SubSippi

SubSippi

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  1. Sharing faith at work

    SubSippi replied to Nienna Celebrindal's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Well...clearly you don't have to do what I want you to do. It was a request. I've found the ignore button isn't really all that effective, because people keep quoting the person I'm trying to ignore...

  2. Job Interview/Talent Review

    SubSippi replied to MeiLana's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wow jadelpn, you must be an interview whiz! I don't think you could go wrong with those answers! I would have been completely stumped. We are always making bets at my job...whoever loses has to do...

  3. Sharing faith at work

    SubSippi replied to Nienna Celebrindal's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Here.I.Stand seemed to have put a lot of thought into what he/she said. I don't see anything wrong with debating debating the validity of religion in a post where that is the subject. But please,...

  4. Faking seizures?

    SubSippi replied to Grodo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I also just looked it up online, and according to what I found on the internet, it's possible to have an actual seizure that's not epileptic. So they wouldn't have the same postictal s/s that you saw...

  5. Faking seizures?

    SubSippi replied to Grodo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The behaviors you described don't definitively point to an answer either way. Fake seizures, or "pseudoseizures," are pretty common. In a hospital, people figure out it's a pretty easy way to get both...

  6. Job Interview/Talent Review

    SubSippi replied to MeiLana's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Those are really strange questions... I don't have a clue what sort of answers the interviewer might be looking for. Or what they thought those questions would be able to tell them about

  7. Getting cut short on orientation

    SubSippi replied to Birdy2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I only had six weeks on a tele floor. At that time I definitely did not feel ready (but six weeks is all anyone gets here, even in the ICU!). Everything ended up being okay, though. What probably...

  8. Just a Cog

    SubSippi replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, that's a great way to put it. The patients also might be experiencing a nursing shortage. But the hospital most definitely doesn't have a nursing

  9. giving meds late when it's not in pixis

    SubSippi replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Medications

    If "they" didn't want you to use that option then trust me...it wouldn't be available. That nurse probably has misinformation that has cycled through one of the long streams of misinformation that...

  10. neo vs norepi

    SubSippi replied to june2009's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    It could definitely be the physician's preference. It would be easier to answer the question if I knew a little more about the patient. Anyway, Levophed is much more powerful that Neo, so the...

  11. Why are we against suicide?

    SubSippi replied to SwampCat's topic in Psychiatric

    Right? Nothing bugs me more than diabetics who eat whatever they want and don't pay attention to their blood sugar. Nursing has (unfortunately) made me much less sympathetic towards those with a lot...

  12. New Graduate RN Error -- Nervous wreck

    SubSippi replied to BeccaB2014's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The first thing you need to do is learn to forgive yourself for making mistakes. EVERYONE makes mistakes, and beating yourself up over it won't make you a better nurse. My second piece of advice, is...

  13. Baby RN's running ICU?!!

    SubSippi replied to kmarieCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    With all the degree inflation going on, I wouldn't be surprised if eventually they want NPs working bedside in the units

  14. So disappointed in hospital RNs and MDs

    SubSippi replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is certainly not true that students are taught to be lazy...and it seems impossible to teach nursing in a way that emphasizes an avoidance of patient contact. Personally, I know I took an entire...

  15. What are the stress level ranking for these units?

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

    You'll have a hard time finding someone who has worked all of those specialties, so it'll be hard to rank. Also, different things are stressful to different people. Taking care of old ladies with hip...

  16. So disappointed in hospital RNs and MDs

    SubSippi replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Right. Which is why they check to see if, for example, neuro checks are charted q4h, but never check to see if anyone is actually doing them. I know that if I miss a neuro check for whatever reason...

  17. Nursing school is not a back up plan!

    SubSippi replied to happyinmyheart's topic in General Students

    Once you're a nurse, I think you'll find that nursing was a lot of people's plan B. I'm actually sort of surprised that more people trying to get into PT/OT/Med school don't do

  18. Safely administering medications for coworkers violating hipaa if we're not asssigned pt ?

    SubSippi replied to Cynnie24's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Additionally, keep in mind that nurses, and their patients, absolutely depend on teamwork to get the job done. I think previous posters have done a good job explaining why it's not a HIPAA violation....

  19. IV pushes

    SubSippi replied to #NurseB's topic in Patient Medications

    For me, it depends on both the patient and the medication. If I think a patient needs or can handle a fast push, I do it fast. I'll let fluids push it for me sometimes. With a really fast acting...

  20. Pet peeve, bad practice, or overly critical?

    SubSippi replied to NewICU's topic in Critical Care

    OP, I think the general consensus comes to two things: 1. Your coworkers have their priorities a little out of whack, and that you're right in getting patients hooked up to a monitor. 2. You can have...

  21. CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    SubSippi replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hijack the thread, but I am curious and had to ask... Out of all the issues surrounding health care and human rights, what is it about male circumcision that has elicited such passionate...

  22. Survey on infant male circumcision

    SubSippi replied to wtbcrna's topic in General Nursing

    I think that is definitely a valid differentiation, and is why I can say I would not hesitate to elect having extra digits...or a tail...removed from my baby, while at the same time being undecided in...

  23. CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    SubSippi replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Well...I tend to think that argument is invalid because it seems that a "bimbo" is not likely to be incredibly particular when it comes to their selection of sexual partners. Although...if we look at...

  24. What is the proper way to address an RN?

    SubSippi replied to planetoi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are several doctors I work with that our nursing staff calls by their first name. I work in a CVICU, and these are the surgeons and cardiologists that we work with daily, and know well. Since...

  25. Survey on infant male circumcision

    SubSippi replied to wtbcrna's topic in General Nursing

    I read most of the other thread on this topic, and see that the majority of people against circumcision make reference to their opinion that it is wrong to have a body part removed on an infant,...