sapphire18

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  1. 10th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    sapphire18 replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    This is what happens when you don't wear your isolation

  2. I feel like everybody hates being a nurse!!!

    sapphire18 replied to hershdawg's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I love my job. I can't IMAGINE doing anything else. I genuinely look forward to going to work every day (not the case with every job, but my current one is pretty

  3. What can nurses do to be more happy in their career?

    sapphire18 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Love this! This is why I think I would love working in LTC- our elderly patients are often unrecognized

  4. order interpretation debate

    sapphire18 replied to Mollie Jean's topic in Patient Medications

    The way she carried out the order is absolutely correct. With a range order, you can give anywhere from the minimum dose to the maximum dose during the specified amount of time. Say you have an order...

  5. A few thoughts on Nursing School.

    sapphire18 replied to ShineyNickelRN's topic in General Students

    Love this post! This was how I found nursing school, too, although I often worked weekend evening shifts and would then meet up with my friends later (barring any huge test or paper coming up), so I...

  6. Crazy Coworker, Drug Abuse, and The Hostile Work Atmosphere

    sapphire18 replied to NurseJaycee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Agree with all of the above. Good

  7. Why would these IV meds be on my tomorrow patient's chart?

    sapphire18 replied to Samian Q's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have never heard of Lovenox being used to treat a PE. I've only ever seen heparin or agatroban(sp?) drips for this. I really think with a PE or DVT you would need a faster effect- as in something...

  8. What can nurses do to be more happy in their career?

    sapphire18 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Lol, Viva, you might keep people guessing all night! Although, what Cheryl said would have been quite

  9. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

    sapphire18 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry, and I know it's really not funny, but this made me seriously

  10. Finding the right 'borrowed' scrubs

    sapphire18 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I transferred into the program midway through college and got some used uniforms from our student advisor, who kept a bunch in her office. Not sure if the original students had had to buy theirs used,...

  11. Mandatory Patient Care

    sapphire18 replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    Many administrative staff are not licensed or trained to work directly with patients. It's also not what they signed up for. I dont see how it would

  12. Is it worth taking a pay cut for experience?

    sapphire18 replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Nursing Career

    It all depends on what you can afford. I'm assuming that you say you would lose the 2nd job (hence the pay cut, because $22 is only $1 less than $23..) because of having to work a different schedule...

  13. HIPPA violation?

    sapphire18 replied to tellafriend's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Well it seems that the situation is resolved, however I really can't see any manager "writing somebody up" for something like this without asking your coworker to not come behind the desk

  14. The "Nursing Games" claims it's first victims...

    sapphire18 replied to Klimpys's topic in General Students

    If one cannot perform basic high school-level math, there is a problem and they either need remediation before admittance to the program, or to pick a career where math mistakes can't kill

  15. Poll to " former" new grads. How did you land that 1st job?

    sapphire18 replied to NursieNurseLPN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I worked as a PCA/tech on a great unit during nursing school, then got hired on as a nurse as soon as I

  16. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

    sapphire18 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wait, is the one that's pregnant the same one going out for endless smoke breaks?? Sorry for the OT..carry

  17. What can nurses do to be more happy in their career?

    sapphire18 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    1 or 2 glasses of wine after work always does the trick for me! Also, regular therapeutic massages have done

  18. Why would these IV meds be on my tomorrow patient's chart?

    sapphire18 replied to Samian Q's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You'll be fine:) As for both LR and NS being on the MAR, sometimes the NS flushes are on there since they are a "medication." Is that what you were seeing, or was it at a rate? In terms of documenting...

  19. Nursing In My Blue Jeans

    sapphire18 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would consider a NP very unprofessional if they were at work in jeans. While I wear scrubs at my job, if I have to be at work for a staff meeting, committee meeting, class, etc, I am expected to...

  20. Defibrillation question

    sapphire18 replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!!

  21. How to respond to mgmt combining 2 high-acuity psych units in order to cut staff

    sapphire18 replied to Zoom14's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Definitely doesn't sound safe...sounds like they should still have a nurse/tech for the geri pts who would also pick up additional pts on your side. I can't answer most of your questions, but is...

  22. When a patient states "something isnt right..."

    sapphire18 replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Check everything you possibly can, head to toe assessment (at least neuro and heart/lungs) and MONITOR! You know that "sense of impending doom" they tell us about in nursing school? Yeah, that's

  23. Could really use some calming down right now

    sapphire18 replied to proud nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They might have just made the schedule that way so that if you DID need/want more orientation, it wouldn't create holes in the schedule. This way, they can still add you to shifts, but the other way...

  24. For Laffs - Take The Nurse's Cap Quiz

    sapphire18 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing Humor

    10/10, never wore a cap, and guessed on the majority of the questions. I HAVE always been a good

  25. Aneurysm Clipping Pro or Con

    sapphire18 replied to clfrn's topic in Neurological

    Decline or loss of function is a known possible outcome of any brain surgery. The alternative is to do nothing and walk around with a ticking time bomb in your brain. When the aneurysm bursts, it can...