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brithoover

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  1. Oh man bp is tough

    brithoover replied to Nurseeverywhere's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The "needle jump" is a guide but is not always accurate. You need to hear it. Practice lots

  2. How does your unit make the nursing schedule?

    brithoover replied to smb84's topic in General Nursing

    We self schedule online. Divided into 3 groups and rotate who goes first. Only a certain number if day and night shifts available to choose. Then then schedule monitor goes around and asks ppl to make...

  3. Nurses who don't treat CNAs fair :(

    brithoover replied to aka640's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This is how it was when I was an RN in LTC. I did my best to help CNAs, but CNAs don't see how much is involved on the RN side. We are often leaving work late too. And when we do have a spare moment...

  4. Would you commute an hour to a job you wanted?

    brithoover replied to nursebythesea's topic in General Nursing

    I commute 1.5-2.5 hrs each way with my longest being 3hrs 20 min. I'd say MOST of the time it's worth

  5. When patients and visitors are rude

    brithoover replied to brownbook's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  6. Starting in a Nursing home vs. Starting in a Hospital

    brithoover replied to sunshyne17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wouldn't say it got me into peds. But it was a job when I couldn't find anything else. And it didn't "hurt" me like I thought it

  7. Writing multiple times?

    brithoover replied to loriangel14's topic in General Nursing

    At my school we had to pass an "exit exam." First try needed a 70% to pass. If you failed you could retake but would need a %75. Fail that one and you repeated your senior

  8. Central Lines

    brithoover replied to capitalsfan83's topic in Oncology

    Pushing vesicant a through an IV makes me sweat. Literally. Scary

  9. Starting in a Nursing home vs. Starting in a Hospital

    brithoover replied to sunshyne17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I graduated knowing I wanted to work in peds but there were no jobs so I took a position in LTC thinking it was career suicide. I worked there a year and though I didn't gain any hospital skills I...

  10. New Grad starting to feel burnt out as a Per Diem nurse in a SNF

    brithoover replied to MsNiceNurse's topic in General Nursing

  11. Why oncology?

    brithoover replied to RN-BSNheather's topic in Oncology

    I love the challenge and the vast amount of knowledge there is to know. I love the palliative care aspect of oncology. I love the critical care aspect of oncology. I work in peds onc and let me tell...

  12. Why is the US healthcare system so full of "mini-doctors"?

    brithoover replied to Lvdovicvs.Angelvs's topic in General Nursing

    ALS is not needed in the field? That is a scary

  13. Commuting

    brithoover replied to JustNursn's topic in Home Health

    I commute 1hr 15min at the very fastest and 2hr 30min in bad traffic one way. Work full time 12 hour

  14. Dealing with the sad parts

    brithoover replied to danceyrun's topic in Oncology

    Hmmm this is a tough one. I work in peds onc. It seems as though we go through periods of many children dying and it's really rough. I try to focus on the kids that are doing well on my days off. When...

  15. Please Help First Clinical Rotation in Oncology

    brithoover replied to Regulas's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    They are still people who want to be treated normal. Just act like you would with any other

  16. Curious...how many 'survivors' at the end?

    brithoover replied to Kittythestudentnurse's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    RN- started at 70 something and graduated at 30

  17. Am I a failure

    brithoover replied to Rncaligirl88's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Try to learn some stress management..it will be a very long career if you fret over every patient. Sometimes no matter how hard you try they get very sick. You did a great

  18. No call/ No show

    brithoover replied to Redder's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are made to feel horrible for calling in by management and their peers. I floated to a floor where a girl came to work trying to "tough it out" because it is taboo to call in. Well she ended up...

  19. How about a secondary call button - please comment

    brithoover replied to aylene's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We are in the process of trying to get a call bell system where when the call bell is pushed is rings directly to the nurses individual phone they carry around with them. It's a peds unit so most...

  20. A worn out topic

    brithoover replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a teaching hospital and we call our NPs, residents and fellows by their first names. I guess once they become staff they are then Dr.

  21. Low glucose baby, NPO, no access to dextrose

    brithoover replied to anon456's topic in Pediatric

    What was NPO status

  22. pediatric assessment: whole or by exception

    brithoover replied to Pediatricjo's topic in Pediatric

    Full

  23. Which IV tubing to use with Ffp/cryo/platelets administration?

    brithoover replied to ushprasad's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    A filter is used for all of those products to filter and remove microscopic clots, cellular debris & undesirable

  24. How do I break into pediatric oncology as a new grad?

    brithoover replied to JodiMineyPoyma's topic in Oncology

    Apply everywhere even if you don't meet their

  25. What's pediatric oncology like?

    brithoover replied to Midnightfire's topic in Oncology

    If this is not something you are passionate about I would advise you not to take the job. It is a grueling, heartbreaking job..I stay because I LOVE it and it is my dream job. These are some of the...