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    Would you report possible diversion?

    beckster_01 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Why??
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    The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    beckster_01 replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Strawberry picking. It sounds happy and fun because... Strawberries! But it is really early, hot, messy, and buggy. And depressing because the migrant workers are MUCH better/faster! I guess that is...
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    "Bleed" an IV line

    beckster_01 replied to gospa's topic in Emergency

    5 years running insulin drips and I have NEVER heard about this? Our insulin comes in 250cc bags, which seemed wasteful to me as we discard after 24hours. I will have to look at our policy and ask our...
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    Failed CCRN again

    beckster_01 replied to Whitroth05's topic in Critical Care

    Let's start with telling you that your experience sounds awful! To be so close three exams in a row... I can imagine how frustrated you are. But you clearly have the capacity and experience to be able...
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    New Grad RN... is this patient load safe?

    beckster_01 replied to new.grad.rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If you are thinking of making decisions I would certainly be careful, as you are at a vulnerable point in your career. On one hand as a new grad, you don't know what you don't know. You are still...
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    New Grad RN... is this patient load safe?

    beckster_01 replied to new.grad.rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I wouldn't say unsafe, ratios at my hospital range from 5-7 patients/nurse. They generally staff a tech overnight but maybe half the time on the unit I used to work on there was either no one on the...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    beckster_01 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Rough start to the new year where I am 1. It's really hard to be a good nurse when a coworker has experienced a deep personal loss. It's a good thing I didn't have anyone super sick because I was...
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    Need reasons why becoming a nurse first, then becoming a doctor, is a bad idea

    beckster_01 replied to jeaux's topic in General Nursing

    It is the most expensive route you can take. You will not save money- you are going to take out loans for nursing school, then you are going to take out another set of loans for med school. You won't...
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    ACLS should always be 2 days and in person!

    beckster_01 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We are starting a new training program. Every 3 months we have to do a piece of the training and demonstrate a skill. It is supposed to provide continuous training instead of recertification every 2...
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    beckster_01 replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose it depends on the type of healthcare environment you are in. Our security officers are generally retired military or police, and if not they are still highly trained in managing hostile...
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    beckster_01 replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    I would settle for armed security guards. I am all for CC, but I recognize that it requires an enormous amount of responsibility. Perhaps if they developed a special certification for CC in the...
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    Extra orientation days...feeling so discouraged!

    beckster_01 replied to Robin1990's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing wrong with needing extra days. I precept new grads fairly frequently and everyone is a little different. If they didn't think you were worth the time they would be firing you instead of giving...
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    Excerpts from the book "The Nurses..." By Alexandra Robbins. Hospital life exposed? Or a m

    beckster_01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been troubled for quite some time about the excerpts that I have read from this book, as well as the long comment threads that follow. I truly regret not posting about this earlier this year,...
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    Are we saving lives?

    beckster_01 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't consider a life saved until they come back to visit as an outpatient- which does happen on occasion. I did have an experience similar to yours, although it was an adult, and a very different...
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    Wanting to quit on LTC/Skilled nursing facility orientation.

    beckster_01 replied to nursefromcali's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I haven't worked SNF,, but a lot of what you describe sounds pretty standard for long term care. Do you have LPNs that you "oversee?" The person training you should be telling you what is expected in...
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    Interviewing at UB!

    beckster_01 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    So I got my invitation to interview for the Nurse Anesthetist program at University at Buffalo! I couldn't be more excited :) Is anyone else here interviewing? And do any current students have any...
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    Magnet status

    beckster_01 replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    We are a "magnet hospital," but all of the hospitals in the area are except for the very small ones, so I have little to compare it to. As far as shared governance goes, it can help improve things....
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    Why is it okay for Doctors to yell at Nurses?

    beckster_01 replied to GlowBear500's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the difference is that as a nurse, you want to help your patient and you want to be invested in their recovery. When they yell, throw feces, or demean you it is easy to take it personally. As...
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    Just need some understanding....

    beckster_01 replied to la_chica_suerte85's topic in General Students

    Well, I'm sure that it is largely dependent on where you live, however I have never witnessed discrimination on LGBT group (...maybe the T..). At any rate, on my unit I work with at least four openly...
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    Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    beckster_01 replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes when I am at work I wonder how the heck I got myself into this. When you have 5 nurses helping you try to catheterize a guy whose "business" is buried in his pannis, you tend to take a good...
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    Drug seekers

    beckster_01 replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    1mg q6?? Meanwhile in the ICU: *pushes 1mg q1h *turns up dilaudid to 12mg/h, patient is still coherent and in pain *manages a dilaudid PCA that runs at a concentration of 20mg/ml I have worked in...
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    No briefs?! Is this an ICU thing?

    beckster_01 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Critical Care

    I often find that with loose stool in particular, briefs tend to push it up into the peri area, where as with just a pad it will...flow... Better. Skipping the brief makes an easier clean-up, and...
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    What's the highest blood pressure you ever recorded?

    beckster_01 replied to Andythepiano's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, glad to see you are ok! Definitely the highest I have ever seen with a good outcome, but that's just 2 years of critical care experience (4
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    sedation

    beckster_01 replied to jacsbein's topic in MICU, SICU

    It is absolutely a hit-or-miss drug. I think it is worth a shot as long as your docs leave you something to use if it isn't effective. I have mostly found it useful for patients that have had long ICU...
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    Fluid bolus by gravity or pump?

    beckster_01 replied to delphine22's topic in MICU, SICU

    If it is non-urgent (low urine output, mild hypotension, etc.) then I use the pump. If I am really trying to get it in then I am using a pressure bag. I don't generally just let it hang because there...