Antikigirl

Antikigirl ASN, RN

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  1. mixed staffing, all-RN or not?

    Antikigirl replied to nursewanderseek's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmmm...I have always worked mixed staffing and couldn't imagine not. To care for people you need specific people for specific things in this fast lane world! To deal with time constraints on any one...

  2. Of calls and HIPAA!

    Antikigirl replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    AWESOME! That is totally the type of system I am begging for! Yep, oh I have learned some very interesting new cuss names and phrases by these phone calls...LOL! And people on the phone are more...

  3. what should men wear to an interview

    Antikigirl replied to mitch8lem's topic in General Nursing

    I field the particular facility that I am applying for frankly...if it is a larger organization and I will be in competion with many folks...out comes the suit (for me a skirt suit), or even just a...

  4. Of calls and HIPAA!

    Antikigirl replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I hear ya...deal with those wayyyy to often (guess people think us RN's sit around eating bon bons and are just being non-professional stubborn mules...uhggggg!). However, I felt if they have a...

  5. co workers birthdays

    Antikigirl replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is done at random at my hospital really...some people bring in a cake or something for their good friends...and I see no probelms with that. I, for one really didn't care to announce it this...

  6. I got it!

    Antikigirl replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't sound silly at all! Congrats and keep up that good work...and may it always make you proud because frankly it isn't a easy thing that should be assumed everyone can do! My husband is a...

  7. overcoming comfort zone

    Antikigirl replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh an as far as interviews. Say nothing negative at all! If something comes up where a negative may be in there a bit, practice your 'turn around'...which is a positive phrase directly afterwards so...

  8. overcoming comfort zone

    Antikigirl replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    couple bits of advice from someone that was in the very same boat! 1. I agree to ask for a shadow, but lately many hospitals will not do this anymore because of patient confidentiality. So good luck...

  9. tachycardia question

    Antikigirl replied to jimihendrix's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest thing I would have advised, given I have working in very very simular sitations as your employ...GET THE MD on that phone, if you can't...then 9-11 call! I don't tend to take chances with...

  10. Acls

    Antikigirl replied to lvnandmomx3's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome! Sound like me...I didn't actually NEED it, but wanted to have it so I could be prepared! The best thing about being a code leader or even stumbling upon a code situation is to remain calm as...

  11. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?

    Antikigirl replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    LOL...I was talking to some nurses about a month ago about a dream I had. It was exactly this!!!!! The dream was that women were drafted as nurses for a new Federal Program to make assisted...

  12. how would you react to this

    Antikigirl replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well frankly that would make me wonder..."why?". I would ask more questions as I walked WITH the CNA to the room. Is it something I need to see, does the CNA have a probelm with the patient or vs...

  13. Acls

    Antikigirl replied to lvnandmomx3's topic in General Nursing

    The above is a great website...also I have been able to take a weekend course of ACLS through my local Fire Departments or Ambulance Companies at a discounted rate. The thing I like about taking it...

  14. Chat???

    Antikigirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy it has been over a year since I have been here, and I am so glad to be back (huggles to all the folks that remember me!). We use to have a live chat...I watched the video (Hi Brian, nice to...

  15. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    Antikigirl replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    "what would you do if you're at home and one person has a severe reaction, lips swollen twice their usual size, arms swollen, gasping for breath...you just happen to have epi at hand and at the same...

  16. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    Antikigirl replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the explanation! I don't get a chance to watch TV anymore...and even when I get free time, my hubby has total rule over the TV remote..LOL! I typically read or sleep...LOL! Yep, gel is...

  17. nurse proof nursing station?

    Antikigirl replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    I would feel that is punishment too...as well as a very stupid idea! If anything in my hospital, we need much more room! With MD's and RN's and RT's and PT's and others...all charting and needing...

  18. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    Antikigirl replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing that may scare me about this practice, if something sugar related was given...was a CBG taken? Proably not! Then how did that nurse know it was hypo vs hyper???? I have seen the tragic...

  19. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    Antikigirl replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    If you give someone something PO during a seizure you will be at very high risk of aspiration! Lets delve into this and see why... When you are having a grand mal seizure, it not only makes all your...

  20. What side of the elevator do you stand on?

    Antikigirl replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    I stand on the side with less people...I can't stand having to stand there and have someone in my aura or touching me that I don't know. Isn't that funny...and I do that for a living...touching...

  21. Mixing Lantus

    Antikigirl replied to ann945n's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, you can talk to a pharmasist if you have one that has the time! I have a great staff of them, and they love to share thier info and enjoy the fact a nurse is

  22. Liquid Stool - Orange

    Antikigirl replied to AggieNurse99's topic in General Nursing

    Okay side note here too...My hubby (paramedic) and I had this running joke for years. He would come home and we would discuss anything cool that happened that day. Of course he would have tales of...

  23. Mixing Lantus

    Antikigirl replied to ann945n's topic in General Nursing

    Not mixing lantus with things is in the paperwork (long microscopic words)that comes with the vial in the box from the manufacturer. But I have an easier solution for it... Just don't mix lantus at...

  24. need help on life changing decisions please

    Antikigirl replied to lifechanger16's topic in General Nursing

    Really look deep into your true self, and perhaps make a list of WHY you wish to be a nurse!? Many people have misconcieved notions of what a nurse really is, and wow...do they get a big suprise when...

  25. Trouble With Lousy Ward Secretaries

    Antikigirl replied to elfmom's topic in General Nursing

    Well...typically it is the administration that deals with people not doing their job well. So letting them know is a good way to go. Other than that...I have taken ward secretaries aside with my...