alkaleidi

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1. Charge/Triage RN Position

   alkaleidi replied to Rickbos's topic in Emergency

   I wish our charge nurse did half of that! At this point in time, our charge nurse is responsible for staffing if someone calls in sick, being a resource, "knowing what is going on in the entire ER"...

2. Teen's right to refuse?

   alkaleidi posted a topic in General Nursing

   Do parents have the ultimate say when it comes to a teen taking medication? And if they do, what happens when the teen continues to be belligerent and refuse? If the situation is not...

3. Your a nurse--You should know better!!

   alkaleidi replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

   Hahahahahahahahahahaha... When people say, "You're a nurse, so you should know better," I reply with something like... "You're right. I am a nurse. I know better, and I am making a conscious...

4. Spanish for health care workers (& Rosetta Stone)

   alkaleidi replied to RN1981's topic in General Nursing

   In my experience, you get out of those programs what you put into them. The best way to learn whether you take a course through a bookstore-bought program or through a university/college is to...

5. Question about rocephin

   alkaleidi replied to PedsAtHeart's topic in General Nursing

   I've always given it with lido. Of course, it generally has to be ordered that way because lido is a medication. But, what doc wouldn't give the go-ahead for

6. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

   alkaleidi replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

   LOL. I don't think I would have told anyone that. I even have a special bra I wear -- a super supportive Champion sports bra that has been donned the name "The Code Bra." No bouncing no matter HOW...

7. Quick survey question

   alkaleidi replied to zzsweetyzz's topic in General Nursing

   I am 27. Female. Four... hit a deer twice (2 different times) in the country, rear-ended once, and lost control on ice/snow/white-out, ended up in

8. Soon to be a new RN grad, want to work in the ER

   alkaleidi replied to nice2's topic in General Nursing

   What suburbish area are you in? (I'm south of Chicago.) If you are that passionate about going right into an ER, I would apply at all of the local ERs that you are interested in, within a decent...

9. Soon to be a new RN grad, want to work in the ER

   alkaleidi replied to nice2's topic in General Nursing

   Going into the ER as a new grad is completely doable -- just keep in mind you are learning 2 things: 1) how to be a nurse, and 2) how to be an ER nurse. Make sure you are VERY well-orientated on...

10. I'm only 22 years old.

    alkaleidi replied to oncologynurse77's topic in General Nursing

    In a hospital setting, we nurses quickly get used to seeing "sick" people. Especially when it comes to aging and older adults, we typically don't get to see the ones that are aging gracefully. One...

11. handheld pulse oximeter

    alkaleidi replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.facelake.com/md300-c1.html this is similar to the ones we ordered. And it's affordable.

12. handheld pulse oximeter

    alkaleidi replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    I just ordered a couple for our health dept's new home nursing program -- they were about $78 each, and are accurate yet VERY small and handy. I honestly have no idea what the company was, but if you...

13. Staff Carrying Pyjamas On Night Shift!!

    alkaleidi replied to adoyo's topic in General Nursing

    Our ER docs take naps when there's down time (yeah, what's that, right!). We occasionally have a little break from 3am-5am, and from like 7am-9am. I know they're tired, and most of them drive a good...

14. IM Injection, Hitting Bone?

    alkaleidi replied to etep1209's topic in General Nursing

    I also have never given a flu shot subq. Always IM. At the health dept we use 1" 25G needles... pinch up for smaller people, smooth out for bigger people. Like someone else said, if you stop...

15. Do you sign "RN' after your name OUTSIDE of the hospital?

    alkaleidi replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Same as most of the other people who responded... if I stop at the gas station or Walmart or somewhere else on my way home from work I am good for an OOPS about once a month... A Xxxx RN Never on...