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pricklypear

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  1. Day sleepers..........

    pricklypear replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Tacky, but it works - tinfoil? Black construction paper. Dark colored sheets thrown over the curtains. I don't darken my room too much, it throws me off and I wake up confused! I just have "light...

  2. Has a patient asked you to help him/her die?

    pricklypear replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient ask several of us day after day to "kill me" or "unplug me" or "let me die" He offered us various things to make it happen. This went on for weeks, actually. It was a VERY sad...

  3. Why are healthcare profession pts the WORST to take care of???

    pricklypear replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    You're very right about this! It happens with nurses, too. I was taking care of a nurse last month who didn't get anything explained to her at all. I think because everybody assumed she knew what...

  4. Why are healthcare profession pts the WORST to take care of???

    pricklypear replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    I've found they're either the best patients/family, or the worst. Usually if the pt is a nurse, they're great, it's the nurse sister/SIL/neice, whatever who's the pain. It's very frustrating to know...

  5. They didn't teach me this in nursing school and I could have killed someone!

    pricklypear replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like urban legend to me. I can't even imagine

  6. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

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

    I think a "Professional Nursing Degree" would be great. Sort of like Medical schools are within another University campus, but are autonomous, and assign their own degree. My fantasy College of...

  7. So I got hired as a new grand RN at a local hospital ER

    pricklypear replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

    I started off at the hospital's "graduate nurse" pay, which was a couple dollars less than an RN. Then, once I passed boards, I started getting RN pay. Yes, I started getting paid from the very...

  8. ICU Position

    pricklypear replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in MICU, SICU

    I usually sleep till about 2 or 3 on my first day off. Then I'm either really tired by midnight, and can get on a decent daytime schedule, or stay up till 2-3 am and sleep till 10am. If I find...

  9. Troponin levels

    pricklypear replied to mysterybe's topic in Cardiac

    I agree, it is

  10. Should BSNs be paid more?

    pricklypear replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose some people could look at the humanities classes required as fluff. I don't. I learned something either about myself, other people, or the world in general in every one of those classes....

  11. Troponin levels

    pricklypear replied to mysterybe's topic in Cardiac

    Actually, these people survived after immediate intervention with multiple stents and, in some cases, IABP for a few

  12. Should BSNs be paid more?

    pricklypear replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    I attended a BSN program, and I don't remember too much of the "fluff" that you speak of. What do you mean by "fluff"? Do you have personal experience with BSN programs? I have a feeling that...

  13. Troponin levels

    pricklypear replied to mysterybe's topic in Cardiac

    A level of 40 would signify a significant MI or other cardiac event. I've seen tropis over 300 a few times. These were after MIs with multiple vessels involved = multiple areas of

  14. Should BSNs be paid more?

    pricklypear replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    Exactomundo. It's not the program that makes a good or bad nurse, it's the PERSON. I didn't just go to school, lay back, and let the information waft over me - hoping to absorb some. Unfortunately,...

  15. IV Phenergan and Toradol "Push"

    pricklypear replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Emergency

    That's one of the side effects of pushing it too

  16. IV Phenergan and Toradol "Push"

    pricklypear replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Emergency

    I don't think a one-time dose will cause any problem. The biggest contraindication for Toradol is renal problems. It's never indicated for long term use - we don't use it for any more than 5 days-...

  17. Should BSNs be paid more?

    pricklypear replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    I strongly believe more education should = more pay. I think it's great that Tweety's organization pays for certs, too. Many of us get certs because it's required for our area, but more pay (even if...

  18. ampule breaker/snapper thread

    pricklypear replied to amy's topic in General Nursing

    Really? Do you have filter needles, then? We have both, and the only difference is that it's easier to draw through the straw, and they're longer than the filter needles. I like

  19. To tattle tale or not tattle tale... that is the question.

    pricklypear replied to bluesky's topic in General Nursing

    This kind of stuff goes on at my workplace on and off, too. Right now we seem to be in a lull. Someone got written up once for holding a 7am Prevacid on a pt who was NPO. ????? Why that report...

  20. IV Protonix

    pricklypear replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    Same here - we give it push without a

  21. I need a good excuse to quit LTC job

    pricklypear replied to noclpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Like the other posters, I think you should think more than twice about giving less than 2 weeks notice. Although it would not be legal for your former employer to disclose the reason you left, they...

  22. piggybacked to death

    pricklypear replied to RNAnna's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Our place used to be just a free-for-all regarding this issue. I have always used the same tubing (that is how I was taught at my first job) - never had any compatability issues arise. But recently,...

  23. Forgetfulness regarding IV Bag changes

    pricklypear replied to AussieKylie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That really depends on institutional policy. You're right - TPN is changed every 24 hours, empty or not. In our institution, regular fluid bags like NS, D5, ect can be up for up to 72 hours. Of...

  24. BSN vs ADN Education?????

    pricklypear replied to Traumatized's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah....:chuckle At least we can laugh about

  25. BSN vs ADN Education?????

    pricklypear replied to Traumatized's topic in General Nursing

    That would start a whole new debate: Did you get your BSN at a community college or a university? OR Community college BSN vs University