Sun0408 ASN, RN

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    Just let me go!

    Sun0408 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nascar Nurse.. I am still debating how to have it written so it still looks "good".. Right over my chest so if they go to do compressions or shock; they will see it and stop... My husband and my...
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    Just let me go!

    Sun0408 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a trauma ICU, so I do see alot. What I have seen at times is tough and because of the really bad ones; I want DNR tattooed on my chest in the event of an accident that might make me...
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    Strep - Call in or go anyways?

    Sun0408 replied to TX_nurse_08's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't we have a vote down button.. It would help with bad advice.. OP, don't go into work until you have been tested for strep and cleared. After being on the ABX for 24 hours you could go back to...
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    Morphine/Phnergan IVP...to give or not to give?

    Sun0408 replied to HTXRN11's topic in General Nursing

    I have no problem giving him both drugs together; however, I will not give phenergan IVP undiluted.
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    Where do you take temps??

    Sun0408 replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have those in my unit. What I do is swipe it across the forehead down to the ear, then go from behind the earlobe down the neck and then release the button.. It is pretty accurate, if I am not sure...
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    Failed NCLEX 5 times

    Sun0408 replied to tayvia99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So sorry to hear this... Don't give up !!! Take a review course and get the Kaplan strategies book.. Both are very helpful. One helps with content the other helps when you really have no clue what the...
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    RN to BSN..does it pay more??

    Sun0408 replied to nurse blondie93's topic in General Nursing

    For a bedside RN....not in my state, the pay is the same. But it does help if you want management type
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    Shave long arm hair before IV start

    Sun0408 replied to FLVARN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't help much because I have not seen anyone clip arm hair for an
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    Do you ever people feel are trying to "pick at" things when you're in a new workplace

    Sun0408 replied to NurseSuzann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Being new sucks. I can say I want my co-workers to let me know if I forgot anything, I don't care if it was the trash, a document or forgetting to put my date and initials on a dressing change.. This...
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    night workers- how do you keep a normal routine/life?

    Sun0408 replied to arnie1234's topic in General Nursing

    I live a normal life lol, what ever that means right. But to answer your question, I sleep in late on the days I work nights... After working that shift I come home and sleep until about 3.. Nights I...
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    Do you ever....

    Sun0408 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Yep yep, must be a nurse thing cause I do it too !!! Hubby gets creeped out by it and my youngest is so pale I can see his all the way up his arm
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    can they say I was terminated?

    Sun0408 replied to NamasteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    That depends on your state.. In my state they can only give the dates you worked there and if you are eligible for re-hire and that is
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    Question: Lvn iv push

    Sun0408 replied to MANUELAS's topic in General Nursing

    In my state LPN's can not push any IV med.. It is out of their scope of practice.. One of our LPN's was ACLS certified because in her previous state she could.. Contact your BON, that is where the...
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    Worst Interview Ever!!

    Sun0408 replied to 312time's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like someone on a power trip.. Why waste your time if she knew she would not hire
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    What's the worse thing you have seen?

    Sun0408 replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    Well from my point of view it is grandma or grandpa kept alive with vents and peg feeding with no hope of recovery. Its the LOL that come from home with bed sores the size of dinner plates. It's the...
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    Pay rate is significantly higher...

    Sun0408 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Call HR and ask what their starting salary is.. Many places it is a set rate for X amount of years experiance or X amount for a new
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    About to graduate with no hospital employment experience

    Sun0408 replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    Just giving you a glimmer of hope here.. No previous hospital experience, I am not nor was I a tech or CNA.. I landed a job less than two weeks after getting my license. Keep putting out...
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    E-cigarettes

    Sun0408 replied to barbyann's topic in General Nursing

    There is no spark in them.. They are battery operated. It is a water vapor solution. From what I have read from different journals and reviews etc on them there is no second hand smoke issue...
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    Mandatory Overtime?

    Sun0408 replied to ALH2004's topic in General Nursing

    OT is a choice in my state and hospital. They can not make you work over your 3 shifts a week without your permission. I would call HR and ask about this, if you have corporate compliance I would...
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    Did you get enough phlebotomy experience in your ADN program?

    Sun0408 replied to 2011NursingStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Bad Bad Idea to start on friends and family !!! You need that guidance right now. Practice will come in time. If my school found out any of us "practiced" invasive procedures on any one outside of a...
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    Did you get enough phlebotomy experience in your ADN program?

    Sun0408 replied to 2011NursingStudent's topic in General Nursing

    In my school we were allowed to start IV's in clinicals. As for phlebotomy, no we didn't learn that or do that at all.. Hospitals in my area have lab techs that do just that and they draw all labs...
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    Informed consent dilemma

    Sun0408 replied to bc1234's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy states family members can not be the translator for consent, medical information etc.. We must use the hospital approved translator or the phone.. For basic questions we can use the...
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    Overwhelmed new grad, need tips

    Sun0408 replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Give yourself time.. YOU are new to the facility and to nursing. School does not get you ready for dealing with 20 plus pts. It gives you the basics to build on. You will be on your own and you will...
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    POEMS syndrome & glioblastoma

    Sun0408 replied to courtney.2009's topic in General Nursing

    I just took care of a pt today that had a gliob tumor remover a few weeks ago from the brain. I haven't had a chance to look it up yet
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    Morphine and End Of Life

    Sun0408 replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for the info provided.. It was very