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  1. Here are the top 5 drugs administered by allnurses.com members

    hopefulwhoop replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. The closest would be dilaudid and morphine--both narcotic meds., usually for pain. However, dilaudid is much stronger than

  2. Would love to know more about LTC

    hopefulwhoop replied to PlourdieRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good luck with that. I hated LTC and wouldn't wish that stress on anyone. It was pure hell. I took a major pay cut by going to a hospital to work M/S, but LTC was not worth

  3. anyone leave high paying 1st career?

    hopefulwhoop replied to onedayitllbeme's topic in General Nursing

    Don't do it. Nursing's not all it's cracked up to be. Trust

  4. Tracheostomy Suctioning Sterile?

    hopefulwhoop replied to aimessue's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I worked at a LTC facility, the RT did the trach. suctioning and he did not use sterile technique, but he did use new equipment each

  5. When to say no...new grad burn out

    hopefulwhoop replied to AngelicDarkness's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse, you can say no anytime. No point in trying to impress your employer by working extra hours--not worth it at all. I get calls all the time and I never pick up. I've saved the number on...

  6. remember when....?

    hopefulwhoop replied to kjpstmb's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Did it

  7. remember when....?

    hopefulwhoop replied to kjpstmb's topic in General Nursing

    When you say alcohol, what kind of alcohol are we talking about

  8. What size scrub pants do you wear and what size jeans?

    hopefulwhoop replied to wishfulthinking21059's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear size 0/1 jeans and XXSmall in scrubs and I always have to tighten the scrubs at the waist and roll 'em up. I wonder if they make XXXSmall

  9. A Nurse CAN be both sexy & smart

    hopefulwhoop replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Some people can't turn off the sexy--even at work. I know that sounds o_O, but some people really do exude sexiness without even

  10. Acceptable Mens Hair Styles

    hopefulwhoop replied to stayhappy's topic in General Nursing

    GHGoonette, I did read all of what you posted and wasn't attacking you. I was simply curious about where you got the idea from that braids/locks smell. Gotcha, but I still need to point out to others...

  11. Acceptable Mens Hair Styles

    hopefulwhoop replied to stayhappy's topic in General Nursing

    It is actually perfectly acceptable to go 2 weeks without washing your hair depending on your level of physical activity. People with braids/dreads that smell are a minority. I'm not sure what...

  12. Acceptable Mens Hair Styles

    hopefulwhoop replied to stayhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with Laboratorian on this one. I think no male over the age of 18 should still be wearing corn rows. It's just not okay to me. I'm also far from conservative. I think cornrows on males is far...

  13. Do you ever....

    hopefulwhoop replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I JUST had this conversation about this with one of my friends! I have totally done

  14. Average # of admissions and discharges per shift

    hopefulwhoop replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    I work night shift on a neuro floor. I typically get 2 admissions and rarely get

  15. how old is to old for medsurge

    hopefulwhoop replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

    70s?!?! No, ma'am! That won't be me, but kudos to

  16. Am I selfish for going back to school?

    hopefulwhoop replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    You say you're doing it to make a "better life" for your family, so I don't think that's selfish. However, you have to really think about the stress nursing school will bring to your family. You have...

  17. Lidocaine with Rocephin IM?

    hopefulwhoop replied to StNeotser's topic in Patient Medications

    I have only given rocephin IM one time. It's almost always given IV where I work. When I did give it, there were specific instructions on the vial to reconstitute it with either NS or lidocaine. I...

  18. charge nurse after less than a year of experience??!

    hopefulwhoop replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    I generally agree that RNs with not a lot of experience shouldn't charge, but there is a Charge on my unit with about 2 years of experience now. She's been charging since last year and she's a GREAT...

  19. Whoever invented scrubs, standup!

    hopefulwhoop replied to OldMareLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I will admit they are comfortable though--just not visually

  20. Whoever invented scrubs, standup!

    hopefulwhoop replied to OldMareLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I personally hate wearing scrubs. I think they're very unflattering aka they're UGLY. It doesn't matter what print or design. I think scrubs are ugly and I hate wearing them. I know there will be...

  21. Nurses receiving poor care....

    hopefulwhoop replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I would speak up, but I know it's kinda hard 'cause you don't want to be the 'difficult' pt. I wouldn't go as far as letting the nurse know that I'm a nurse as well, unless it was absolutely...

  22. what does ncx stand for under family history?

    hopefulwhoop replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    It means no family history related/contributed to the admission diagnosis. For example, if a pt was admitted with an extremely high blood pressure, non-contributory would mean that there is no family...

  23. what does ncx stand for under family history?

    hopefulwhoop replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    Non-contributory would be my best

  24. Is The Culture of Nursing Improving?

    hopefulwhoop replied to carolc415's topic in General Nursing

    A coworker and I had a short conversation about the culture of nursing yesterday. Nursing has become the art of CYA (covering your a$$). So many of us practice under the fear or concern of being...

  25. What Would You Do?

    hopefulwhoop replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would quit (give notice) the LTC job after I've been hired at the hospice facility. Yes, even after just 4 months. The LTC job sounds awful for you and the fact that you don't even want to work your...