rach_nc_03

rach_nc_03

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  1. Drug addicted nurses

    rach_nc_03 replied to ske0124's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My best friend dated a nurse who stole IV narcotics from her facility for quite some time. she would bring syringes with her to parties and nightclubs, and she and her friends would shoot up whatever...

  2. interviewing after surgery

    rach_nc_03 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi all- first off, i'm giving this background info *not* to ask for a diagnosis, but to give you a better idea of what i'm up against. sorry this is so long... i graduated in may, and started working...

  3. Rn/md

    rach_nc_03 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    before i was diagnosed with endometriosis, i saw an accupuncturist to help control my pain. before he even asked what was wrong, he took my pulses and told me my chi was blocked on the right side of...

  4. No Relief, Embarrasing Moment

    rach_nc_03 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    WHOA!! that must have been awful!! marie, i'm so sorry this happened to you, and happy that you went to the supervisor with the situtation...i think a lot of women would've been too embarrassed to...

  5. Anyone wearing team logo scrubs?

    rach_nc_03 replied to Celiabs's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- Landau is great for tall size pants, and Dickies has some tall cargo pants as well. I have a similar problem, though, with crotches that hang between my thighs...i'm actually getting a rash...

  6. Question about nurses and smoking

    rach_nc_03 replied to FLstudent06's topic in General Nursing

    different people- patients as well as nurses- handle this issue in many different ways. I'm a smoker. for a lot of reasons, i became really annoyed with myself for *needing* to smoke at certain times,...

  7. Made a big mistake

    rach_nc_03 replied to jamieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :rollNurse Jail!!! I love

  8. Anyone work weekend DOUBLES? Feedback NEEDED!!

    rach_nc_03 replied to a_clay's topic in General Nursing

    Hi amy, Not sure if you mean back-to-back 12 hour shifts, but i worked 2 12s (often turning into 2 14s) on saturday/sunday in nursing school, went to classes and clinicals full time mon-fri, worked a...

  9. I have a surname. I'd like to use it.

    rach_nc_03 replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    yeah- i had a really sweet 11 year old boy in last week who called me 'miss rachel', as did his brother. i thought it was cute- he also said 'yes ma'am, no ma'am' when he answered me. then again,...

  10. Ok...new take on the same question....

    rach_nc_03 replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    hi snoop- i haven't responded yet because....i'm in pain! hehe. seriously. i've dealt with the pain of endometriosis and daily migraines (probably an outgrowth of the hormonal imbalance caused by the...

  11. Ok....don't flame me ....questions for ya...

    rach_nc_03 replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I also suffer from endometriosis, and I've had 2 surgeries for it in the past year. I absolutely (literally) feel your pain. When i was working as a nursing assistant, i occasionally took vicodin...

  12. Failing the NCLEX at 77 Questions

    rach_nc_03 replied to CarolineRn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not true about randomly picking people to take the whole test. Check out the pearsonvue website; there's a FAQ section that dispels some myths about the test. There's also a comprehensive...

  13. Pa None Smoking!

    rach_nc_03 replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    and (outside of the research about a glass of wine per day being beneficial because of the antioxidants) who benefits from alcohol consumption? fast food? driving big SUVs? gambling? nobody (except...

  14. Do you give up your seat for a doctor?

    rach_nc_03 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's interesting how the hierarchy can vary from one unit to the next in the same hospital. I worked in peds ICU for four months, and recently moved out to stepdown, so the vast majority of...

  15. Ode to Preceptors from a new RN..

    rach_nc_03 replied to AMARTIN1's topic in General Nursing

    All i can say is that i wish *my* preceptor had been like that. I pretty much had one that was the antithesis to yours. You were very fortunate to have such a great orientation and

  16. Would you do anything about this situation with an employer?

    rach_nc_03 replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, FMLA requires 1250 hours in the last 12 months worked, and the 12 months don't have to be consecutive. I found out last week I need hip surgery- which may be extensive and require up...

  17. Failed my drug screen!!!

    rach_nc_03 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I'm marrying an Airborne soldier, so i have to say how awesome you both are! Only way i'm going out of a plane that isn't parked on a tarmac is if i'm pushed! two things concern me about this...

  18. Bad night (long)

    rach_nc_03 replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    Nightcrawler, I'm so sorry this happened to you. A couple of weeks ago, I had a code situation that, at the time, I felt possibly could've been prevented, and had some of the same thoughts: we...

  19. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    rach_nc_03 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    i have several thoughts on this subject. back when i worked in the corporate world, a good friend and coworker told me he was going to be leaving every tuesday and thursday at 4 (we often had...

  20. Latex gloves

    rach_nc_03 replied to sunnysideup09's topic in General Nursing

    all of our clean gloves (PICU) are vinyl, but our sterile gloves are mostly latex. We stock non-latex sterile gloves in the pyxis, but it's sometimes difficult to get them. I was diagnosed with a type...

  21. The Nightshift Funk

    rach_nc_03 replied to HillNPStudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a night person all the way. i remember sneaking out of bed at 11 PM when i was 4 years old to watch star trek reruns. Not once in my life have i *ever* felt happy to be awake before nine...

  22. My patient coded the other night

    rach_nc_03 replied to jenrninmi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    not two hours ago, my preceptor and i were tasking care of a 6-hour old baby with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. now, i have to say, i really hate the cardiac babies. it freaks me out that they turn...

  23. your very own personal crusade

    rach_nc_03 replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety has hit the nail on the head, in terms of my rationale for calling patients by their first names. When I think back (not too far back, obviously, as I'm a new grad), the last time I was in an...

  24. Picu Nurses Please Help Me !!!!

    rach_nc_03 replied to brina's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    thanks- I certainly hope you're right!! Keep your fingers crossed for

  25. How do I get into the ICU?

    rach_nc_03 replied to intothemoon's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad (may 2005) working in a PICU. i knew i wanted to do intensive care or emergency room since before i started school, so i did a few things: 1- got my emt certification 2- worked in an...