turnforthenurse MSN, NP

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    ER nurses - what stethoscope do you use?

    turnforthenurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Emergency

    Well, the reason is that ER nurses (typically) see patients of all ages unless they have a separate pediatric ER. The Cardio III's bell can convert into a pedi diaphragm and the Master Cardiology I...
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    Dedicated Psych Nurses

    turnforthenurse replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in Emergency

    Sounds a lot like the ER I used to work in. 38 bed ER with 12-14 psych patients at times...and a lot of them were in holding, too. We only had 2 dedicated "psych" rooms for those patients. No...
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    Brand of graduated compression stockings?

    turnforthenurse replied to SNB1014's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a friend who swears by these. I've been meaning to try them. I have ones from either Nurse Mates or Cherokee, I can't remember....but they don't really do the job
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    Nurses with pedometers - How far do you walk?

    turnforthenurse replied to ixchel's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Yesterday I had around 16,000 steps. It was a very busy ER shift. O_O I also use a Fitbit (Charge HR). I love mine. It crapped out after about 4 months, though, but all I did was e-mail Fitbit and...
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    Littmann Classic III?

    turnforthenurse replied to artusoa's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    There are a lot of reviews on this scope on Amazon: Amazon.com: 3M Littmann Classic III Stethoscope, Black Edition Chestpiece, Black Tube, 27 inch, 5803: Industrial &
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    Graduating soon - Need tips for job search

    turnforthenurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Employers typically get your resume from your online application but it never hurts to bring an extra copy or two for your interview along with your cover letter and list of references. And make sure...
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    Sign-on Bonuses Are Alive and Well

    turnforthenurse replied to HouTx's topic in General Nursing

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    Nursing Morale

    turnforthenurse replied to lumberjackAZRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a former charge nurse who used to work in a chronically short-staffed ER, I feel your pain. Aside from staffing issues, one of the biggest issues was not feeling appreciated, mainly from...
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    Sign-on bonuses

    turnforthenurse posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Have you ever heard of someone not taking a sign-on bonus? Does this look bad to your
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    Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    turnforthenurse replied to LobotRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Wearing perfume. Personally I don't think any healthcare worker should wear perfume because of the patients...but it's also irritating to me when someone is wearing some God-awful scent and I have to...
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    Hourly Rounding--pushing back

    turnforthenurse replied to CharmantUn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I hate how hourly rounding is so scripted. At my last job (as an ER charge nurse) I got a lot of pushback from staff. And I totally understand. We were chronically short-staffed and I just told...
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    I am the worst person ever.

    turnforthenurse replied to bicuspidball's topic in Nursing Humor

    No shame. I did the same thing when emptying my GIB'er's ostomy
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    Can't start a job until December.. Apply anyway?

    turnforthenurse replied to chwcbesteph's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It definitely wouldn't hurt to start applying now. It can take a few weeks just for HR to contact you for an interview (sometimes it doesn't take as long, sometimes it's even longer from my...
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    Should I take a leave of absence/withdraw/drop out?

    turnforthenurse replied to sneezingpanda's topic in General Students

    You cannot take care of others without first taking care of yourself. Make taking care of yourself your top priority! Good
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    Best Units

    turnforthenurse replied to anna_91's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Every unit is different. The women's med-surg unit where I used to work was combined with postpartum. I think it's the same where I currently work, too. I would get floated there from time to time...
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    Meeting patient the day before clinical

    turnforthenurse replied to augurey's topic in General Students

    I didn't do this for every single clinical - definitely not for L&D (for obvious reasons), peds (because it wasn't a requirement lol) or higher acuity/high patient turnover areas like stepdown,...
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    Just a rant over something irritating

    turnforthenurse replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Nursing

    If they're going to waste their time on something petty like that...be prepared to have more of that coming. I could see if the paper form was part of the medical record but it's not. Maybe write...
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    Ceil blue Littmann Classic III stethoscope

    turnforthenurse replied to Sunshinexoxo1991's topic in General Students

    Be careful with lighter stethoscope colors if you have to wear dark scrubs. I had a light blue Littmann Classic II S.E. in school and I had to wear navy blue scrubs (well, more like navy scrub pants...
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    What type of needle do you use when drawing up from glass ampoules

    turnforthenurse replied to jamsandwich2015's topic in General Nursing

    ALWAYS use a filter needle when drawing meds from a glass ampule. Not sure of the gauge but it should say "filter needle" on the
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    Meeting patient the day before clinical

    turnforthenurse replied to augurey's topic in General Students

    I remember doing this in school. All I really did was go in and introduce myself: "Hi, my name is turnforthenurseRN and I'm a nursing student from X. I'll be assisting ____ with your care tomorrow."...
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    How long is your commute?

    turnforthenurse replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    1st hospital: 7 minutes 2nd hospital: about 15 minutes 3rd hospital: about 40-45 minutes. It's really not that bad of a drive,
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    Best Units

    turnforthenurse replied to anna_91's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Unless your unit is notorious for holding. It's possible to have demented patients in the ED for hours, sometimes during your entire 12 hour shift. I agree with women's services, whether it be...
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    Stroke protocol in ER

    turnforthenurse replied to Ggraf's topic in Cardiac

    Lab is part of our stroke team. They do a butterfly stick to get labs while the doc is examining the patient but we don't delay the CT for labs. Sometimes the pt goes straight to CT before the doc...
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    Reason for leaving job?

    turnforthenurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone, So I have an interview coming up with a very reputable company that I am excited for but I'm also nervous. On the online application, I put something like "this wonderful opportunity to...
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    preparing for night shift

    turnforthenurse replied to Minkuscat1's topic in General Nursing

    I stay up as late as possible and then sleep during the day. I would also take some Benadryl to help me sleep that first day when switching back to nights. When switching back to days I would go...