icyounurse BSN, RN

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    Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    icyounurse replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for clarifying this. I think alot of the posters on here do not know that this is all procedure and routine here in the south and most hurricanes are nowhere near Katrina or what they saw on...
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    California Nurses/NNOC Director Rose Ann DeMoro Named To Healthcare's 100 Most Powerf

    icyounurse replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Everytime I see something you have posted somewhere, you seem just full of good will and brillant insights:rolleyes: You must be a pretty unhappy person to have to get on this site and bash everybody...
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    Tired Nurse (Nursing Jokes)

    icyounurse replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in Nursing Humor

    One more I thought was pretty funny: Hospital regulations require a wheel chair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman already dressed...
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    Tired Nurse (Nursing Jokes)

    icyounurse replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Heres one I thought was funny. Sorry if you guys have already heard it: Three nurses went to heaven, and were awaiting their turn with St. Peter to plead their case to enter the pearly gates. The...
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    Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    icyounurse replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    And some places dont pay you to be there the whole time
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    Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    icyounurse replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    I am so with you on the hazard pay!! I think its absolutely ridiculous to not offer this. Many hospitals dont. I was not paid hazard pay during Katrina or Ivan. Its a hot topic among staff at that...
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    Warning Signs

    icyounurse replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah that is always something to take REALLY seriously when a patient tells you they are going to die, even if they look fine. When I was a new nurse, we had this guy come into ICU. He was young,...
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    Good Nursing Fiction

    icyounurse replied to ArmyWife1015's topic in General Nursing

    Chicken soup for the nurses soul was pretty good if you are looking for something PC. I really liked Echo Heron's books if you want to read crazy real
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    Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    icyounurse replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    I stay and work. I have always lived in hurricane zones and have stayed and worked through 2 of them. They have free daycare at the hospital where your kids can be alot of the time. Many leave the...
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    Hurrican Gustav

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are the best!! You guys are
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    Hurrican Gustav

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, that was me during Ivan. I had worked nightshift the 3 nights leading up and kinda missed that we were about to get hit until the last minute. They let us leave during our shift the morning...
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    Hurrican Gustav

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I was working during Ivan and Katrina in Mobile and it wasnt fun. And we got no where near the destruction from Katrina that NO and Mississippi got of course, but it was still no power for a week...
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    Hurrican Gustav

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow your hospital sounds much more reasonable that the hospital I was at during Katrina. They just paid for the shifts I worked, nothing for coming in the night before or staying there to keep working...
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    Hurrican Gustav

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I am in Florida right now, they made us come in for Faye last week and do that, which seemed a little excessive for a tropical storm. But at least they paid you a small amount to do this. When I...
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    Hurrican Gustav

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    I just worry because it seems to me those models are never right and it could swing anywhere. It would be horrible if it hit NO dead on though, they still havent recovered from Katrina. And the...
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    No orders?

    icyounurse replied to Tracy38000's topic in General Nursing

    Dont feel bad for calling, I wouldnt. You have to cover yourself. And if all the pt needed was protonix, why are they even being
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    must read

    icyounurse replied to accessqueen's topic in General Nursing

    I read that book and it was a very good read. It gave me insight and and changed how I look at my patients who are having strokes.
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    Grossest Thing You've Ever Seen

    icyounurse replied to sicushells's topic in General Nursing

    I have one too!!He is the coolest cat ever. He is so smart and has such a unique personality. Maine Coons do
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    will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    icyounurse replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I was very lucky to have a supportive family and some good friends. While they did not pay for my schooling, they gave me rides to class when my crappy car broke down and helped me find various jobs...
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    will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    icyounurse replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am glad you had such an easy time and "many" you know. But its a little simplistic to say "thats all you have to do" There are alot of loopholes where you cannot get them. I was denied because I...
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    will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    icyounurse replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Have you ever tried to get grants? I have and have been denied. Its not a simple
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    will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    icyounurse replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think she means that just because you go bankrupt doesnt mean you get health care coverage or other
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    will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    icyounurse replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Totally agree. And then I read some posts and get fired up. Cant help it.
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    will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    icyounurse replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Perhaps looking at bankruptcy as a fresh start might be a nicer alternative." Are you serious??????? Yeah bankruptcy is great. I am starting to feel like I watching Rush Limbaugh or
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    will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    icyounurse replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think you need to check your facts on medicaid