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    How much do you owe in student loans?

    Racer15 replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in General Nursing

    $15,000 for a bachelors degree unrelated to nursing and my ADN. Thank God for my grandpa, as he funded the majority of my nursing degree. I want to get my BSN but I refuse to take out more
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    Tattoos/Piercings in the workplace?

    Racer15 replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No visible tattoos or piercings at my job. I still wear my nose ring here and there as I work nights, but I usually take it out for work. Never had a pt complain about it, just management....
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    Emergency departments willing to give a dedicated new graduate a chance..... realistic

    Racer15 replied to iliketosneeze's topic in Emergency

    Well that is just insulting. I was hired on as a new grad in an ED. All of my reviews have been glowing and my patients like me. My ED likes new grads because they are fresh faces that they can...
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    All the cool people work nights!

    Racer15 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The teamwork for sure. We hang out a lot on our days off. No management breathing down your neck, a much more laid back environment, not so many family members...I love my night shift
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    Can you remember your first day as a nurse?

    Racer15 replied to Dtermnd2Bgreat's topic in General Nursing

    Scared out of my mind. I work in the ER and I was so stressed out about getting a code or something, but my charge nurse went easy on me and all of my other coworkers kept an eye on me. Went fine
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    The way we ask for someone's pain level?

    Racer15 replied to cmav8's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask "on a scale of zero to ten, zero being no pain and ten being the worst pain of your life, how much pain are you in right now?" Per my facility's policy, I must have a number. Now if they...
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    Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    Racer15 replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ED. I don't deal with poop everyday but when I do....WOOO BUDDY! GI bleeds are ROUGH. It may not be a bad fit for you, if you're biggest upset is having to deal with poop all day, every...
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    Size matters? (IV question)

    Racer15 replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    And if they already have a 20 in and need blood...not going to stick them again. More work for me, more sticking the pt, lose-lose situation, imo! As a funny aside, when I was in practicum, my...
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    Size matters? (IV question)

    Racer15 replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ER, and I mostly stick to 20s, unless it's a trauma or I think they may need blood. I reserve 22s for kiddos, and the occasional super hard stick with teeny
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    Extra Supplies For Nursing School

    Racer15 replied to molly.hershman's topic in General Students

    Vicks vapor rub is my favorite. I smear it under my nose when having to deal with a smelly patient...my favorite trick of the
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    Low census

    Racer15 replied to mstoltenberg's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in KY, and it depends on where you work. Our cath lab nurses are getting maybe 16 hours a week, it's pretty bad. In the ER where I work...we are always short staffed, sometimes folks get EA'd...
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    What do (did) you do during the gap between graduation and your first job

    Racer15 replied to sourapril's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I only had a month between graduation and the start of my job. I studied for
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    What's the lowest potassium you would feel comfortable not supplementing?

    Racer15 replied to blondy2061h's topic in Patient Medications

    I saw a potassium of 2 the other day that was only treated with PO meds. I was like uhhhhhh, really?! The doc felt that was acceptable treatment before sending them to the floor, and guess what? Huge...
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    Question for ER nurses

    Racer15 replied to lynds80's topic in Emergency

    I've never worked anywhere else. It takes all types, I'm pretty quiet but I have a tough skin ANSI can't imagine being anywhere
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    Choosing a specialty

    Racer15 replied to 2bRNatasha85's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm fairly shy and I work in the ER, lol. I learned to get over my shyness real
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    Is the cynicism inevitable?

    Racer15 replied to lvnlrn's topic in Emergency

    I've been in the ER for almost five months now, and I've not really been bothered by much. Until a few days ago, when I had to work with a 101 degree fever, a horrible cough, chills, headache,...
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    Behavioral Health Patients in the ED

    Racer15 replied to vokaybo's topic in Emergency

    My hospital contracts with a local mental health organization. They are on call for us 24/7 to come do psych evaluations. As long as a patient is medically cleared, they can make the call to clear...
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    Schedule

    Racer15 replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    6 weeks. HOWEVER, where we had set schedules before, they are playing around with now, and not putting the schedule out until 3 or so days before the new schedule starts...causing some
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    Cry for help: I don't think I can do this.

    Racer15 replied to -MissTake-'s topic in General Students

    Nursing can be stressful, hard, and STRESSFUL I work in the ER, graduated in December. I had a tough preceptor that thought I was a ding-dong despite doing well in school, and I left work most days...
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    How do you know if your meant to work in the ER?

    Racer15 replied to FutureNurseGrad2016's topic in Emergency

    I knew after my first clinical day in the ER that I now work in. I liked the flow, I liked the pace. It just felt right to me, and at the end of my program, I knew the ER was where I was supposed to...
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    Hurst review online

    Racer15 replied to Dajugama's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did the Hurst live review, which isn't much different. Passed my NCLEX with 75 questions in under an
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    Shoes for clinical rotation!

    Racer15 replied to mandi_91's topic in General Students

    As a student, I had some white Reeboks that were made for folks that spent a lot of time at work on their feet. Can't remember the exact model though. Now as an RN, I wear Nike Fusions, love them....
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    Should I be afraid to have a patients life in my hands?

    Racer15 replied to Cieritaqt's topic in General Students

    Being a nurse is scary, but you are never alone. You have coworkers, your charge nurse...anytime you are unsure, you will have people to fall back on. I work in an ED, and it is SCARY sometimes, but...
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    Something funny

    Racer15 replied to itsnowornever's topic in Emergency

    What is this 1-1 you speak
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    WE WON! Let us know if you do.

    Racer15 replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    46 bed ER, we won Tuesday night :) I even had my rooms stocked and everything, it was pretty