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    Is my NM whack or is it just me?

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

    My IV blew at 0200 and although they tried a few times, they couldn't get a new one in. So...end of PCA. The next thing I knew, it was 0830. After a good long primal scream, day shift nurse came...
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    Is my NM whack or is it just me?

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

    I recall being asleep and having no pain to a screaming 10 within a split second. (Apparently the chest tubes caused some pretty horrendous muscle spasms.) I so didn't want the night nurse to take...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

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

    Oh, and BTW, you were "accepted" into nursing school, not
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    Told i was not working out after 2 weeks...shocked and discouraged

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

    It could be the unit. Would you believe that I was told that 2 days into my orientation on one unit? I was stuck there for six long months and went on to another unit where they were happy to have me....
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    New Grad, bad day.

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

    That's the kind of day that would have even an experienced nurse combing the Want-Ads after work. (((Kudo and hugs to you,you did great. Seriously.))) Also, you might find you're in good company if...
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    Honesty during the interview

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

    Note from Moderator: Please remember to debate the topic, not the other posters. No need to be rude.
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    Name change after passing NCLEX

    UM Review RN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    For all of you who passed NCLEX and are now licensed, please be aware that you can change your screen name! If you decide to do so, let us know what your old / new screen names are here!
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    "Your patient in 520 is in pain!"

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

    Especially irritating is the manipulative type who enlists any passerby to her aid. Visitors, housekeepers, lab techs, anyone will do -- How many times and to how many different people do I have to...
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    Confrontational co-workers!!!!!

    UM Review RN replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. That was not the way professionals approach a problem -- especially unacceptable is the use of the "f" word. For that reason--the way you were cornered like you did something wrong instead of...
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    any experience with telemetry patients

    UM Review RN replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Medical-Surgical

    From your post, I'm getting that you want to know what to do for a new-onset A-fib---that is, someone who was in SR going into A-fib. If you see a lot of PAC's, keep checking the monitor, because...
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    Seizure Pts: what to do when it happens?

    UM Review RN replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Medical-Surgical

    No, you're not just "waiting." After you've alerted someone, if there is no standing order--you're gathering data for the neurologist. You're counting the seconds to how long the seizure lasts, noting...
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    Procrit FDA Warning: The Language Barrier

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

    I would've done what you did. I believe in informed
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    Intuition??

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

    It's happened to me a few times, too. It's always pretty startling when it happens. Great catch, Tweety!
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    Violent Borderlines

    UM Review RN replied to Leahr's topic in Psychiatric

    Please forgive me as I'm not a psych nurse, but how else is she supposed to describe the behaviors? With a borderline personality, she'd be at it for
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    Why do nurses take the fall?

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

    RN-Cardiac is so right. I'll never forget how horrified I was as a tech to discover that one of our residents' BP's was --manually-- 44/20. No kidding. That was how we found out that a few of the...
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    Why do nurses take the fall?

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

    True. As stated above, we're considered the managers of care for the patient. We are given the authority to delegate under our license. Therefore, what we delegate to whom is our job -- and our...
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    Strange job interview...thoughts on this?

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

    I've had a few like that, that went either way. Once I got in, I realized why you don't take it personally. Examples: Unit was hiring for months because people left. Suddenly there was a hiring...
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    what do nurses hate about doctors?

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

    Actually, I don't think it's beyond reason. After a few minutes of writing, my hand tends to cramp up and my writing gets more and more illegible. Which is why I prefer to type and why I'm so glad...
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    february/march 2009 support group planning to take nclex-rn exam

    UM Review RN replied to RN_d1027's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Moderator's Note: Please be aware that Suzanne has stepped down and her plan is no longer available. Details:
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    Midline IV

    UM Review RN replied to 1Grateful1's topic in General Nursing

    Got it. :idea:Apparently the size of the midline must've had something to do with that because our policy stated that we were not allowed to draw blood from anything smaller than a 5 fr. Thanks for...
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    Another nursing care plan question

    UM Review RN replied to momto2lilgirls's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good eye, Katie! I've never seen a dose that high
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    Inaccurate Vital Signs- no one cares

    UM Review RN replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a couple of units that would supply the unit and then all the new equipment would disappear or suddenly be found in pieces. Often we would have to share or piece together equipment. I...
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    Was this an appropriate order?

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

    First, stating that doctors are extremely busy people implies that nurses are not, which is absolutely untrue. Second, collaboration is not equal to fetching a phone number. This doc did not want to...
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    Midline IV

    UM Review RN replied to 1Grateful1's topic in General Nursing

    OK, someone needs to enlighten me as I took the IV course a long time ago: 1. We were taught that midlines could infiltrate, and I have seen them do so. 2. I was taught that due to the type of...
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    pyxis dilemma

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

    Still, you need to report it. In my state, it's the