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    Need stethoscope help/advise

    dandk1997RN replied to dreams2be's topic in General Students

    You've already gotten some good advice- I just wanted to add that you should be hearing fabric rubbing against your scope because you shouldn't be auscultating over fabric, and you should give your...
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    Nurses: How often do you...

    dandk1997RN replied to doxielover304's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    1. In a year in intermediate care cardiac tele, never, if you don't count when we code them and bring them back long enough to transfer to the unit. 2. I primarily see ACS/MI, dysrhythmias, CHF and...
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    Lidocaine uses??

    dandk1997RN replied to nitrospeed16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I saw your note above and concur (you are def. way more knowledgable than I am and I love reading your replies) but if the instructor said it was not in relation to the intubation then I'm not sure....
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    Lidocaine uses??

    dandk1997RN replied to nitrospeed16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm a cardiac tele nurse. It's never used at our hospital for dysrhythmias, and it is no longer indicated in the ACLS algorithms. Not sure what the use is
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    Nursing Diagnosis

    dandk1997RN replied to paratroopa's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I write care plans based on ND on a daily basis. I work cardiac tele in a good-sized hospital in a small city. The care plans I write are based on my assessment of the pt, and at our facility, they...
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    Noc Ox?

    dandk1997RN replied to alreinsch's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. Could mean continuous overnight oximetry, could mean apply O2 at night...needs clarification and possible RT
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    No rapid response for a DNR?

    dandk1997RN replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    Very bad call on the MD's part. I received a DNR/DNI as a transfer from med surg the other day d/t hypotension (90s on 50s.). When I got her and assessed her, I realized her 60s on 40s and what...
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    Would like your input as a RN if your hospital has room service

    dandk1997RN replied to RNsheal's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Insulin timing has to be an issue. We don't do this at my hospital, but one of my clinical sites did. If you have a heavy pt load, a less-than-with-it pts food might get overlooked. I mean, I had...
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    New hospital gown design

    dandk1997RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd have to get a better look at it to tell if I like it. I need to be able to easily access my pts' groins post-procedure. I hate it when they are still on bedrest and the gown is tied up behind...
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    Would phlebotomy skill be helpful to get a job as an RN?

    dandk1997RN replied to hilee119's topic in General Nursing

    Broken record here saying it depends on the hospital. I had 13 years phleb experience when I became an RN and I'm not allowed to use it at all as we only draw from central lines and IV starts. Are...
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    Getting report- need advice for dealing with "Frantic Nurse."

    dandk1997RN replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She's been this way as long as anyone here can remember. There just hasn't been consistency in who follows her until recently (it has been lots of float nurses) so there wasn't one person dealing with...
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    Getting report- need advice for dealing with "Frantic Nurse."

    dandk1997RN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am at my wits end and need advice. I work what is considered, in nursing, to be an unusual shift. As such, I typically follow one of two nurses. Neither one of them is fabulous to follow for...
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    12 hour overnight nurses, please tell me about your sleep schedule.

    dandk1997RN replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks for the input. My daughter is my main priority, always, in my life. My husband and I have worked very hard to keep her as minimally in the care of others as possible. Right now she has to be...
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    Patient Hides Needles in Bathroom

    dandk1997RN replied to Blue Roses's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We just have the geniuses getting high in he bathroom. Because we're definitely not going to pick that up on tele or
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    Home med lists make me crazy.

    dandk1997RN replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    Our system allows us to free text a med with unknown dosage or timing and then it is up to the doc to address it. Got super lucky Monday when a pts PMD, who happens to be one of our hospitalists, did...
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    Decisions to make regarding 2 job offers

    dandk1997RN replied to daisychik's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with GrnTea. If it were me, I'd be trying to figure out a way to do both, since neither is full time. Then you can drop one later if it doesn't suit you and the other does. You'll get...
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    12 hour overnight nurses, please tell me about your sleep schedule.

    dandk1997RN replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Just wanted to add that while I was in nursing school, I was a school all day, supervising a staff of 25 a evening working full time, and only ever getting 4-5 hours sleep. That was before I lost my...
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    12 hour overnight nurses, please tell me about your sleep schedule.

    dandk1997RN replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I don't recall ever saying I don't need a life. I said that I will have more of a life working nights than I currently do. I'm not sure why everyone is so down on nights. I am absolutely a night...
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    New Grad 5 1/2 months in wanting to quit!

    dandk1997RN replied to nursebetsy6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was where you are. All first year jobs are hard, but in my hospital, the floor I work on is called the hell floor for a reason. Guess what? It's intermediate cardiac care. I had chest pain, I...
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    12 hour overnight nurses, please tell me about your sleep schedule.

    dandk1997RN replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks for all the input. I don't think on overnight shift will be isolating for me. I don't have any social contact at all right now M-F because of the crappy shift I already work, and I will be...
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    Help. Please. Studying/Testing.

    dandk1997RN replied to smellyacres's topic in General Students

    I think you've already taken your exam, but a nursing instructor friend taught me to apply ADPIE to my test questions . I didn't have to do it often, but on the questions where I was stumped, it was...
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    Whats your favorite montra or saying?

    dandk1997RN replied to Kimynurse's topic in General Students

    Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try. Not a Star Wars fan, but this scrolled across the screen of the computer I used for school to remind me the only option was
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    med error

    dandk1997RN replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Students

    Agreed that I don't understand holding a long-acting insulin under those circumstances. We only hold if our pt will be NPO for surgery or has been
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    Shoes, shoes, shoes

    dandk1997RN replied to OB-nurse2013's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've always had problems with my feet. I like Skechers clogs and Dansko clogs for work. I brought extra shoes to work with me while breaking the Danskos in, got tired of it, and didn't wear them...
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    Top 10 Nursing Supplies

    dandk1997RN replied to JenLahaye's topic in General Students

    I don't remember if I made the chart on the computer. (The first one I made was paper and pencil during a boring psych ER rotation.) If you give me a couple days, though, I could probably look on my...