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    Simultaneous admissions (vent)

    CrazierThanYou replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    I can tolerate two admissions at once over two FRESH POST OP admissions at once. A unit at my hospital is bad to reserve all the expected post ops for 1 or 2 nurses. Its crap. A coworker complained...
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    CrazierThanYou replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I learned to be a better
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    Feeling Guilty After Calling in Sick...

    CrazierThanYou replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    From the time I started working at McDs as a 16 year old, I've ALWAYS felt guilty and very anxious about calling in. I recently called in for the first time since I started my current job, 16 months...
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    What is the lowest HGB you have seen?

    CrazierThanYou replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    The lowest I've seen was 4. GI
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    Getting eaten alive at an LTACH...

    CrazierThanYou replied to Gamecock73's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Although I've never worked, or even set foot, in an LTACH, I have heard they can be hard, hard places. Be sure to speak up. That's what the preceptors are there
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    Are my pts "brain dead"?

    CrazierThanYou replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I too would imagine they have
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    Are my pts "brain dead"?

    CrazierThanYou replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think the explanation can get any better than
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    Commute

    CrazierThanYou replied to ERRN324's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I do now but my commute is a little shorter, 2
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    Random thoughts after a loved ones admission

    CrazierThanYou replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I tell you I'm coming back at 1300 and you need something at 1250, go ahead and call. Let me know what you need so I can bring it when I come instead of waiting till I get there, then I have to...
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    Night shift sleep patterns?

    CrazierThanYou replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    I usually work 3 night shifts in a row. The night before my first shift, I sleep like I normally would. I go to bed at around 10 and I sleep till about 10 the next morning. I work that night, sleep...
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    Are my pts "brain dead"?

    CrazierThanYou replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Definitely. I don't really understand how can you could be an RN for any amount of time (nevermind 9 years) and not seem to have any kind of grasp on what it means to be brain dead? ESPECIALLY, when...
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    JP Drains and blood exposure

    CrazierThanYou replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I empty mine into a med cup with measurement markings. I aim it away from me and open carefully. I ALWAYS wear gloves. My hospital policy is to wear a mask and a shield but I never
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    "Get out of here... go do some 'doctor' stuff..."

    CrazierThanYou replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    I work with a nurse who thinks he is above cleaning up patients, it drives me crazy! I was a CNA before becoming a nurse and nurses are not above cleaning patients... He runs to get the CNA for every...
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    I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

    CrazierThanYou replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was involved in a sentinel event recently in which the patient died. I don't want to go into any details but I did want to comment on this. I was devastated, I cried all day, not only because I was...
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    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    CrazierThanYou replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Upon reading the title, I thought you MUST work at my hospital. Here, the ER nurses called report to the floor when they were ready. Now, the floor nurse is supposed to call ER within 20 minutes of...
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    Generic name for vitals machine?

    CrazierThanYou replied to WalterWho's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse on a
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    Signing your title in everyday signature

    CrazierThanYou replied to NurseGhostHunter's topic in General Nursing

    Um...
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    My interview at a Hospital with the lions

    CrazierThanYou replied to garn12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't think I'd WANT that job. I once interviewed for a job in another field and had a similar experience. The interviewers didn't shake my hand, wouldn't even smile and spent the whole interview...
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    Socialization in NICU grads

    CrazierThanYou replied to Tawneybrady's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is... well, it's bizarre. To say the
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    Every Mom, Dad, Sis, Uncle Believes They Know Better Than The Nurse...

    CrazierThanYou replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Depending on the situation, I am quite good at simply ignoring certain
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    Visitors that are drinking in patient rooms......What do I do?

    CrazierThanYou replied to Innocent2021's topic in Critical Care

    This is a no brainer. Call
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    Difference between night and day nurses

    CrazierThanYou replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    At my hospital, the main difference I can see is attitude. Many of the day shift nurses are really foul in report, be it morning or evening. Straight up
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    Do nurses usually work 3 12-hour shifts a week for full pay?

    CrazierThanYou replied to gentlerain's topic in General Nursing

    Here too. At my interview, the department manager specifically told me not to bother getting ACLS on my own because a new grad doesn't have the skills to back it up and so they consider it useless....
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    Temporarily on night shift; too scared to do it

    CrazierThanYou replied to LaceyRN12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a night shifter and I like it. Right now, I have no desire to go to day shift. Staying up really isn't hard at all. Like others said, there are things to be done and even if you hit a slow spot,...
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    "When Was the Last Time I Wow'ed a Patient?"

    CrazierThanYou replied to Mully's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I could not possibly agree more. That question made me gag as well. We are nurses. Our jobs are to care for our patients, not entertain or "wow" them.