Julius Seizure

Pediatric Critical Care

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    Are you discerning with your "likes"?

    I got a "cheer" once, two years ago. I'll cherish it always. I wish they were given out more, or that people other than AN staff could give them. Or just give me the option to "love" a comment...
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    Should I write a memoir?

    Why not write a memoir? If for no other reason, then for yourself and for your descendants - they will love having those written memories from you. By the way, when I first saw this post title, my...
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    PA curriculum

    At least they have research classes just like
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    I need a name for my position, please help

    Patient
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    Intake and Output

    In my mind, it is only called an IVPB when its hung with secondary tubing Y-ed together above the pump and run as a secondary infusion while the primary infusion is set to resume after the med is...
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    Vitals question

    A couple of things, just because I am concerned that there may be a few inaccuracies in your knowledge. As a disclaimer, this is meant to be informational, not contentious. (1) I'm not sure that...
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    Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    This isn't as minor as just an "inconvenience", though. This isn't like they wanted orange jello, but the cafeteria only had green jello today. It might be an inconvenience that they patient had to...
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    Are you discerning with your "likes"?

    On occasion, I have reflexively "liked" a comment, then noticed that nobody else that I recognize has liked it, and then stopped to consider if I really liked the post or if I had just gotten excited...
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    Millennials flock to nursing, staving off shortage

    You've got sassy pants on today, don't
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    Are you discerning with your "likes"?

    I am going to remember this and be even more excited when you like my stuff from now on. No pressure. (Please like
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    How do you communicate with work??

    Text blasts to the entire nursing team if they are short staffed and need extra nurses to come in. The unit staff has a facebook group for requests to trade shifts, invites to get-togethers, and...
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    Birds of a feather

    If you are going to have a psych problem, you are going to have one. Its not contagious and working there isn't going to make it more likely. MAYBE people with mental health issues sometimes are...
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    How many patients do you have on each shift?

    Pediatric critical care - usually 1:1 or 1:2....occasionally a patient will be 2:1. Plus charge nurse with no patients, a resource nurse with no patients, and 2 techs for about 24
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    Abandonment?

    Hah. I'd dare them to report me. In fact, I would do it via email, so that there would be a record of me clarifying that they really did mean that they were threatening to report me for abandonment...
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    Oh, well FIVE dollars. In that
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    Well thats classy. At my top-rated academic medical center, we just squirted liquid narcotic waste into a Cavi-wipe container filled with kitty
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    Yes, separate dining room with a much nicer spread (and better coffee) than the regular cafeteria, in fact. PAs and NPs aren't allowed (nor are med students, but I think residents are), but sometimes...
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    Doctors vs NP's?

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    What is your worst visitor story?

    What is "the
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    Were these all at hospitals that you were actually working at when they happened? Seriously Ruby, you have had the wildest career. Ever thread like this that you comment on just convinces me more....
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    I mean, you just said that he had to stay
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    On purpose? But...why? Am I just not thinking enough like an
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    Tips/tricks voiding trial

    Last you checked? Now I am imagining that there is some kind of special process that you go through on a regular basis to confirm this
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    Help when calling the md

    Residual rubbing alcohol on the finger can also affect the glucose reading, for that matter. That is part of the reason for wiping away the first drop of blood after pricking the
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    Tips/tricks voiding trial

    Should one be concerned about pooping their pants if they chew too much peppermint gum? Asking for a