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  1. love this thread!! Once i was talking to some doc on the phone, and this was back when we still occasionally made actual personal calls to our own homes on the unit ground line in the nurse's...
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    Driving to clinicals

    oh, i recall, as a student, some of our clinicals were over an hour drive away, and we had to be there at 6am or something, oh yes, i recall leaving my house at 4:30 or 5 am. congrats on your new...
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    How can I spiritually learn this...

    Ah, there are 1000s of gods to worship, and only 1/4 to 1/3 of the planet worships the bible gods. and yes, there are 3 gods in the bible, each with it's own unique personality, and they speak of...
  4. well, you certainly have a right to imagine, that when you encounter a kind human, that something supernatural or magic is going on, but, imo, that idea is optional....that idea is a choice you make....
  5. there are so so many starving humans all over the globe, that might have trouble believing that. Amazing to consider, if the earth's axis, were only a degree or two different, so so so much more of...
  6. I do not want patients knowing my last name for safety reasons, and other reasons which would take too long to explain. When i have had name tags with my last name, i put some kind of sticker over...
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    report between pacu and ambulatory care nurses

    Our outpatient PACU and our "phase 3" (discharge room) were side by side. No hallway at all, the 2 rooms were actually attached, we could, if we wanted to, see into the room next to us, if door was...
  8. I'd like a scrub that was NOT v-neck, so i could lean forward without showing my cleavage, (then i won't have to wear cami's either, if neckline did not have deep dip in center front) One has to...
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    How can I spiritually learn this...

    Talk of the gods aside, have you considered applying for another unit, or another job, or another shift or another facility? But, if you do believe in gods, possibly you might consider your...
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    Newly single mom....will nursing still work for me?

    If you do love nursing, and you do want to stay in school, go for it. It can be done. I did it. If you do love nursing, you can have time with your children, and work, too. Many nurses who work the...
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    finally... I cried.

    also, there is a lot of info online, for dealing with bullies. Some of those articles might give you tips and ideas,
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    finally... I cried.

    Oh, i am so sorry this happened to you. There are some people who just love making snide remarks or getting personally upset, sometimes over almost nothing!!! and being calm and logical does not...
  13. I've had co-workers busted for drugs or booze-related problems. They go to some programs, and return to work. I think, it might be helpful, if you attend some type of program, which you can then...
  14. I've been both a preceptor, and the new nurse on the unit! both are kind of hard, in some ways. But, sometimes, it is fun, too, so don't be afraid. Often, (not always, but, often) the unit manager...
  15. Lol, there are some great articles around this site, on how mentoring OR following a mentor, can be difficult. One bit of advice on your mentor, as much as possible, try to make rapid assessment of...
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    Need help with IV skills for old nurse

    Yes, practicing helps! Following various IV nurses, can help too. Each one can give you tips and pointers. A course is great idea, too. Some things i do, to start IVs on hard to get patients,...
  17. CONGRATS!! AND WELCOME ABOARD!! Hopefully, you will have an extensive mentoring on your job. Being nervous is normal for new nurses, it is a good thing, as uncomfortable as that feeling is, it serves...
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    I have technical questions...

    rofl, i am just NOW noticing the first two posts, ha, i must have been posting at same exact moment they did. To the OP, while re-reading your question, in hospitals, in most units, the cuff will...
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    I have technical questions...

    Your experience in clinical, so far as sharing a piece of equipment, might not reflect what actually being an employee there might be like. If 20 extra students appear for a day, and all 20 now need...
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    I have technical questions...

    Well, like i said, i never lugged a cuff around, but, one place i worked, did allow some nurses to use their own cuffs, but biomed dept had to do quickie test (took like, just a few minutes) to check...
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    I have technical questions...

    btw, if you do bring your own BP cuff around, you might have to check if the facility, or your school, might require you ensure that your cuff is properly calibrated.? also, you'd still need to know...
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    I have technical questions...

    oh my, yes yes yes, i've certainly experienced 'waiting' for various pieces of equipment, (more so in the past than nowadays) as well as time wasted chasing around who has it/put it where. (before all...
  23. to the OP, one other small tip, for preventing air bubbles, in iv lines, is, when flooding the iv tubing, ensure you fill those lil compartments where the ports for secondary tubings to be attached...
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    Foods you have discovered as a Nurse

    THAT'S IT! THAT'S IT WAS !!! Ha, i've been wondering for eons what was that fruit called! Oh thank you!! They were delicious, so long as one knew the proper way to eat one!! ha
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    No time to talk

    You might want to calmly either write out, or discuss, this concern with your manager----that report is taking too long, and that that time is being used as venting session for offgoing shift (or...