allthesmallthings's topic in PACU

    You spent some time on that answer! Thank you,

  21. Funny doctor orders

    allthesmallthings replied to laurenicoleRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    oh, no way! :yeah:but...it does make

  22. Funny doctor orders

    allthesmallthings replied to laurenicoleRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    No, gotta disagree, the "lying next to uneaten chocolate chip cookie" is funnier! :yeah:What does it

  23. Funny doctor orders

    allthesmallthings replied to laurenicoleRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    lol. "Dietary, we need a food tray, STAT! Hurry! His life is on the line here!" 'feed and water'? sound like you're talking about a horse! and yes, I see the image of the little old

  24. Funny doctor orders

    allthesmallthings replied to laurenicoleRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Has the FDA done any trials on giving prednisone to oximetry

  25. Funny doctor orders

    allthesmallthings replied to laurenicoleRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG! Don't know whether to laugh or be scared by