Antikigirl

Antikigirl ASN, RN

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  1. Where were u 9/11/01?

    Antikigirl replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was so thinking it was a movie or just strange too! My father screamed at me to turn on the TV...and I thought...why is that plane hitting that building..what building...huh? And I thought it was...

  2. Tecoma Washinton

    Antikigirl replied to motomanRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually it is Tacoma...TA CO MA. It is a lovely area! So green!!!!!!!!! The puget sound is awesome, and you are but a ferry boat ride from all the San Juan islands, Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver...

  3. Pay difference between RN and BSN?

    Antikigirl replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    There has been many posts on this subject..and let me tell you from my end...NONE! There is no pay difference here, and the only difference in RN pay dispite the degree is how many years you have...

  4. Where were u 9/11/01?

    Antikigirl replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I remember things like this before 9/11. I wasn't alive during Kennedy's assassination, but so many of my loved ones were, and I heard so many heart felt stories that I feel like I was there too!...

  5. Thoughts/feelings 9/11

    Antikigirl replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for your response! Bless your heart! I couldn't imagine being there in the area (I am from the NW) and not having the pts come in! No one coming in...that simply freaks me out and...

  6. RN to patient ratios

    Antikigirl replied to RN007's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I worked at one hospital that would give one RN (no guarentee of CNA or assistance of any kind) day shift 5-8 pts, swing 6-10. Lets just say I didn't work there long!!! Now I work for a facility that...

  7. Does it matter?

    Antikigirl replied to striving2banurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have run into some places that prefer certain nursing schools or degrees, but typically that doesn't pan out for them...and they open up more over time! I always say if they are going to be that nit...

  8. Help!

    Antikigirl replied to ckben's topic in General Nursing

    I faced a probelm with gaining a new job in nursing too...but I didn't leave my area! What the probelm was is that I worked in an ALF for a few years and no one thought I was capable of taking on...

  9. Where were u 9/11/01?

    Antikigirl replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was getting my son ready for school, and my hubby about to leave for work. Typical day actually. My father lived with us (still does) and came out of his room screaming at us to turn the TV on...

  10. Missing Duragesic Patch, where is it??

    Antikigirl replied to Party-of-Five-NY's topic in General Nursing

    This happened quite freqently at the ALF I use to work for (we had 140-160 residents and this pain control was the latest rage...LOL!). What we did was consider it missing after looking for it,...

  11. Dealing with death

    Antikigirl replied to savealife's topic in General Nursing

    Okay...you were working on a very stressful part of a job that is new to you...stress and adreniline is high, lots of confusion and things to do with no time. Gee go figure you would cry...

  12. grrrrrrrrrr.........

    Antikigirl replied to luvkitties's topic in General Nursing

    Been on both sides of this one, as have many! I found a neat technique when dealing with family members in the hospital...get out of the room when things are being done! I am NOT their nurse and...

  13. Racism in the workplace

    Antikigirl replied to staygold's topic in General Nursing

    A quote from my earlier post..the last paragraph even. "Another time, an elderly resident of mine grabbed my arm so tight as I was passing her in the hallway after a caregiver who happened to be...

  14. Doppler placement during code

    Antikigirl replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!!!!!!!! One of my funniest stories is about this! An intern checking for pedal pulses with a doppler on a patient that just went a-systole checked by three leads three times! Well..guess he was...

  15. Will LTC as a new grad kill other options???

    Antikigirl replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh..I really hate to say this but in a way YES. How do I know...I had to struggle hard to get into hospial after 4 years in LTC/ALF!~ I really feel that my time in LTC/ALF was a huge huge benifit...

  16. I was suprised...

    Antikigirl replied to jenni82104's topic in General Nursing

    We have lots of techs that do various things by training. It is also a way for the hospital to cover liablity by having departments that do certain tasks instead of nurses doing it all. All diagnostic...

  17. HIPPA Question

    Antikigirl replied to -Emma-'s topic in General Nursing

    We too have a code for these types of situations on the phone. You call and say that you/or family wish to bring something to the patient, and if you are to leave it at the nursing desk or is the...

  18. Difficult Tasks or Problems?

    Antikigirl replied to ASUDesign07's topic in General Nursing

    Difficult situations...well daily I think of most things I find more "challenging" to be things that take too long in paperwork before and during a task. Those can be a pure pain and time consuming...

  19. Preceptors-What's the real deal?

    Antikigirl replied to zahryia's topic in General Nursing

    It differs in different facilities. My facility will allow any nurse that volunteers to do it dependant on how long they have worked there (like me, I have only been there for 1 month as their...

  20. PEG tube leaking

    Antikigirl replied to limabean's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen leakage in good tubes before in newly established tubes...sometimes it is the placement of the end pushing against the sides of the stomach just by body position. What I try to do is have...

  21. Advice, please help!

    Antikigirl replied to vlewis's topic in General Nursing

    I have a tattoo on my scapula of a caduesis that can be covered, so that isn't a probelm at all! No one is going to see that one. BUT, I do have a nose piercing that I have a small diamond chip in....

  22. Need help dealing with situation

    Antikigirl replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    I have had my charge nurse inform patients/family trying to get a hold of me to please send a card or letter to me at the hospital. I enjoy cards, and feel that is a perfectly okay way to get...

  23. Do you believe doctors should teach nutrition instead of pharmecudical addiction?

    Antikigirl replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    We have a dietitian department in the hospital, and they do have classes for patients all the time! The trick is...telling patients about it! Many times I will ask an MD to order a nutritionist to...

  24. So frustrated!

    Antikigirl replied to geniann's topic in General Nursing

    I like the picture board idea for people with dementia...sometimes words are a bit complex at times to figure out in these pts. Have one of a NURSE too so she knows when you are introducing yourself...

  25. ways to improve in-patient satisfaction

    Antikigirl replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    I think that those two questions are so broad that they can't be a useful tool in evaulation. In patient satisfaction. Okay, they are in a hospital, how much satisfaction is one really going to get?...