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    Questions for Night Shift Nurses

    Racer15 replied to Tazhaz's topic in General Nursing

    1. What is it like to work nightshift? Sometimes hectic, but I have a good team, so it can be a lot of fun. 2. Can you tell me a little about your sleeping habit before a night shift? I generally try...
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    Working in nursing school.

    Racer15 replied to Darielle's topic in General Students

    I worked a retail job all through RN school. I was able to work 40 hours a week my first two semesters because my job was flexible, but my last two semesters I was forced to cut back to around 20...
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    Treating fever with acetaminophen

    Racer15 replied to Vespertinas's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm pretty stubborn about medicating fevers as far as myself is concerned. I believe a fever is the body's way of fighting infection, and unless I go above 104 degrees, I don't take meds. For...
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    Is your Hospital requiring a copy of your diploma or transcripts?

    Racer15 replied to floridaboundrn's topic in General Nursing

    If you are in charge of collecting samples/ordering "complex" lab tests, you have to provide a copy of your highest level
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    Does age matter when it comes to delegation?

    Racer15 replied to Ntheboat2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think some have issues with younger/new nurses delegating to them. At first I tried my hardest to avoid delegating because I was new but now? Don't give a hoot what they think. I went to school...
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    Filter needles for glass vials?

    Racer15 replied to jrsmrs's topic in Patient Medications

    I would never draw up a med from an ampule without a filter needle, you never know when a tiny bit of glass might break off into the medication.. And yes, when doing an IM injection, I always use one...
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    Is your Hospital requiring a copy of your diploma or transcripts?

    Racer15 replied to floridaboundrn's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital is now requiring a copy of your diploma or transcripts for laboratory
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    Hourly Rounding

    Racer15 replied to arbldj1234's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ER at my hospital, and we are expected to do hourly rounding as well. It's not so bad in the ER as I imagine it would be on the floor. I just have to pop my head in the room, let them...
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    Night shift

    Racer15 replied to yooper13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love my night shifts! My white noise machine is my BFF, it cancels out all the noise my sister makes during the mornings, and anything going on outside. I also don't try to swap my sleep schedule...
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    Is this possible??

    Racer15 replied to Racer15's topic in Patient Medications

    You aren't missing anything. I've been an RN for two months, my preceptor (RN for three years) and another nurse that has been an LPN for many many more, both told me this was an impossible side...
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    I'm INNNNNNNN!!!!!

    Racer15 replied to dsb_fam's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd probably invest in a good set of trauma shears and a
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    Two VERY low ball job offers in the last month...(management and leadership!)

    Racer15 replied to SweettartRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Several of the hospitals here just laid off a slew of nurses due to budget cuts, so you'll have to excuse me for not trying to negotiate my pay as a new
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    Frustrated and dont know what I want

    Racer15 replied to danceyrun's topic in General Students

    Eh, my aunt started in the ICU straight out of nursing school, and she did great. I started in the ED when I graduated(only area I wanted), and there are days I want to throw myself into a trash can,...
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    Seriously?!?!

    Racer15 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    "Leg pain x2 years, not currently hurting". And it was a night when we were absolutely
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    Have any of te nursing students here ever considered medschool ?

    Racer15 replied to monikah's topic in General Students

    Not for me. Too much money and too much schooling involved. I'm planning on going the NP
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    saline flush ..Joint Commission

    Racer15 replied to melgrek's topic in Patient Medications

    I work in the ER...we have them in every patient room in a cabinet, that also includes anything and everything you need to start an IV. The cabinets are not locked. It's really handy, especially...
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    First Day Being a Nurse: Feeling Overwhelmed

    Racer15 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Being new sure does show me how much I have to learn! I have awesome days where I feel like I'm really getting it, and then the next day I'm taken down a few pegs, lol. I'm really enjoying it...
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    Is this possible??

    Racer15 replied to Racer15's topic in Patient Medications

    Yeah, I knew it wasn't a true allergy, but when I asked my preceptor about it, he said it was impossible for a muscle relaxer to cause increased muscle spasms. The patient was asking me if Norflex...
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    The perfect nclex world

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

    Hurst was all I
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    how to do better on prioritization questions

    Racer15 replied to Priaz's topic in General Students

    Know the normal values for vital signs, but even those can be linked to the ABCs. For example, if my patient has a BP of 90/46, but RR of 9....I'm not so concerned about the low BP, especially if the...
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    I feel like a failed myself... (Even if I passed the class)

    Racer15 replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    The mantra in my program was C for continue! I never made a C, but I didn't get an A till my third semester. And I have never ever been a B student. I graduated high school with a 3.7 GPA,...
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    The perfect nclex world

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

    You'll never feel ready. I scheduled my NCLEX as early as I could because I knew I'd just keep pushing the date back if I didn't. I knew I'd never study enough to feel confident about it, and...
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    Did you have more stress FREE TIME after you graduated? What did you do?

    Racer15 replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've been a nurse for two months now, and work in a busy ER. There are days I want to pull my hair out and scream, but my days off? FABULOUS. I NEVER had a day off in nursing school where I had...
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    What to eat for breakfast and what to wear on test day?

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

    No jackets. They are pretty strict. I had a classmate that was wearing a hair tie on her wrist and had to remove it prior to taking her
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    What to eat for breakfast and what to wear on test day?

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

    I ate scrambled eggs, toast, some OJ, and a banana. As far as clothes, I wore a hoodie, jeans, my hair up, and my lucky cowboy boots (I wore those babies for every exam my last two semesters of...