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    Is nursing for me?

    UM Review RN replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is.... Mentally emotionally, and physically challenging. Stressful. Someone else said it so eloquently. To paraphrase: "I know of no other profession in which it is common, even expected, to...
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    Labor Leader Silent on Union-Busting in Ohio Hospitals

    UM Review RN replied to unionwoman's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Exactly. Nurses need a union that will champion their best interests, not one that will catfight and bicker over whose territory is whose. Which, IMO, is exactly what's happening on this thread. SEIU...
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    Labor Leader Silent on Union-Busting in Ohio Hospitals

    UM Review RN replied to unionwoman's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    All I know is that reading all the posts over the years about problems that the nursing profession has, not once, not once--let me repeat that for emphasis--not once has anyone suggested that we team...
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    Anyone with Panic Disorder?

    UM Review RN replied to Ginger45's topic in Health, Stress Management

    A close friend of mine used to have panic attacks. She stopped drinking caffeinated products. She started doing Yoga and meditation. The relaxation techniques helped, she
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    Fired for refusing to draw blood without an order.

    UM Review RN replied to deanzgurll's topic in General Nursing

    Members, please note that the date of the last post on this thread is 2006. I'm sure the OP has resolved the problem one way or the
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    You know you have a great job when.....

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Another time, a family member was furious that I could not discuss his relative's test results with him. He wasn't content with "she did just fine" on this or that test, he wanted details and he...
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    You know you have a great job when.....

    UM Review RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I needed a mental health day. I also needed to go shopping. Shopping is very therapeutic for me. So I called up the hospital and told the Charge that I wanted to be low census'd. She asked why. I...
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    Compassion....Why is it lacking?

    UM Review RN replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was responding to this statement. It gave me the impression that you were talking about different nurses and different patients than the one who was vomiting and in pain. To me, a "demanding"...
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    Didn't know I'd have to do additional jobs besides mine!

    UM Review RN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I like your point--if you're routinely expected to do three jobs, higher wages might be in order. However, I have to agree with Elkpark too. It is our job to make sure all these things are done. I...
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    Compassion....Why is it lacking?

    UM Review RN replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not thrilled with "needy" patients *or needy family members* in this corner, either. The reason is that the needy patient will spend the entire shift on the light complaining about the food, the TV...
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    Difference in Umbilical Hernia and Omphalocele

    UM Review RN replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in General Students

    Warning, this might be a tad too graphic for some of you:
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    Yes. another ECG question

    UM Review RN replied to poohbear1968's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    And of course, there's always this guy teaching heart blocks:
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    Yes. another ECG question

    UM Review RN replied to poohbear1968's topic in General Nursing

    And of course, there's always this guy teaching heart blocks:
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    I hate direct admits

    UM Review RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Can you believe that the patient said that the high BP was my fault because I refused to give him a sandwich?
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    I hate direct admits

    UM Review RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Docs (and some ER folks) do not seem to understand that we do not have the resources to cope with a direct admit experiencing chest pain. Even if he does come with orders. True story: I have 5 or 6...
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    Assessment and Urgency a thing of the past?

    UM Review RN replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    Your facility sounds more like my facility. Thank god. Haven't those nurses heard of SBAR yet? I thought that was a JCAHO initiative. Geez.
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    What all do nurse managers do?

    UM Review RN replied to candiceena's topic in Nurse Management

    Most nurses have more respect for the nurse manager who was excellent clinically and worked at the bedside for a few years before moving on to management. We (I have to include myself in the group)...
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    EF of 78-88%

    UM Review RN replied to emersushea's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the moral of the story is, as always, we have to look at the whole patient picture and all labs and test results are
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    EF of 78-88%

    UM Review RN replied to emersushea's topic in General Nursing

    ok, folks, i think i found it. the pertinent info is boldfaced. http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1102.htm [color=#333399]imaging studies two-dimensional echocardiography reveals lv hypertrophy and...
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    EF of 78-88%

    UM Review RN replied to emersushea's topic in General Nursing

    ok, i admit it. i'm having trouble visualising this. :trc: could you site a source for the info, please? this is pretty much what i've learned: http://www.cvphysiology.com/cardiac%20function/cf012.htm...
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    diluted IM Phenergan?

    UM Review RN replied to awesomemom's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, never heard of
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    EF of 78-88%

    UM Review RN replied to emersushea's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. Anything over 50% is a good number, from what I was taught. And I know it's not the greatest resource, but WIKI agrees: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejection_fraction Glasgow, perhaps you...
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    For Those of You Who Have Press-Ganey At Your Hospital

    UM Review RN replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what bugs me: PG must've called all the crazy people we had one month -- you know, the ones who wanted to eat prior to an EGD, the ones who didn't remember how many times the water pitcher was...
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    Nickle and dimed!!!!!!

    UM Review RN replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly my problem as well. I come on shift and the vitals are done by the last shift's tech, so where is the tech assigned to my shift? I start to wonder when I've gotten my third or fourth patient...
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    Floating

    UM Review RN replied to jld7tn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    In our system, the floats are taken from the (qualified) travelers, then the per diems/pool nurses, then the part-timers, then the core staff. Core staff uses a float list to keep track of who went...