Julius Seizure

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    Code Blue

    Julius Seizure replied to 2018nursewi's topic in General Nursing

    The teenage known diabetic who was found down at school for an undetermined length of time. She completely crashed despite treatment for DKA. Later we found the tampon in her. Suspected toxic shock...
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    Breaching StaRN Contract

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

    Collections isn't just people bugging you on the phone. Debts that go to collections can affect your credit. That can be a big deal - it can keep you from borrowing money, renting an apartment, etc....
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    Breaching StaRN Contract

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

    Could you elaborate? What did they say they were going to pay you after orientation? And then what did they actually pay
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    I failed out of nursing school midway, now what?

    Julius Seizure replied to Jkliu888's topic in General Students

    Sue for what? You mean for not accommodating OPs disability? I'm not sure we have enough info to know if there is a legal case here. Did the school know OP had a diagnosis? Did OP go through the...
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    FNP vs PNP vs MD

    Julius Seizure replied to sjh226's topic in Nursing Career

    Consider the physician assistant track as well. Less schooling/less debt, but the flexibility of not specializing in just one
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    Can I be a nurse if I hate science?!

    Julius Seizure replied to shayjulia's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't know how to say this more gently, so here goes: If you saw nurses working in the hospital and loved their job but you hate science, then I think you probably didn't see their job as clearly as...
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    Need an entire nursing refresher...

    Julius Seizure replied to lindseyp2012's topic in General Nursing

    It takes time. You are in the same boat as every other new grad, don't worry. :) If you want to brush up on some physiology/patho, I highly recommend the Khan academy videos that are free
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    Propofol Infusion syndrome?

    Julius Seizure replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    Well, propofol can cause high triglycerides because it is a lipid preparation, but that isnt exactly why they think propofol infusion syndrome happens. It has to do with the fatty acids though...
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    Propofol Infusion syndrome?

    Julius Seizure replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    Well, when using a lot of benzos, delirium is definitely a concern, so its not ideal to just crank it up sky-high. My preference would be to increase the opioid vs. the benzo. However, for both the...
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    Propofol Infusion syndrome?

    Julius Seizure replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    In peds we would rather just keep cranking up the opioid and benzo. Sometimes they like to switch back and forth between combos if things aren't cutting it too (like going from fent/versed to...
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    Forcibly removing piercings in psych patients

    Julius Seizure replied to KathyDay's topic in Emergency

    I certainly hope so. It sounds awful. The nurse may have been horrified as well and didn't know what to do. Or maybe she thought it was fine. We don't know. But the nurse didn't do it. The...
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    Ethics of the DOA screen

    Julius Seizure replied to bgxyrnf's topic in Emergency

    Good point. Often, a tox screen is ordered as part of a work up for altered mental status. How would you consent them then? The extra time of getting a court order? Maybe just having two physicians...
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    Action plan

    Julius Seizure replied to old&improved's topic in General Nursing

    What was the essay on and what was the purpose of having to ask her coworkers to read it? Or was the trade-off literally humiliate yourself or be
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    Action plan

    Julius Seizure replied to old&improved's topic in General Nursing

    I'd either be sitting there after shift change doing it before clocking out and leaving the hospital, or be submitting my extra hours worked from home to HR. I am an hourly employee. I get paid...
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    Stuck! Should I Get into Nursing?

    Julius Seizure replied to Mesha94's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Public health was my immediate thought as
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    C MA to RN but ..

    Julius Seizure replied to Hunnybee79's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with the above - they may just want to see the certification course and not care about the actual job title that you do. What area have you worked in during your time as a CMA? It sounds like...
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    Dr. denigrates NPs, cites low IQ etc

    Julius Seizure replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just wanted to thank you for writing "cites" instead of "sites" in the title of your
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    Watching your social media

    Julius Seizure replied to TKsprivatenurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You can say that, sure. Maybe they can't "prove" something, but do they have to? When you are in one of these programs the power balance is firmly on their
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    Help with baby spitting up medicine

    Julius Seizure replied to Birdy2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Does he also lose a lot of milk when sucking on a bottle? Messy
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    Help with baby spitting up medicine

    Julius Seizure replied to Birdy2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The baby is three weeks? Okay, have you tried just taking the nipple of the bottle and squirting the medicine in there and letting the baby suck it through as a "med pacifier"? You can also try...
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    Best way to get a BSN after graduating high school

    Julius Seizure replied to 49nurses's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Agree about the direct entry. I did a direct entry program, and didn't even know there was another type, but then later heard about students at other schools who did their first two years, then would...
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    Ethics of the DOA screen

    Julius Seizure replied to bgxyrnf's topic in Emergency

    There are many patients who a tox screen might be relevant on. I don't think it is necessarily something that should require special consent....however, the ordering provider needs to keep ethics in...
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    Cleaning Comodes??

    Julius Seizure replied to Kristinalynn808's topic in General Nursing

    I mean, the nurses or CNAs dump the contents and then rinse out the basin(?) between each use....including the last one. Is that what you mean? Our floor only has a couple commode chairs so usually...
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    "Noctor?" Offensive title?

    Julius Seizure replied to Breathing16's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I hear so many people who are offended by the term "mid-level provider", and I guess that's just not one that pushes my buttons. I guess its not as cool as "advanced practice provider" but I don't...
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    Dallas-area hospitals

    Julius Seizure replied to Noc_RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    UTSW would be good. That would probably be my top recommendation - teaching hospital with tons of resources. Parkland is right next door to it and will have a more diverse population...