NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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    If you are an LPN are you married or in a relationship?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Neezy84's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As an RN, I work 12-14 hour shifts. I'm married, have kids, and manage to mask it work. Its not the profession, it's the person who lets the job consume
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    I hurt my back at work and I think my employer is going to fire me. Need career advice.

    NurseGirl525 replied to Amnesty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your communication with each one of your managers was awful throughout this entire thing. That is exactly why it seems you are manipulating everything. Why did you depend on your medsurg boss to...
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    I hate nursing

    NurseGirl525 replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to say a couple of things and people can take it or leave it. I have PTSD from a sexual assault and attempted murder I think would be 19 years ago this month. It affects everything I do...
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    Prevent penicillin clogging

    NurseGirl525 replied to Blackbird1984's topic in General Nursing

    I've never administered it IM. What type of nursing do you
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    Is Nursing Right for Me?

    NurseGirl525 replied to SkyPie3137's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Have you researched your job market? What type of degree are employers requiring? Why do you want to be a nurse? What is your understanding of what a nurse does? As the PP mentioned,...
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    nursing career over 50 in Raleigh

    NurseGirl525 replied to Bsimeon's topic in General Nursing

    I would also thoroughly research your job market for a new grad RN and LPN. I say this because you are coming from a completely different field and like the pay for nurses and think this will be good...
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    nursing career over 50 in Raleigh

    NurseGirl525 replied to Bsimeon's topic in General Nursing

    You still have to set up your own clinicals with that program. That is vastly more difficult than a school that already provides them. To the OP, yes it dies matter what you school you go to for...
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    If you're familiar with I/Os, would love your feedback.

    NurseGirl525 replied to casdl's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ICU. I&Os are recorded hourly. Pt weight is huge, especially with CHF. I'm surprised you didn't put that. In a graduate program too. Monitoring what our PTs take in and put on an...
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    "Eat their young"

    NurseGirl525 replied to rolvue's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Detailed reports are important. Regardless of what some people will tell you on here. It's important. Two weeks ago, my pt had a BP issue. Next morning, I told the oncimingnurse what happened....
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    Union gave away random drug testing

    NurseGirl525 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Its your cavalier attitude I have an issue with. Sorry. What you are saying is so not true. Maybe another pharm class is in
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    Union gave away random drug testing

    NurseGirl525 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be 100% honest. I take a prescribed narcotic daily. Now that j work nights, it's out if my system by then, but t was while I worked days. I honestly feel like I need it more in the morning now...
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    Union gave away random drug testing

    NurseGirl525 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    What if it's prescribed? You have problem gen? What if it's a narcotic with no side effects because it's extends release? Blanket statements don't work.
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    New charge nurse - needing advice!

    NurseGirl525 replied to bluebirdflyx's topic in General Nursing

    If it's your room, and you are not busy in another room, answer it. Most of the time, a tech can't do anything about it anyway. Answer your own call light. I don't get, we take turns. You know your...
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    Pain medicine to drug addict?

    NurseGirl525 replied to MrBlueSky's topic in Patient Medications

    That was so unethical. It angers me when people don't treat pain adequately. I see a lot of drug abusers. Because of their use of drugs and alcohol, they do dumb things and end up on my unit. Car...
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    New charge nurse - needing advice!

    NurseGirl525 replied to bluebirdflyx's topic in General Nursing

    I guess this is pretty simple. We don't have a. central thing that goes off. If a call light goes off, I look to see what room it is, if it's mine, I answer. If it's not, I look at what room it is...
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    New Nurse

    NurseGirl525 replied to coconut3431's topic in General Nursing

    How do you know this is what they are saying about you? Have you personally heard
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    Night shift exhaustion

    NurseGirl525 replied to Emmasmom03's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I totally feel you. I've been off for several days yet still slept until 11 this morning and I felt so lazy because I was still tired. Night shift just messes with you. I feel like my...
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    Handled this situation wrong??

    NurseGirl525 replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    I guess thats what I was having a hard time understanding, why was a student completely responsible for the assessment on this patient? Was this not reported to a clinical instructor or nurse? I'm...
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    Extending my reach? Or pushing my limits?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Myrtle1061RN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the thing, you are 55 and have no feasible way to retire, mainly because of debt you have from your BSN, and you want to go back and take on more debt? I don't see how that would help you. I...
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    Medical Quackery: Let's talk.

    NurseGirl525 replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Nursing News

    I saw a guy guy who was into it who actually turned silver. He was silver!! Craziest thing I had ever
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    RN education advice

    NurseGirl525 replied to ILNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why is your ultimate goal an NP? Join the thousands of others who want to become one, by the way. Think about it this way, can you master any subject without having first practiced it? Direct entry...
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    PCT/CNA (Certified) can't find a hospital job..... what am I doing wrong?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Jtrer2000's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Are you just submitting online? Have you followed up? Have you attended job fairs? What are you proactively doing besides hitting a submit button
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    Handled this situation wrong??

    NurseGirl525 replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    Did speech therapy clear him to eat yogurt? I'm confused as to who did his bedside swallow study? If you felt he needed one, why did you not report that? Aspirational pneumonia is a huge thing. I'm...
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    Medical Quackery: Let's talk.

    NurseGirl525 replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Nursing News

    Isn't it sad that as a society we still live in the age of the snake oil salesman? I remember a Little House episode where people paid all their money to a man promising rain during a drought. It's...
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    Medical Quackery: Let's talk.

    NurseGirl525 replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Nursing News

    Agree with the flu shot thing. The flu shot gives me the flu. I've never had the flu until I got the flu shot. I just shake my head. People who think fish oil and garlic are cure alls. No, they...