anon456 BSN, RN

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    Esme Needs Your Prayers and Well Wishes

    anon456 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Esme, you have been full of such wisdom and humor and touched many lives. I hope you feel better very soon. Many prayers and well wishes are being sent your
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    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    anon456 replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I insist on talking to the RN before I come down to get the patient (yes we are required to leave our pts and come down to get the ED patient). I need to know ahead of time if they are on O2, need...
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    Is nursing theory actually used by working nurses?

    anon456 replied to BCRNA's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think even nurses who wanted to practice nursing theory would have a very hard time implementing it because they would already be swamped with caring for a full load of patients, turning, changing,...
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    Low glucose baby, NPO, no access to dextrose

    anon456 posted a topic in Pediatric

    What do you do with a patient who was on TPN, has just lost their PICC, is a very hard stick with PIV, just tested 40's with glucose, and is strictly NPO?? This happened on my floor and it was a very...
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    Do you dream about work?

    anon456 replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a dream several times where I forget about a patient all night. This is because I usually do 2:1 or 3:1 but occasionally I get 4 patients. I have never forgotten about a patient but I guess...
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    Student nurse saves family from Ebola

    anon456 replied to redmielita's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What a hero! I hope she writes a book or something. And I'm sure she will get enough media coverage that someone will pay for her final year of
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    IV compatibility question

    anon456 replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    That's where I would call pharmacy to find out it if was okay or not, if your computer drug-lookup does not give a straight answer on
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    A poll, regarding nurses' opinions on Magnet status

    anon456 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital wants to become magnet, and I live in an area where all the good ones are. Which means that my ADN no longer is useful to them. When I tried to find another job recently, or even transfer...
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    Any questions for reducing anxiety?

    anon456 replied to zacarias's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I sought counseling services for this and it has made all the difference. I was on the verge of quitting and now I'm doing well. If you truly think you are not safe where you are, and it is just...
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    Help with words? "Nodding off"

    anon456 replied to Raviepoo's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting how it differs from place to place. We have a place to actually check "appears asleep." I was told that saying they actually are asleep is an
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    Coworkers that act like spoiled brats...discuss

    anon456 replied to Mikey31079's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with TheCommuter!! I know you are the secretary but you are still a co-worker and this CNA needs to treat you in a civil and respectful manner. I once had a CNA who forgot to do Q4H BPs for...
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    Help with words? "Nodding off"

    anon456 replied to Raviepoo's topic in General Nursing

    Off topic, but I use obtunded often to describe patients who are neurologically devastated at baseline. I also mention that they are at baseline (for the ones I know well and come in often). Getting...
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    Fed up with being denied an ICU position

    anon456 replied to Flexx's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Try applying to an ED in hospital that has a strong trauma unit. I think that might the foot in the door you need to get into critical care eventually. Another route is to try getting on a pulmonology...
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    No A.C.T/S.A.T's ..Am I Qualified to begin Nursing school?

    anon456 replied to EmilyAguirre's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The best thing to do is go to your local community college that offers a nursing program (many do). Talk to an academic advisor about what you need to do to start on your journey. Avoid the private,...
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    Would you get low census in scenario?

    anon456 replied to adnrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Ours would have the person come in if they were low on nurses and really needed him or her. However that OT nurse would also be the first one off the list if they needed to send someone home or put...
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    Expressing gratitude and appreciation to co-workers

    anon456 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    One of the things I love about where I work. We help each other a lot and it's common for someone to shoot off an email to the manager about how a certain person did a great job with
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    anon456 replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Or pillows! I was once out of pillows and couldn't find any even on other units. I got an admit who didn't have a pillow for the back of their head for a couple of hours. I had to call someone to...
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    What's your part time job?

    anon456 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Being a busy
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    Why do we hate admissions?

    anon456 replied to firstinfamily's topic in General Nursing

    If our unit is full but there is a patient in the ED who needs our specialized unit, we have to move a generic patient off the floor to make room for them. It's real fun to wake up a parent and a...
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    When will the anxiety fade?

    anon456 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    And this is what makes you a good nurse. You can never get too comfortable at
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    best i quit or fired story

    anon456 replied to OnlinePersona's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was orienting a new hire and she asked ME the entire shift whether or not she should call out sick the next day because she had double-scheduled herself for both her old job and this job. I never...
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    Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    anon456 replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Usually in the general public I get a lot of respect, especially when I tell them I am a peds nurse. I have received the worst treatment from some of the parents of patients but luckily that does not...
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    The Worst Nursing Job You Ever Had

    anon456 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    My current job-- I love it now, but when I first started it was very very hard to see sick and dying and injured and abused kids. Well, it's still hard. But I cope better
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    anon456 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow i must work in an extremely boring place! I have never heard of this happening, and talking to several co-workers, they have not heard of it either. People at my workplace must either be very...
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    What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    anon456 replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

    INFJ- Peds Critical Care and Stepdown It actually fits, even though I did NOT look to go into this area of nursing at