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    RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    beckster_01 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1: Western New York 2: 3 years 3: ICU 4: $26.72 5: 1.00 nights/1.50 weekends 6: No
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    What is your Achilles heel?

    beckster_01 replied to cjdmomma's topic in General Nursing

    I think your babies squeak, while squick grows between my patient's toes! As much as I hate the crud that I find in crevices that don't exist, I LOVE the feeling when I finally get them clean!...
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    I know nothing about Colorado...

    beckster_01 posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Except that it is beautiful, I love snowboarding, and it has always been a dream to pack up all my belongings and move there, if only for a couple years. So I am toying with this idea a little more...
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    A "full" light blue top tube

    beckster_01 replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    My mind went to tube tops too, but I re-read it a couple times and got the point. The blue tube MUST be full because in order to run coats they use a ratio of (citrate?) with blood, if the ratio is...
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    I get out on time...

    beckster_01 replied to nursedanny614's topic in General Nursing

    On the floor, no I never did. There was always a patient on the light, someone needing meds, etc, and I refuse to let patient care suffer for charting. In the ICU I find myself more focused and able...
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    ETT Securement and Position Change

    beckster_01 replied to SticU <3's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work at a large teaching hospital/regional trauma center.We use Hollister tube holders, which are to be changed q5 days, but the position of the tube is changed q2 hours with oral care. I have seen...
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    patient who refuses to bathe. help!!

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

    Does he need pain medication before he can bathe comfortably? For me pain is the number one reason patients refuse adl's. In my experience, when working with "difficult" patients, your priority is to...
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    And this is exactly why I want to be a nurse

    beckster_01 replied to sarahb13's topic in General Nursing

    That sure is nice to read after a hard
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    The "Q" Word and Other Mysteries

    beckster_01 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Nursing Humor

    A patient's family mentioned that it was quiet on our unit the other day. We had two open beds. On a friday at about 1700. On a holiday weekend. And yes, we did have a full moon last night. I'm not...
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    Is it really necessary to learn to read an ekg? anyone really use it?

    beckster_01 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Learning basic arrhythmias is absolutely essential, regardless of where you work. EKG monitoring is basically telling you what a person's heart is mechanically doing. If you don't understand...
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    behind the scenes issue

    beckster_01 replied to ryan5014's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It is important to document near misses so that measures can be taken to prevent them from being repeated next time someone makes the same honest mistake. In this case, the measure that was already in...
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    Is it okay to tell a patient to not disrespect you

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

    Silence is my favorite weapon. It gives the person a chance to hear what they just said. That combined with continued respect for the patient despite their lack of respect for you can be quite...
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    Dobhoff Tube Insertion

    beckster_01 replied to infirmiere77's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a large teaching hospital. On the floors only residents/NPs insert them. In the ICU an RN can do it. An we do always verify with a KUB before using
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    How do you do double check insulin in an isolation room and scanning?

    beckster_01 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    We log in to the computer in the med room, open the patients chart, scan the vial and double check the insulin. When the second nurse consigns the insulin it "pends" the administration. Then I go into...
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    Life's Ups and Downs

    beckster_01 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing Humor

    Confession: I didn't like that QRS complex (who has ever seen the P and T waves squished up like that anyways?!?), so I re-made the meme so I could share it on facebook with a clear
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    Am I right or wrong

    beckster_01 replied to CNAEB's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on your new job! It's not a bad idea to work a little at each place so you can decide which is the better fit. I just wanted to pass on a succinct little life lesson that I learned...
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    What shift does the 7am med pass?

    beckster_01 replied to keepitsimple0025's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work the policy is for the outgoing shift to give them. That way they can plan their shift accordingly. The oncoming shift would barely have a chance to give it by 8. However we also have the...
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    The most gruesome situation you've encountered?

    beckster_01 replied to SuzieVN's topic in General Nursing

    Midway through reading this post I forgot that you were describing a dream, and I'm thinking "I can't believe he would post such specific details about a patient!" Whoops... but that is a very...
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    Has this ever happened to you?

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

    Interesting... In my experience, the more fruits and veggies I eat the worse my poop stinks, am I doing something
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    Has this ever happened to you?

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

    Ugh I am such an awful person. I tend to blame them on my sedated patients. The funny thing is that I have mentioned this fact to a couple other nurses and they both got excited saying "me too!!!" So...
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    define break...lol

    beckster_01 replied to lkulmann's topic in General Nursing

    I am very thankful for the culture at my workplace. We are expected to make time in the day for lunch, and it is the charge nurse's responsibility to be available to help if your day is busy and you...
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    Theme song to your Nursing career?

    beckster_01 replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Figured I'd pull up this thread rather than start a new one. Tonight's soundtrack includes "he's a Maniac" and "I wanna be sedated." If course I change the lyrics in my head to be more appropriate for...
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    Nursing Hours

    beckster_01 replied to AshD1990's topic in General Nursing

    It always makes me laugh when people ask how much seniority I need before I can work normal hours. I tell them never, not as long as I am working at the bedside. Of course there are countless ways to...
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    How Nurses Feel...

    beckster_01 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Most important lesson ever: Making sure I pee before traveling with a patient. Can't exactly have transport bag 'em for me, can
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    Call light abuse. What to do???

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

    That happens enough that there is a protocol for it. Patient calls cops, cops call hospital security, security comes to talk to the patient. If they aren't A&O we are allowed to remove their...