Victoriakem

Victoriakem

6 years of ER fun, med/surg, blah, blah

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  1. Does anyone have a form for smoking AMA?

    Victoriakem replied to ginger58's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, an admitted pt. is supposed to have a written order to go out to smoke. Not that it happens & I've had to be the bad guy when telling a pt. that they don't have an order & they...

  2. loss of a fellow co-worker

    Victoriakem replied to irmaRN's topic in General Nursing

    How very sad!!!! I too lost a friend/co-worker 2 years ago to the same thing & she left 3 children & a husband. She came in with a horrible HA & was sent home because the CT showed nothing...

  3. What have they done for you lately?

    Victoriakem replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    My, how very civilized of you!! Hats off to all of you for making a department better to work in!!:balloons: This makes for longevity &

  4. What's your holiday bonus?

    Victoriakem replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Oh oh, is nursing losing another

  5. Bizarre behaviour and personality changes

    Victoriakem replied to RedheadRN1958's topic in Psychiatric

    I wonder if your friend is somehow thankful for what you did but just doesn't know how to say

  6. Bizarre behaviour and personality changes

    Victoriakem replied to RedheadRN1958's topic in Psychiatric

    That's what a true friend will do! Feel proud of yourself & maybe someday she will thank you. If not, you did the right thing.

  7. How to get Maryland Licensure, moving to MD

    Victoriakem replied to 2Cats's topic in Maryland Nursing

    When I got my Md RN license in 2001, I had to send information to the original state I got my RN license in & pay $$ to get that info to MBON. Then I got to pay for a Md RN license. I hear that...

  8. What's your holiday bonus?

    Victoriakem replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I picked up my 8 lb turkey from work last week & will get a "Holiday Meal" for working on Xmas day. Last year we got $, a bonus because the hospital did so well, according to your base salary....

  9. ICU VS. the ER?

    Victoriakem replied to Anna5M's topic in Emergency

    ED is about rescue. Stabilize, assess & save lives. However, in my ED we hold so many ICU patients, because they are "just too busy upstairs" that we become ICU nurses. It's doable for a couple of...

  10. Going Saudi first

    Victoriakem replied to Barbie38's topic in Immigration Advice

    I also have heard & read about some Filipino nurses raped & murdered & their bodies found in dumpsters when I lived in the KSA in 1995 & 96. Only Islam is permitted & underground...

  11. Going Saudi first

    Victoriakem replied to Barbie38's topic in Immigration Advice

    I worked as a nurse in the KSA, or Magic Kingdom as commonly called by the Ex-pat community & the Filipino nurses I worked with were not well treated & very restricted on where they could go...

  12. I'm teaching HS students via my nsg degree

    Victoriakem replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine did school nursing PRN to fill in & she said be prepared for lots of drama. Kids would come into the nurses' office, hand clasped to forehead, with lots of heavy sighing saying,...

  13. What nursing shoes do your recommend?

    Victoriakem replied to XtineRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    CROCS! Real & generic, although the ones from Payless lately have been giving me shin splints. Ugly but

  14. "blown" IV's

    Victoriakem replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    for elderly patients with fragile skin, sometimes I don't put a tourniquet on at all, but look for the tiny flash to make sure the IV is in place. If I draw blood from the site, then I put on the...

  15. Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    Victoriakem replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    I have the Doc come in & tell them & I stand there with her/him to make sure it's not a he said/she said situation. Give them their d/c paperwork & leave. End of story. It's what the Doc...

  16. Happier thread.. Your best moment in the ER

    Victoriakem replied to janejoeben's topic in Emergency

    How about being able to actually save a patient who was down in the field? Makes me feel really good to be one

  17. Hilton Head Hospital uniforms

    Victoriakem replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    One middle school in Virginia had the teachers all wear the same color polo shirt & black pants or skirt to be able to find them in case of an emergency. Hospitals should provide at least one...

  18. ADN: Reserves vs. Active Duty

    Victoriakem replied to jojotoo's topic in Government, Military

    I must have thrown the card out. I believe it was for Air Force reserves. If I come across it I will post the information. My mother-in-law used to get cards from the Air Force about being a nurse,...

  19. Calling Ivy Tech Students

    Victoriakem replied to justbreathe's topic in Indiana Nursing

    The year before I went to Ivy Tech, there was the first transition LPN to RN program & after my first semester, 8 LPN's joined my class & we graduated together as RN's (ASN). Don't know...

  20. Calling Ivy Tech Students

    Victoriakem replied to justbreathe's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I graduated from the first RN (ASN) program @ Ivy Tech Bloomington in 1994, but I hear there has been a new building site. Never seen it but felt I got a good education @ the old site. Hope you do...

  21. Christmas Songs For The Psychiatrically Challenged

    Victoriakem replied to lozza81's topic in Emergency

    Oh my god, I laughed & laughed!!!! Am I evil?! good on you for this! We have sooooo many psych patients in my ED that I just had to let loose. Our new ED psych unit will open next month, but the...

  22. $27.50 for San Diego?

    Victoriakem replied to KeeKee24's topic in Travel

    I did an agency day while visiting family in SD & got only $3 more an hour than my regular job in Maryland. I got a CA RN license in case I wanted to make some money during a visit. I get $10 more...

  23. Most RN's first borns?

    Victoriakem replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    Ooo, this is a bit creepy, as I'm first born, Dad is ETOH'r, Mom is depressed but I got into nursing as a second career. My dh is a retired Navy Officer, & a survey done informally while he was on...

  24. ADN: Reserves vs. Active Duty

    Victoriakem replied to jojotoo's topic in Government, Military

    I got a card from the Airforce & they will accept nurses up to age 59 with either a BSN or with an ASN while enrolled in the BSN program. How about

  25. 501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    Victoriakem replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    115. You bring up funny things you read on allnurses to show your co-workers & call it your therapy. btw I can't find that dog web site that you can type in commands for a cute yorkie. Saw it...