canesdukegirl BSN, RN

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    Could I be stressed and not know it?

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

    Aren't frontal headaches usually the result of tension? I think that Green hit the nail on the head with the suggestion of an eye exam. Go get your eyes checked, girl! Yoga, stretching, and just...
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    Fever and Important Medical Test on Monday...still in orientation! What to do?

    canesdukegirl replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in General Nursing

    Oh good. I am glad you sent that email. Now STOP WORRYING and GET BETTER! Really, what would worrying gain you? Will it change anything? Will it make your illness disappear? Can you magically cure...
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    Could I be stressed and not know it?

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

    Keep in mind that the season is changing, and there is a lot of yuck in the air that may be contributing to your headaches. How severely has your sleep been affected by your new job? And yes, you...
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    Fever and Important Medical Test on Monday...still in orientation! What to do?

    canesdukegirl replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in General Nursing

    Oh honey, I hate that you are feeling so poorly. Have you spoken directly with your Nurse Manager? Since you are still sick and you have to be out Monday as well, it would be a good idea to touch...
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    Just finished first interview---Follow up!!!

    canesdukegirl replied to nulife4good's topic in General Nursing

    :anpom:YAY!!!! Good for you, sweetheart! Go do your happy dance! I am proud of
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    HHH

    canesdukegirl replied to red2003xlt's topic in General Nursing

    preparation H to Hairy
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    Unusual physician order

    canesdukegirl replied to sweetnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    Febreeze 2 squirts TID Febreeze 3 squirts for breakthrough
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    HHH

    canesdukegirl replied to red2003xlt's topic in General Nursing

    Horrendously Harsh Hangover? Yeah, if you can handle THAT....you go girl! Congrats to your
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    quick advice...

    canesdukegirl replied to LevitateMe's topic in General Nursing

    Wait for the letters. You want to make a good first impression by having all of your ducks in a row. Send an email out to the instructors that are writing your letters, and remind them that you are...
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    Having trouble with a difficult situation

    canesdukegirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey y'all, I am a very compassionate person...sometimes too much so. I work in the OR of a very busy level 1 trauma center. We do transplants and harvests routinely. We have recently had quite a few...
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    Having trouble with a difficult situation

    canesdukegirl replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Your post was so heartfelt and I very much appreciate your sentiments. I fear that you give me too much credit; I feel that if I was a less emotional nurse that I would not struggle as I do with this...
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    Having trouble with a difficult situation

    canesdukegirl replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    "Ordinary" deaths in the OR are also very hard, but most of these were high risk patients to begin with. For example, the 85 year old man that came in with a ruptured triple A. We took him immediately...
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    To those who want to leave nursing

    canesdukegirl replied to PunkBenRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Remind me y'all... Wasn't there a thread recently about AN getting
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    Shift work and pets.

    canesdukegirl replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I forgot to add one thing: My instructor also told me that we should never coddle our dogs when they show fear. This was extremely hard for me to digest. Her rationale was that dogs learn behavior...
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    Shift work and pets.

    canesdukegirl replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Hey D, Dogs are absolutely creatures of habit. They tend to freak out when routines are changed. She is probably feeling insecure to the nth degree. Does she socialize with other dogs? When I had to...
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    That is IT; have had it with nursing...I'm going insane!

    canesdukegirl replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Carol, I hope that your move went well and that you are feeling less pain in your shoulder. I wish that you could take a well deserved vacation and re-connect with some of your friends. I am...
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    To those who want to leave nursing

    canesdukegirl replied to PunkBenRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If a nurse was TRULY wanting to leave the profession and was TRULY sick of everything related to nursing, I highly doubt they would still come to AllNurses. Nurses vent. We have to! We have so many...
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    Rounding Queen

    canesdukegirl replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    So how can I get this job? I wanna be the Rounding Queen too!!! Very
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    That is IT; have had it with nursing...I'm going insane!

    canesdukegirl replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    I experienced a similar situation. One of the anesthesiologists that I worked with told me that I looked REALLY pale. I was about 3 hours into my 10 hour shift. I told her that although I wasn't...
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    How to deal with no sleep?

    canesdukegirl replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    Does Benadryl not give you the WORST hangover in the morning? I used to take 12.5 of Benny when I had trouble sleeping, but COULD NOT fully wake up until about 1300 the next day. My synapses gave me...
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    How to deal with no sleep?

    canesdukegirl replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Vampiregirl regarding high protein meals. I know that this sounds completely gross, but bear with me. A friend of mine from India told me that his "brain food" in the morning was a...
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    Do you think they/employers are watching what we post?

    canesdukegirl replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps our fellow co-workers or even managers recognize us from our posts. I don't posts things that I have not already discussed or would discuss in front of my peers at work. As for FB, I used to...
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    Flaming rant

    canesdukegirl replied to workingspaz's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. How can the nurse chart that questions were answered when report was FAXED? Makes no sense to
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    What do you do on the drive to work?

    canesdukegirl replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    I listen to Blue Collar Comedy on XM Radio. Nothing puts me in a better mood...well, except when Bulls on Parade comes on the radio while I am channel
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    Anything wrong with this order?

    canesdukegirl replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, well if that is the case, I would clarify first prior to administration. It is way too vague. The way it is written, you could potentially give it 4 times a day. No route is given, although it is...