anon456 BSN, RN

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    RNs!!!! Did you fail Any classes???

    anon456 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated with a 3.8 GPA from RN school in a fast-track program, with 2 kids including one with constant medical issues, and became very sick myself at one point. Passed NCLEX with 75 questions. Oh,...
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    anon456 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Esme, continued prayers and good healing thoughts are being sent your
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    What can I afford as a beginning independent nurse?

    anon456 replied to TravelRhythm's topic in General Nursing

    I was a stay at home mom for 10 years and my husband didn't make loads of money. We had a medically needy child and lots of medical bills. We managed to stay out of debt by being frugal and not ever...
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    glove allergy

    anon456 replied to sherone's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This must be extremely frustrating for you! I don't see how they can't provide you with gloves or at least direct you towards some to buy. I don't know how the UK does things, but as the others have...
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    Black Humour

    anon456 replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    That song that the OP posted-- I have not read through to see if anyone shared this yet-- but when I first learned CPR, this was taught to us as the song to use in our heads when doing compressions....
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    Charge nurse/ years of experience

    anon456 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Nurse Management

    one year experience with good knowledge of the type of patients we get, safety-minded, and the right
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    Acronyms: Where's the COW?

    anon456 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    FLK- funny looking kid, one who looks "syndromy" but hasn't been diagnosed with that (yet). Often time if I say SCD's too fast the parents look at me funny, so I have to spell it out "Sequential...
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    Deep Suction for comfort with trach at end of life?

    anon456 replied to BryceBehrens's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes deeper suctioning is needed to clear a plug that's below the trach in a patient who is too weak to cough it up into the trach. In normal circumstances, though, it should not be regularly...
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    anon456 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Holding thoughts of Esme close and hoping for a recovery soon.
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    Stethoscope Bling?

    anon456 replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    In nursing school you want to be remembered for your advancing skills, but otherwise the best survival is to keep your head down and not attract too much
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    How did the 12 hour shift begin?

    anon456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    These 12-hour long insane shifts that leave us tired both physically and mentally, and allow just enough time to get home, shower and sleep before going back to work-- and we hardly see our families...
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    The Hunger Games and Nursing

    anon456 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Making a stealth trip to CVICU to steal back monitor wires that were probably stolen from us in the first place when a kid transferred to their unit. Fighting with the transporter when a kid who just...
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    disturbing observation at the Children's hospital...

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

    I have noticed this, too! It's probably just because they are so many younger nurses, it's the right age to be having
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    disturbing observation at the Children's hospital...

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

    I have not read all the comments so I apologize if my answer is redundant. I work in a peds hospital that is not attached to any other hospital. Here is my take on the observations: 1. There is a move...
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    How did the 12 hour shift begin?

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I guess either way, nursing is
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    Am I a new nurse, or a new nurse with lots of experience

    anon456 replied to medicbroomer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you can write your resume out to include all the things you are skilled at in bulleted points, it makes you look like a very strong medically knowledgable
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    tracheostomy

    anon456 replied to teeroze201069's topic in General Nursing

    In the peds world the trachs are changed every 7 days. Just a "fun fact." Yes it is very possible for a patient to cough out a trach when the ties are secure. I have seen it happen twice, and this on...
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    do you drink coffee during your shift?

    anon456 replied to aname's topic in General Nursing

    That's true for the ones left behind. Yuck! and containers left in the breakroom! Double-yuck. I have had to clean out the supervisor office, where we have the unit lost and found. It was smelling in...
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    do you drink coffee during your shift?

    anon456 replied to aname's topic in General Nursing

    I think places that don't allow drinks at the nurses stations are insane. How in the world can the nurses get through 12 hour shifts without having frequent, convenient access to water?! I drink one...
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    What can I do to relieve stress from being a new nurse?

    anon456 replied to fbhopern's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm glad you like that idea, and I hope you get the job you applied
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    How do you sign your name?

    anon456 replied to ohiobobcat's topic in General Nursing

    The only things we sign are witness consent, type and cross, blood transfusion, and code sheets. And on the rare occasion that the system is down and we have to *gasp* use paper
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    How do you sign your name?

    anon456 replied to ohiobobcat's topic in General Nursing

    That's how I sign it
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    What can I do to relieve stress from being a new nurse?

    anon456 replied to fbhopern's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you are overwhelmed by all the things you need to know at work, create your own reference book. Get a small notebook and keep it in your pocket. Write down all the specific things you learn each...
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    Forgetting to prime peripheral IV line...

    anon456 replied to lpnmommy86's topic in Emergency

    I have heard of this seriously harming a child. I also make a "puddle". I prime the line and drip the extra into the empty IV tubing
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    Critical care nurse who misses Med/Surg

    anon456 replied to ontheway2crna's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others to follow your heart but give the 2 years you committed to. I work PICU, and although there are ethics cases involved there too, and it can be stressful and heartbreaking, it...