KeepItRealRN BSN, RN

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    payscales are secrets huh?

    KeepItRealRN replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    If a facility won't discuss thier pay scale with you then don't waste your time with them. The only reason I see a facility not wanting to disclose ballpark figures is if they
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    Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    KeepItRealRN replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Ok let me give you my perspective. First off, I am old and burnt out but not in a bad way. I've been doing bedside nursing in the ICU for 25 years now and truely see no end in site. So let me fill...
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    A Matter of Respect and Dignity: Bullying in the Nursing Profession

    KeepItRealRN replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just to clarify do you mean in the bully's mind the person is an easy target, or does the victim in his/her mind think he/she is an easy
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    Cardiac Stepdown unit 5:1 patient ratio...is this normal???

    KeepItRealRN replied to jaznia15's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    If this ratio bothers you then don't ever work at any hospital in South Florida.
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    Chest Tube Clogging

    KeepItRealRN replied to Chestdoc's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Well if you have been able to get rid of all the "visible" blood/clots in the chest tube and it still isn't draining, one thing that was shown to me by a mentor of mine is somthing called the "reverse...
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    Open Heart Recovery Training

    KeepItRealRN replied to CRIMSON's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The main thing to remember is that left untreated all bleeding stops
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    LVADS in the community

    KeepItRealRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    By the time the patient is in the outpatient setting the VAD is pretty much on auto pilot. To keep this simple, the worst error that one could make is to make the patient "too dry" intravascularly as...
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    A Matter of Respect and Dignity: Bullying in the Nursing Profession

    KeepItRealRN replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Great story Marc. I've lived that story but I'm too lazy to type it up. LOL. The other element to that tale is that "Knowlege is Power". Your mentor had the wherewithal to become familiar with the...
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    A Matter of Respect and Dignity: Bullying in the Nursing Profession

    KeepItRealRN replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It pretty much boils down to "You get what you put up
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    Give up patient care - how long did you last?

    KeepItRealRN replied to MsBruiser's topic in General Nursing

    25 years and still at