NurseOnAMotorcycle ASN, RN

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    Shoes!

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to stephalina6's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love athletic runner's shoes, and I usually add high impact insoles. I go through a pair of shoes about once every 4 months. I can tell when it's time for a new pair because I start to really...
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    Relationships with floor nurses?

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to theantichick's topic in Emergency

    Been a floor nurse, am now emergency. Don't take it personally. Floor nurses feel the same way about any new pt. It doesn't matter if they are from emergency, OR, ICU, a scheduled admit, direct...
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    Dating someone from within ???

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    There's something to be said for somebody who understands what you're talking about from work, however, don't forget that working at a hospital is also a family institution. What I mean by that is...
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    Somebody Knock Some Sense Into Me

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to lilgop's topic in General Students

    Okay, I'm going to put it like it should be. You are almost at the end of your nursing student life. Do not start dating. Do not start working out. Put your nose in your books and keep it there until...
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    codes in the ER?

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to aroRNBrooke's topic in Emergency

    ER nurses, techs and providers are trained in PALS. It would be very odd if an emergency department was unable to deal with that emergency. That being said, there is no protocol that I know of but...
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    Ethical question-WWYD?

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I would give it if they had no airway. I'm sure the first thing EMS will do is give epi. Any on this board, or are you all hiding in the emergency
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    I shouldn't be a nurse

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to scarednurse's topic in General Nursing

    How to get past this: (Pay attention, this will work!!) 1. Take a hot shower 2. Go OUTSIDE (go get a haircut, eat out at your favorite restaurant, anything but stay inside!) 3. Work out for an hour...
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    I shouldn't be a nurse

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to scarednurse's topic in General Nursing

    HUGS!!! Definitely contact your Employee Assistance Program! You are clearly in an acute state of shock/anxiety. I can guarantee that you learned a buttload about that situation. Experience comes...
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    Intraprofessional Education Forum

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to SherwinJayGoering's topic in General Nursing

    Mention to the providers that when they write the orders, the nurses are the ones who make sure they are carried out, either by doing it themselves or organizing the people who are supposed to get it...
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    Regretting becoming a nurse

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to lynlim's topic in General Nursing

    Is that why it's so short in your
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    Regretting becoming a nurse

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to lynlim's topic in General Nursing

    You are in the disillusionment phase of becoming a "real" nurse. You've been a nurse for 3/4 of a year. All of the perfect world "nurses are merciful angels to the scared and sick" have worn off,...
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    “Your privacy is important to us� so how did patients’ medical exams get on Youtube?

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    This whole thread is weird and creepy. Feels very conspiracy
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    Am I the only one in here??

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to PadmeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you want a little excitement: work in the E.R. maybe
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    Just Melted Away

    NurseOnAMotorcycle posted a topic in Emergency

    I've been having recurring dreams about a patient that we had a while ago. For the most part, when a patient comes in you can take one look at them and see what you are in for. This one was a new...
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    huber needle

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to spma1234's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think what prompted me to post the way I did was I that the feeling I got from previous posts are that people are saying infecting an elderly or terminal patient isn't as bad as infecting anyone...
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    Graduate nursing job in emergency

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to Gradnurse11's topic in Emergency

    Even if they don't have a urine test ordered, always get a sample with their name on it as soon as they have to pee because it's guaranteed that the provider will ask for a sample the second a pt...
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    huber needle

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to spma1234's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know you are worried about your job but how is the patient? spma1234, I hope you know that you made a huge, possibly life-ending error, even to the point of ignoring your supervisor when she said...
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    Exclusive pumping/hospital RNs that pump

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to CharmantUn's topic in General Nursing

    I was lucky to be home when I was breastfeeding, but my coworker has just come back from time off. We just cover her pts and let her go whenever she says "I have to go pump." I haven't heard any...
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    New ER RN, overnights or day shift?

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to ske777's topic in Emergency

    I'm night shift and love it, but it feels like the previous posts are all "Go night shift!" So in fairness, here is what I think about day shift. Day shift means you get to have a "normal" life. Go...
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    New ER RN, overnights or day shift?

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to ske777's topic in Emergency

    Nights: half the staff, crazier patients. they come out with the
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    ER overflow

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in Nurse Management

    (Not a nurse manager but...). We have a set of ED float nurses. They go to wherever it's the most needed at the time whether it is prompt care, emergency dept, holding, or overnight observation. On...
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    New student HELP!!

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to kfrances's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Probably her instructor. A few I remember off the top of my head: 20C = 70F 37C = 98.6F 1 pound = 0.5Kg (approx) 100 pounds = 45.5Kg (approx) 200 pounds = 90.7Kg (approx) I remember it as "a little...
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    Interview !! NEED HELP

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to work77's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Because you are a new nurse, emphasize how you have no bad habits to train you out of and how they can train you straight to their way of doing things. When they ask "what is your worst habit" or...
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    Should urine catheterization hurt?

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to swellnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm another one of the c-section catheter crowd. It was weird as heck and very intrusive, but I don't remember any pain either time. I only remember the "things don't go there" feeling. That same...
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    Getting report during change of shift

    NurseOnAMotorcycle replied to CTnewgrad826's topic in General Nursing

    Wait a minute, who could possibly feel attacked? What in the world would make the E.D. nurses feel attacked? " Jan 13 by CTnewgrad826 Again, this topic wasn't created to rag on ED nurses or nurses...