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  1. So is this economy hurting anyone else??????

    not now replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    Go for the extra education, more education is never a loss. No problems here. My facility just took away the special pay they were giving nurses for extra shifts worked. This pay was much more than...

  2. A really good example of children in the USA still dying from childhood diseases.

    not now replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    My son will get all vaccinations except for varicella and HepB. If he doesn't get chicken pox by the time he's four then I'll vaccinate him. As far as HepB goes, my four month old isn't having sex or...

  3. What are some pros and cons of working in a nursing home?

    not now replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    Pros: -A daily routine -Becoming familiar with your residents which actually makes your job easier (i.e. I can Mattie to take her pills if I do this, Ted can usually be found next to the roses, ect)...

  4. Do You Wear a Lab coat?

    not now replied to L3Janit0r37's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wear a long sleeved shirt under my scrubs and a black or dark blue hoodie. My old NM forbid them but my new NM is her polar opposite and doesn't care. The only time I wore a lab coat was in

  5. Any nurses out there still wearing a cap?

    not now replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen one nurse wear her white cap. She was younger too, only in her early 40's. She wouldn't wear all white though, she'd wear regular colored/printed scrubs with her cap. I have two caps, one...

  6. Nursing preceptor says no to certain abbreviations

    not now replied to cozzy66's topic in General Nursing

    I hate reading charts and not knowing what the writer is saying because it's messy or full of abbreviations that I don't understand. For that reason alone I don't abbreviate in my charting. Ever. When...

  7. Flu shoots

    not now replied to Jenn-eRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I was gonna suggest. I don't remember the name of them

  8. Flu Vaccine

    not now replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    Got the flu shot once, years ago when I was a phlebotomist, and didn't get the flu. Haven't had a flu shot since and came down with the flu once, the same year I didn't work in a health care setting....

  9. How proud and grateful you are being a nurse?

    not now replied to Podeng's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have some huge sense of pride because I'm an RN but my mom sure is proud that I am. I don't hide the fact but I don't shout it from the rooftops either. I am VERY grateful to be an RN because...

  10. I couldn't believe this

    not now replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Our pharmacists are so fast to arrive that we hardly ever use the meds in the crash cart. The just show up with a big bag of meds, needles, syringes and start drawing up what the doc orders except...

  11. How far do you drive?

    not now replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Five minutes. Maybe ten if I hit all the red

  12. How to decide who gets the first admit

    not now replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work nights on a med-surg floor. If there were multiple open beds on the floor the team lead based it on acuity. If you didn't like it, tough. If you were swamped at the moment it would...

  13. Bye, Bye, LPN's

    not now replied to gilf7243's topic in LPN to RN

    My facility is odd. They have stopped hiring LVN's in all acute care except ED and urgent care. Urgent care only staffs LVN's and the LVN's in ED are regulated to the "fast track" area of the ED. All...

  14. i hate med-surg

    not now replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I was in the same boat as the OP. I loved what I learned on my ortho/med-surg floor but I was drowning every night. I loved my co-workers but I hated going to work. I wanted to go to ICU but didn't...

  15. Knee High vs Thigh High SCD's

    not now replied to redraccoon's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with the PP that getting patients up and walking is the ideal but sometimes it's not gonna happen. Thigh highs make patients sweaty, so do knee highs. I find that to be the biggest...

  16. Viagra for women...

    not now replied to Jack_ICU's topic in General Nursing

    I thought it lowers the seizure threshold in high doses like 450 mg or more a day. So wouldn't a smaller dose (75 mg or so) not be considered a

  17. Viagra for women...

    not now replied to Jack_ICU's topic in General Nursing

    I read in one of my pharmacology texts that if a woman is having sexual problems due to SSRI's (anorgasmic, I think the term was? And/or lack of desire) the patient can be switched to Wellbutrin which...

  18. Dementia pts refusing to eat.

    not now replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    If I can't get them to eat any type of balanced meal I just give them what they want. One of my residents always had bags of cheetoes and orange fingers but she ate so family was happy. She also would...

  19. hanging cartizem

    not now replied to Kristine6767's topic in General Nursing

    I think IVPB is getting confused with low porting a med. With a piggyback the primary infusion stops while the PB runs. If you "low port" a med then the regular fluids (NS, 1/2NS, ect) is running on...

  20. Called Off for Low Census!!!

    not now replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Who keeps track of who's getting called off? We have a schedule book and in the front it lists those who have floated to another unit or those who have been called off and the dates. When the census...

  21. They taped the what to the WHAT!

    not now replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I hate condom caths for the reason everyone else does, they fall off or leak constantly. They do come in small sizes though. I remember and older nurse (been a nurse longer than I've been alive) that...

  22. Beer on a patient's dinner tray?

    not now replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    So far I've seen the following orders in acute care: "Wine with all meals." "One can of (insert beer brand here) with all meals." "One can of (insert beer brand here) QHS PRN." These all came up on...

  23. Nurses on Antidepressants?

    not now replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    If I don't take my med I can't function at work. My concentration is shot, my head is all over the place, I can't keep my priorities in line, I can't hustle like I should and I crumble under stress. I...

  24. VENT... beware- not a happy post

    not now replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    After today I totally could have written that OP. I was losing my mind this afternoon and all I get is "This order was written two hours ago and you didn't get it done?" Um...no, I was trying to keep...

  25. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    not now replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    In my last semester of clinical we were not assigned patients until that morning. The thought being that in the real world you don't know before hand what patients you are going to get so you'll never...