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  1. Late for work excuses

    cardiacfreak replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a town with lots of train tracks, it is always a believable

  2. Win $100! May 2015 Caption Contest

    cardiacfreak replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    He's practicing running for bed

  3. Win $100! May 2015 Caption Contest

    cardiacfreak replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I know we are suppose to be working on staff responsiveness, but that is

  4. Need help with graduation gift idea for new RN grad

    cardiacfreak replied to Windynurse's topic in General Nursing

    A stethoscope, penlight, scissors, hemastats, watch, or anything that a nurse uses on a daily

  5. RN never feels guilty when calling out

    cardiacfreak replied to Sasha100's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Please don't get me started on FMLA! I know it is a good thing for people who need it and use it appropriately, however, I have a few nurses who are abusing it, and there is nothing I can do about...

  6. What is your nursing "joy?"

    cardiacfreak replied to jamisaurus's topic in Nurses Rock

    Slamming Adenocard and having it actually work, I love it! There is something about stopping the heart for about 9 seconds and watching it start

  7. I thought we learned that in nursing school!

    cardiacfreak replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our ED dept recently had a foley check off and only 50% anchored the foley correctly using aeseptic technique. Hmmmm do you wonder what our CAUTI rate

  8. RN never feels guilty when calling out

    cardiacfreak replied to Sasha100's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am part of management and I DO feel bad when my staff is short. We are having staffing challenges currently and I have worked the last 6 days out of 7 even though my schedule is 3 12 hour shifts...

  9. Bad Supervisor

    cardiacfreak replied to Sochi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am sure that supervisor has a supervisor. Along with copy of the minutes I would attach EBP documents regarding lateral violence. We haven't used IV baskets for years due to infection control...

  10. I Love Night Shift

    cardiacfreak replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    I worked days for a short period of time at a LTC facility and got suspended! It seems I let my mouth override my backside . I do better without having all of administration breathing down my back....

  11. Haldol IV?

    cardiacfreak replied to RelleyRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I've given it IV as well, however, it is usually IM because by the time I get an order the pt. has ripped out the

  12. Help a Stressed New Med-Surg Nurse

    cardiacfreak replied to newRNinthecity's topic in Medical-Surgical

    One thing I always do is read the doctors H&P. Go in a little early to look at labs and progress notes. Like Ladyfree said get a good brain-sheet! Good luck to

  13. Help a Stressed New Med-Surg Nurse

    cardiacfreak replied to newRNinthecity's topic in Medical-Surgical

    What you are feeling is absolutely normal for a new nurse. I promise it will get better, it takes about a year for you to feel confident with the care you provide. I don't work med-surg, but 5...

  14. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    cardiacfreak replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, the power of prayer! Healing prayers continued to go up and toward you,

  15. Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    cardiacfreak replied to LobotRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am so jealous! What peeves me even more than tight tops are tight scrub pants AND when the person bends over you get a peep of crack, or worse, their lacy black thong!

  16. Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    cardiacfreak replied to LobotRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I had a new orientee tell a patient who requested the bedpan, " I'll get the tech for you, I'm the RN." Not on my watch. She never said it

  17. cell phones at work

    cardiacfreak replied to tuxedopenguino's topic in General Nursing

    Only the charge nurse has a cell phone, the rest of the nurses including the charge have

  18. Epinephrine via ET tube?

    cardiacfreak replied to pixiestudent2's topic in Patient Medications

    I was involved in a code last week and lost the peripheral IV, respiratory gave 2 doses of epi via ET tube before we got IO

  19. Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    cardiacfreak replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    I love it, "once you start a thread/topic-it is not yours anymore"! That should be a disclaimer prior to

  20. Help! I look young!

    cardiacfreak replied to hella_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I wish I looked 10 years younger! Just wait for Gravity to set

  21. If only they really would...

    cardiacfreak replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    I got real happy for a second, sigh, if

  22. I want a social life

    cardiacfreak replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    WHAT? I am entitled to a social life? Says who? I thought I would socialize after

  23. All about the bling...

    cardiacfreak replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I have a red allergy armband wrapped around it so I can tell mine from

  24. I hate night shift

    cardiacfreak replied to Wrangler156's topic in General Nursing

    Night shift step down is not a piece of cake, I have been doing it for 16 years! We have 5 patients with high acuity illnesses. Last night I had a non-hemorrhagic stroke that was evolving, a...

  25. Bundle Branch Blocks in Tennessee

    cardiacfreak replied to oceansunw's topic in General Nursing

    I work telemetry and yes we can chart BBB. The QRS complex must be greater than 120msec A Bundle Branch Block is a conduction problem in either the right or left fascicles of the Bundle of HIS, SVT...