Good Morning, Gil

Good Morning, Gil

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  1. RN Who Wants To Become A Paramedic???

    Good Morning, Gil replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm glad FlyingScot posted that very helpful info for you. I'm an ICU nurse, which I guess is the path to flight nursing, and while it intrigued me at first (since you sometimes get the most critical...

  2. Blame the weekend staff! It's fun!

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Nurse_Wretched's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like you need a new job. Have you been there at least a year? Regardless of how bad something is, I'm of the mindset to stick it out for a year or close to a year for resume purposes, but...

  3. Mixed Feelings over Nursing...Is it for me? Help- need advice!!

    Good Morning, Gil replied to KaylaBrooke1695's topic in Nursing Career

    i just want a career that i would love, where there is something new all the time, where i can work with others, and be around people. not to burst your bubble, but what you're looking for, you...

  4. Sedation vacation for pt on paralytics

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Karolyte's topic in Patient Medications

    Also, it would be cruel and unusual to give someone on paralytics a sedation vacation. Think about what a paralytic does. The patient is paralyzed, but can feel, hear everything (assuming their...

  5. How did you *know* your specialty and when?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to misscherie's topic in General Nursing

    Same as others. Haven't been a nurse that long, but I work where I end up being hired. Started as a rehab nurse since that's where I got a job, and it was alright, but didn't really enjoy that area...

  6. Transfer advice please

    Good Morning, Gil replied to ninja-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you're somewhat of a control freak and like somewhat of a routine, then you'll probably like ICU. ICU is feast or famine. You can have a slower night that is more routine even if your patients...

  7. a better way to collect u/c sample from foley catheter?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    Your foleys don't have that blue lab sample port? Ask your manager to switch to Bard then. I didn't even realize they made foleys without one. So, of course getting a sample will be more of a pain...

  8. Nurses Week/Hospital Week

    Good Morning, Gil replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    lol, I know there's a teacher's week, but I meant they would subscribe to the same formula, making it National Teachers/School Week, celebrating, I don't know, the whole school, and the students, too....

  9. Overwhelmed

    Good Morning, Gil replied to butterfly_kisses9188's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you. Unfortunately, there are places that are great to work, and there are places that are not as great to work. My first nursing job I only had 3 weeks of orientation, had never even done an...

  10. When calling in are you asked "what's wrong with you"

    Good Morning, Gil replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I never have called in at my current job, but the one time I had to call in sick since I had a bad sinus infection, fever, nose dripping all over the place, I told them why I wasn't coming in (but I...

  11. Nurses Week/Hospital Week

    Good Morning, Gil replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure people complained in the past: wait, why do nurses get all of the attention for a week? We (insert here, doctors, RT's, etc) work just as hard, and there's no week for us, hence: how...

  12. 100k salary?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to pilot833's topic in General Nursing

    It requires a lot of overtime in a high cost of living area. You won't make that unless you worked 70 hour work weeks in most areas of the country, and most hospitals won't allow you to work that...

  13. What does STAT mean to your Lab?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    We draw our own labs in my unit, so I don't have to worry about that. And, if it is taking them a while, then I would probably just draw labs myself if its urgent if I were you (though I know you're...

  14. LTAC Exp Counts as Hospital Exp?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to mindlor's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    If you're talking about whether or not LTAC counts for CRNA school, it doesn't. CRNA school requires ICU experience, but I guess it depends on your LTAC's ICU whether or not that would count or not....

  15. why is celebrex no longer preferred?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    And, if I were to guess, it was GI bleeding. That's the risk of any NSAID, but if one specific drug is linked to too many adverse effects, it gets placed under review. That's just an educated guess,...

  16. why is celebrex no longer preferred?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    If I remember correctly, I think it was linked to some adverse reactions, don't remember the specifics or if this is even true lol, and again, that could have been a different NSAID. A med of some...

  17. Ethical Dilemma

    Good Morning, Gil replied to mglick's topic in General Nursing

    If patient refused blood transfusion, she needs to be told the consequences of that decision. That's a crappy situation as that baby is 32 weeks and is a viable life. I guess we don't have the info...

  18. how do nurses wear nail polish?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    Nail polish/artificial nails are linked to an increased risk of infection to the patient as a PP says, so I do not wear it to work. I'm not a nail polish person anyway, so it works out. I do wear...

  19. Abolishing the Pinning Ceremony

    Good Morning, Gil replied to drem7116's topic in General Nursing

    My first degree was non-nursing, but I enjoyed the graduation ceremony, etc. From nursing school, the pinning was held during the graduation ceremony. It wasn't anything super special, just got a...

  20. Do I Say Something When They Call or Just Let it Go?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, like PP said, it could have just been artifact, and the nurses just did not recognize that. Or, possibly, you could have briefly been in a-flutter, but once they did the ekg, you were back in...

  21. Best Shoes for 12 hrs shift

    Good Morning, Gil replied to AnacaliRn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear sketchers shape ups, as well, They're comfy, and my legs/feet never hurt, but only you'll be able to find the best shoes for you like the PP said. I wouldn't spend the money on danskos if...

  22. Can anybody share any first hand experience with being coded, on a vent, sedated, etc

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I never was, but my mom was. When I asked her just a few years ago, she remembers being awake on the vent when they told her they were going to extubate. She was really nervous (since she got...

  23. night nurses- sleep schedules?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to erinreed34's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work 3 nights in a row all of the time (every other week, though). However, I will say...you may not adjust well...ever. I have been working nights now for a year and a half, and I still...

  24. Shift differentials?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    The shift diff for nights is not even close to making working nights worthwhile. Just my opinion. I'd much rather work day shift (and the faster pace, which really isn't that much faster on my unit)...

  25. Love or hate your IV pumps?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to steffimarty's topic in General Nursing

    Alaris, love them! Easy to use, and don't have any issues with them. They'll occasionally ding air in line, but that's usually b/c there's air in the line (usually only small bubble), but still a...