canesdukegirl BSN, RN

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    If I see one more post titled....

    canesdukegirl replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    "Thanks for all of ur wonderful advice. I can't WAIT to be a nurse! Oh, but I forgot to tell everyone this-and I need your help PLEEEEEAAAASSEEE!!!!! One time, I gave my BF some of my mother's...
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    Pt told me... why didn't anyone else?

    canesdukegirl replied to Blues1220's topic in General Nursing

    You are right-a dining assistant doesn't necessarily need to know the H&P of the pt. But the OP is a nurse caring for the pt. What if she was reporting off to the on-coming nurse who has a cold?...
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    Is it legal for a nurse to work 24 hours straight?

    canesdukegirl replied to MrsMwenja_RN's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, nurses cannot work more than 16 hours in a row in a 24 hour period. I got this info from my NM, but didn't look up the info from my BON regarding this. If your manager is an RN, then...
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    Where have you found missing countable items?

    canesdukegirl replied to IdahoGrad's topic in Operating Room

    Found a thin malleable in the trash that was wrapped in a blood soaked towel. A hand drying towel that should have never gotten to the
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    I am a Scrub Nurse. I badly need your help.

    canesdukegirl replied to Monica08's topic in Operating Room

    Hang in there! It takes a long time to get comfortable in the OR. Two weeks is barely enough time to get your feet wet. After you have been in the OR for 6 months and you find yourself continuing to...
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    This radio ad ENRAGED me

    canesdukegirl replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Would you be willing to expand on your opinion, OCN? I would love to get your view on
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    This radio ad ENRAGED me

    canesdukegirl replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Your point reminds me of an awkward position I found myself in while I was in Nicaragua on a surgical mission trip. Our team was doing a hemiarthroplasty on a 52 year old woman with a pathologic fx....
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    Pt told me... why didn't anyone else?

    canesdukegirl replied to Blues1220's topic in General Nursing

    I am confused. The pt didn't just contract HepC/B and AIDS on the fly. This should be in the pt's chart long before you took on his care. Why was this not reported to you? Surely the other health care...
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    This radio ad ENRAGED me

    canesdukegirl replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Just the fact that they made the statement that pts seek our their facility because they like to hear "remission" is what made my foot press down harder on the gas pedal. Seems like quite a ballsy...
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    Seems a bit excessive to me....

    canesdukegirl replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    So if this nurse is TRIPLING her pay by working OT, she is starting at $89,936. Heck, I'd be happy with just the base
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    Miss Thing visitor

    canesdukegirl replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. She would make a TON of money as an extra on the Jerry Springer
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    Please Help my narcotic situation

    canesdukegirl replied to AngelofLTC's topic in General Nursing

    Does the pt have any sort of renal dx? That would be my worry FIRST when considering Toradol. And yes, Toradol does increase bleeding. We don't use it for surgeries like prostatectomies, for example....
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    Obvious violation of hippa

    canesdukegirl replied to nicenurselpn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I am having a hard time believing this. Lab results, a partial SSN AND a partial name? Hmmm....definitely a HIPAA violation. I doubt the friend will be LOLing when she is P-L-E-A-D-I-N-G her case in...
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    Almost Fainted in the OR Twice!!

    canesdukegirl replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

    OK, now I am
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    Patients' perception of your demeanor.

    canesdukegirl replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    "patients don't care that you know until they know that you care." guess what...i don't care. not about each individual the way their families do. i don't have time to talk the way i need to to get...
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    Almost Fainted in the OR Twice!!

    canesdukegirl replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

    I work for our state disaster team, where we have a large supply of cooling vests. One of the burn surgeons, who also works for our disaster team, asked me to get him one to try in the OR. I showed...
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    Almost Fainted in the OR Twice!!

    canesdukegirl replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

    Zippy brought up a great point that I forgot to consider. Sometimes the smell does get overwhelming. You can use peppermint oil, or a dab of Mastisol on your mask. If the surgeons are using a bovie...
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    Almost Fainted in the OR Twice!!

    canesdukegirl replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

    Oh honey, I know how you feel! Try some high protein foods for breakfast. My fave is boiled eggs that I peel and put into a ziplock bag the night before, so I can just eat them on the way to work in...
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    Patients' perception of your demeanor.

    canesdukegirl replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, that's my signature line. It has proven to be the keystone in my delivery of nursing care. I believe that first impressions are lasting ones. I greet my pts with a smile, and let them know that...
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    Perception is reality (Long)

    canesdukegirl replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    C'mon y'all! This is the era of McMedicine! Drive thru
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    What have your co-workers done to make a shift go more smoothly?

    canesdukegirl replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh heck yeah! Smothered and covered,
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    If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    canesdukegirl replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    What must the patient think when they hear two people bickering over whose job it is to help them? They already feel helpless
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    What have your co-workers done to make a shift go more smoothly?

    canesdukegirl replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    There is a certain phrase that my co-workers use to ensure a fast and streamlined shift: "Margaritas After Work! Last one out pays for the first round!" Teamwork is
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    Things you "should" be taught in nursing school

    canesdukegirl replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Holy hell, girl! You are paying through the nose for tuition! I only paid $45,000/yr for my baby brother's tuition at Yale, and that just about broke me! Where in the heck are you going to
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    RN in the OR?

    canesdukegirl replied to 2bDocOc's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with Collen. Your username was a bit misleading for me, because as 'DocOc', I assumed that you were a surgeon and just wanted to know more about the duties of a circulating RN. Observing what...