brithoover

brithoover

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  1. Looking for RN to answer a couple questions for me

    brithoover replied to H233's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just replied with the answers good

  2. Want a Master's Degree With an Oncology Focus but Don't Want to Leave Bedside!

    brithoover replied to DuskaRN's topic in Oncology

    I live in Canada working in peds onc. We have many NPs on our floor (which also has lot of palliative

  3. Looking for RN to answer a couple questions for me

    brithoover replied to H233's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got the private message, ill get to it tm on my day off

  4. Looking for RN to answer a couple questions for me

    brithoover replied to H233's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just send me a private

  5. Looking for RN to answer a couple questions for me

    brithoover replied to H233's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I only have 3 yrs experience but you're welcome to msg

  6. Off the clock

    brithoover replied to jbecerra's topic in General Nursing

    Why does this bother

  7. 'Nurses eat their young' is an understatement. What has your experience been?

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

    Nurses tend to forget what it was like to be a student once. Remember this experience for when you graduate so you can be welcoming to new

  8. LPN SCHOOL DRAMA!!

    brithoover replied to YesImVictorious's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Get used to it..that's how it is in the workplace

  9. Kardex

    brithoover replied to LTCRN4LIFE's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    *kardex system is what I meant

  10. NPs in Canada

    brithoover replied to Pink Tulip's topic in Canada

  11. MAC anesthesia versed / propofol

    brithoover replied to ffliper27's topic in PACU

    I'm not sure what MAC is, however I used to work in dental sedation and GAs. Versed is not used for pain. We typically used ketorolac or fentanyl as pain relief. Versed (midazolam) is used for...

  12. Kardex

    brithoover replied to LTCRN4LIFE's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I miss the larded system. I just changed jobs and they don't have it here at the new

  13. 'Nurses eat their young' is an understatement. What has your experience been?

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

    It takes 2 seconds to say hello to a group of new students/new hires. There is no excuse for being "frosty" to

  14. homesick

    brithoover replied to alihoff93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It WILL get better. I'm from Alberta, Canada and went to school in Florida. All it took was getting involved in some activities and making some friends

  15. Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    brithoover replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    Like!

  16. Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    brithoover replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    I would absolutely refuse this task. Being a nurse does not make me entitled and I do not need to learn empathy through somebody invading my privacy. We just have to remind ourselves that yes this is...

  17. How far would you commute to an OB job?

    brithoover replied to Guest694054's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I commute 2hrs+ each way for my dream job and i couldn't be

  18. Frusturated with situation...does any nurses out there have same issues?

    brithoover replied to rntraveler2012's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh my heavens it is NOT like that everywhere. It sounds like you and your husband are in a difficult situation and set up to fail. I live in Canada but when I worked with adults we had 4-5 max on day...

  19. Juvenile Arthritis or Down's Syndrome and Cancer?

    brithoover replied to Java Mama's topic in General Students

    I work in peds heme/onc. We study from APHON text: Essentials of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

  20. You might want to avoid this recruiting company

    brithoover replied to nomadcrna's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    On the chance of sounding dumb..what do you call an NP? I've always used first

  21. Juvenile Arthritis or Down's Syndrome and Cancer?

    brithoover replied to Java Mama's topic in General Students

    RA children have about a 2-4 times higher chance of getting lymphoma type cancer and Down children have a 20 times higher chance of getting

  22. Too many new grads??

    brithoover replied to brithoover's topic in Oncology

    The floor staff that I talked to said its really difficult for them. We have 3 months orientation but you really aren't comfortable for at least 6 months. So once everyone is off orientation, most...

  23. Too many new grads??

    brithoover replied to brithoover's topic in Oncology

    Me too (: Our floor wasn't even the biggest hire. I think the NICU took in 13 new staff most being newly

  24. Too many new grads??

    brithoover replied to brithoover's topic in Oncology

    It just seems a little off to me. You can't throw a bunch of brand new nurses together and expect things to run

  25. When to be off orientation

    brithoover replied to me1989's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You may have another month of orientation and still not do these things. You really need to learn as you go. I've been a nurse 2.5 years and have only done 1