LilPeanut MSN, RN, NP

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    Career Crossroads

    LilPeanut replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I was a SAHM until my oldest was 5, youngest was 3, then I went back to school to be a nurse and was gone a ton. hindsight, I do wonder how that affected them, but on the other hand, my kids are super...
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    Can I get Fired?

    LilPeanut replied to Minniegirl0604's topic in General Nursing

    I have practiced on myself before. ? But I think the biggest worry would be people worrying that you might place IVs in yourself so you can divert easily. Overall, I would skip it or do it on...
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    Seattle is Dying

    LilPeanut replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's a little bit from column a and b. The salaries are driven up because the housing is going up. A lot of the issues we have in SF come from people who want to buy cash outright as an investment,...
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    LilPeanut replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    Money was a strong motivation for me, though there's "calling" too. When people are talking about money, it's not getting rich or anything, but it is paying better than retail, is incredibly...
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    Has this happened to you?

    LilPeanut replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely, that's what the link says (and I understand about not liking sites on mobile) it's the same thing though when you are driving - you know how to do it so well, your conscious mind doesn't...
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    Frustrations with the dreaded OSH

    LilPeanut replied to LilPeanut's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    ? They were not awesome, but not horrific. R 45, PIP 30 PEEP 8 (of course 100% FiO2 and 20 ppm iNO) And thankfully, PPHN has resolved, baby is off ECMO and looks like may not have any brain damage!...
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    Worst Nursing Scrub Color Worn?

    LilPeanut replied to RNliveoak's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've luckily not minded any of the colors I've had to wear: * Fire engine red as a student - I mean, it was bright, but not a terrible color. We joked that our red scrubs were a warning to patients...
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    LilPeanut replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    But the cost of living is higher. I made ~25/hour starting as a bedside new grad, and I still was able to support my family. That's over 50k/year, and in a lot of the country, that's a decent wage...
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    Has this happened to you?

    LilPeanut replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaticity I just recently was trying to remember a step for irish dancing that I had learned many years ago, and just couldn't do it. I had to get the "right" music...
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    I did this so in trouble

    LilPeanut replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    I recommend anyone who is typing a longer story pause, re-read out loud, then edit as necessary. It's not about people being perfect, when it comes to grammar, but that language is about...
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    Seattle is Dying

    LilPeanut replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    NAFTA, at worst, was probably a neutral force in our economy. That's part of the issues we're struggling with as a country. Many blue collar positions are going away. Nothing is going to bring them...
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    Seattle is Dying

    LilPeanut replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, some strings, but not nearly as many as we currently have. People who are addicted to drugs - is anything better in our society by having them live on the street? No. Most people will live...
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    Seattle is Dying

    LilPeanut replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    And what about the people who are not able to provide a contribution? It could be physical, emotional or mental. That's part of why it is complex. Ideally, if you improve all the other aspects,...
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    Seattle is Dying

    LilPeanut replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Again, you can't just address it at one place. I'm a bit disappointed with the level of disdain people seem to have. It's a complex issue and solution and unless we are prepared to just line...
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    Seattle is Dying

    LilPeanut replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's possible to die of hypothermia, but in other places it's nigh impossible to live outside without hypothermia. Living outdoors in San Francisco is far different from living outdoors in
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    Seattle is Dying

    LilPeanut replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    So the homeless tend to be concentrated on the west coast for weather reasons. People there can live outdoors 24/7 with little risk of death from either hot or cold, no matter what season. The...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    LilPeanut replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Missing a couple letters
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    For-Profit NP admissions... I thought they were joking!

    LilPeanut replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Wow. Talk about burning bridges there. Even if they found another preceptor already, they should still return your call, if only for the fact they might need a preceptor in another term. "Thank you...
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    The Wage Gap Myth

    LilPeanut replied to car48's topic in Men in Nursing

    Part of it is also that society tends to value jobs that men do more than jobs that women do, and if a job has traditionally been done by men, then starts becoming female dominated, the wages go down...
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    I was slapped by a patient

    LilPeanut replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in General Nursing

    I think definitely there is grey area when there are questions about competence or if there is an illness interfering with rational thought, but cases like this are not those at all. I don't...
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    What do you do...

    LilPeanut replied to hungup's topic in General Nursing

    All of the above. Sometimes goof off, sometimes on here, and I do tend to read a lot of journal articles in downtime. I have more downtime than many because often my role at night is a transport NP,...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    LilPeanut replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Possibly I guess, maybe? Depends on if she was burned and how bad the shock was I bet. I don't know, interesting thought. I would think if you had a known reason for asystole, they got the heart...
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    NG tube question

    LilPeanut replied to RNinCali15's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Former preemie who was 6-7 months old at the time I think? She also had a trach. But even when I was in nursing school, I remember that the very first peds rotation, our instructor was reassuring us...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    LilPeanut replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, I will say, I am also rewatching criminal minds - the episode with the bleach - he said the milk will coat the esophagus, not the lungs. So that was right. But the one with the paralysis really...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    LilPeanut replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am re-watching ER for funsies. The first season was a little better on medical accuracy. They actually had a code and someone called "should I get the paddles?" and another person said "No, it's...