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    For extroverts...please don't ask me

    BSNbeauty replied to hazyblue's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Sorry you are being treated this way. Would it be too much to fake it at times? You know , just feed them enough so that you are not seen as an outcast but not so much they you change who you are. I'm...
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    Blood alcohol

    BSNbeauty replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the response. This cleared things up for me
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    What do you do first, besides "ABC"?

    BSNbeauty replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Emergency

    Everyone is giving such great ideas.
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    What do you do first, besides "ABC"?

    BSNbeauty posted a topic in Emergency

    My biggest challenge in the ED is prioritizing. I always use the ABC as a rule of thumb, however I still feel overwhelmed with the other tasks such as discharging, admitting, and receiving patients....
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    Help! I've Been A Nurse for 5 years, but feel like a new grad?

    BSNbeauty replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats for getting your MSN! It all depends on what your goals are. If you want to do bedside then yes, you may want to start looking into applying. I don't know anything about teaching, so far as...
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    Job Satisfaction: Can it be real in this field?

    BSNbeauty replied to thelittledoe's topic in Health, Stress Management

    At one job it was the staff I hated. At My current job it is night shift with long commute I hate . I love bedside nursing but I can only survive it working
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    Do I need to give my manager notice?

    BSNbeauty replied to fsh1986's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Just hand in your resignation. I'm in a similar situation. I was just offered a parttime day shift and I'm really thinking about leaving my current job because I just can't handle night and the...
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    Orientation and Competency checklist

    BSNbeauty replied to Beth385's topic in Emergency

    I've asked some nurses and techs how to use some equipment. I'm usually proactive in my orientation, and always ask if I don't know how to use something. This week, when I go to work, I'll be asking...
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    What do you do first, besides "ABC"?

    BSNbeauty replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Emergency

    Thanks SunFLRZ, larry, and Altra... you all gave great valid
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    Proof that Nurses and Nurse Aides are Angels

    BSNbeauty replied to Baubo516's topic in Nurses Rock

    Thanks for sharing. Nursing for me IS a ministry. I love to motivate my patients and their families when they feel they have nothing left. I truly thank God that He has allowed me to become a nurse...
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    Do you take your work wherever you go?

    BSNbeauty replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I never understood why nurses do this. I mean, I understand it however germs are EVERYwhere. The hopsital may be cleaner than the grocery store. Just my two
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    Dealimg with radiology

    BSNbeauty replied to lagalanurse's topic in Emergency

    Tell them to come back. Be nice
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    Which job would you choose???

    BSNbeauty replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. I know nights isn't my thing. I've done it before parttime and that was all I could take. I just hate letting my current boss
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    Which job would you choose???

    BSNbeauty posted a topic in General Nursing

    Background: I have 3 years LPN exp. and I started in ICU as a new grad RN last year,I left after 8 months due to hostile work enviroment. After that, I got hired full time nights in the ED. I'm not...
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    Not a real nurse huh?

    BSNbeauty replied to kkrlaa5512's topic in School

    I sub now as a school nurse and love it ! Don't let others discourage you . Be confident in school nursing. I had an ICU nurse shadow me one day, she could not believe how busy the health room was. I...
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    After Nursing: Is There Life Out There?

    BSNbeauty replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    My heart goes out to middle age nurses who are too young to retire but experience ageism. If this is what I have to experience 30 years from now, then I rather have no part of it. My preceptor has...
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    Best complaint you've heard?

    BSNbeauty replied to ColleenJune's topic in School

    That is just gross .
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    After Nursing: Is There Life Out There?

    BSNbeauty replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    How about teaching cnas in clinical a or classroom. My mom has adn, no longer cares to work in bedside and found this job to be less stress physically and mentally. She loves it!!! Telephonic nursing...
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    Which job would you choose???

    BSNbeauty replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I was leaning on staying in the ED, just because of the staff and team work. Great co-workers are hard to find. A good job and shift can suck if you don't have a supportive team. I'm going...
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    First nursing position, LTC

    BSNbeauty replied to Hkroeck's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Congrats on your first nursing job!!! Depends on the shift you are working. Days are usually really hectic. Evenings are filled with admissions, nights are a bit slower but you still need great...
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    BSNbeauty replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    -Pregnant patient 39 weeks gestation who had preeclampsia leaves AMA cause we didn't give her dilaudid. -Patients who refuse meds or vital signs and honestly think I give a damn. What do they expect...
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    What to do when patient has alcohol on them??

    BSNbeauty posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in the Ed but I think this question is pertinent for all nurses. Twice this week I've had patients with a bottle if alcohol on them. I asked three different people what they do with the alcohol...
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    What to do when patient has alcohol on them??

    BSNbeauty replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    There needs to be a policy on this. I don't care what the patients do at home, they have the right to legally drink so It doesn't make any sense to throw it away. I'm going to bring this up when I...
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    I don't dispense medications!!!

    BSNbeauty posted a topic in Emergency

    I don't dispense medications. Why don't the docs get this??? Yesterday a doc wrote an order for "take home" zofran. I gave him the zofran( which now I regret, being my name is shown as removing it in...
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    I don't dispense medications!!!

    BSNbeauty replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Emergency

    That is exactly what I'm