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    When family fails the patient... it breaks my heart

    /username replied to Kharma711's topic in Critical Care

    Sounds like they can still add VV
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    without a job until after new years

    /username replied to RN252's topic in Nursing Career

    OP was great, as were the many, many posters sho think that everyone follows their religion or sense of morality. 9/10 would read troll post
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    /username replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Most hospitals I have worked in didn't have paralytics anywhere outside the ICU. There's no reason to administer paralytics without access to a ventilator. Not sure if your'e referring to the...
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    /username replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Procedural areas almost never scan meds for two main reasons: 1:1 nursing care at all times, and no possibility that you have the wrong patient after you confirm their identity upon arrival and time...
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    Charge nurse gave an antipsychotic without an order..how should i handle this?

    /username replied to sallykk79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You gotta be ******* kidding me. The nurse could have given him a warm blanket or fluffed their pillow, or any hundreds of things. To jump, without evidence or even something that could be construed...
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    Chicago RN Wages

    /username replied to AMC675's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I interviewed for a position there, and that sounds about right. About 25-35% pay cut, but about 10% increase in cost of living. Is this something that's set in
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    Can't find a job

    /username replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry, fresh out of cookies and gold star
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    I hate my current job and want to work in a hospital

    /username replied to nr92's topic in Nursing Career

    Wants to be a nurse in a hospital, but first wants to be an aide in a hospital so the hospital pays for RN education. Also believes basic patient care is beneath them. Good luck, OP. Can't see how...
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    Resignation, What To Do With Accrued PTO??

    /username replied to J89Mike's topic in General Nursing

    Ones you don't work for, and haven't worked for in the past. I've worked on units where the standard policy was to deny it first, and only approve it after the union grievance process was gone...
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    Are all PCUs Critical Care?

    /username replied to Dianna11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Then why aren't they eligible to take CCRN? The name of the organization does not mean that all members are critical care nurses. I can, right now, get a membership to the Oncology Nursing Society....
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    Taking a sleep aid when on call?

    /username replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely will. I've worked jobs that have a call component, and what nobody is telling you so far is that your issue with call is, as you already recognized in your OP, 183,281,173%...
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    "Hallway admissions" at overcrowded ED, and professional risks of RNs talking to press

    /username replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    It's not in the best part of the bronx, but if they think they have bad staffing problems, someone should take a look at the HHC hospitals...... As an aside, isn't it nice that that website has two...
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    Which areas in hospital least physically demanding?

    /username replied to TinyDancer01's topic in General Nursing

    Not universally true. The lead at my last gig was 15 pounds for apron and vest total. There were also stools in each room to sit down, and the only time I wasnt seated during a procedure was when...
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    Do SRNA/CRNAs have to participate in elective abortions and sterilizations?

    /username replied to udmgraduate's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I thought medicine was about providing care for patients regardless of your personal
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    Which areas in hospital least physically demanding?

    /username replied to TinyDancer01's topic in General Nursing

    A procedural area sounds perfect for you. A cath lab, endo, IR,
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    Are you a "Sister?"

    /username replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    No. I work in a hospital, not a
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    What Does A Graduate Nurse Do?

    /username replied to Future-NurseRedHeart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is, provided they don't double check your work. They are ultimately responsible for all patient
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    SCRN exam....

    /username replied to Anmay's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    It's easier than both CCRN and
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    Donor families

    /username replied to RNHeartNurse's topic in Critical Care

    Your page tells me that you're located in Arizona, so I would first reach out to donor network of arizona to see what support they already give to donor families, and then work based off of that. I...
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    Friend is sending FB requests to all ICU/ER nurses

    /username replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    If she wants to ensure that not only does she not get a job in the ICU or ER, but also blackballed from the hospital, she's doing a great
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    Is it wrong to start infusion that will not finish till next shift?

    /username replied to Capp's topic in Patient Medications

    By that logic, I would have to stop all my vented patient's drips before report... Naw, that person is a
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    Medical Response?

    /username replied to firedupnursing70's topic in General Nursing

    If he was breathing, he was not brain dead. If he was posturing, he was not brain dead. If he was alive when you got him to the hosptial, he was not brain dead. Brain death is legal and medical...
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    Research Results are in: To Suction or Not To Suction, End of Life & Hospice Patients

    /username replied to NickICU-RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you were dying, would you rather choke on your own secretions, or have a yankauer shoved down your
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    Please Give ME any Good Reason to Stay in the Nursing Field

    /username replied to ToNurseOrNot's topic in General Nursing

    Although the troll post was low effort, it was nevertheless
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    Denied from nursing school...

    /username replied to callmeachilles1's topic in General Students

    Different school should