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  1. Nursing Dose

    SubSippi replied to guest449786's topic in Patient Medications

    Exactly what you said. Except for where I'm from, it's called a Baptist dose. Not sure

  2. So 39 weeks is the full term cut off now?

    SubSippi replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm curious...do you OB nurses notice a significant difference among newborns who are born at 37 weeks vs. 38 or 39 weeks? I know there is data available on the internet but I'm interested in what...

  3. Half of the class fails

    SubSippi replied to kblas's topic in General Students

    I have several friends and family members who are university/community college professors. Believe me, it is in the best interest of a professor to have most of their students pass. It reflects very...

  4. Half of the class fails

    SubSippi replied to kblas's topic in General Students

    It's pathetic that so many schools have such high failure rates. Nursing school is definitely hard, but it is NOT rocket science...someone with an average intelligence level who works hard should be...

  5. Physician Bullying of Nurses Reaching Epidemic Levels

    SubSippi replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    Ha no I wasn't trying to claim that was abuse. I'm bad at sticking to the

  6. Physician Bullying of Nurses Reaching Epidemic Levels

    SubSippi replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    There's a doc I work with that'll walk in and say, "Hi girls!" It makes me want to kick him in the

  7. Swan-Ganz - CCRN exam

    SubSippi replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    From what I've heard, swans are being used less and less these days. I've been told by others that now, the only way to get really good experience with swans is to work in a unit that does open...

  8. Another feeling stupid thread... Need encouragement

    SubSippi replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Give yourself a break! You're doing something that is not only complicated, but is brand new to you...it would be ridiculous of you (or anyone, really) to expect yourself to be any good at it!! Try...

  9. Quit great job to stay home with baby?

    SubSippi replied to Sangrita RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Maybe you could offer to work more PRN than part time and see if that works. By this, I'm assuming that by part time you mean you'd be guaranteed part time hours every week. But could you be a person...

  10. Bedside Reporting: HIPPA Violation?

    SubSippi replied to rnccf2007's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    So far it's been my experience that some idiot in charge will decide something like this is important, jump up everyone's butts for a while, and then forget about it and move on to their next thing....

  11. Things Little Old Ladies Say

    SubSippi replied to raiisfun's topic in Nursing Humor

    While flipping through the channels my LOL (in her 80s) sees a kardashian on tv, then turns to me and says, "I f***ing hate stupid

  12. POLL: Should telemetry techs need to know patient Dx?

    SubSippi replied to mycoholic1's topic in General Nursing

    If I had to carry a phone around that alarmed every time there was artifact I would lose my mind. I didn't even know this type of nurse torture

  13. POLL: Should telemetry techs need to know patient Dx?

    SubSippi replied to mycoholic1's topic in General Nursing

    Whether or not a tele tech knows a patient's diagnosis is irrelevant, because they are only expected to alert nurses when a rhythm is outside its parameters. Unless a tele tech has had other types of...

  14. What's to complain about?

    SubSippi replied to guest449786's topic in General Nursing

    Supply and demand isn't an excuse for anything, it's a valid explanation for one of the reasons why nursing salaries are on the low end of middle class wages. It's not only nurses that are being...

  15. What's to complain about?

    SubSippi replied to guest449786's topic in General Nursing

    People aren't paid according to how hard they work or how much they know. They're paid according to how easily they can be replaced. People with four year degrees have a hard enough time finding...

  16. Help reading x-rays

    SubSippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I work in a CVICU, and almost every single one of my patients gets a chest x-ray, almost every day. I've been there over a year now, and still have the hardest time knowing what I'm looking at....

  17. Help reading x-rays

    SubSippi replied to SubSippi's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys. Also, I had forgotten about

  18. Help reading x-rays

    SubSippi replied to SubSippi's topic in General Nursing

    I know that my interpretation will never be used in a way that affects the way a patient is managed by the MDs. Mainly, I think it's interesting, and it can help the big picture make sense, especially...

  19. Help reading x-rays

    SubSippi replied to SubSippi's topic in General Nursing

    We do have some APNs. While they are very helpful, they are stretched so thin I don't see them getting overly excited about planning an inservice for RNs! I wish. It's not exactly something we are...

  20. What EXACTLY causes GI symptoms r/t myocardial ischemia

    SubSippi replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in Critical Care

    Yep! That's how I've always understood it. Just to expand, for the OP: An inferior MI means there has been an occlusion in the RCA (right coronary artery). The RCA supplies oxygen to the right side...

  21. Test question.

    SubSippi replied to Creedyfbaby's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    When a patient tells you about an allergy, you should always ask the patient what happens when they are exposed to said allergen. That is common practice in nursing. You ask this question because...

  22. Handover from OR/PACU to CICU

    SubSippi replied to dy3p's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    All of these things happen at pretty much the same time where I work. No report before the patient arrives...OR brings them in, and an extra nurse will come in to help. The secondary nurse will hook...

  23. DDAVP administration with fresh hearts

    SubSippi replied to tigerita's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We use Amicar where I work, too. We will give platelets as the next step, but if that doesn't work the patient will go back to the OR. Maybe it has something to do with the way the perfusionists...

  24. Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    SubSippi replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Also, I agree with other posters who say that some people could word things a little differently. But something I keep seeing over and over, is the OP saying that he/she wants "constructive criticism"...

  25. Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    SubSippi replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I agree, maybe we should all admit that yeah...we can be a little rude sometimes. Almost 100 posts in, and (from what I can recall) I didn't see anyone admitting to being rude, either...