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    How do you know if you are ER material?

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to RN <><'s topic in General Nursing

    If you can stomach, and emotionally deal with seeing people in the worst shape possible, and watching people die, including kids right in front of you then you might survive. If not, then I'd suggest...
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    What do ICU nurses do?

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to mcpnurse's topic in Critical Care

    Critical care nurses keep people from dying. Period
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    New Grad Fired Before Orientation is up? Will I be able to find employment now?

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to chocolateskye's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey chocolateskye, I have a story that might not make you feel so alone in your situation. I got fired/resigned from the very first nursing job, and I am also a new grad myself. PM and we can chat...
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    Starting my preceptorship

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to wlb06's topic in General Nursing

    Keep you mouth shut and your eyes and ears open. Ask questions an be a sponge. Hopefully you have a cool preceptor, If not then suck it up and deal with it. Everyone has done something in their life...
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    Failed drug test.

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to fabiusgile's topic in General Nursing

    Usually if you turn up positive for a drug they run a confirmation test. If it is still positive they sometimes might do ( i'm not 100% sure) gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy to verify. GC/MS...
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    Failed drug test.

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to fabiusgile's topic in General Nursing

    explaining yourself has not worked ??? idk I would ask for a repeat
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    Nurse/Patient Relationships

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to luvbug080688's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient try and set me up with her smoking hot daughter. She gave me her number and everything...One day I had it and was about to call and I thought "mmmm...something just doesn't seem kosher...
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    A witness to CPR

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to michuria's topic in General Nursing

    If you aint breaking ribs you aren't doing effective
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    Hope I am making the right decision

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to duke1010's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha see more people should show me the love I deserve lol...but in all honesty I'm not trying to be demeaning or anything like that but I'm trying to be realistic here. Sorry I have to admit I'm a...
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    (VENT!!!)Tonight I wonder..Why did i choose nursing?

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia posted a topic in General Nursing

    So last night I had a patient who was a serious pain in my ass, and would eventually sign out AMA. Well here's the story....Come on shift and get report. PT is a xx YO with Right LL PN. Ok so I get...
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    Insurance

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    Agreed! NSO is only 50 bucks i believe if you are a new RN cuz you get some type of new nurse discount or some crap. But totally do it. Can't have enough protection in these days with everyone n their...
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    got stuck with a needle at work

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly ! Well said, most PTs who are diabetics who don't have sharps containers at home or cannot afford them are taught to dispose of them like that. I'm glad someone else learned that in Nursing...
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    Hope I am making the right decision

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to duke1010's topic in General Nursing

    MedSurgMess, You are totally right. I've been doing EMS since I was 17 years old as a Certified First Responder, then became an EMT and now I'm challenging out of paramedic school just so I can become...
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    (VENT!!!)Tonight I wonder..Why did i choose nursing?

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in General Nursing

    I had 4 total, 1 my LPN had but I just watch over them. Thanks god it was a 'slow-er' night. But I felt like the care of my other patients suffered ya know. Sometimes i want to be everything to...
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    (VENT!!!)Tonight I wonder..Why did i choose nursing?

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in General Nursing

    HAHA i do have a good sense of humor when I'm not getting my buttons pushed. Trust me I worked EMS as a career for 4 years and I worked in a place called Newburgh, some called it the '6th Borough'...
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    (VENT!!!)Tonight I wonder..Why did i choose nursing?

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in General Nursing

    Yea I got it thru NSO THANK God -Thanks for the hug, totally needed that and 50 of benadryl so i can sleep
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    Hope I am making the right decision

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to duke1010's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I'm sorry was it something I said ? Some people need a dose of reality. I've heard too many people say Oh I heard the money is good in nursing and blah blah blah, and I'm SICK OF IT. People think...
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    Hope I am making the right decision

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to duke1010's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahhaha my advice to you is find another major. You wanna do flight nursing? That's not something you just jump right into, and secondly, they don't get paid as much as you think. And you need to be...
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    got stuck with a needle at work

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Well I'd personally take her advice and leave. And I could be wrong but, doesn't this thing of thing (not having proper sharps containers) carry some sort of monetary fine if the state and/or OSHA...
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    got stuck with a needle at work

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Per OSHA, the container is supposed to be PUNCTURE RESISTANT and LEAK PROOF. A sterile water bottle does not conform to either of these standards so I hate to point this out but whoever thought of...
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    OB nurse, can't find cervix. Can fingers be too short?

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to besomebody's topic in General Nursing

    This is why as a Murse, lol. I would never personally do OB. I don't have any tricks try your middle finger perhaps ? Uhhh...i mean everything is gonna get stretched anyways so i supposed going elbow...
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    Emotions

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to benr98's topic in General Nursing

    I carried a dead 2 year old who coded out of a house yesterday. There's a BIG difference between when a 2 year old dies and a 90 year old with multiple medical problems dies. Some people might argue...
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    What are the chances ill get into the stony brook ?

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to Paperbackdoll2's topic in New York Nursing

    I applied to stony brook back in 05. With a soild 3.0, letters from a new york state assembly man and his father whose life i saved and 5 years of EMS experience I was turned away. There were only 25...
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    advice how to make change from days to night shift

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to rileygrl11's topic in General Nursing

    I sleep during the day and drink 1 can of monster while im getting report and im good for the night..there is alot more than you think to keep you awake and
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    Difficult to find F/T employment as a CRNA?

    Da_Milk_of_Amnesia replied to Anastasiak's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    - You should really re-evaluate what you wanna do then. Because I don't think it's gonna go over well when someone comes in for emergent Sx and you tell them "I'm sorry I'm busy with my family." Yea...