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  1. Hello! I've been at the bedside in various specialties for 8 years now. I'm a bit burnt out from it and would like a break. There are several ambulatory surgery positions available in my area right...
  2. Ok so I work PT (2 12s)/week. I was doing PT bc of my daughter, but now need more hours so would have to go back to 3 12s soon. Busy med-tele unit. Hate the docs, they're awful. Coworkers are ok, not...
  3. Patients lying on ciwa?

    Just wondering how everyone handles the ciwa scale. On my floor it's typically ordered q2 if the Pt has a history of drinking. However with the last couple of patients I believe the patients lied (or...
  4. When I was doing IV meds I rarely pushed anything for the full amount of time recommended unless it was a cardiac med or chemotherapy. Narcotics I would push over at the very least a minute, but...
  5. I wanted to be a wildlife rehabilitator. However, they don't make any money. So here I am. Still something I'd like to volunteer doing in the
  6. Continuous Bladder irrigation

    Thats crazy. I've never had a urologist come in and tell me my bag was going in too fast. I usually open it up enough where its fast but I can still see it dripping, rather than pouring out, in the...
  7. Haven't had this happen to me personally, but know lots of other nurses who it did happen to, usually by a difficult patient/family. Don't know why they liked me, but I really wish they would have...
  8. Young nurses

    I often jokingly get a "what are you 15?" thing from many patients. Many patients don't say anything. I don't really think much of it, I explain things, am honest when I am unsure of something and...
  9. What is the lowest HGB you have seen?

    About 4.0. The patient had severe cancer mets spread throughout the GI tract. We transfused a ton and they would get to around 6.0 for less than 24 hours. They eventually went to comfort care and...
  10. How often do you study/read up?

    I usually look stuff up a few times a week on my own at home. If a pt. has something I'm unsure of I look it up at work. I also watch medical shows, attend monthly educational dinners, and ask doctors...
  11. Oncology nursing experiences

    I work in oncology, but with med-surg patients too. It has its ups and downs - the patients can be very complex. Complex chemo, patients who have had reactions to chemo, colostomies, urostomies, PEG...
  12. Hospital Units with Longest patient stays

    I'll vote oncology as well. We're also a med-surg floor, so have a variety of patients. But our oncology patients come in often, and many of them are there for a while. The sad thing is seeing them...
  13. IV push and wearing gloves

    I wear gloves if I'm spiking antibiotics or meds (well, usually, sometimes I forgot) because I've had some leak on me and it freaks me out. I don't typically wear gloves during pushes because who...
  14. This largely depends - DNR doesn't mean do not treat. I may have a pt who is a DNR who is perfectly alert and oriented, mostly independent and in with cellulitis. If I walk into the room and they are...
  15. Compassion, easily lost?

    I always have thought I was very compassionate, and still think I am, but maybe not to the extent prior to nursing. I think its because I've seen young patients die horrible deaths, yet stay in high...