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  1. Needle Stick

    Fribblet replied to Xnavykat's topic in General Nursing

    That moment, when you feel the prick of the needle on your finger, is the worst, isn't it? I had a needle stick from a HIV/Hep C patient with a large bore (18g) needle. I took 2 anti-viral drugs (5...

  2. Respiratory therapists switching to RN

    Fribblet replied to alissadancer's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, you've got to do what's right for you. Good

  3. Anesthesia and Biology

    Fribblet replied to SIAKIA's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to be an anesthesiologist, you will need to go to medical school. If you want to be a nurse anesthetist, you will need a BSN, at least one year of critical care experience (more is...

  4. Respiratory therapists switching to RN

    Fribblet replied to alissadancer's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't be a RT. The suctioning.....blech. Sputum is my weakness. It makes me gag. I do, however, work with a RT who has been an RT for over 20 years and loves it. Whether or not you get bored...

  5. Caring for a COPD patient

    Fribblet replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Pulmonary

    What were his sats on room air? I'm no expert on COPD, but being a 100% non-rebreather is a no-no I would think. Too much oxygen will suppress the drive to breathe. How advanced was his COPD? Was he...

  6. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    Fribblet replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    What did I do before I was a nurse? Same thing I do now: Whatever I want.

  7. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    Fribblet replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    There's a reason they say: "Dress for the job you want, not the job you have." Appearance matters. That being said, I'm going into my next shift dressed as a

  8. need a name for ICU's softball team

    Fribblet replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    So, OP, what did your team end up naming

  9. Pending endorsement licensure

    Fribblet replied to ncnrse08's topic in General Nursing

    Posting this in the Arizona board might give you better responses. Otherwise, Boards of Nursing, like most governmental offices, don't understand the meaning of the word "efficiency." They move...

  10. does any nurse do EJ's in the ER

    Fribblet replied to sweatpea55's topic in Emergency

    Nurses and paramedics do EJs in our ER after being checked off (3 times) by the MD. EJs are easy. There's no reason a nurse shouldn't be able to do one,

  11. Who does EJ's in the ER

    Fribblet replied to sweatpea55's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses and paramedics who are checked off (i.e. starts 3 EJs and is checked off by the MD) can do them. Techs can start IVs, but not EJs. EJs are great. Very easy to

  12. Do older adults tend to have slower pulse rate?

    Fribblet replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

  13. Do older adults tend to have slower pulse rate?

    Fribblet replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Might just be his normal. Although we are taught that a "normal" heart rate is between 60-100, some people's "normal" falls outside the bounds. As long as he's not symptomatic, I don't think it's...

  14. Do older adults tend to have slower pulse rate?

    Fribblet replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Those patients are often on a lot of meds, and some of them, such as beta-blockers or digoxin, slow the heart

  15. need a name for ICU's softball team

    Fribblet replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    The Non-Slip Sox (a little generic image of a man falling could be your team logo) The Frequent

  16. What kills me..... (VENT)!!!

    Fribblet replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think those students happen to be the same ones who think they're getting "yelled" at while working because they are "too beautiful;" never realizing their own

  17. CEO pay in your hospital

    Fribblet replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    We had a cost saving campaign at a hospital I worked at where employees were asked to find ways of reducing costs so that we could "find" x amount of dollars. "X" ended up being the exact amount of...

  18. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    Fribblet replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    So what? They were each allowed to make decisions about their health when they were younger. Why should they be stripped of that decision making when they are old? And I know old does not equal...

  19. What kills me..... (VENT)!!!

    Fribblet replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was not eaten when I was a fresh new grad. I did witness a couple GNs getting "eaten," but they were either know-it-all, unteachable types, or GNs who were making frighteningly stupid mistakes....

  20. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    Fribblet replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Sweet food aren't poisonous unless someone has added poison to them. As to smoking the "rest of their lives away," they've been smoking most of their lives and don't have much life left. If they...

  21. Can You Become A FNP Too Quickly?

    Fribblet replied to rnmet's topic in General Nursing

    False.

  22. As good as, Better or Worse than you thought it would be...

    Fribblet replied to Krazy4pedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't work as a CNA prior to becoming a nurse, but I'm pretty realistic and nursing hasn't really surprised me too much. It's about as good as I thought it would be, and it sucks in the way I...

  23. Summer Sizzling Heat

    Fribblet replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Y'all are lucky. We have no access to the thermostat at all. Whatever maintenence sets it at is what it is. It's usually set to frigid both summer and

  24. Nursing schools in Georgia that waive/do not require GRE

    Fribblet replied to jenniferfnp2b's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've not heard of any graduate program that does not require some sort of

  25. What kills me..... (VENT)!!!

    Fribblet replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's a nice idea in theory, but there's no way to "prove" you're a nurse aside from providing your real name and license number, which is easily faked. Any one can got to a states' BON site, plug in...