Indy

Indy LPN, LVN

ICU, telemetry, LTAC

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  1. Nike Shox

    Indy replied to obicurn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    There are quite a few different models. They differ in size and number of "shox" on the shoe. They do make leather and cloth models. Your mileage varies... I have one pair in leather with two...

  2. filing a police report for missing property

    Indy replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, every place I have worked, I have made sure to let people know that stealing my stethoscope will result in the police being called, no matter what time of day or night. I still have my

  3. Adult Children of Alcoholic...does your childhood effect your career?

    Indy replied to JVRB4's topic in General Nursing

    Hm. Well my mother's parents raised me until I was nine, and they were both alcoholics. That was a seriously strange way to grow up. Kahlua in the milk bottles was how toddlers got their naps in...

  4. Why scrubs?

    Indy replied to dancer_meggs's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The docs I see at work don't wear scrubs, they don't get dirty enough to need anything comfortable. Nice slacks, shirt, possibly a tie, lab coat, etc. I don't try to dress like a doctor, but I've...

  5. What is Long Term Acute Care?

    Indy replied to Spartan05's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    You get a lot of vents, work with a lot of respiratory therapists so it's good for pulmonary background and the vent experience might make you more attractive for ICU at some other time. You get to...

  6. Petite Nurses

    Indy replied to Littlemisslizzie's topic in General Nursing

    Well there are ways to help yourself in nursing, if you're little. One, make a point to know where the stepstools are. Cultivate the personality that makes people afraid to hide them from you....

  7. Shift Assignments - Who bugs you the most?

    Indy replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Being the charge nurse really sucks. It's just not worth that extra dollar or so per hour. I would like to go a long time without doing that again, I'd rather disimpact people than be in charge. So...

  8. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    Indy replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    If that was based on a 3 day workweek, 12 hr shifts, guaranteed health insurance even at and after retirement and/or injury or disability, and a workload that takes acuity into account, maybe. By...

  9. Eclipes Blackout Curtians

    Indy replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Nocturnal.

  10. How do you handle bad odors in a clinic setting?

    Indy replied to Black Jade's topic in General Nursing

    My newest favorite is the bottle of orange essential oil I got from the Body Shop. I put a drop in the trashcan of whatever rooms smell bad, and if it's really terrible and up the whole hallway, a...

  11. Just Venting: PCA with an Attitude!

    Indy replied to Dottie, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd say give her a break. If she didn't go out of her way to be unsafe or plain mean, maybe she's just having a bad day. You don't know what was going through her mind. She could have been...

  12. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    Indy replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    There do exist words for how I feel about this but it's difficult to say it such that it does not violate the TOS. ANYhow, I'm pretty ticked off that because one freakazoid celebrity managed to not...

  13. If you weren't a nurse...

    Indy replied to jhns9vl's topic in MICU, SICU

    Night nurses have 0400 cheesecake crises all the time, thank you. I would probably be a

  14. 100 Best Twitter Feeds for Nurse

    Indy replied to Spirit of Humor's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my god. Seriously, I'm not a bird. Resist the brevity, resist it with all your might, people. It leads to leet speak, text speak, and all this unintelligible garbage that apparently now we call...

  15. Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

    Indy replied to yfloridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, this subject got heated slower than I expected. I was trained in ICU by several excellent LPN's. The RN program that I graduated from, is and was related to the LPN program at the same school....

  16. tatted up and in nursing school

    Indy replied to mscgirl09's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a visible tattoo, but I would definitely recommend to the OP to save it for after graduation. You may change your mind many times during school. You may also run up against crazy people...

  17. Just an update on my little ICU

    Indy posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Well, it was what I'd call an ideal little unit. Two years on, I'd have to say it isn't. Loss of physician staff produced abysmal census, which hit before the economy went to heck, so the entire...

  18. What tricks do you use to make your day more bearable?

    Indy replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    Change focus throughout the night. First part of the night it's wanting to be "on top" of the assessments part of the work along with the meds. Getting through med pass and having something charted...

  19. "Fired for NO Reason"

    Indy replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thank you for that small bit of insight. I bolded out the part that really summed it up for me. The nurse who "doesn't get it" is the nurse who looks at is as "her day"- the nurse who gets it knows...

  20. It's time.....let's talk support hose, shall we?

    Indy replied to queenjean's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried several things. SuppSocks: exactly what they sound like, support socks, about 8-15mm compression, they are pretty good and take about 6 months at least, to wear out. Ted hose with holes:...

  21. cigarette breaks

    Indy replied to NrsheartTS's topic in General Nursing

    What I did was discuss the issue with the co-worker. Then I tallied up the time spent in a shift off the floor for that nurse. It was around 3 hours worth of breaks alone. That is not acceptable...

  22. tattoos and IV's

    Indy replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    I think the process versus the result is a factor. I didn't enjoy labor pains, luckily for me there was an epidural available, and I sure as heck enjoyed the result. The pain of tats versus IV...

  23. Syringe Compatible vs. IV compatible

    Indy replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Check out epocrates's website, I think it's www.epocrates.com. Also on this board, try the forum for gear, there is a spot where all the programs for PDA's are listed. If not all of them, certainly...

  24. Should spelling count?

    Indy replied to betc's topic in General Nursing

    A couple or more years ago, on another site I used to frequent, there was this poster that - well, the account may have been made by a human, but the content of the posts was determined by some weird...

  25. I need To VENT!!!

    Indy replied to KyMaleNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Did your boss chain you to the desk? I'm sorry if I sound abrasive, trust me I don't mean to. But you are allowed to quit your job with adequate notice. I would give the two weeks notice, in...