Certifiable BSN, RN

Certifiable has 5 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Oncology/hematology.

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   Trouble conceiving

   Certifiable replied to Certifiable's topic in General Nursing

   I can't do the basal temp measurment because of the shift work... If i'm racing around at work my body temp will be elevated regardless of my cycle. Cervical fluid is the next step. I just don't know...
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   Trouble conceiving

   Certifiable posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been trying to conceive for 5 months. Now, i know that it's only "trouble" if it's been over a year. But nurses are not your average textbook patient! I do two nights and two days\evening shifts...
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   Night shift and mandatory meetings

   Certifiable replied to aprilrazz's topic in General Nursing

   I work 8 hours shifts and the monthly staff meeting is always scheduled at 13:00, everyone is expected to show up - but if the nurses from the previous night shift don't - no one says anything. They...
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   rituximab infusion rate (calculation)

   Certifiable replied to Mr. Green's topic in Oncology

   Exactly as written in "Cancer nursing: Principles and practice 7th edition"
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   15 Minutes in the Life of a Nurse

   Certifiable replied to NurseJulie31's topic in General Nursing

   I disagree. If I get a call from the lab about crazy electrolights or dangerous CBC, it's much quicker to intervene. I can immediately stop a drug that can be causing more harm, open fluids, check...
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   How common is chemo through peripheral IV?

   Certifiable replied to Wheaties's topic in Oncology

   Very
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   Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

   Certifiable replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   When a senior doctor refused my request for a urinary catheter in a patient with Breast CA + mets to the brain (=every position change was painful) who was receiving mannitol and chemo (=lots of...
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   I want a social life

   Certifiable replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

   Misery loves company: I totally get the loneliness behind this post! I'm more alone now than i've ever been in my 20+ yrs of life, curtesy of 8hr hospital shifts (i do them all-morn/noon/night). My...
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   Anatomy of a Code

   Certifiable replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, that's a lot of people in one room. You have a pharmacist who draws the meds? cool. Our patient's rooms are so small (all for neutropenic isolation) that it gets extremely crowded as soon when...
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    New Nurse Having Panic Attacks!

    Certifiable replied to JCampRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It's been a few weeks since your post so I hope everything is alright. I'm a new RN, 9 months into the job. I vividly recall trouble sleeping, nightmares (based on true and false patients/situations)...
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    Starting on the bone marrow transplant unit - help!

    Certifiable replied to Certifiable's topic in Oncology

    Thank you all for the great advice. A little update: i'm 6 months into working on the BMT unit, and my heart still pounds whenever the charge nurse writes the patient assignments on the whiteboard...
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    Thank goodness for the rest of the staff

    Certifiable posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm a new grad, on my first job in a specialized unit. It's extremely stressful work (I dream about it quite often), the patients are really ill and we also get a lot of patients from other...
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    Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

    Certifiable replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    ER will always have a place in my heart for the most well depicted nurses--- always overworked, fighting with management about staffing, dealing with idiot docs and knowing their stuff. People here...
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    Nightmares, hate going to work 99% of the time

    Certifiable posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I'm two months into my first job as an RN on a highly specialized unit. The patient to nurse ratio is fairly low due to the complexity of the work (mornings - 3 or 4, evenings 4 or 5, nights 6...
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    Starting on the bone marrow transplant unit - help!

    Certifiable replied to Certifiable's topic in Oncology

    Thank you, this was