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  1. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    ICULINDA replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    While in nursing school I was to give meds via a OG. I was giving lactulose and some other pills. Filled my syringe up with 20ml to flush first and remembered to keep a little air in the syringe. No...

  2. Wipe the iv port even with antibiotics?

    ICULINDA replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient Medications

    Wow. We use these orange caps that have alcohol in them so when you remove them you don't have to scrub as long as the hub did not touch anything else. Out of habit I scrub anyways. If one of those...

  3. my back

    ICULINDA replied to jamesia0127's topic in Patient Education

    Per the term of service no medical advise can be given. Your best bet is to contact your medical provider for advise. Sorry and hope you feel

  4. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    ICULINDA replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure she was especially since I took over care and wouldn't allow her to anything that involved patient care. I probably should've handled it differently but at that point I was to scared to let...

  5. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    ICULINDA replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

  6. Interview a Senior Nursing Student- HW

    ICULINDA replied to Danielle182's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

  7. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    ICULINDA replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    She got a quick lesson on the esophagus and trachs and was watched closer the rest of the night. She truly thought the trach was for everything. It was her first time dealing with a trach. Poor thing....

  8. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    ICULINDA replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    These are all awesome. Had a newbie at the Pyxis crushing pills. She happen to have the one pt with a trach that could take PO meds. When I asked what she was doing she stated she was crushing the...

  9. Interview a Senior Nursing Student- HW

    ICULINDA replied to Danielle182's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We all have had this homework assignment. And everyday someone posts a thread looking for someone to answer the questions. Resources for you to use should include: your local ANA chapter, your...

  10. Bedside Shift Report

    ICULINDA replied to Seasoned's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it works great in a ICU setting. If getting report from some nurses on my unit I will only get report from the bedside. I insist on it simply because in the pass the nurse had no idea...

  11. Help for a newbie RN regarding job placement!

    ICULINDA replied to ElmStSurvivor's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started out in ICU for a level 1 trauma center.. Very busy very fast paced. 16 week orientation on the unit with lots of classes outside the unit. The whole orientation from the time on the unit to...

  12. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    ICULINDA replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Another one worth mentioning " I have a rash on my bippy that is in the shape of a shoe. I was taking care of a patient that had a rash too. Do you think I caught it?" I sometimes wanna change my name...

  13. Can TB be spread like this?

    ICULINDA replied to Tellyouican's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is your forth post posing the same question just worded differently. If it's a homework assignment the resources have been given to you. If it's a personal medical question you have already been...

  14. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    ICULINDA replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Another great one,although this may have already been mentioned, "I need to interview a nurse but I don't know anybody, someone please answer theses questions" really?!? You don't know anyone! Gonna...

  15. LPN in NY

    ICULINDA replied to SorayaLisney's topic in LPN, LVN Students

  16. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    ICULINDA replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sarah I'm sorry your having such a hard time adjusting to being a new grad. From what you have posted it doesn't sound like you had a good orientation program. 3 preceptors? Why may I ask? Also if you...

  17. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    ICULINDA replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a threat at all. What everyone is referring to is not using your real name or photo since your facilities managers, co-workers, and others could easily identify you. They may not like what...

  18. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    ICULINDA replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

  19. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    ICULINDA replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

  20. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    ICULINDA replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    On a completely different post I have been told that I am a example of horizontal workplace violence simply because I called the OP out on the numerous amount of BS. The OP does nothing but post...

  21. Nursing instructors-explain why...

    ICULINDA replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

    I'm confused are you talking about nursing school or CNA school because some of your posts say your doing CNA and others talk about RN

  22. Other health professions

    ICULINDA replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

  23. Other health professions

    ICULINDA replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

  24. Other health professions

    ICULINDA replied to deetrain's topic in General Students

  25. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    ICULINDA replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it when we (nurses, seasoned,veteran,ect) vent on a post we are "unprofessional" and crazy old bats, that are looked at as out to get nursing students but when a student vents that the...