elijahvegas ASN, RN, EMT-P

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    Win $100! May 2015 Caption Contest

    elijahvegas replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like the new grad saw his first STAT
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    Win $100! May 2015 Caption Contest

    elijahvegas replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Must be
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    Dead space in Insulin syringes

    elijahvegas replied to E94539's topic in Patient Medications

    Draw up a couple extra units so that you can expell it. Once youre getting a constant flow of insulin out of the needle top you know theres no more air in there. thats usually how I go about
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    Nursing school bloopers

    elijahvegas replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    I really hate it when seasoned nurses hit you with shorthand technical speak that can often be ambiguous if youre not careful. I almost made a bloop due to a similar miscommunication today actually....
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    Holding Hands at Work

    elijahvegas replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    my dear i have the solution to all your
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    Nursing school bloopers

    elijahvegas replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    as soon as i read that part the BIGGEST GRIN grew across my face
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    Nursing school bloopers

    elijahvegas replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    our morphine comes in this very slim special vial that i discovered has a plastic bottom. wanna know how i discovered it has a plastic bottom ? i inserted 1ml of air into it before drawing it up. or...
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    A vent and requesting advice on a classmate.

    elijahvegas replied to dudette10's topic in General Students

    Address it. Then address it less gently the next time around. And continue to be less and less accomodating until your responses become something to the effect of " we agreed upon a deadline, and I...
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    med dosage calculation

    elijahvegas replied to dcwang's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ac = mealtime = 3 meals a day hs = bed time So thats 4 times a day You can figure the rest out from
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    Nursing School Horror Stories

    elijahvegas replied to MR-RN15's topic in General Students

    the thing that makes nursing school such a horror (academically at least) is that there really isn't much of anything to prepare you for it. if you've gone through any other medical program the only...
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    Taking care of DNR patients. The point?

    elijahvegas replied to cholmes1223's topic in General Nursing

    if you really dont know the point in treating someone who has a DNR, i dont know how else to say you shouldn't be allowed to treat patients at all. has anyone notice a trend lately of some really...
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    elijahvegas replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    i suppose in a situation where a career is on the line, a more direct approach would be best for everyone involved. So allow me to modify the scenario a bit by replacing the firing with something a...
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    Got arrested/detained for Solicitation of Prost.

    elijahvegas replied to Jzt1004's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If you were only truly merely detained, then I would say no you dont have to answer the question about the arrest. However detainment and arrest are similar but have some significant differences. The...
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    I'm a nurse and I don't like people.

    elijahvegas replied to addylpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    People are the worst people on
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    elijahvegas replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    many many more good points made on both ends of this topic. nothing more i despise more than when people make this pious suppositions based on a single comment or line they read in the post. "you must...
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    Crazy clinicals instructor doesn't like us using the restroom?

    elijahvegas replied to JESSICAAA159's topic in General Students

    this sounds like barnum and bailey's school of
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    elijahvegas replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with you there too. bahaha could you imagine though ? being fired solely based on smelling and looking bad
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    elijahvegas replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    i disagree on a number of levels. theres honesty and then there's being unnecessarily blunt. consider an employee being let go from work. there is a difference between saying "we have had issues with...
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    I am a CMA

    elijahvegas replied to celeste26's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm one of apparently few that's made it through school with no debt through a series of scholarships and financial aid. Nothing scares me more than accruing student debt. I hear they can be brutal....
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    Students who get As are bad bedside nurses

    elijahvegas replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    i guess this is what happens when you read a title and go into a blind rage without actually reading the
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    Students who get As are bad bedside nurses

    elijahvegas replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    this is by no means a rule at all. however, i would call it more of a trend.. ive been through a couple med programs and without fail there are always a handful that can kill it in the books and are a...
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    life's vexing moments--its the little things..

    elijahvegas posted a topic in General Students

    We all are well familiar with the demands and stresses that come with nursing school; projects, clinical, tests, and the sheer terror that comes with idea that any mistake we make will directly result...
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    How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

    elijahvegas replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Make up an excuse and lie and say no ? Don't really see the dilemma. But then again maybe I'm just good at not doing things for people I don't wanna do.. Or just be honest. "I don't feel comfortable...
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    Cheaters.... What is our responsibility?

    elijahvegas replied to PlayaChickRN's topic in General Students

    Seriously ? Lol As stated the 100x before already, just go about your business. Besides, if they're cheating in PRE REQS of all classes, suffice to say IF they somehow managed to pass the entrance...
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    Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

    elijahvegas replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Only to people that believe that nursing is still heavily dominated by women. Which don't get me wrong, the majority is still women, but its not nearly as uncommon as it once was. Guess it's a...