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    Help with asthma assignment

    eatmysoxRN replied to Chynna21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    She probably means that you should actually list the triggers. If you know the medication, give specific details. Tell the correct way to use the inhaler. Tell why smoking around him is a no-no. ~ No...
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    Should i reschedule it or take it.? PLEASE HELP

    eatmysoxRN replied to Kath.88's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took NCLEX as soon as I could. I felt like I either had it or didn't. I reviewed key things I felt I didn't understand but tried to use my critical thinking to get through it and I passed at 75...
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    Noncompliant

    eatmysoxRN replied to Vespertinas's topic in Nursing Humor

    Lol. Unfortunately it seems the noncompliant FFs just don't understand that it's the skipping meds, smoking, and drinking that cause them to be in the hospital monthly. A lot of times I think it's a...
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    eatmysoxRN replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Not really a big mistake but I have had a morphine carpuject explode. I didn't even inject air into it so I'm not sure what happened. I did get morphine all over my shoes. Lol. ~ No One Can Make You...
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    No.......the Hospital is Not the Internet

    eatmysoxRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't even think about it sometimes. Especially when I get an admission at 4 am. I usually use the bed scale if available but I'm terrible at estimating weight so someone could tell me 50 pounds...
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    Need help:Tell that I have a relative or not?

    eatmysoxRN replied to kayshia89's topic in General World

    What would the reason be for lying? ~ No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent -Eleanor Roosevelt
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    Hyperglycemia or Dehydration what to treat first

    eatmysoxRN replied to hazzadis's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'd say treat the dehydration first. By replenishing the fluid, glucose and potassium levels will drop slightly. 6 is barely hyperkalemic although it does need treatment. When fluid is back in...
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    How many hours per week (avg) do you work these days?

    eatmysoxRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    3 12s one week, 4 12s the next. Mandatory overtime. And my floor is used to staff other floors that are short if we schedule any extra people. Census is up and down but we seem to always get pulled....
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    How does chemistry apply to your RN position?

    eatmysoxRN replied to livelovelive's topic in General Nursing

    Having a general understanding of basic chemistry can help you piece together the pathophysiology of disease processes so you can teach and understand why treatment is what it is. No, you won't be...
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    So the boss says "When a call light goes off, consider that an error"

    eatmysoxRN replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Absolutely ridiculous. In my charting I sometimes put "call bell within reach with use encouraged." and I do encourage them to use it. Naturally I ask before I leave if I can get them anything, but...
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    Nurse told me to give Medication

    eatmysoxRN replied to Purple93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We had a patient on our unit who just wouldn't take medication from any of the nurses. The patient only liked one person on the unit and it happened to be a male NA. The only way we could get that...
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    do you tell your co workers ???

    eatmysoxRN replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I mention AN but wouldn't dare share my screen name. That seems like a lot of drama I'd rather not deal with. ~ No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent -Eleanor Roosevelt
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    eatmysoxRN replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I was thinking. I am surprised by these things I read on here and wonder what caused these policies to be placed. Probably things that belong in this thread. ~ No One Can Make You Feel...
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    12 hour overnight nurses, please tell me about your sleep schedule.

    eatmysoxRN replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I sleep when I'm tired. Ultimately I usually sleep 8 hours between shifts that are in a row. On my first night off I usually sleep until about midnight and get up for a couple of hours then nap until...
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    The most gruesome situation you've encountered?

    eatmysoxRN replied to SuzieVN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not really gruesome, but I cannot handle the countless videos on YouTube of abcess lancing. Seeing all that pus shoot everywhere just makes me queasy. Give me an oozy post open lap any day over...
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    New nurse

    eatmysoxRN replied to j.ll's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As others have said, you need more time. Ask questions. Learn all you can. Repeat - ask questions. What is your nurse patient ratio? What makes you feel so overwhelmed? What type of floor is it? ~...
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    Have you ever performed CPR? Results?:

    eatmysoxRN replied to SuzieVN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've been involved in a few very successful codes where the patient walked out after a bout in the unit. It's the others that are hard. I've never seen one that was successful when CPR was initiated...
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    TPN order I'm confused on if this is too much or too little for this patient

    eatmysoxRN replied to ren09's topic in Patient Education

    We typically consult dietician and pharmacy on all TPN. They are the best to make adjustments. I know I didn't learn enough about that in nursing school to make adjustments. ~ No One Can Make You Feel...
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    What do you do?

    eatmysoxRN replied to texasmum's topic in General Nursing

    Chat with coworkers (happens during all nursing station time anyhow). Read occasionally. Watch YouTube on my phone quietly. Clean keyboards (those things are disgusting). Print out teaching sheets for...
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    Leaving the hospital after 6 months?

    eatmysoxRN replied to %63theend's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You seem excited about your new job and those are hard to come by so I wouldn't worry about it. As long as you give appropriate notice and work through it you should be okay. Congrats on the job! ~ No...
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    Advice for a future CNA student? :)

    eatmysoxRN replied to maddiem's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    During high school I took a CNA course that was 2 nights a week and eventually had clinical on Saturday's for a month or so. It was very simple and didn't require much studying. I think the most...
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    Easter hangover

    eatmysoxRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I'm proud of myself for not having eaten any Easter candy this year. However, it's going to be hard to walk by the clearance baskets at Wal-Mart without grabbing some Reeses eggs. ~ No One Can Make...
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    Health Insurance rates...

    eatmysoxRN replied to HippyDippyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Free health insurance. Pays for almost everything as long as I use one of the listed providers. I had oodles of stuff done last year through an oncologist and have paid very little out of pocket. ~ No...
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    Giving Narcotic After Scheduled

    eatmysoxRN replied to slauren's topic in Patient Medications

    It would be okay to give it on my unit. You should check your policy though. ~ No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent -Eleanor Roosevelt
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    You make the decisions on YOUR shift and I'll make the decisions on MINE

    eatmysoxRN replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's the ones who really do overrate pain that ruin it for others. I know that pain is subjective but seriously. If you set an alarm on your phone to wake up and start screaming in pain then you just...