Julius Seizure

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    What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    Julius Seizure replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused. Shouldn't "whats left" be nothing, since all the meds need to go in? What am I
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    What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    Julius Seizure replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    Also, if you wait till the arm swells up a lot to decide it has infiltrated, you are too late. Compare the arm/hand with the PIV to the opposite arm/hand. You will catch changes in size/color/temp...
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    Job interview for hospital-based CM

    Julius Seizure replied to Julius Seizure's topic in Case Management

    Description: Position Summary-Full time-Need PICU experience The Case Manager utilizes advanced nursing skills and knowledge of resource management and fiscal responsibility to coordinate the clinical...
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    nursing for money

    Julius Seizure replied to spark1's topic in General Nursing

    I chose nursing because I like science, am good at science, and I have a caretaker personality. I also wanted job security and a stable income. Nursing was never my dream, I just figured it was a...
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    Vancomycin IV solution changed color?

    Julius Seizure replied to Sedpedsnurse's topic in Patient Medications

    Discoloration where? The fluid in the IV bag? In the
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    I worked in HR & forced to change charting

    Julius Seizure replied to Lutzka1121's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's odd that the aides that weren't charting correctly despite training were not "laid off" for not satisfactorily completing their job duties. Was there any concern that they weren't actually...
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    Rounding rules

    Julius Seizure replied to staceywilliams's topic in Pediatric

    At most, I will round to the nearest 0.1 kg in a patient who is over 10 kg. If they are under 10 kg, I keep either 2 or 3 decimal points. Rounding to the nearest kilo or more is only for near-adult...
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    Medication Error

    Julius Seizure replied to CMA-RN29's topic in General Students

    I didn't know there were associates degrees for MAs separate from certificate programs. What made you choose the associates degree path? Does it allow you to make more money or do a broader range of...
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    Medication Error

    Julius Seizure replied to CMA-RN29's topic in General Students

    I can't confirm anything about the OPs situation, but I can speak to what I have observed in other clinics. Generally, the physician just orders the medication and asks the MA to give it. They don't...
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    What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    Julius Seizure replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    When I started nursing, I was shown to empty Jackson-Pratt drains (AKA JP drains or bulb suction drains) by squeezing the contents out into a measuring cup/graduated cylinder. Its not perfectly...
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    Why so much Negativity in Nursing?

    Julius Seizure replied to lindsayCalifornia's topic in General Nursing

    Agree!
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    How would you handle this med request?

    Julius Seizure replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    For no reason at all, I read the name of the medication as "Excedrine Migraine for Little Darlings". So fun and cute. Let's start that for all children's OTC medicine. Little Darling's Robitussin....
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    Is aspirin a blood thinner?

    Julius Seizure replied to ChloeLissa's topic in Patient Medications

    Well, its a platelet aggregation inhibitor, like hppygr8fu said. But really, my answer to you depends on why you are asking? Are you a patient asking if you should mention your baby aspirin when...
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    Job interview for hospital-based CM

    Julius Seizure replied to Julius Seizure's topic in Case Management

    Thank you so much, that was incredibly helpful! I'm keeping a positive mindset because they seemed really eager to set up an interview with me quickly, and I have the specific PICU experience that...
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    Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

    Julius Seizure replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've never seen any research on this topic, but I would be interested. Do you have any links to the research you have seen that you could share? (Or article titles, PubMed IDs, doi's, etc....just...
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    School nurse VS school secretary

    Julius Seizure replied to NewgradZ's topic in School

    Yeah somebody needs to tell her to let you do your job. I did get a bit of a chuckle imagining her very seriously "assessing" all these head injuries by touching their foreheads,
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    I have really bad grade when I first started college and now it's hard fixing them

    Julius Seizure replied to agpholen9219's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why do the classes keep going
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    gender "issues"

    Julius Seizure replied to rac1's topic in Psychiatric

    Consider this: If anorexia were socially acceptable (and the person didn't want to "recover"), would it still be detrimental to the person's health? If being transgender were socially acceptable (and...
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    Nurses with children always go home early?

    Julius Seizure replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    Several people have made this argument. Obviously they are different, I think everyone recognizes that shopping and children are different activities. But you know, those nurses without children...
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    Hydration clinic

    Julius Seizure replied to medspaRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I'm not an expert, however I would venture to guess that an RN could be the owner/operator, but you would have to contract a physician or NP to work with
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    NP Or Educator?

    Julius Seizure replied to anewsns's topic in General Nursing

    Do you mind sharing how fast and cheap it was? Where did you get your
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    Nurses with children always go home early?

    Julius Seizure replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    Did you tell them that that is exactly WHY you needed to be home that night? Because no Santa or anybody else was coming? Santa is still going to their houses, why do they need to be there
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    New RN, terrified of codes and emergencies

    Julius Seizure replied to Dd04321's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused. You were the patient in the code, but your ACLS training helped you know what to do? Do you mean that you knew to call 911 for your symptoms before coding? In general, all the...
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    Is Nursing A Good Career For Travellers?

    Julius Seizure replied to travelbug00's topic in Nursing Career

    I think nursing would be better than teaching if you plan to move every few months/years. As a teacher, you would need to stay put for at least a full school year, minimum, or your resume is going to...
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    New RN, terrified of codes and emergencies

    Julius Seizure replied to Dd04321's topic in General Nursing

    And remember, codes are scary for pretty much everybody. I've seen nurses with 30+ years of experience who can hardly draw up code meds because their hands shake too bad under the pressure. Its not...