OlivetheRN ADN, BSN, RN

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   PACU nurses, I need your opinion.

   OlivetheRN replied to amonasterio5's topic in General Nursing

   I've regularly wrestled kids who are waking up from anesthesia. Not boring. Especially when the toddler is half my weight.... It will really be facility dependent on how "boring" it is. Are you...
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   Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

   OlivetheRN replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

   Agreed. I used to work OR and the music variations where interesting. Probably my favorite was the vascular surgeon listens to things like Drowning Pool while doing amputations. It was perfect timing...
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   What is your Nursing Super Power?

   OlivetheRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   I am great at doing a kids' first IV when they're in the 5 and up age range. I always let them see what an IV looks like and I retract the needle so they can hear the noise and see what's actually...
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   What did you do in the ER today?

   OlivetheRN replied to Kinda Flustered's topic in Emergency

   Last night I was in our behavioral area. I had 7 patients who were not going to be going anywhere anytime soon. I did my assessments, my room checks for the shift, pulled what seemed like 100 pills...
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   Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

   OlivetheRN replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

   What will be challenging to one person may not be challenging to another based on a variety of factors, i.e. their strengths, their weaknesses, their background (have they worked in the medical field...
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   Did I harm the patient??

   OlivetheRN replied to RN3468's topic in General Nursing

   I think that will depend on the type of acute care area you work in. Working in the ER, yes, I give a TON of IV meds, but if I'm working in our fast track area (or depending on how the night is going...
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   How do you deal with the name calling?

   OlivetheRN replied to pixierose's topic in General Nursing

   Working in the ER we get patients and family members who are in high stress situations or, more often, are just impolite people who don't understand that their ingrown toenail does not take priority...
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   Discharge patient with Foley, but forgot to give the syringes to remove foley

   OlivetheRN replied to Bamafan2011's topic in General Nursing

   When I was working in PACU and would occasionally do days in post-op, there was one urologist in particular who wanted us to tell EVERY patient who was going home with a foley how to cut the port in...
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   Help Please!! APA format for personal statement letter?

   OlivetheRN replied to nurserissy09's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I recently applied and USA specifies APA for your personal
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    What's wrong with me??

    OlivetheRN replied to vxxen's topic in General Nursing

    Girl (okay, I'm assuming here, forgive me if I'm wrong), it's been like 4 days! You gotta give yourself some credit where credit is due! The number of patients that you're juggling at one time is a...
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    Have you or anyone you know ever sued for not having a lunch break?

    OlivetheRN replied to YoutubeTheNP's topic in General Nursing

    We have the same system of when we clock out we're asked did we take a 30 minute uninterrupted lunch break. My typical policy is to say yes if I did or if I didn't but had the opportunity to and...
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    Frustrating... ED is Not Critical Care

    OlivetheRN replied to bgxyrnf's topic in Emergency

    I have yet to come across
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    What is the grossest thing that's happened to you???

    OlivetheRN replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

    Pt had came in with complaints of constipation and abd pain. Had taken Epsom salts at home the night before and that morning. Wadled over to in room toilet with my assistance and had explosive...
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    Assertiveness Training Needed

    OlivetheRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing
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    Help, did I get hired onto a sinking ship?

    OlivetheRN replied to skydancer7's topic in General Nursing

    Dude. I need to move. Most nights I'm lucky if I get 15 minutes to stand in the break room an inhale something. The other night my lunch was me eating a Tupperware container of strawberries and...