sapphire18

sapphire18

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  1. Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    ICU
  2. aacn nti - what to wear

    hehe, that would be interesting!
  3. Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    ATM machine!! Nails on a chalkboard to
  4. Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    Ok, maybe I can settle this debate (among coworkers) of the proper pronunciation of the drug "cardizem"? The right way (the way I say it;)) is: card-i (short "i" sound)-zem (with a short "e" sound)....
  5. Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    Wait...it's rediculous?!? By the way, this thread is
  6. Why is it the highest paid among us...

    YES- hilarious!! In the show...would not so much be funny in real
  7. aacn nti - what to wear

    GrnTea, what is
  8. aacn nti - what to wear

    I'm there right now; people are wearing everything from nice jeans/capris to suits. Bring a sweater, they have the AC cranked
  9. Education of nurses

    I see this all the time: "My LPN/ADN/whatever program was SO much more difficult than my BSN program"...maybe that's because you already have the basics down if you already hold a nursing degree....
  10. Over the Animosity

    I don't know that this problem is ever really going to be solved. ICU/floor nurses have no idea what it is like to work in the ED, and ED nurses have no idea what it is like to work in the unit/on the...
  11. Please, please, please remember the 5 rights!

    Oh my goodness- that is one of the scariest things I have ever heard. Just curious, do you know what's going to happen to the
  12. I know if I were hiring NPs, I would most definitely be looking at which program they attended!
  13. How do speeding tickets affect BRN application process?

    Is the ticket
  14. How many Hours per Week do you work

    36-48 hours, plus an on call shift every couple of
  15. How to land a dialysis jobs as a New grad?

    The dialysis nurses I know had to have ICU experience.
  16. Fustrated and looking for helpful tips!

    Agree with the above poster. And just curious- why are you applying for tele positions if you want to move to
  17. Once again.....I'm a "nurse".....

    Lol! Love
  18. When calling in are you asked "what's wrong with you"

    That's a new one! =0 "I'm calling in sick today." "No, you're not."
  19. LAZY CNA's!!

    I totally sympathize with you, as the same thing happens where I work. However, I would be careful not to generalize this as a "CNA" issue- not all CNAs are lazy, some are, some are freaking awesome,...
  20. DNR/DNI Status

    Same here. Where I work, DNR includes DNI unless the pt has specified otherwise. If he wishes to be intubated, he should be a "no compressions," "intubation only," or something along those lines. But...
  21. How can you neglect a patient and live with yourself?

    This breaks my heart, also.
  22. Behavioural Management in Emergency, need ideas...

    We use them if they are trying to hurt themselves or others ("behavioral") or for tube/line safety ("medical/surgical"). So yes, I see medical/surgical restraints quite often as I mainly work ICU. If,...
  23. Behavioural Management in Emergency, need ideas...

    A person with an IQ of 50 is considered "competent"?? I don't see a contraindication for mechanical restraints, if he is playing around with Tylenol OD treatment...such a dangerous thing if not...
  24. Iv site labeling, instant removal for no date

    This is of course if they have at least another IV site and/or I am able to start a new one first...luckily for me in my ICU our sick sick pts all have central lines or will get one if we can't...
  25. Iv site labeling, instant removal for no date

    We let our peripherals stay in for 5 days if no s/s infection and working properly. If the pt has been in the hospital >5 days and I can't find out from report or the chart when it was started, I...