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  1. Will never write order again w/o permission from doc

    allthesmallthings replied to *Posh*'s topic in General Nursing

    ah, dajulieness, you sound like a thoughtful peacemaker! :) nice avatar/profile pic,

  2. Will never write order again w/o permission from doc

    allthesmallthings replied to *Posh*'s topic in General Nursing

    oh, dear. I've been practicing almost 2 years now; I work night shift, so sometimes it's practice to TOV an order for, say, tylenol prn, rather than call an MD at 2am...realistically, we're not...

  3. Will never write order again w/o permission from doc

    allthesmallthings replied to *Posh*'s topic in General Nursing

    Really? Not even a 2am order for tylenol, or a clarification, say, the MD wrote "zofran 4 mg IVP q6'" and you clarify it as a prn med? Or writing "NPO p MN" for a Pt who's having a procedure/surgery...

  4. How do I get along with my coworkers? new grad

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm six months into my first job, and I'm still iffy with my coworkers, two women who work with me every night. They get along great with each other, but they've never really warmed to me. I took...

  5. Time to call a duck a duck?

    allthesmallthings replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Too bad it got shut down; I'd be interested in that

  6. Making mistakes at work

    allthesmallthings replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    If your coworkers were laughing, then I think it was because of one of two motivations: 1) they're being catty, and unecessarily, because I don't see how pulling out a Foley mistakenly and recognizing...

  7. IV Questions from a New Nurse

    allthesmallthings replied to BowHunterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I keep being confused as to why people say to treat phlebitis with heat. Phlebitis is inflammation -- inflammation is treated with cold, yes? Also, on the topic of IV's, I'm confused as to why I...

  8. Thinking about going into OR nursing...info? advice?

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm nine months into my first nursing job, night shift on a med-surg, postly post-ortho-surgical floor. I'm looking around at moving around in my career (getting a little bored on my floor, although...

  9. Professionalism in Nursing

    allthesmallthings replied to malinne's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That's terrible, sanchy - both that your teachers act like that, and that you've met "very few people [...] actually proud of being nurse." Maybe I'm lucky, but every nurse I meet (whether a good one...

  10. Professionalism in Nursing

    allthesmallthings replied to malinne's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thank you, workerbeeze, and L. Ron Hubbard. Although, yes, I will have to ask you where you came up with the furry-muffin-as-headgear

  11. Professionalism in Nursing

    allthesmallthings replied to malinne's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Hee, hee, hee. Oh, Town & Country. How delightfully evil of you. Although, yes, as a new nurse, I have sometimes come slam against the wall of what admin TRULY values (need I say, it aien't...

  12. And if we catch you smoking you'll be charge $25

    allthesmallthings replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Fribblet, I think the difference is that smoking hurts the body pretty much all the time - again, unless you're the exception to the rule and smoke all your life and don't have any health...

  13. And if we catch you smoking you'll be charge $25

    allthesmallthings replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see how it's not fair. Just looking at it logically, smokers of any profession cost more on the health insurance program; how is it therefore not fair to charge them more? If you have a PMH,...

  14. Time to call a duck a duck?

    allthesmallthings replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "IT IS TIME FOR NURSING TO GIVE UP THIS IDENTITY CRISIS, THIS INFERIORITY COMPLEX IT HAS DISPLAYED SINCE ITS BIRTH AND MOVE ON, EMBRACE BEING A LABOR AND LOVE IT." Certainly, nursing has an...

  15. job change/salary raises/certification

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am a new grad (6 months on my first job) and starting to look around at other job opportunities. 4 questions: 1) How do I look around for another job without attracting negative attention to...

  16. career questiosn

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad (6 months on my first job) and starting to look around at other job opportunities. 4 questions: 1) How do I look around for another job without attracting negative attention to myself...

  17. how long should I hold out before I switch rotations?

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm 6 months into my first nursing job, and I'm not getting along too well with my two nurse coworkers (I get along fine with my charge nurse and the tech, who are the other employees on the...

  18. how long should I hold out before I switch rotations?

    allthesmallthings replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, you hit the nail on the head with that last question. Yeah, I have some trouble with people. However, I seem to have more problems with these two coworkers than any others. Again, I don't know...

  19. Infiltrated IV lead to infection?

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in General Nursing

    When one of my patient's IV's infiltrated, another nurse said I should pull it out IMMEDIATELY before it got infected. I don't really understand that; the cannula is still sterile, right? How's it...

  20. Infiltrated IV lead to infection?

    allthesmallthings replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    One more time, I'm talking about why the coworker said I needed to pull it out IMMEDIATELY. Obviously I wasn't going to leave it in there forever, and I'm not talking about the IV being worthless,...

  21. IV Refresher Course

    allthesmallthings replied to stelarRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, ok, this has probably been addressed before. I'm just going to tag my own IV question onto this post. I'm a new grad, and I've gotten to the point where I usually do get flashback, but then blow...

  22. Do you regret going into nursing?

    allthesmallthings replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry. I hope things get better for

  23. Infiltrated IV lead to infection?

    allthesmallthings replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not talking about some drug; the fluid was NS. Besides, even if it were a tissue-damaging drug, wouldn't turning off the IV be the thing that actually helps/makes a difference, not actually the...

  24. Infiltrated IV lead to infection?

    allthesmallthings replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    Phlebitis makes more sense, zookeeper3,

  25. Need some help/recommendations following removal from nursing school

    allthesmallthings replied to mlb69's topic in General Nursing

    Disagree. You pay instructors to do their job, not a half-a-- job of it, and then mouth off, "Well, it doesn't matter how I behave, it'll just help you." As a nurse now, I get paid to do my job, not...