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dah doh BSN, RN

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  1. heart rate 40 ,SBP 60, for over an hour

    dah doh replied to brownbook's topic in Cardiac

    Yes. Nope. Just monitor for now. He's not passing out

  2. Bending and Breaking the Rules in Nursing

    dah doh replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yea for you! I do it too...there's a time to bend the rules a bit! What's the point of putting the patient on an 1800 ada low cholesterol diet if they won't eat for 3 days? It's usually an ethnic...

  3. What is the environment like at your workplace? Do you like your co-workers?

    dah doh replied to KayyyT's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    CCU has a lot of assertive personalities. When I started there, some of the older day shift nurses were quite nasty at first, but once you showed you weren't lazy or stupid, they laid off you. The...

  4. IV infusions

    dah doh replied to jennz4real's topic in Patient Medications

    Ideally you should have it on another line, but since you have only 1 line, run the versed on a pump along with the bolus; start another line, then switch it to the new line. We joke about "everything...

  5. RANT!! Pleaseeee dont answer the call light if you have no time to help!!

    dah doh replied to Glycerine82's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As a student nurse, I saw a nurse step over the patient who had fallen on the ground and was blocking the doorway. She then went to find the Care tech to come get the patient off the floor! Not to ask...

  6. I must make a confession

    dah doh replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Usually trays from patients who are NPO, changed diets, or transferred are up for grabs. As long as they didn't go in the patient's room, it's clean and will just go to waste

  7. I'm getting terminated from my first nursing job

    dah doh replied to Nurseadam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry to say that I have heard of others getting terminated for that. That was not a smart thing to do. You should have left your work premises

  8. Do employers look at what Nursing Program you went to?

    dah doh replied to HappyBee's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Have you looked into WGU? They are a legitimate online nursing school and definitely not

  9. Pros and Cons of Adult vs Pediatric Critical Care Nursing

    dah doh replied to meraki86's topic in Critical Care

    It breaks my heart when my kids are sick, so there is no way I could do sick babies or kids. But I admire the ones who are strong enough to do it. Needless to say, I do adults (ICU). Yes, ethical...

  10. Can't find a job. New Grad RN!

    dah doh replied to RNReadyManc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It doesn't sound like you've been proactive about it. New grads are having a hard time in SoCal. Apply online for everything, then start getting personal. Drop off resumes at hr. Try to email or call...

  11. Scenario Help

    dah doh replied to 2bnursek2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Why a GI bleed? Nothing in your scenario really indicates that. With MVA, there are broken bones and broken organs especially with abdominal signs... think along those

  12. I pick the days that I'm dumped on....

    dah doh replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there! There appears to be a light at the end of your tunnel! Have you considered getting out of the float pool? Maybe you'd get dumped on less if you worked on one of the units

  13. Pls HELP!! Confused, Am I understanding this right?

    dah doh replied to scrlet's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Loved the heartbeat dance! Made me

  14. Book worm vs. skill set

    dah doh replied to country3's topic in General Students

    Be excited but be safe! Sometimes you need to step back to see the "big picture" but details can be important

  15. How to Dress For an Interview (Guy) - Help

    dah doh replied to EMEddie's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    A suit if you have one. If you don't have a suit, at minimum wear dress pant, dress shirt, nice shoes, and a

  16. I pick the days that I'm dumped on....

    dah doh replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry! We never dump on our float or registry nurses! We look at them as lifesavers and try to give them easier assignments. Is that the case when we float elsewhere, nope! We get patients that no...

  17. A lamb in a den of wolves!

    dah doh replied to Jinx322's topic in General Students

    What I described was how it was for me in nursing school 15 yrs ago too. We had to "page" (pre smartphones...lol) our instructor if we wanted to do a procedure or meds, but we were "highly encouraged"...

  18. A lamb in a den of wolves!

    dah doh replied to Jinx322's topic in General Students

    To Do-over: lucky you! At our facility, the clinical instructors are spread pretty thin and have students on multiple units so they only see their student once or twice during the student's shift. So...

  19. Pros and Cons of Adult vs Pediatric Critical Care Nursing

    dah doh replied to meraki86's topic in Critical Care

    Depends on what you like and if you have plans for advanced practice or

  20. Book worm vs. skill set

    dah doh replied to country3's topic in General Students

    To the OP: it is easier to train a person with strong clinical skills, but if they don't understand the theory, it doesn't work out. It is also doable if the person has average clinical skills and...

  21. leaving first nursing job before 1 year mark?

    dah doh replied to NurseJessie2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Shifts, hours, call? Training program or orientation period? Ask about the unit...how many beds, own anesthesiologist for epidurals, etc? Anything she can suggest that you can do to increase your...

  22. Need opinions, thinking of working in the ICU

    dah doh replied to cardiacrocks's topic in Critical Care

    Give the ICU a

  23. CPR question

    dah doh replied to Sand_Dollar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We have a hypothermia protocol for witnessed pre-hospital cardiac arrest with return of spontaneous circulation after resuscitation. Although our Intensivists have done the protocol on in hospital...

  24. Sickle cell

    dah doh replied to inteRN's topic in Emergency

    I used to manage quite a few sickle cell patients back when I was a med-surg nurse. I found if I set limits and stuck to my side of the agreement, they would usually stick with theirs. I would bring...

  25. Did I Get The Job or do I have Options?

    dah doh replied to IloveNursing2214's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sometimes the new grads interview for multiple units. However, if one of the units makes an offer to the new grad and they accept it, we won't try to offer too even if we know that new grad's first...