CharleeFoxtrot BSN, RN

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    What rhythm is this?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    My head already has the solution due to many many many hours of practice. Why do you say that it is a heart block? What are the characteristics of the different degrees of heart block? What caught...
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    What rhythm is this?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    *snerks* I think it'sa bad rhythm. When I was in EMS we'd just keep shocking until we saw a rhythm we knew how to
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    My eating/drinking is bad on work days

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    Just an FYI, watch the ingredients on those protein shakes, especially those for dieting. Some have a lot of insoluble fiber, prebiotics like Inulin and artificial sweeteners such as maltitol. All of...
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    Quitting my per diem?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to jennsrn's topic in General Nursing

    ^this, and IMO it'd be much easier to pick up extra shifts working only one facility if you needed them. Running back and forth, trying to remember policies and possibly different EHRs sounds like an...
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    What rhythm is this?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! Learn the steps to interpretation and practice practice practice. Otherwise you are just guessing and that can have a bad
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    Becomng a nurse in my late 50's?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to LiSA2020's topic in General Nursing

    I would add to the above being realistic about the cost of nursing school and given your wage increase how long will it take to pay it off. In other words, does this make sense financially. For...
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    Woe is me

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to WonderousIvy's topic in General Nursing

    What an inspiration you are!
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    Spouse with Cancer

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to rmerryfield88's topic in General Nursing

    ((virtual hugs and
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    A New Way to Pay for Nursing School: Income Share Agreements (ISAs)

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to Stride Funding's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have grave reservations here, especially when the company does a really poor job of concealing itself in a pretend article written by a new account which was then clarified by another new account...
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    What do you wish you could tell yourself on graduation day?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to msdecember31st's topic in General Nursing

    More than that :). Ears and eyes and mind
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    Help! Got a job offer... working days vs. a job I want more

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to NewGradNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    Especially working your first RN job on nightshift. A short commute can save more than just time on the
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    What do you wish you could tell yourself on graduation day?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to msdecember31st's topic in General Nursing

    I'd tell myself-you know more than you think you do, have faith in yourself. I'd also tell myself you don't know what you think you know and keep your mind open and your mouth shut more
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    As a Nurse, is it normal to be pushed around doing different jobs at the place you work?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    No doubt. During my short tenure in a SNF we would occasionally have to redeployed to do CNA work for a shift if the unit as short. What a delight to be able to hands on care and be paid (no offense...
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    As a Nurse, is it normal to be pushed around doing different jobs at the place you work?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    *rolleyes*
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    Paid minimum wage for quitting

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to Saraliz's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen that clause before when I worked for a brief time at a SNF. They made it clear, if you didn't give a 4 week (!) notice they docked you back to minimum wage for your last check. You had to...
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    Does it matter if you get your WOCN certificate?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    Well, a lot of facilities want that certification and you can't get a WOCN job without one. So, if you want more opportunities to work therefore making the investment in the cert pay
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    medic alert alarm

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Just a PSA for folks reading this thread there are units now that have a "fall detect" system on them. If the unit senses a fall, it alerts the company and they open up the speaker in the home and...
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    Farewell Esme - In Loving Memory

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

    She will be dearly missed, my thoughts are with her
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    Nursing School and Career with Back Problems

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to person115's topic in General Nursing

    Know that I say this out of compassion and am not being dismissive. Do you think that even with focused intense physical conditioning you can safely help lift and turn your share of 200lbs...
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    Nursing School and Career with Back Problems

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to person115's topic in General Nursing

    Just from the OP's description I am not sure she would pass the pre-employment physical. I honestly think that the OP should consider a different
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    Is 6 times a day too many to visit a favorite patient who isn’t on your caseload?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Not to mention busting through multiple ethical
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    Nurses Refilling Prescriptions

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to Garden's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly my thoughts. I work in a practice in Michigan and the coumadin dosing is done by nurses with some extra training. They have specific parameters and of course ask the doctor for guidance when...
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    How do I succeed as a new nurse?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to NursePumpkin's topic in General Nursing

    Eyes, ears and mind open...mouth shut ? . Well not all the time, just use these first few weeks to absorb as much information and practice as many procedures as you are able to. Good luck to
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    How did you all get into Nursing?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to SamJacobs's topic in General Nursing

    My first love was being a paramedic/first responder. But, after a decade or so of being an EMT-P I got tired of carrying my share of 300lbs of humanity backwards down a staircase at 0230AM for (at the...
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    New GraduateWith 3 Incident Reports

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to Taito29's topic in General Nursing

    ^this right here is the most important lesson you need to carry forward. Never, ever "cope one on the chin" for something you didn't do. Say that you didn't make (whatever) error, and then sweeten...