echoRNC711

echoRNC711 BSN

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  1. Do you need a special certification to insert catheters ?

    echoRNC711 replied to ShirleyYang's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In our hospital nurses do not insert caths in males unless they have in house certification. Female inserts of cath is standard nursing care

  2. Are you in it for the money?

    echoRNC711 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Becoming a nurse for "the money " is a little like the woman who "is searching for a rich guy to marry ". In both scenarios you will work for every penny of

  3. Just let me be...

    echoRNC711 replied to WldChrry's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have worked both as an LPN and RN and quite honestly there was no difference in how I was treated. How we represent ourselves is often how we are treated whether your in housekeeping,ward...

  4. Because nobody is a better expert in the art of nursing than...

    echoRNC711 replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Madness!! Anyone got an emesis bag?...I'm feeling a hurl coming on.!! What's next?... Pt check off the care they don't want to receive like the "awful " , painful dressings, suctioning,...

  5. Did I miss something?

    echoRNC711 replied to MimiLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Next time you could ask about getting a lasix order? (and request pottassium to prevent PVC's post diuresis. That might have solved the problem to lessen the heart failure symptoms. The problem...

  6. what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

    echoRNC711 replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    We got nothing. And....This was the 1st yr in my 20 yrs working there that no one got a cost of living increase (3-4% ) drum roll....ho! ho!

  7. Weather

    echoRNC711 replied to sbergmann17's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Examine your heart not your defenses because that's where the truth is for you. Keep your focus on the correctness of your actions not your bosses response. Forgive yourself if you feel it wasn't...

  8. finally... I cried.

    echoRNC711 replied to yaleli's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    well said

  9. finally... I cried.

    echoRNC711 replied to yaleli's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am gentle in my nature and found the 1st yr nursing challenging because dominant characters were allowed to run a muck . You will learn to toughen . I am here to attest it does happen. Your manager...

  10. Who actually likes nursing??

    echoRNC711 replied to mmcnabb3's topic in General Nursing

    I started nursing before many nurses here on line were born...! I started out in (Ireland ) in the early 80's in Peds and the Nursery. (Fun field to start out in ). I nursed here in the USA from...

  11. Left Nursing After 3 Months and Couldn't Be Happier!

    echoRNC711 replied to sweetgeorgia's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Seems like we have 2 threads going on within the same topic. OP I am really happy for you that you have found purpose and happiness in your new career. Good for you following your heart. OP this...

  12. Visitors who stay overnight. Vent.

    echoRNC711 replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Working ,in the past, in CVRU I took a direct approach. I met the family in the waiting room prior to pt's arrival and told family " "Your mother/father is my priority . I understand you want to be...

  13. homosexual patients

    echoRNC711 replied to miray19's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a non issue. Maybe a better topic might be "Why is it still an issue in your country " (or how it even merits being a topic in your school

  14. I thanked a Nurse today

    echoRNC711 replied to Poochiewoochie's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you could put it in writing and let her employer know

  15. Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    echoRNC711 replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    Before we get too carried away with tradition ...a reminder that the caps were worn originally to keep the nurses lice from dropping on the

  16. Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    echoRNC711 replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    I suspect if you just show up wihout the cap they will just say "go ahead." I am from over sees so didn't realize the pinning ceremony was going to be a big deal. I figured if I have a gown on who...

  17. Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    echoRNC711 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    OK blood starting to curdle....I feel a vent coming. Let's try something novel, the truth. I have worked on 2 continents nursing for the last couple of decades and I assure you every nurse has cut...

  18. Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    echoRNC711 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously???...... The nurse who last tried this kind of perfection.... has now snapped, is in a four point restraint and is tended by a nurse unburdened by the need for perfection " Let's take a...

  19. What makes you want to vomit?

    echoRNC711 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely loathe hairy backs! They just makes my skin crawl . I am also not a fan of the surprise sputum catapult (The one where you ambu a pt and it shoots out with such a force you get splat...

  20. I got fired today...

    echoRNC711 replied to patrickh_rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you so much funkmarv , I really appreciate it. I was feeling kind of drained today and your comment felt like an instant

  21. "I'm too young for a living will"

    echoRNC711 replied to somenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Am I sensing you are a teeny weeny bit passionate about this topic!!!! Well hats off to you .Nice job. And yes, I have both a living will and a proxy. I picked as my proxy my husband and the most...

  22. I got fired today...

    echoRNC711 replied to patrickh_rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds like your preceptor wasn't around much or in retrospect were you a bit of a bronco bill charging ahead without knowing what you were doing? Either way,learn from it. You may have been trying...

  23. Black - The New White For Nurses?

    echoRNC711 replied to JerseyBSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Black is slimming so I guess we can all gain another 5lbs without anyone noticing,......."chocolate anyone? " I am sure the pts will be disappointed as nothing inspires confidence or screams...

  24. Favorite Nursing Sayings, Quotes, Jokes.....

    echoRNC711 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nurses Rock

    Have a little fun with your name,try introducing yourself as Uglesha and watch the pt try to keep a straight face. Works like a

  25. The Slow Code: Justified?

    echoRNC711 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks commuter , Nice link . Well , for me, I believe in reincarnation ,so I see death more as a continuum than the end of a circle of life. Works for me. But hey, all roads lead home in my