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hopefulwhoop

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  1. Does anyone like night shift?

    hopefulwhoop replied to gohogs's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I hate that my sleep schedule is messed up and I don't see my friends/family as much as I want. But, I like the money ($200-300 difference, per pay check, compared to day shift), the people and...

  2. Anybody have experience with Polymyositis?

    hopefulwhoop replied to dthfytr's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient 2 weeks ago who was admitted for IV therapy for her polymyositis. She was admitted for IV infusions of an

  3. Nclex - RN exam June 29th

    hopefulwhoop replied to smiggers's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The NCLEX isn't as hard as people make it out to be. It's largely strategic. That's why you see many ditzy RNs out working. It helps to know your stuff, but it's largely about test-taking

  4. when can you start? is that a good sign?

    hopefulwhoop replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Good sign, but doesn't necessarily mean you got the job. I've been asked that in interviews in the past and didn't get the

  5. has anyone ever discharged a patient with their IV still in?

    hopefulwhoop replied to TracyVaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't done this yet, but I believe we have had one pt, who refused to let his nurse take out his IV when he was dc'd. Idk how that story ended, i.e. if it had to be let

  6. What is the worst thing you see on your floor?

    hopefulwhoop replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work neuro. The worst thing I see are confused patients. Obviously, they're not that way by choice, but it's still extremely frustrating for me, having to frequently re-orient them and getting them...

  7. What is the worst thing you see on your floor?

    hopefulwhoop replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is RPN the same as

  8. not good with lab values. Albumin 1.6

    hopefulwhoop replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    Different things can cause low albumin levels--liver disease, malnutrition, kidney disease. I would suspect nephrotic syndrome, since you mentioned the low

  9. What is your de-stress?

    hopefulwhoop replied to AngelicDarkness's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Sleep. A lot of sleep. And

  10. Another job hunting question! help

    hopefulwhoop replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, often Nursing homes don't "advertise." I now work in a hospital (ps: it's overrated), but before I started working in the hospital, I worked in a Nursing home briefly. What I did was look up the...

  11. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    hopefulwhoop replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way. I wouldn't do it again. I'm stressed out, overworked, underpaid and unappreciated. This is also why I don't encourage anyone to go into

  12. Okay, who *loves* their job, and why?

    hopefulwhoop replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    I don't love my job, but I genuinely love my co-workers. They are just about the only thing I look forward to about going to

  13. How long does it take to give report?

    hopefulwhoop replied to DemonWings's topic in General Nursing

    I work 7p-7a. Report happens around 7a, sometimes sooner. If the nurse has had the pts before, 5 mins or so 'cause I'm just giving updates. If the nurse hasn't had the pts before, typically

  14. Pradaxa

    hopefulwhoop replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient Medications

    I've had one pt on it. Coumadin is still the drug of choice at my hospital. And, yeah, pradaxa is very

  15. Do you ever feel like a licensed drug pusher?

    hopefulwhoop replied to whykiki0103's topic in Emergency

    Yup. All the time. Sometimes, I feel like a pez dispenser... except I dispense percocets instead. Other times, I feel like a waitress...

  16. Where did you hear that?

    hopefulwhoop replied to SpEdtacular's topic in General Nursing

    lol it IS true,

  17. Where did you hear that?

    hopefulwhoop replied to SpEdtacular's topic in General Nursing

    lmbo!!

  18. Nurses with nose piercings?

    hopefulwhoop replied to Chameleonchick's topic in General Nursing

    lol shocking red--bright

  19. What does your facility do?

    hopefulwhoop replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, the board in the room has the pt's last name + room # + Nurse's first name + Attending's last

  20. Nurses with nose piercings?

    hopefulwhoop replied to Chameleonchick's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a hospital and I have a nose stud. No one has issues with it. My floor is pretty liberal--there are numerous people with nose studs, visible tattoos and red

  21. Kind of fed up with things...possibly nursing in general

    hopefulwhoop replied to JStyles1's topic in General Nursing

    I completely see where you're coming from. I don't have my own family yet, but I can totally see how Nursing can be hard on family life. Nursng, in general, just sucks the life out of you.

  22. Where do you take temps??

    hopefulwhoop replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work M/S/Neuro and we do it either temporally or

  23. Will hospitals pay for graduate education?

    hopefulwhoop replied to jam752's topic in General Nursing

    Florida

  24. Are all nursing positions about like this?

    hopefulwhoop replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    No... As you stated, this was a post-op floor. Different floors have different patients with different needs. Those pts were probably being medicated for pain, if they were freshly out of surgery....

  25. Will hospitals pay for graduate education?

    hopefulwhoop replied to jam752's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital pays for graduate education. However, you have to commit to work for them for 2 years after you