canesdukegirl BSN, RN

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    need help!! cant find the evidence on airflow within the operating room

    canesdukegirl replied to fusionfire32's topic in Operating Room

    "The doors to the OR should be kept closed except as necessary for passage of the patient, personnel and supplies/equipment. If the door is left open, the positive air pressure in the room equalizes...
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    I feel defeated

    canesdukegirl replied to Idaho Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing happened to me. I was hired as an RN after working for the same hospital as a CNA while I was in nursing school. Apparently, the FBI thought that my thumbprint was too smudged to read, and...
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    Does this job sound like a scam?

    canesdukegirl replied to glenlorie's topic in General Nursing

    If it gives you the heebie jeebies, then avoid it. Did you know that humans are the only animals that don't follow their natural instinct to jet at the first sign of danger? We have the ability to...
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    Simple question

    canesdukegirl replied to #1ME's topic in General Nursing

    Strengths: *I am completely OCD, which is a good trait to have in the surgical setting. I am organized to the nth degree, and go behind the surgeons, residents, etc to make sure that all orders are...
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    metaphors

    canesdukegirl replied to frisco96's topic in General Nursing

    It's kinda gross, but since you asked... One hospital that I used to work for used maggot therapy for debridement. The docs were VERY good at explaining this unusual (yet very effective) treatment....
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    CNA blunder!?...should have thought ahead!

    canesdukegirl replied to RKRobbins's topic in General Nursing

    You should be able to send in your paperwork for CNA II without worrying about your CNA I. That's what I
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    What can get you fired??

    canesdukegirl replied to kelsie*bear's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Usually throwing up both your middle fingers while exclaiming colorful language heard in the next county can generally get you fired. A few years ago, a co-worker put a sticky note on our NM's...
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    fired... where can a bad nurse go to find a job?

    canesdukegirl replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos to you, Trouble for making this apology. Good advice given as
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    metaphors

    canesdukegirl replied to frisco96's topic in General Nursing

    I like metaphors as well and use them often. My responsibility is to teach my patients in a way that they will understand. If while doing my initial assessment, I conclude that the pt is much too...
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    fired... where can a bad nurse go to find a job?

    canesdukegirl replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    So funny that you should say that, OCNRN. I worked as a waitress while I was an undergrad, and it proved to be PERFECT training for nursing. Multi-tasking while under huge stress, chefs reaming you...
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    fired... where can a bad nurse go to find a job?

    canesdukegirl replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Card, First of all: :kissHere is a hug from me to you. Your situation totally sucks right now. Secondly, realize that it is totally normal for you to be feeling like a complete failure right now. (In...
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    Incident Reports

    canesdukegirl replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    VERY sound
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    Angel at work, monster at home....help!

    canesdukegirl replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I can always count on you for getting to the crux of any issue. Very well stated. I believe this is absolutely KEY to understand. We have stressful jobs. Yes, other professionals experience stress in...
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    Choosing a service

    canesdukegirl replied to hs2005's topic in Operating Room

    Hmmm...I see your dilemma. Would you be willing to learn hearts? Sounds like the team members would be more than happy to help you out. Ortho looks boring, but it really is quite fun. You will...
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    Angel at work, monster at home....help!

    canesdukegirl replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    As with the above posters, I felt the same way you did. When I finally recognized the fact that all I needed was to decompress when I got home, I talked to my husband about it and we came to an...
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    Choosing a service

    canesdukegirl replied to hs2005's topic in Operating Room

    Go with the service that you feel most comfortable in. Are you new to the OR? Remember that once you get on board with a particular service that you like, you will become very adept in that service...
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    Dealing with MDs (residents)

    canesdukegirl replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes. I once had a first year resident write an order for MS04. I called to ask him to change the order, because the pt was allergic. This allergy was listed on the MAR, on the front of the chart,...
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    Need help adjusting. Any advice?

    canesdukegirl replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    A little tough love: Who CARES what the other gals are doing/how they got there/what car they drive/what school they went to? It is always unwise to compare yourself to others from the get-go,...
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    Abdominal TB v. Histoplasmosis

    canesdukegirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have any of you guys ever seen abdominal TB in immunocompromised pts? What about abdominal histoplasmosis? Just curious to what others have seen. I hesitate to go into a vivid description of the case...
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    does edema hurt?

    canesdukegirl replied to blackbird singing's topic in General Nursing

    Oh lord...no. Not good. I will never forget the lady that I took care of when I was a new grad. She had Stage IV ovarian ca, and she had weeping edema B LE. I had to change her chuks q2h. I felt so...
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    does edema hurt?

    canesdukegirl replied to blackbird singing's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the patient population that you are inquiring about. With diabetics, for example, when you assess pitting edema, they don't even know that you are doing it. With pts in end stage renal...
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    Charting in the OR and PACU

    canesdukegirl replied to leekun2010's topic in Operating Room

    What has been your experience with charting in the
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    Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    canesdukegirl replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wait. I thought someone was just making that up...you mean it was an actual POST?!?!?
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    Any phobias you overcame to become a nurse?

    canesdukegirl replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I admit it...I have a phobia. I am-how shall we say-methane challenged. I have a fear of someone taking a whiff of my not so tactfully gaseous seepage. There is a reason for this phobia. One day,...
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    Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    canesdukegirl replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    No I didn't see this post, but I do know that a nurse that I used to work with (and has been let go for various reasons), never wore a bra and she didn't understand personal space. She would stand...