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  1. Everyone's wearing scrubs...is this good?

    sunnycalifRN replied to caregiver1977's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, all the respiratory therapists, physical therapists, nurse practitioners, speech therapists, pharmacists and dietitians where I work, wear "traditional" lab coats. Many of the docs just wear...

  2. Everyone's wearing scrubs...is this good?

    sunnycalifRN replied to caregiver1977's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose it depends on the policy at the institution. Some people like scrubs because they are very loose fitting and comfortable. An ID badge is usually worn to allow the public to know the...

  3. Interpersonal conflict in Nursing

    sunnycalifRN replied to sweetmama81's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    you can't. you're working in a toxic environment. If it were me, I'd be looking for another

  4. Colace and Senna BAD drugs???

    sunnycalifRN replied to looking_2_head_south's topic in General Nursing

    ask the doc for the citations that support his view of colace and

  5. I got a job! :-)

    sunnycalifRN replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Nursing

    Yes!! Congratulations to you!! It's great to hear that some new grads are finding

  6. Shift differential question

    sunnycalifRN replied to deenurse10's topic in General Nursing

    we get 25% weekend differential for all shifts. night and pm shift get an additional

  7. question: 1 on one what to do?

    sunnycalifRN replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    this type of patient is

  8. question: 1 on one what to do?

    sunnycalifRN replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. 1:1 in ICU usually means "put on your running shoes"! No time for

  9. YAY

    sunnycalifRN replied to RNlauren's topic in MICU, SICU

    Congratulations! Enjoy your orientation and keep us

  10. Where do they still practice old-style nursing?

    sunnycalifRN replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you've got a time machine to travel back 20 years, you're out of

  11. who should do the ambubagging during xray and ctscan procedures?

    sunnycalifRN replied to ian04's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely. We use an LTV vent for transport and during scan and/or

  12. Nursing math problem

    sunnycalifRN replied to kleahy7916's topic in General Nursing

    if you say 15 gtts = 1 ml, so your infusion rate is 1 ml/min and 4 hrs = 240 minutes total infused is 240

  13. PTO/Sick Leave for Nurses

    sunnycalifRN replied to zem2002's topic in General Nursing

    8 hrs of vacation and 4 hrs of sick leave per pay

  14. Should I apply as a nurse even though I've yet to be licensed?

    sunnycalifRN replied to mmm cdiff's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely, apply. You can even be hired before you pass the NCLEX but you will be given a deadline to be

  15. The CRAZIEST "Baseline" You've Ever Heard

    sunnycalifRN replied to MoLee228's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't get this in report, I did the ABG stick . . . pO2 37 on a patient who had just ambulated. SpO2 in the 50's. She was alert/oriented on room air, tachypneic, but she alway was. She had...

  16. Do you have to start everyone's IV for them?

    sunnycalifRN replied to jimmy the P's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ICU and with the exception of some fairly new nurses, everyone is pretty good at IV starts. We usually have a resource nurse, and when we're busy, the resource nurse gets to start all of...

  17. At work, can you ever give drugs with no prescription?

    sunnycalifRN replied to newbiekenobe's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oxygen is considered a drug. It's use requires an order. We can apply it emergently because of protocols for ACS, CP, resp distress, etc. But, an order must be written

  18. Is taking diuretics equals having CHF?

    sunnycalifRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Just review CHF in your pathophys book or google it. There's lots of info out there:

  19. Is taking diuretics equals having CHF?

    sunnycalifRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I take Hctz in combination with valsartan for hypertension . . . no CHF here. I've never heard of such

  20. D5W 1/2 NS in pulmonary embolism

    sunnycalifRN replied to equinas82's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know, the maintenance fluid has nothing to do with the treatment of the PE. Heparin drip

  21. What do you do to destress?

    sunnycalifRN replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I go hiking. I love to get away from the concrete and the noise, even if only a few miles

  22. How much Versed/Fentanyl is too much????

    sunnycalifRN replied to SleepynurseRN's topic in Patient Medications

    We had a patient on comfort care with a high narc tolerance. His fentanyl drip was running at 2500 mcg/hr!! That's the highest dose I've ever

  23. Can I get my BSN any faster?

    sunnycalifRN replied to jaredsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    You answered your own

  24. What does high acuity mean to *you*?

    sunnycalifRN replied to annister's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ICU and a high acuity patient is what is commonly referred to as a "train wreck". Intubated with ARDS, FiO2 1.0, PEEP 15, PCV. Septic, on levo, vaso, dopa, epi gtts. Kidneys failing, on...

  25. Would you advise anyone to get into nursing?

    sunnycalifRN replied to -RN-'s topic in General Nursing

    Sure, I'd do nursing again and I did advise my son to go into nursing and he's a full-time flight nurse and still works part-time in ICU. Yes, jobs are tight right now but as other posters have...