Julius Seizure

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    I lack social skills and confidence. Is nursing a possibility for me?

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

    I wish you the best, and I am happy that you are going to give the nursing program a go. You will never know if you don't take a chance. I'm not sure why you don't believe in "medicating with...
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    50 Things New Nurses Need to Know About Calling Doctors and Other Providers

    Julius Seizure replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    nycsurg, may I ask what your area of specialty is, and are you an NP or something
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    disturbing observation at the Children's hospital...

    Julius Seizure replied to NurseCard's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Every job that I've ever gotten was offered based on a telephone interview, so I can assure you that at least not ALL hospitals hire on appearance. I think the hospital you are at is probably more...
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    Clearing lines for pump.

    Julius Seizure replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I still have better luck inverting the part of the tubing that hooks into the pump. And going realllllllyyyyy
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    Clearing lines for pump.

    Julius Seizure replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also, prime the tubing slowly. Slower = less
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    The easiest way to become a R.N

    Julius Seizure replied to sosomiami's topic in Florida Nursing

    I would not suggest going to a for profit in Florida because they arent well respected down there and there are employers that will just toss your application out. I would suggest calling around to...
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    50 Things New Nurses Need to Know About Calling Doctors and Other Providers

    Julius Seizure replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was nervous for a very long time about calling doctors. It got better when I changed my perception of myself. I am not some little annoying nurse who is bothering the doctor with questions in...
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    Am I a new nurse, or a new nurse with lots of experience

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

    As a friendly note, when you do get this nursing job (as I am sure that you will), tread carefully about speaking TOO much to coworkers about your medic experience. You dont want to come off as...
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    Am I a new nurse, or a new nurse with lots of experience

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

    I would encourage you to write a cover letter to attach to your resume. The cover letter can highlight just exactly what you bring to the table and why they should choose to hire you as a nurse at...
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    "He wants his Ativan? Well I'm not giving it to him"

    Julius Seizure replied to learnfromthis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To avoid the nurse possibly saying something like, "no, dont get the charge nurse and Im not going to speak to him either." I suggest choosing your wording carefully. Only provide the options that...
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    I lack social skills and confidence. Is nursing a possibility for me?

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

    To the first part of your post: YES! You can be an excellent nurse even if you are an anxious, insecure, introverted, nervous person. I am all of those things, and it was hard to feel capable at...
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    social media problem

    Julius Seizure replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know of a hospital that fired several nurses over a similar situation. A pediatric nurse had posted something general (not HIPPA violating) about how these days babies are being "saved" more and...
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    Chiropracter orders?

    Julius Seizure replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    But there are cases of medications being used "off-label" for things. Do you make exceptions for those? (For instance, many medications aren't officially approved for pediatrics, but only for...
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    Breastmilk Errors

    Julius Seizure replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm a little disappointed to hear that the same error was made by multiple nurses but one was more harshly dealt with, simply because she was the unlucky one to have made the mistake with the wrong...
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    How do I contact the CA BRN

    Julius Seizure replied to butterflykissesxo's topic in California Nursing

    Even if I knew a number (and I might, if I looked through my files) I'm not very inclined to help at this
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    So Sick Of This Nurses Eat The Young Crap

    Julius Seizure replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is some truth to this. And I think that its important to recognize that this is a SYSTEMS problem, moreso than a personal shortcoming as a human being of any individual nurse. Students...
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    Professors who don't make their own tests...

    Julius Seizure replied to dc1994's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is actually awesome for you. You know exactly what to study if you know where the questions come from
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    Can I still be an RN if I was in a Mental Hospital?

    Julius Seizure replied to pediatricnurse2016's topic in General Students

    Many state BONs ask on the paperwork if you have been hospitalized or diagnosed for any mental health reason in the past 5 years. That is what they ask in Texas. If you have, and you disclose it, you...
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    Married at First Sight has a nurse on it :)

    Julius Seizure replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    There was a nurse on last season
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    So Sick Of This Nurses Eat The Young Crap

    Julius Seizure replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I have come to the conclusion that its not a matter of nurses, or older nurses, eating anybody. I think theres just some miserable people and poor employees/coworkers out there - in all...
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    How do you sign your name?

    Julius Seizure replied to ohiobobcat's topic in General Nursing

    Yup,this. Somewhere in there, if you look hard enough, it says first inital-middle initial-last name, RN. But I get asked if the doctors taught me how to write my sig. :) I sign non-nursing things...
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    Forgetting to prime peripheral IV line...

    Julius Seizure replied to lpnmommy86's topic in Emergency

    Same here! I am not superstitious at all and I don't really believe in mystical-type things. But ever since becoming an ICU nurse, I am totally sold on the belief that things come in threes and that...
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    Forgetting to prime peripheral IV line...

    Julius Seizure replied to lpnmommy86's topic in Emergency

    Better than a puddle - when possible, use a filter on the end of your tubing, at least for kids with PFOs/heart
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    Forgetting to prime peripheral IV line...

    Julius Seizure replied to lpnmommy86's topic in Emergency

    Can confirm: Pump caught my mistake on this not even two months
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    Fed-up: Admin will not even meet with me so I can withdrawal. A warning to others.

    Julius Seizure replied to reluctantrn's topic in General Students

    I do feel that its nothing but a power move to refuse to let her have a witness. I can't think of any other reason. Unfortunately, that kind of attitude from a nursing program doesn't really...