sapphire18

sapphire18

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  1. Voluntary hospitalization, does it affect nursing license?

    sapphire18 replied to Jenny878's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    PS. I wanted to clarify that your boss definitely doesn't have to know why you are out sick- I voluntarily told mine. You can also look into FMLA if you qualify in order to protect your

  2. Voluntary hospitalization, does it affect nursing license?

    sapphire18 replied to Jenny878's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I can't speak for all situations or all states, but I have been hospitalized for depression many times over the last 5 years, and I have never had a problem with the BON. I hope you feel better and...

  3. I Am FINALLY Able To Change My UserName From FutureNurse1982 to RonnieNichelle LPN

    sapphire18 replied to RonnieNichelle RN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats!!!

  4. Awkward or just bad form?

    sapphire18 replied to mh356's topic in General Nursing

    How do you know they would hire you as a traveler? I don't see that working

  5. Things to do to past the time...

    sapphire18 replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

  6. NG tube in an intubated patient

    sapphire18 replied to stephynic21's topic in Emergency

    Put the tip in some ice water for a minute, it will become more stiff and less likely to

  7. Our unit needs your good vibes...

    sapphire18 replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm sorry, Bortaz, and my thoughts are with you and your unit. It is a very special privilege we have, to take care of people at this time in (and after) their

  8. Lidocaine with Rocephin?

    sapphire18 replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    ...and

  9. Lidocaine with Rocephin?

    sapphire18 replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    This..

  10. Feeling good

    sapphire18 replied to lauriepat's topic in Nurses Rock

    Aww!! Good luck in wherever you end up

  11. Lost hope :(

    sapphire18 replied to CNLLVN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Keep your chin up, and your mind open- give it a chance, maybe even 2. Good luck and hugs to

  12. broken nurse

    sapphire18 replied to medsearcher1's topic in Cardiac

    We'd probably need more details...can you ask the nurses opposite you for some pointers? Or at least some specifics so you can know what you need to work

  13. Staffing and patient abandonment

    sapphire18 replied to LightMyFire's topic in Nursing Career

    I wouldn't be able to live with myself as a nurse- or a human being- if I left helpless, hospitalized people to fend for themselves just because my shift is over. If they truly had no one to help pick...

  14. Making a complaint about a doctor?

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

    Can't you apply for Medicaid? I'm sorry all this happened, but if I had a chronic medical condition (which I do), I would make health insurance my #1 priority after food and

  15. How to verify a registry before mailing sensitive documents

    sapphire18 replied to apoppyfield's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely a scam. I'm

  16. Abdominal IV

    sapphire18 replied to dmurph615's topic in General Nursing

    Well...the obvious answer is- get a central line. A pt going to the ICU needs more than 1 IV if you're going with peripherals. Then there's EJ,

  17. Lidocaine with Rocephin?

    sapphire18 replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    Ah. When I worked in the ED my main memories of giving rocephin shots are to little

  18. Lidocaine with Rocephin?

    sapphire18 replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

  19. PT/INR clarification for new nurse

    sapphire18 replied to ricksy's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they would likely increase the

  20. Lunch breaks in ICU.

    sapphire18 replied to IvesRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in a small ICU; we give report to 1 or 2 other nurses to go to lunch. Mostly we eat in front of the monitors with a view of all the patients (I work nights; days can't do this). Also 98% of...

  21. It was a nurse

    sapphire18 replied to Wheels28's topic in Nurses Rock

    Love

  22. Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

    sapphire18 replied to coco42rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

  23. The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

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

    Hahahahahahahaha! I love it! (Hope your wife was

  24. Blue port on NG tube leaking

    sapphire18 replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in General Nursing

    My unit uses a one-way plug that allows air out (I think?) but not stomach contents...it has really tiny holes in it. The SICU, however, doesn't use them for the same reason you don't: the surgeons...

  25. tattoos/piercings

    sapphire18 replied to Swellz's topic in General Nursing

    Yes!!