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dansamy

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  1. White Scrubs help!

    dansamy replied to DD_Drummer44's topic in Male Nursing Students

    White boxers or

  2. Moving to Mobile help

    dansamy replied to baby4me's topic in Alabama Nursing

    The summers are worse than people tell you they are. Provdence is paying $19 and some change with a $2.50 (I think) shift diff. There are plenty of job openings in all the major hospitals

  3. Gifts from patients

    dansamy replied to falconry-girl's topic in General Nursing

    Chocolate.

  4. Hospital figures break time out of pay?

    dansamy replied to ok2bme's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I always take my lunch. If my morning assessments and 10am meds are all done, I take my lunch at 11am, certainly no later than 11:30, because I know we're gonna get slammed by noon with patients...

  5. They sent us a 1 week postpartum pt...we do openhearts!

    dansamy replied to MIRockstarRN's topic in General Nursing

    She was on a mag drip for pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. (It became eclampsia when she began seizing.) In our hospital, an ICU, post-partum with an L&D nurse or on peds with an L&D nurse. And yeah,...

  6. Have you ever worn a pedometer at work?

    dansamy replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I average 6-9k steps, which based on my stride length is about 3-5 miles. I quit wearing it. It also depressed

  7. How would you have handled this?

    dansamy replied to WTTsMom's topic in General Nursing

    I would have allowed the wife to remain at the bedside and then also allowed 2 other family members in at a time to say their good byes. Not long per group. 15 minutes or so. When they were all done,...

  8. Concerned and wondering....

    dansamy posted a topic in Pediatric

    My unit is pediatrics med/surg with adult med/surg overflow. Usually, our adults consist of post-op hysts who are usually discharged the next day and "outpatient in a bed" procedures for radiology...

  9. post c-section pain management-rant and question

    dansamy replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OMG! That's barbaric. Thank god my doctor gave me a PCA for

  10. Magnet hospital = nursing excellence, sooo.....

    dansamy replied to ceecel.dee's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I noticed that as a student, I had to actively seek learning opportunities or I would be left to idle at the nurse's

  11. Things You Would Rather Not Hear During Surgery

    dansamy replied to rianne1117's topic in Nursing Humor

    "oops!"

  12. Increase in NCLEX Exam Failure

    dansamy replied to PedED's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Many very good nurses fail their first attempt at NCLEX for lots of different reasons. I believe that if you've been out of school for a specified length of time and have yet to pass NCLEX, then the...

  13. did you ever think it would be like this?

    dansamy replied to jamonit's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is there room for one more in there? I think I need a padded room. I am so tired every day. I don't know if I can keep up with the

  14. suctioning peds?

    dansamy replied to love2shop's topic in Pediatric

    We use a trach suction catheter for deep nasal and a BBG for "normal" nasal

  15. OMG! My feet are killing me!

    dansamy posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I need practical, real-world nursing shoes suggestions. My current pair is a pair of EasySpirit walking shoes. By the end of the day, my feet hurt so bad. I think maybe the toebox is too narrow since...

  16. What would you do?

    dansamy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Currently, I am working in a Peds Med/Surg unit with 15 beds. Typical staffing is, in my opinion, horrendous due to the fact that we usually have all the gyn surgeries unless we are filled with peds...

  17. Eating healthy on 21 dollars per week...

    dansamy replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    BTDT. Yes, it's difficult to feed a family solely on food stamps. You have to budget, ad-watch and stock up when good sales are going. It is true that food stamps are meant to supplement the family's...

  18. Holy Cow!!! Just back from NCLEX testing

    dansamy replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    All my questions were who should the nurse see first and which medication order should you

  19. Co-worker stole my ID

    dansamy replied to rmelvin's topic in General Nursing

    Our pyxis uses a fingerprint, thank

  20. is salary.com accurate?

    dansamy replied to hushpupgrl's topic in General Nursing

    According to salary.com, I am slightly underpaid. I thought that

  21. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    dansamy replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Bless your heart. Yes, the south still has a lot of lingering racial issues. Sometimes, you find yourself in the thick of something without meaning to be

  22. Can you take NCLEX before you graduate?

    dansamy replied to bluewhaleusa's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There are a few hospital programs where you get a diploma instead of an ADN or BSN. The only requirement for taking NCLEX is that you meet the requirements your state BoN has set forth. In my state,...

  23. Nurses who act incompetent...

    dansamy replied to RN and Mommy's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean. I am a new grad on a very busy pediatrics floor. (We are peds but also gyn. All gyn "overnight observation" post-ops come to us.) I bust my @$$, most of the time with no NA while...

  24. Oldest pregnant patient you have seen?

    dansamy replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! 10yo?!?! I guess I really need to talk to my daughter. (She's

  25. after last night I don't want to be a nurse anymore

    dansamy replied to stayingoutoftrouble's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I pick up an extra shift about once every 5-6 weeks. Sometimes they call me to come in for 4 or 8 hours, which isn't too bad. I've been doing it mostly because I want the extra exposure for new...