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    Nursing Education: Where are the free ceu's?

    beckster_01 replied to iisonu's topic in General Nursing

    Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Medscape offers CEU's? Even if it doesn't it is a great free
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    Sesame Street Breastfeeding: Moms Push To Bring Nursing Back To TV Show

    beckster_01 replied to lrobinson5's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I never watched sesame street when I was a kid (the muppets creeped me out), and I am the youngest in my family so I didn't see my mom nurse any younger siblings. It took nursing school, two trips to...
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    Pay discrepancies? Security makes more then ER tech?

    beckster_01 replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still confused about the security guard thing. You said you feel that greater responsibility=greater pay. Sure, but wouldn't you agree that keeping staff and visitors safe from the crazy people in...
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    Only a nurse would say......

    beckster_01 replied to enigmaticorange's topic in Nursing Humor

    Last night I realized that I consider it a complement when a patient calls me a PITA- and I'm not talking about the bread- it actually makes me happy/proud of myself! And only a nurse would consider...
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    IVP vs IVPB

    beckster_01 replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like I spend half my time trying to convince my patients to take their pain meds. Yes, if your incisional pain is preventing you from taking deep breaths and coughing, then you should take your...
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    You know you work nights when.......

    beckster_01 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    You think it is acceptable to text/call people at 0100 during your
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    A Nurses Christmas Poem

    beckster_01 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I loved Santa's sleigh... only nurses get excited about such gifts ? Makes me glad I don't have to be back until Monday
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    Is nursing school bad for my health? Will it be the same as a nurse?

    beckster_01 replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Nursing

    An important fact to consider regarding stress is that when you are in Nursing school, it simply never ends. There is always another paper to write, test to study for, or a book to read. If you do run...
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    Foley Catheter Removal for SCIP Core Measure

    beckster_01 replied to NurseAnnie123's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility I consider it a nursing responsibility to evaluate if a foley is appropriate. If I don't see a clear indication (lasix gtt or needing strict, accurate I&O's are the only...
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    Best one sentence handoff report

    beckster_01 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    "No changes, he slept all
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    Anyone else dealing with anxiety/emotional issues?

    beckster_01 replied to rntj's topic in General Nursing

    that's like taking nitro for angina! sorry just had to throw that in there but to add to what everyone else is saying, i am orienting to charge right now. i don't have anxiety issues as you do, yet...
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    Nursing is not easy money, no gain no pain

    beckster_01 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that EmergencyNurse was trying to invalidate anyone's response. She was recognizing that as frustrating as nursing can be, especially the administrative aspect of it, many people forget...
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    Asked to shadow? A good thing?

    beckster_01 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Seeing how you interact on the floor is probably how they decide who the top 6 are. At my institution shadowing on a unit is part of the interview process. Good
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    Nursing is not easy money, no gain no pain

    beckster_01 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Great schedule?? Are people for
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    What's your nursing kryptonite?

    beckster_01 replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    Give me your trachs, your necrotic wounds, your c-diff and GI bleeds. But a puking patient? I just can't do it. The smell, the sounds, everything, it gets me every time. The worst was an AIDS patient...
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    What was wrong with my patient??

    beckster_01 replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

    The vast majority of my confused patients will answer the "orientation questions" correctly. Don't be fooled by the patient who has figured out what answers we are looking for when we ask these...
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    "And it's all going to be your fault"

    beckster_01 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've had that happen as well. The patient disappeared from the unit and was gone for 6 hours before we decided to discharge him from the system. He eventually came back and was shocked that we didn't...
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    Good for cardiac/ACLS practice.

    beckster_01 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I will be sending this link to my unit
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    How common is it to get fired?

    beckster_01 replied to TurtleCat's topic in General Nursing

    In the 1.5 years I have been at my job, only one person has been fired. He was heard bad-mouthing (loudly) a patient and their family. Leading up to this event had been poor progress during...
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    Admissions during change of shift

    beckster_01 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that the ED is an unpredictable, chaotic, and intense place to work. But I just don't understand how I can call to receive report on a patient at 1530/1600, yet they don't show up on the...
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    Fair Patient assignments

    beckster_01 replied to GoNightingale's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in charge orientation right now, and let me tell you making assignments is much harder than it looks. A lot of the time if you have a hard assignment, the floor might just be really heavy, and...
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    Admissions during change of shift

    beckster_01 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    This used to happen routinely on my unit. PACU/ED would delay sending the patient up so they could avoid getting a new admission, so we got stuck with admitting patients at 1830/1845... ALL the time....
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    Job interview that made you want to run?

    beckster_01 replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It really depends on your situation but I really wouldn't say that a job is a job. In that case why don't we just work at McDonald's? They make almost as much as someone would in a SNF anyways I am...
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    i cursed somebody at work, somebody overheard and filed a complaint. what can i do?

    beckster_01 replied to willowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    See, next time you can just come and curse out your coworker on AN I've also seen providers curse each other out just as much as nurses. But I'm playing devils advocate because I truly value...
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    Job interview that made you want to run?

    beckster_01 replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would go ahead and email/call the first place. I had to be pretty annoying to get past the nurse recruiters at my job. Even after I had an interview and the manager verbally offered me a job, I had...