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    2/6 What I Learned This Week: If you annoy them, they will order

    /username replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    It's a semi-regular occurence on my
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    2/6 What I Learned This Week: If you annoy them, they will order

    /username replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Brain death. They have to be vented. Pacemaker has no
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    2/6 What I Learned This Week: If you annoy them, they will order

    /username replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    You can be deceased and have all your vitals
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    school decision

    /username replied to Malcolm225's topic in General Students

    Just a heads up - you likely weren't accepted directly into the major. Telling the school that this is what you intend to do doesn't automatically make it happen. Much like graduating from nursing...
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    Constantly anxious

    /username replied to sallen55's topic in General Students

    Do you not look at the meds you're giving, or just dump them all together and hope for the best? What if her BP had been dangerously low? You still would have likely given the BP med and caused...
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    Not too thrilled with my Capstone/Preceptorship Hospital Placement

    /username replied to futurenurse16's topic in General Students

    I really don't think so. I think it's much more likely that they said something along the lines of "we will put you close to where you live if it works
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    NYS BON NCLEX Retake Policy?

    /username replied to belljar1995's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You haven't even taken the test. Worry about that first. If you're thinking this far ahead that you're going to fail, you'll find a way to make it happen. Calm down and
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    Nursing School No Longer Going by Their Own Policies

    /username replied to dholly2015's topic in General Students

    Sweet baby Christ. Mind your own
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    Self defense and protection in a hospital.

    /username replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

    I can never go anywhere without my tactical pen and tactical clipboard! Amazon.com : Best Tactical Pen for Self Defense - #1 Rated - Includes LED Flashlight, DNA Catcher, & Glass Breaker! (1 Pack)...
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    In what setting does an RN do the most thorough physical assessments and health histories?

    /username replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    That's cute how you think nurses don't do in depth assessments. My ICU patients and their families beg to
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    25000 mcg of fentanyl in 5 sec

    /username replied to 8-ball's topic in Critical Care

    Then you've never run a level 1 into a
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    Sadly, discrmination against male nurses still rampant in job applic process

    /username replied to Ecstatic2014's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You will always find discrimination if you're looking for it and OP, it seems like you're looking pretty
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    Albumin

    /username replied to Caramel10's topic in General Nursing

    Save the PRBCs for after the run. If they were so unstable that they needed them emergently, they should not be dialyzed and may need crrt. If they're not being dialyzed concurrently, I would say wait...
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    WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    /username replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    He's been worked up for GI and everything was negative. Why keep looking for something that isn't
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    WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    /username replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's more likely that long term intractable nausea is from a neuro, not GI
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    Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    /username replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    He ended up going for the fast paced and adrenaline fueled path of primary care clinic. In northern
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    WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    /username replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Has this patient been worked up for any kind of neurological disorder, or just
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    Using Both Ports Of Central Line

    /username replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    I know my unit is a bit different, but no, this is complete
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    Magnet Designation: What's the Attraction?

    /username replied to ElizabethStoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    It means the check cleared. Nothing more, nothing
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    Hospital getting ECMO

    /username replied to Icualltheway's topic in Critical Care

    We have ours 2:1 at first, but once they've stabilized, it's 1:1. There isn't a pay
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    Why don't you just read the chart?

    /username replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    By that logic, nobody should ever get/need report ever... I also appreciate that you are saying there's some kind of difference in assessment skill, implying that yours is somehow superior, and then...
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    Did anyone judge you for being a male nurse?

    /username replied to ddane94's topic in Men in Nursing

    this had nothing to do with your
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    Do employers see what year you graduated nursing school and when u obtained ur license? OK

    /username replied to ns405's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes. Very much
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    Proper protocol - nurse error while with daughter in ER

    /username replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    So it wasn't some port that had just been hanging out. They pushed the med immediately after disconnecting IV tubing. Are we supposed to disconnect IV lines to swab them with alcohol now? Or maybe...
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    What is the easiest CRRT machine to use?

    /username replied to gest1971's topic in Critical Care

    If you have ECMO, why the balloon pump and