ScrappytheCoco

ScrappytheCoco

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  1. Would you hire an MUSC grad over anyone else?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to lowkey_44's topic in General Nursing

    The only reason I've heard of MUSC is because my college roommate's fiancé studied Orthodontics

  2. Job as a transporter?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to OrpheusApollo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My first hospital job was as a surgery attendant/ OR transporter. It was a great way to get a foot in the door and make money during nursing

  3. Does anyone know Spanish?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in General Students

    I know very few phrases I have picked up after a few years in the ED, (tienes dolor?) :) But the staff members who speak fluent Spanish are invaluable. Yes, a medical interpreter should be used but...

  4. SROM question

    ScrappytheCoco replied to LJR89's topic in General Students

    Heart tones:) some babies like to decel with ROM....and of course there's always the possibility of a cord

  5. Disrespectful ad against nurses on Craigslist

    ScrappytheCoco replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have said since day one that my waitressing experience was an asset in teaching me time management and people skills on my path to nursing. Im not the least bit

  6. Emergency Room IV Access Survey

    ScrappytheCoco replied to smithma5's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I took the survey. The only thing I would say is that iv access in a chemo pt is a toss up. Yes it can be difficult, but you hardly ever encounter one without a port...which makes access...

  7. Maximum Hours Worked

    ScrappytheCoco replied to ddd2012's topic in General Nursing

    Everywhere I have worked it's been based on a hospital policy...usually a max of 16 hours a day for nursing and 24 for

  8. Burnt out

    ScrappytheCoco replied to Hippy chick's topic in General Nursing

    I worked myself to death and in the high stress specialties I do it really got me bitter and burnt out quick. I quit my full time and went per diem with two agencies and I looooove it. Way less...

  9. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    ScrappytheCoco replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Do you work critical care? Because then you might

  10. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    ScrappytheCoco replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I asked 3x for the in house OB/GYN to go and see an obs pt of mine because I just had a feeling something wasn't right. She kept saying she would and then went to bed without seeing the pt while I...

  11. Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I bet if you swabbed your nose right now you'd find out you're colonized with MRSA. It's not anything to get too excited

  12. Working for two hospitals

    ScrappytheCoco replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in General Nursing

    I work per diem at a couple of level one trauma centers in the ED through an agency. I think some of them have non compete clauses but my other job is at a smaller community hospital that isn't...

  13. New hire RN accused of being "mean."

    ScrappytheCoco replied to NS885RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When I delegate a task, I always use phrases like "do you have time, would you mind, would you please..." etc...and because of that when I do have an emergency and say I need help NOW they know it's...

  14. Administering Fentanyl

    ScrappytheCoco replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    I work L&D/ER, I have only ever given it IVP/or as a drip for sedation. I have had many pts come in with the transdermal patches on their med list, mostly cancer

  15. What nurse life-hacks do you have to offer?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nurses Rock

    A cup or coffee filter filled with dry coffee is excellent for dispelling post code brown smells. A COB PACU nurse taught me that a cold rag filled with ice pressed behind the pt's ears reduces nausea...

  16. Scrubs for the slim

    ScrappytheCoco replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a long torso and short legs. I feel the pain. I'm not slim though, so can't help ya there

  17. Admissions

    ScrappytheCoco replied to nightsinBoston's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked a few places where we call report to the floor, but generally we just fax an sbar and call to say we are coming. If there's something I really feel like needs to be addressed, I'll call...

  18. He/She Said What!?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to BritBSNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Resident: "I said I want the bed ALL the way up! Are you stupid, or deaf or something?" Me: "Are you blind? My finger is on the button." I was mortified by the word vomit. Thank God the attending...

  19. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    ScrappytheCoco replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    No grapefruit juice if the pt is on Crestor. I have NEVER given anyone Crestor. Why on earth do I remember that one of all

  20. What is your ER policy for lunch breaks?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to emergency_love's topic in Emergency

    Some places I have worked the charge nurse/manager/educator will cover lunches. I was a swing shifter which meant I came in at 11p or 1p and my whole job was to cover lunches/breaks and float. Other...

  21. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    ScrappytheCoco replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh this one. One time my homeless pt missed the toilet and then tried to take a bath in the sink. I had to stop caring for my other three ED patients because the housekeeper refused to clean the...

  22. C/s incision dressing removal

    ScrappytheCoco replied to GabesMommy2014's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Usually our physicians remove them when they round POD

  23. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    ScrappytheCoco replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Last winter we were boarding all the admitted patients in the ED, so technically I had 3 med/surg patients I was doing all the cares/meds/floor stuff for plus an ED bed I turned over 5 times in a 12...

  24. New Nurse ... not distinguishing myself as brilliant

    ScrappytheCoco replied to SilverSister's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you I'd run from that job like I was on fire. You're not getting the support that you need as a new grad on an acute floor. Do you have a department educator you can address your concerns...

  25. Thinking

    ScrappytheCoco replied to Jessicalynn7's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm certainly not in the "nursing is a calling" camp but you have to kind of be a little bit interested in it for a reason other than money...or you will run screaming from your first job having...