AsatruRN

AsatruRN

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  1. Why do some nurses hate it in others pump at work?

    AsatruRN replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    People in general can be so hateful. What if your colostomy bag was leaking? What if you had thyroid storm? I'd curtly ask her (him?) If she knows that lactating mothers are a federally protected...

  2. How do you handle co-workers who are extremely dramatic and are easily stressed?

    AsatruRN replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    that's like my boyfriend who works in a pizza place: "go run to the other store and ask them for a dough patch" Or in the military: "I need you to go get me an ID10 - T form" Or also the military:...

  3. How long does the "new nurse anxiety" usually last?

    AsatruRN replied to ASM90's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think the general anxiety should subside by six months on your own. One year should be enough that you're mentoring others and anticipating your day. You should be able to see complications that...

  4. Need Dialysis RN feedback

    AsatruRN replied to renal123's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Wow...that was the norm when I worked in dialysis. Basically if the b/p was over a certain amount pre treatment we had to give PRN, and hold HD until b/p came down into range. During treatment same...

  5. What do patients say that irks you?

    AsatruRN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's the thing! I mean - you never noticed that you pee and have sex in two different holes? Maybe it is our society being so harsh about young girls and women touching their EGAAAAD private...

  6. Still no job, maybe its my resume?

    AsatruRN replied to Brittanymarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Apply to outpatient hemodialysis clinics. They'll hire

  7. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    AsatruRN replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could quadruple kudos this one because of the points proven. Especially the part about the cigarettes...and nurses disappearing to leave YOU to handle their crap. A patient's trust CERTAINLY...

  8. Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    AsatruRN replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah there wouldn't be very many children if that were the case

  9. How do you stay sexy in nursing school

    AsatruRN replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in General Students

    I am such a tomboy - I didn't even know this existed! Nursing school is one thing but the clinic where I work will allow nail polish. I just wash my hands so much that it is chipped before an hour...

  10. For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    AsatruRN replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad someone asked this. I am in the market for my BSN or MSN and I am looking for schools. U of Phoenix came to our clinic and did an inservice. The guy made a compelling argument that in Texas...

  11. Charting Bloopers

    AsatruRN replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    "catheter exit site positive for gram positive cock

  12. Davita Lufkin dialysis unit

    AsatruRN replied to anurseadvocate's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I do know that when machines are disinfected with bleach there are special reagent strips that must be verified no bleach prior to patients being connected. There were two eyewitnesses who saw her...

  13. New babies and the chronic hemo nurse

    AsatruRN replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I had a baby while working in dialysis. When I went back to work my fiancee quit his job while I went back to work full time. We didn't really get much sleep whatsoever, a new baby is pretty much up...

  14. Do you like dialysis?

    AsatruRN replied to nurseontheway's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I had to start out like you, tearing down and setting up machines. After you go through these ropes you should be promoted to charge RN, and then you will begin to feel more like a nurse. It's good...

  15. Contact precaution question

    AsatruRN replied to SchoolNurseLaura's topic in General Nursing

    I think the gown is necessary. The MRSA is in the wound only in theory. You don't know how many folks before you might have cross contaminated any surface in the room. Did your scrubs touch bed...

  16. Ever hear of "rollover charting"?

    AsatruRN replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds dangerous. My nursing professors always told me to alternate physical tasks with mental tasks. Plus if I were the nurse on the next shift I wouldn't want to put my notes in without the...

  17. Im a little worried, should I be?

    AsatruRN replied to chocolateskye's topic in Texas Nursing

    I would take whichever job calls to you. If Methodist hired you I would stay with them, they're an elite system at least in the Texas Medical Center. Either way you're going to receive the training...

  18. Jobless RN

    AsatruRN replied to Nuke'sGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Try outpatient hemodialysis.... They hired me without experience at all. However the economy at the time wasn't quite the same when I started. If anybody wonders why only 4 months experience only...

  19. Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    AsatruRN replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I hope nobody has explained this because then I will feel like a fool. I'm guilty of not wishing to sift through several pages of replies. Basically male sperm swims quicker but dies faster while...

  20. Dialysis nurse considering oncology... again

    AsatruRN replied to DeLana_RN's topic in Oncology

    This is not going to help you now BUT.. I've been in outpatient hemodialysis for the past 4 years and I was starting to get bored. So I applied and accepted a position in ambulatory chemotherapy!...

  21. day in life of dialysis RN? please describe

    AsatruRN replied to OnEaglesWings's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have been working in dialysis for the past 4 years as the nurse in charge. It's been my only experience so far as an RN so unfortunately I don't have much else to go by. I have recently secured a...