steelcityrn

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  1. Would REALLY appreciate some advice!!!

    steelcityrn replied to Soneshine's topic in General Nursing

    You will know when its time to go. You will feel sick everytime your on your way to work. Thats a good sign to start

  2. Omnihell drove me to tears today.

    steelcityrn replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a cure for stress yet? That is the number one problem with nursing, just too darn much of

  3. Health South Rehab Hospital?

    steelcityrn replied to Mulan's topic in Rehabilitation

    The H.S. near me is always looking for

  4. "Made Incredibly Easy" series

    steelcityrn replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the one on ekg's is

  5. vinager acidosis

    steelcityrn replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    probably could cause metabolic acidisis over time. Vinager is very hard on the digestive system if your intake is high enough. Might have been enough to upset her

  6. Nursing theory-Do you use it at work?

    steelcityrn replied to grdstdnt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I use it at work for the plan of

  7. Question about IVPB administration procedure for incompatible med?

    steelcityrn replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    you would disconnect that line,flush with nss and start a new one with just that medication, flush once complete and then re-attach the old line(capped). You not supposed to put a medication in a line...

  8. Does your hospital offer a pension?

    steelcityrn replied to ExCorporateRN's topic in General Nursing

    More 401k's then anything here. Most nurses who retired on a hospital pension are still working somewhere part time or per

  9. Married Nurses...

    steelcityrn replied to GQRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is that in Pittsburgh

  10. IV fluid for a PT on a Fluid restriction? ! ? !

    steelcityrn replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen this before with other diseases. Another one that can confuse is a patient with hyponatremia that remains on a no salt diet. Eating salt does not bring up the na level as

  11. Iv Versed Given Po

    steelcityrn replied to RARRN's topic in Emergency

    It may be done, but if a child were to have a bad reaction to that and was injured, a lawyer would be all over that since the bottle states IM or

  12. Job postings suddenly taken by internal employees!

    steelcityrn replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yup I

  13. Question for all

    steelcityrn replied to Lylesmom's topic in General Nursing

    I feel they both are very important and always will be needed in

  14. I need your help

    steelcityrn replied to Mecene's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone needs a push now and then, sounds good to me. The only problem is, will the nurses who need it the most use this service? Seems to be never enough hours in a

  15. Unreal interview

    steelcityrn replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    If you got the vibe that something seemed strange, then I would go with it. Good luck on your

  16. Weight Gain Blues :(

    steelcityrn replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    If any job is going to cause wgt gain its nursing. STRESS, long shifts, swing shifts,learning a new job, dealing with crazy co-workers, patients and their families, nasty doctors, and just plain...

  17. Exhausted

    steelcityrn replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    And I find that the mounting stress kind of sneaks up on you. The difference between normal everyday stress from a job, and one that a nurse does by taking responsibility for anothers health, well as...

  18. so far, love the job, hate the culture

    steelcityrn replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Thats terrible that anyone would put a patient in harms way just to get back at a co-worker. Its best not to say anything in a moment of anger. Usually those nurses that are lazy, uncaring and have a...

  19. I turned in my 2 week notice today!!

    steelcityrn replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes just leaving can burn your bridges today...best of luck, sounds like a great opportunity for

  20. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    steelcityrn replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Sounds like there are some private duty nurses and home health nurses here. Thats cool, just to let you know as a home health nurse, I have done very little lifting. Most patients that need asst. with...

  21. had job offer but NM had "CONCERNS" about me, should I accept??

    steelcityrn replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you should call and get this out of the way. Just be open and honest about how you feel. This person should understand that you have been very concerned about this, and you need to know. If may...

  22. UGH what do you think?!>?

    steelcityrn replied to tx2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most blood cultures are collected in 2 different arms, and at times 15 min apart. I feel the phlebotomist probably just pulled two off as she was collecting labs. To me, she was wrong. What if the dr...

  23. How many females are "peeking" in this forum?

    steelcityrn replied to caliber's topic in Men in Nursing

    Peek A

  24. had job offer but NM had "CONCERNS" about me, should I accept??

    steelcityrn replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    If at all possible, I would avoid working around this person. She could have gave you a new chance with your new career, but instead, she chose to be a jerk and ruin your name right from the

  25. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    steelcityrn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    One male patient tried to repair a leak in his catheter with a wooden toothpick. He claimed it actually held for a short time, but then he got smart and called