FineAgain

FineAgain

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  1. Esme Needs Your Prayers and Well Wishes

    FineAgain replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Esme, hope these messages find you healing and feeling on the mend! We need your wit and wisdom...here is a virtual hug, along with good thoughts and good

  2. I live in an area with A LOT of snow, and as a nurse, do I need an SUV?

    FineAgain replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have found over the years of driving in snow (and if there is a blizzard it is a mortal lock that I am working) that 4WD pales in comparison to good snow tires. Rugged snow tires make all the...

  3. Shoulder surgeries and recovery time

    FineAgain replied to MissChloe's topic in General Nursing

    As an employee I wasn't allowed back without clearance. But I doubt I would have been able to manage clinicals. Don't know about an arthroscopic repair. And yes I meant arthroscopic not lap. Night...

  4. Shoulder surgeries and recovery time

    FineAgain replied to MissChloe's topic in General Nursing

    I was out of work for 12 weeks after my SLAP tear. You could probably manage school after a few days but it is really, really painful (just warning you). You also need PT. Mine was an open repair,...

  5. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    FineAgain replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Having worked for many years as a non-union employee, I was forced to work on two separate occasions when there was a lockout of my nurses. I find it interesting that every one of the "replacement...

  6. advice for a new RN

    FineAgain replied to nurseerin126's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm glad you feel that you don't know anything because trust me, you don't! That was said tongue in cheek but to emphasize that you are going to learn more in 6 months than you did all through...

  7. Goodbye...

    FineAgain replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please don't go. I love your posts and always smile when I see your user name. I totally enjoy your point of view! Hope you

  8. Some of Us Are Trying to Help You...

    FineAgain replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I so would have done that with you, especially behind closed curtains. I wouldn't have spread it around either which is how such things cause dismissals. I am willing to bet two things. One, that...

  9. Select all that apply...

    FineAgain replied to nurselou04's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    And practice practice practice them because NCLEX is loaded with SATA

  10. Disabled seems to have some new meaning!

    FineAgain replied to suanna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I always say (tongue in cheek) that if I had know that I could get SSDI for these, I would have reconsidered my career options. Makes me

  11. Butterflies

    FineAgain posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently we have had an influx of transfers -- mostly from small outlying hospitals -- who arrive with a 24ga butterfly that is infusing fluids. We always have to restart them as it is against our...

  12. WHY OH WHY? Every year-------competencies!!!!!

    FineAgain replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Or Sexual Harassment training...Quid pro quo,

  13. Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    FineAgain replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I hate this too...but if the TP dispensers weren't locked at my facility I would be happy to change them. We don't have a key but it would be a little awkie to call someone even if we did. And there...

  14. Nursing School Oopsies

    FineAgain replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    I did that too! Sounded like a gunshot. Thought I was the only one ever...glad to hear

  15. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    FineAgain replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This! I get so aggravated with allergies. Had a patient tell me he was allergic to alcohol and we could only use chloraprep on him. I didn't bother to tell him that a main ingredient of chloraprep...

  16. Attention tall nurses!!!

    FineAgain replied to Code Red's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Super Shoe has a good selection of tall scrubs in all sizes... I also like the Med Couture brand because they are longer in the leg. I am long legged and long waisted and they fit me

  17. Having trouble understanding the different types of NG tubes

    FineAgain replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just to add...at my hospital (and I suspect others) only the ICU is allowed to give meds or tube feeds through an NGT unless specifically ordered by an MD, and this is usually on a one time order...

  18. How to assess central lines?

    FineAgain replied to holdensjane1's topic in General Nursing

    We also measure length of the line from skin to clave and circumference of upper

  19. Keep my cell phone......or landline

    FineAgain replied to Vwpenn's topic in General Nursing

    We send out mass texts for staffing and I love it. If you don't want to work, don't answer. It actually makes me feel less guilty than if they left a message and I ignored the phone call (weird I...

  20. Medical marijuana, role of the nurse, professional organization

    FineAgain replied to hotflashion's topic in Patient Medications

    I had an oncologist recently tell me all about the evils of medical marijuana...he said (sneeringly) in conclusion that "basically it's just a legal way to get high". Uhhhh excuse me, but what about...

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

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

    Dead quiet for a change, midnight, everyone was charting...a resident came in to do a rectal exam on an 80-something woman. All of a sudden we hear "YOU'RE IN MY VAGIIIIIINNNNNAAAAAAA". We all fell...

  22. Ebola

    FineAgain replied to canoehead's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Other countries spray aircraft before you get off the plane. It isn't antiviral but to protect from mosquito borne illness as well as to protect their agriculture. I have been wondering why we...

  23. Coworker dies unexpectedly.....

    FineAgain replied to Ruas61's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So sorry for your loss. Happened to us about a month ago. Still feels weird not to have him at work...hugs to

  24. Do you ever contend with pesty ancillary staff?

    FineAgain replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's why I work nights as well. The benefits outweigh the negatives. Plus -- all patients go to sleep at 2100 and sleep alllll night,

  25. Bullying-Need Advice with First Hospital Job

    FineAgain replied to missy26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not trying to be unkind but you are in your fourth week, right? There are lots of things you mentioned here that you SHOULD know by this time. Checking vitals with a new admit? Have you not had...