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  1. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    not now replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Checking blood sugars, especially when they are on an insulin drip and it's every hour. It's just such a tedious process: scan my badge, scan your wristband, scan the package the strip comes in,...

  2. Don't you just love the stereotype?

    not now replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    That's actually not an ad. It's a photo from the spring 2008 ready-to-wear show for Paris Fashion Week. From Style.com: "Pulling in Richard Prince for this season's Louis Vuitton project was a typical...

  3. Guess the mispronounced medical term

    not now replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Can I have some more diluted?" "Uh,

  4. When called to fill in, what should I be paid?

    not now replied to zoo*moon's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am any extra shift (if you signed up for it or was called in) you're paid $22/hr on top of your base pay for the entire 12 hours. It's cheaper for the hospital to do that then pay for a bunch...

  5. "Did you report her?"

    not now replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been at my new job for all of three months. When I meet nurses from other departments they all say the same thing "You're never getting out of there." Staff frequently write each other up for...

  6. Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    not now replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    I think what the OP needs to understand is that people tend to talk about "bad" things or "hardships" more than they will the positives in life. Those topics are more interesting (engaging?), they...

  7. What is your schedule like?

    not now replied to Soneshine's topic in General Nursing

    I work every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. We self schedule. Every few weeks I'll give myself a break by doing the first part of one week and the last of the next just to have a week

  8. How come Docs don't have to wear scrubs?

    not now replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I see docs roll up on the floor in Hawaiian shirts, shorts, sandals (mandals?), capris, one surgeon was wearing scrubs with matching flip flops. They do it because they

  9. What's In Your Pocket?

    not now replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Three pens, one black, one red/green/purple (depends what I pull out that day) and one sharpie. Tape My "brain." I just make a copy of the rand card and write all over it. Alcohol swabs in one pant...

  10. Electronic records and computerization:Improving care or creating more chaos?

    not now replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    We primarily do computer charting with a little still in the chart. This gets confusing because I can't remember where to find things sometimes. We are supposed to go all computerized soon ("No pen by...

  11. Back-to-back 12 hour shifts

    not now replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in General Nursing

    Three but I'm new, young and child free so I can handle it. For now. There are two nurses on my floor who do five in a row every week. We are paid pretty well for extra shifts and that's why they do...

  12. Rich nurses?

    not now replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    Coming from a family of field/packing house workers I consider myself well paid. I showed my Mom my first LVN paycheck and she was amazed. I showed her my first RN paycheck and she was speechless. I'm...

  13. RN's that used to be LPN's

    not now replied to Roozeyk's topic in General Nursing

    My LVN experience worked for and against me. I didn't get a job in ICU because "We've had trouble with LVN to RN bridge graduates in the past." Apparently the last couple of times they hired an...

  14. How Many Patients Do Your Monitor Tech's Watch?

    not now replied to Ace1's topic in General Nursing

    We have techs on the second (telemetry) and third floor (ICCU) of the hospital. I work on the fourth floor (ortho/med/surg). I've gone down to pick up the tele box once and I saw one person staring at...

  15. Now I feel bad... What would you have done??

    not now replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I have to deal with this frequently on my floor. I'm new, I don't know everything, I don't always do things exactly how the next shift wants and sometimes I forget stuff. Every morning I brace myself...

  16. Improving Patient Satisfaction

    not now replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    We use Press Ganey and the problem that we have run into is that no one fills the forms out and sends them back in. Last month we had 5 patients fill them out and send them back in, one person didn't...

  17. Are You Satisfied With Your Income?

    not now replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very happy with what I make. I've chosen to live simply and minimally so I have enough money to pay bills and still have some fun (just got back from a cruise last weekend). My best friend make a...

  18. What Is The Least Stressful Nursing Specialty?

    not now replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Babies that aren't mine or related to me make me nervous. I couldn't work NICU or the nursery because I'd be taking care of someone else's child and mama's are protective. Now that's stressful. LTC...

  19. Mophine IM vs IV

    not now replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a doc who orders IM demerol with vistaril for all his post-op cervical laminectomy's (sp?). No IV pain meds the only other option is norco. I dread having to stick them every time they want...

  20. Anyone here drink a can of soda a day?

    not now replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm another who loves their soda. I grew up on Diet Pepsi and Diet Coke, my dad will only drink diet so that's all we ever had. I've been a diet soda drinker for...20 years (I'm 27), no diabetes and...

  21. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    not now replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility: yes. If there's a change (walk in a room an notice "Hey, you're feet are starting to swell...") you add it to charting and move on. I've worked both 8's and 12's. Having to work five...

  22. Took NCLEX 6/26/07 in CA....still no results!

    not now replied to Beetle01's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took it on the 14th (96 questions) and didn't find out until the 27th that I had passed. That's what, 13

  23. Does a patient have the right to refuse to allow students to witness their procedure?

    not now replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure that if you choose to work on a L&D unit with little to no experience you wouldn't just be thrown with patients, you'd get plenty of orientation before you're let loose on your...

  24. ATT (authorization to test)

    not now replied to Maxs's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No more than five minutes after

  25. Holy Cow!!! Just back from NCLEX testing

    not now replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My class was told this prior to graduation from out program director. I swear it's a different story from everyone I talk to. Anywho, if I'm given multiple multiples I won't pass. I always think I...