OlivetheRN ADN, BSN, RN

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    taste of medication

    OlivetheRN replied to socoamaretto's topic in General Nursing

    Having had the oral contrast for CT, both the barium based stuff and the stuff we give ER patients, it's nasty. Berry and fruit punch flavored my hind
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    I can't get "poop" taste out of my mouth?

    OlivetheRN replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    Ah yes, the joys of
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    Dragging hospital communications, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century

    OlivetheRN replied to Rpw3b's topic in General Nursing

    Since our work email is through outlook, we can download the the outlook app to our phone to see work emails. I usually only look at them if I have more than two or three days in a row off, or if I'm...
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    OlivetheRN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a guy come in the other night. Rolls in on the EMS stretcher checking his own carotid pulse. Ooookaaaay. Then starts demanding that we HAVE to do something because his heart is going to explode...
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    OlivetheRN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    :roflmao:
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    OlivetheRN replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    This. A doctor I used to work with was a known diabetic and used an insulin pump and would occasionally have problems with hypoglycemia. He would get pale, diaphoretic, start slurring his speech, and...
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    You're not going to pull that on me

    OlivetheRN replied to TeenyTiny's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of the time a lady brought her kid into the ER for something ridiculous then was complaining about getting discharge papers because she had to get said kid to a pediatrician's...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    OlivetheRN replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Except that on IG you don't have to be following someone to see their feed unless their account is set to private, and on Facebook depending on their privacy settings you can see a heck of a lot of...
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    OlivetheRN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    😂😂😂😂 well, we're the only hospital in the county and he may have been coming from the northern or southern part of the county. Who knows. Either way, from what I...
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    UNC or DUKE Hospital

    OlivetheRN replied to rachelyp's topic in General Nursing

    Benefits are cheaper at UNC than Duke by a long shot since you're a state employee. As the pp said, pay at Wake is better, but if you're gonna go in that direction, the pay at Rex (which is part of...
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    OlivetheRN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was in triage and a pt comes in and I ask what brings him in and he said, "I'm congested." So I asked how long he had had these symptoms while mentally screaming this is why walk in clinics exist...
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    Orders from hell...

    OlivetheRN replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    "Please check rectal temperature" sounds benign enough except the patient had no orifice. The MD then forgot this half an hour later and ordered a Tylenol suppository 🤦🏻*♀️ I...
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    Nursing Boards control of Nurses

    OlivetheRN replied to Cougar1113's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Even this has changed a LOT though. A friend of mine recently used Facebook to communicate to friends, family, and co-workers that his wife had been diagnosed with breast cancer and would be...
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    Orientation for experienced ED nurse?

    OlivetheRN replied to dee789's topic in Emergency

    I went into the ED as a new grad, stayed there two years, then went to another unit for a year. I have just recently started at another hospital in their ED. In the interview they told me 3-4 weeks of...
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    Thoughts of an ER Tech

    OlivetheRN replied to vregino36's topic in Emergency

    *rolls eyes* For all this talk about prideful RNs, I don't know that we're the prideful ones around here. Someone sounds a bit big for his britches or like he's the one with the hurt feelings. For...
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    Thoughts of an ER Tech

    OlivetheRN replied to vregino36's topic in Emergency

    Well...this should be fun *munches
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    ER Interview Time!

    OlivetheRN replied to KnightRN22's topic in Emergency

    That block of time could also possibly include a tour of the department. I've had job interviews where at the end of the interview they take me on a tour, so that adds maybe 10 to 15
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    living situation while in nursing school

    OlivetheRN replied to sameishafate's topic in General Nursing

    I was single and in my young 20s when I was in nursing school and I lived with my parents. I had a job as a CNA prior to nursing school that I kept while in the program but the number of hours that I...
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    Combo cases

    OlivetheRN replied to buckeyegirl917's topic in Operating Room

    For us, if it's a combo case with two surgeons from two different practices doing two unrelated surgeries, then yes, they both have to see and mark the patient pre-op and do the DOS H&P. Had one...
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    OR to ER -Is this possible??

    OlivetheRN replied to ILUVFLRN's topic in Operating Room

    What kind of position did you apply for? One thing to keep in mind as far as CRNA programs go: the majority of them don't accept ER for critical care experience. Good luck with
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    OR to ER -Is this possible??

    OlivetheRN replied to ILUVFLRN's topic in Operating Room

    Is your only experience in the OR? What makes you want to move to the ER? As someone who came from the ER and is going back to the ER, I think it would be hard for you to switch to ER without any...
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    "I'm a nurse!"

    OlivetheRN replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    To be fair, I wasn't totally naked, and I knew it was JW's on the other side of the door that I had politely asked repeatedly not to come back before answering the door. But I was just naked enough to...
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    Mental health patients and smoking

    OlivetheRN replied to lhall92's topic in Emergency

    We use the nicotine inhalers as opposed to the patches or the gum. It gives them the feel of holding something similar to a cigarette along with the nicotine. Helps with the oral fixation that some...
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    "I'm a nurse!"

    OlivetheRN replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    Answering the door naked also works. I once had some church folk come to my door trying to get me to come to their new church. They were talking with me and left rather quickly when my wine of the...
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    Relocating to Raleigh, NC

    OlivetheRN replied to 29Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    That's awesome! With Duke or UNC? I did a few clinical days with Duke's neuro ICU. Everyone was super welcoming and nice, granted that was a few years ago, but anytime I've done anything with Duke...