AnthonyD

AnthonyD

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  1. Anywhere in NY pay school nurses well?

    AnthonyD replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    They have pizza in Chicago now?? Not just that thick stuff they call

  2. 7pm-7am shift

    AnthonyD replied to Momof8CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Drinking water and chewing gum helps me to snack

  3. ECG reading. HELP!

    AnthonyD replied to LelahRN2be's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see any discernible block, but it is hard to see the gridlines. It looks like normal sinus to me, but the second lead may be showing some ST

  4. RN's and specialty catheters

    AnthonyD posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently looking into some of our nursing standards of care for my hospital, and I have a question: In your facility, are nurses able to insert Coude catheters and/or three-way (bladder...

  5. RN's and specialty catheters

    AnthonyD replied to AnthonyD's topic in General Nursing

    Update: It looks like our policy is going to change, to allow RN's to place bothe Coude and three-way foleys. Now I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to share their facility's policy/protocols...

  6. preparing for night shift

    AnthonyD replied to Minkuscat1's topic in General Nursing

    I think option 2 will work. I work straight nights, and yes I switch to a normal sleep schedule when I'm off. I work either 11pm-7am or 7pm-7am, and basically when I'm getting ready for my first...

  7. Nursing managers, do tell!

    AnthonyD replied to strawberryfields's topic in General Nursing

    Would it be a significant pay cut to start in acute care as a "new grad?" Maybe it would be worthwhile to look into

  8. Nursing managers, do tell!

    AnthonyD replied to strawberryfields's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse manager, but I can't see why you couldn't get an acute care med/surg job with your experience. I mean, new grads are hired into med/surg every day. Certainly, I would think you would...

  9. A little venting, from a new nurse

    AnthonyD replied to ladedah1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for venting! This was well thought out, extremely well written, and accurate. I actually did read the whole thing. Kudos to you for taking the time to write

  10. Difficulty precepting

    AnthonyD replied to jellybean312's topic in General Nursing

    Some new nurses are awesome and do great right out of the gate. Others just need extra help/time/guidance/patience; sometimes they simply aren't cut out for the unit; and sometimes you have to wonder...

  11. How do you wash your scrubs?

    AnthonyD replied to TJDHT2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    That's what I do

  12. Charting Bloopers

    AnthonyD replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not so much a blooper, but a very bad order. Nursing free-text order from a PA... "Please remind patient not to drink from his urinal." You can't make this stuff

  13. August 2015 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    AnthonyD replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I'm on a "Performance Improvement Plan" from management. Every time I forget to document something, ignore a call light, or pass meds late... this guy thumps

  14. August 2015 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    AnthonyD replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I heard about that NETY thing, and I'm not letting it happen. I hired Brutus to watch my back at

  15. How do you wash your scrubs?

    AnthonyD replied to TJDHT2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Mine get washed in their own load, but no special treatment other than that. I did read an article somewhere that washing in hot water doesn't do anything to help disinfect any type of clothes. The...

  16. What if I chose wrong?!

    AnthonyD replied to gemmi999's topic in Emergency

    Agreed, just avoid the gossip. I worked on a unit like that, did not like

  17. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    AnthonyD replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has a peer support team available, they will talk to individuals or groups confidentially, and they also do critical incident stress debriefing after particularly difficult events. We...

  18. Day shift or night shift

    AnthonyD replied to TNT_RN09's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked straight nights for several years, and I definitely prefer it. -Less people around, less phones ringing, fewer visitors. -Traffic is all going the opposite direction on my way in to...

  19. Whatdaya think this is?

    AnthonyD replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Follow the Broken Man, see where he leads you!! Do

  20. What nursing task do you loathe???

    AnthonyD replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Ear lobes... that's a new one for me. I guess we all have our thing. I'll put in NG tubes for any of you guys, if you'll do my trach care and bathe my

  21. A less stressfull career choice

    AnthonyD replied to jherd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    These really sound like standard policies, at least based on the places I've worked. If you're working in an ICU, and its the basic rules that are stressing you, then I think you are missing out on...

  22. First RN job in community instead of acute care? Am I crazy?

    AnthonyD replied to kberg4's topic in General Nursing

    You do what works best for you. Whether it's because of a passion for it, scheduling convenience, pay scale, etc, or all of the above. There is no reason not to go for what you want. If all nurses...

  23. RN's and specialty catheters

    AnthonyD replied to AnthonyD's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, this is all great

  24. Road Trip Essentials

    AnthonyD replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    We don't carry any meds either. Our imaging suite does have a crashcart with code meds,

  25. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    AnthonyD replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I can only read one or two of these at a time. It's amazing and heartbreaking that we carry this all with