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    New grad with a question

    Vespertinas replied to beeker's topic in First Year After Licensure

    By my count, at least 7 employees on this one unit treat this situation like it's normal. It's possible you may have misunderstood *some* parts of it like how the charge RN did or did not react to...
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    New RN, what kind of makeup can I use to cover a tattoo?

    Vespertinas replied to lilybug12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ...and risk looking like
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    Advice

    Vespertinas replied to nyemt2005's topic in Cardiac

    ditto
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    New grad with a question

    Vespertinas replied to beeker's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When you're on your own and you do everything to help YOUR patients feel better on YOUR shift, pay no mind to that RN who rolls her eyes when you gave Toradol. Just feel confident that you did what...
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    Precepting New Nurses

    Vespertinas replied to pitt34's topic in General Nursing

    Important. You know how much you go home with in your head everyday...a new grad goes home with even more! A lot of it could be something misunderstood or very easily allayed. Some of those small...
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    permission to poop granted!

    Vespertinas replied to Flare's topic in School

    Where I come from, a courtesy flush is when you flush in between a long visit so neighbors in a public restroom don't have to smell your lingering
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    Lab Skeletons/ "fishbone"

    Vespertinas replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, thank you. Etiquette
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    New grad RN in med-spa

    Vespertinas replied to diigital dream's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I know people who do procedures on themselves too but they own their medispa, they're not new grad RNs who got a job at
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    Learning a Second Language Through Nursing

    Vespertinas replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, that's how my mother learned English when she came to America- soap
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    Kids Say the Darndest Things...

    Vespertinas replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Pediatric

    I'm not a peds nurse but.... I was drawing blood on my patient and her 4 year old grandson said, "grandma why are they doing that?" to which grandmother replied, "the nurse is drawing my blood and...
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    New grad RN in med-spa

    Vespertinas replied to diigital dream's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    If you got a job in aesthetics, doing those procedures on yourself wouldn't readily be an
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    Suboxone side effects

    Vespertinas replied to iluvivt's topic in Addictions

    That's what's so great about it. It won't ever be like methadone bc it doesn't allow you to get THAT high. So addicted folks are feeding the craving without getting a high that interferes with daily...
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    Dealing with "Web-Trained" Patient/Family Members.

    Vespertinas replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    well MY MOM dispenses and follows health advice from CHAIN E-MAIL LETTERS! One week it's about how lemons can cure *anything* from fungating cancer to brittle nails. The next week it's about how...
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    permission to poop granted!

    Vespertinas replied to Flare's topic in School

    Pudnluv, for many people it's even normal to go every other day! My constipated story: I was in college and woke up with THE SHARPEST pains in my stomach. All I could do was crawl on the floor and...
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    Since when were patients referred to a GUESTS??

    Vespertinas replied to IndianaHH's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you make a good point. Since we keep comparing healthcare to a hotel, it is important to point out that "customer service" in our terms does mean to please the patient... but not to their...
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    vancomycin and peripheral iv's

    Vespertinas replied to newrn05's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've rarely blinked at the idea. Sorry, I can't fight em all. Honestly, I've seen WAY less complications with IV vanc than I have with IV amio and yet vanc is categorized as
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    Dialysis patient and IV fluid

    Vespertinas replied to haiyen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Well I hope you do see how the experienced RN is thinking which is not incorrect: the patient retains fluid to a detriment, therefore more fluid would be a greater burden. That's the short story....
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    Since when were patients referred to a GUESTS??

    Vespertinas replied to IndianaHH's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't see what's wrong with trying to make the patients' otherwise miserable experience with healthcare facilities a little better by infusing it with some of the customer care approaches utilized...
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    Precepting New Nurses

    Vespertinas replied to pitt34's topic in General Nursing

    Please tell me management did provide you with a framework as classicdame alluded
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    Would You Rather...

    Vespertinas replied to parkerwoodward's topic in Travel

    I was really hoping this thread would be a "Would you rather..."
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    OB Nurse's View on Natural Childbirth

    Vespertinas replied to LexiRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ohh yes, you did. My
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    HR drop/rhythm change during sleep..Would you call Doc?

    Vespertinas replied to BandaidBunny's topic in Cardiac

    Sinus arrhythmia, folks. It's not that
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    OB Nurse's View on Natural Childbirth

    Vespertinas replied to LexiRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My Bat-Mitzvah was great, thanks. Now where's that darn
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    ACLS

    Vespertinas replied to kujomonster's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't have to. Either
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    How to get out of dialysis nursing?

    Vespertinas replied to Marisette's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    A transplant coordinator is NOT less stressful than a dialysis nurse. Sorry, I can't tone that down in good conscience to