AllieSparksRN

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  1. Oh, you quirky night shifter you!

    AllieSparksRN replied to dannibeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Love, love, love NOC shift. End of

  2. Meet Miss Colorado 2015 (Kelley Johnson) - The Nurse Behind the Stethoscope

    AllieSparksRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Nice read. Thanks for sharing :)

  3. AllNurses Abbreviations

    AllieSparksRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to start a helpful thread. We throw around abbreviations left and right and while some of them seem incredibly obvious, not everyone knows what they mean, plus we have new people joining all...

  4. AllNurses Abbreviations

    AllieSparksRN replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all who have contributed so far. Keep 'em

  5. Brian Short News

    AllieSparksRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I remember feeling shocked, stunned, and helpless when I was lived through and experienced 9/11/2001. I heard the news about the murder/suicide (that's what was reported in the news story) on the...

  6. THANK YOU, to the staff, mods, and admins....

    AllieSparksRN replied to weirdscience's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. None of us have the right words to say but know we're all thinking of you.

  7. Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    AllieSparksRN replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    a lot / alot their / there you're / your (which always makes me think of FRIENDS & Ross/Rachel...) lose / loose it's / its

  8. 8/22 What I learned this week....

    AllieSparksRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned/realized that I took WAY too many credits this summer and will NOT be doing that this fall. This means less financial aid for fall classes but more time doing things I enjoy so it will be...

  9. Monitoring & PCA Use

    AllieSparksRN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    The med/surg unit I work on, which receives a majority of neuro and ortho post-ops, recently transitioned into using [continuous] end-tidal CO2 monitoring & [continuous] pulse ox monitoring on...

  10. This week, I have learned... (8/8)

    AllieSparksRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I still love birthday cake. Happy Birthday to me (yesterday) :)

  11. This week, I have learned... (8/8)

    AllieSparksRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned/realized that I prefer and feel like I'm a better nurse when I'm caring for patients I don't know. If I'm assigned a friend's friend or a family member of a staff member or something...

  12. Monitoring & PCA Use

    AllieSparksRN replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I agree with you on the ambulatory being not as worried about status. Yep, you can set limits/parameters. They are only effective to a point - a mouth breather will constantly alarm because the...

  13. Why do hospitals continue use the incentive spirometer?

    AllieSparksRN replied to felixis12's topic in General Nursing

    A few times a year I work in the simulation lab as a patient voice at the nursing college. When the student nurses ask me about my IS, I tell them it's my hat rack :)

  14. Why do hospitals continue use the incentive spirometer?

    AllieSparksRN replied to felixis12's topic in General Nursing

    A few weeks ago I had a joint replacement who couldn't get his IS "to work." I asked him to show me what was wrong. He was holding it upside down. Not sure how the stars aligned but he and I both had...

  15. Late arriving Nurses

    AllieSparksRN replied to Goal_NP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    BTW Goal_NP - great poll/post!

  16. Late arriving Nurses

    AllieSparksRN replied to Goal_NP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This DRIVES. ME. CRAZY! (people who are late.) Get to work on time. I did. And now, I want to go home. P.S. Be ready to take report at the start of your shift...just being in the building but...

  17. This week, I learned.... (7/25)

    AllieSparksRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes a-fib "just happens." And it can still be scary as

  18. Patients wants a back rub

    AllieSparksRN replied to Oceanpacific's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know...which is why I asked...just to see what others do. (Obviously, in some circumstances, you of course would, but I just wondered in

  19. Patients wants a back rub

    AllieSparksRN replied to Oceanpacific's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If & when you write a book about your nursing life - please include that story :)

  20. Patients wants a back rub

    AllieSparksRN replied to Oceanpacific's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    For those nurses who do give patients backrubs: do you wear gloves or don't you? I'm curious... My facility has a lotion we use too - that

  21. Holy cow! My book total is how much?!

    AllieSparksRN replied to MeiDei's topic in General Students

    Textbooks are expensive. Yep. One of the downsides to nursing programs. I do wish those costs were stressed more to people prior to beginning programs - especially since many, if not most, college...

  22. how much do you pay on student loans per month

    AllieSparksRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I paid off my ADN completely then enrolled in my BSN-C program...loan amount totals for that TBD. My "deal" with myself was that once I paid off the first degree, I'd go back to finish the BSN. I've...

  23. "To BSN or Not to BSN That is the question." Should BSN be minimal requirement?

    AllieSparksRN replied to nurseactivist's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    "To BSN or Not to BSN That is the question." Should BSN be minimal requirement? = "The Chicken or The Egg." Which came first? Two questions I think we can debate either way for hours and hours...and...

  24. RN Starbucks side job?

    AllieSparksRN replied to borninaugust30's topic in General Nursing

    Also...consider volunteering. I do that one a week too and it's so beneficial, in more ways than one. Find something that interests you - it could be church related, it could be Big Brothers Big...

  25. RN Starbucks side job?

    AllieSparksRN replied to borninaugust30's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a full-time RN but I have two part time jobs in addition to that..one is teaching at the local tech college (2-3 times a year so not a lot) and I also work part time at a retail store. The retail...