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begalli

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  1. Appropriate interception or invasion of privacy?

    begalli replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    It's a federal offense to open another's mail. I don't think you can compare marijuana to ecstasy except for in terms of the law reagarding the possession/use of "illicit" drugs. If Jane is taking...

  2. The Pain Scale - too subjective IMO

    begalli replied to FZ1Tom's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is a excellent answer. Pain is 100% subjective. I cannot compare how I rate pain personally to how my patient rates their pain for the same type of injury/condition. That would be...

  3. favorite assignment?

    begalli replied to MichaelSSSS's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely LOVE critical care. An assignment that keeps me on my toes and alert all 12 hours of my night is what I thrive on. When there's a really sick patient that requires 2+ nurses and doctors...

  4. Don't know how to answer this question...

    begalli replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    My 25 year old daughter is working on this. She's got her Master's in Math (ugh!) and is working toward her phd. :) Sorry it's off topic but I just had to

  5. Precepting New Grads - Tips and/or Advice?

    begalli posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I'm new to the boards and I'm in need of some help. I've been an RN for almost 4 years now. I went straight into critical care from school. I work in a 25 bed CT ICU. Over the past year I've...

  6. Precepting New Grads - Tips and/or Advice?

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    You guys are great! I read each and every post in this thread with big time attention and then I come back and read it again, and again!! LOL! I'm taking it all to heart. Believe me. You all are...

  7. Precepting New Grads - Tips and/or Advice?

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    Wow Zach! How lucky you were. It's kinda like debriefing which I think should happen even for experienced nurses following a stressful even such as codes. I do plan to give my preceptee my telephone...

  8. NPO and giving meds

    begalli replied to harley_fan's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of guessing, why not just call your doc and get an order to clarify the NPO. That'll cover

  9. Precepting New Grads - Tips and/or Advice?

    begalli replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the great information and encouragement! It's really unfortunate that there aren't more websites for preceptors! I mean, how important is it?! That icufaq's link however, is...

  10. Background Checks

    begalli replied to sammycakes's topic in California Nursing

    My nursing school recommended I call the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) directly. I no longer have the number, but there is a person designated specifically for questions such as yours, sammycakes....

  11. Saint Francis Memorial Hospital (San Francisco) NewGrad Program

    begalli replied to AnthonyRN's topic in California Nursing

    I don't know about that hospital but if that 4 weeks is strictly classroom, then that's probably okay. What's important is how long you will be with a preceptor actually doing the job. Where I work,...

  12. Signing new grad contract?

    begalli replied to kurlykay's topic in California Nursing

    Nope, no new grad contract here when I started in No Cal about 4 years ago. I wonder why only 18 months? That's about the time a new grad really starts thinking and putting things together fully. To...

  13. A Shout Out from CA to the ICU RNs at Harper Hospital/DMC

    begalli posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hello all, As a fellow ICU RN I want to acknowledge the incredible work that the nursing staff does in the 6th ICU at Harper Hospital in the Detroit Medical Center. These nurses deserve to be...

  14. UCLA shifts....One month day, one night?

    begalli replied to nursepearl's topic in California Nursing

    This is how the scheduling works at my hospital as well. I work cardiac surgical ICU in No Cal and we have a huge staff. The only people who work permanent days are people who've been there for 20 or...

  15. Insulin gtt questions

    begalli replied to nurses4all's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hello, this is my first post here at allnurses. I would like to comment about having a "back up fluid" running behind your drips. In our ICU (cardiothoracic surgery), we DO NOT rountinely place our...