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  1. Losing my religion

    cardiacfreak replied to jadelpn's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I personally love to hear about other peoples faith and belief systems. Just because it's not what I believe doesn't mean I'm right and they are

  2. Why??? Sleep interrupted nocturia post 12hr shift...

    cardiacfreak replied to julz68's topic in General Nursing

    With all of this talk now I have to go

  3. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

    cardiacfreak replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Jane82 I promise you, you will never make this mistake again. The next time you have a trach patient you will automatically run for suction equipment if it is not in the room. One thing I always...

  4. What is your opinion on getting the flu shot?

    cardiacfreak replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in Holistic

    I've been in the medical field for 20+ years, I've never received the vaccine and have never had the flu. Maybe I have a great immune system, even when my kids would get the flu I never got it or...

  5. Need some insight from experienced nurses...

    cardiacfreak replied to moniquer's topic in General Nursing

    Try to learn something new

  6. Regional Attitude Towards Long Term Care Nurses

    cardiacfreak replied to Dreaming4acute87's topic in General Nursing

    Uh-oh, I'm going to get the beer and popcorn right

  7. Is it just me?

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

    So true and that is why at our hospital everything is scripted using the term "excellent" as in "This is George, he is going to be your RN for the night and will be taking excellent care of you." It...

  8. You won't believe.....

    cardiacfreak replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it's because I'm older, maybe it's the area in which I live, but I have to say that the students that come to our hospital are getting ruder and ruder. I have not forgotten what it was like to...

  9. Paycheck Question

    cardiacfreak replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    Over the summer I worked a day for a nurse which was during my vacation, I was told since I worked the day I forfeited my vacation

  10. A few questions about bedside manner.

    cardiacfreak replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not "bubbly" either. Most people describe me as very straight forward. One thing I have learned over the years is that I don't need someone to pat me on the back and tell me I am a good nurse...

  11. Not sure what to do bsn or adn..

    cardiacfreak replied to xO1000wordsxO's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I also have an associate degree and was told by my NCM that eventually I will have to have a BS in nursing if I want to keep my position as Asst NCM. The hospital I work in is around 70% ADN and 30%...

  12. A good day for nursing

    cardiacfreak replied to sbostonRN's topic in Nurses Rock

    I wish we had time to sit with all our patients and listen to their concerns. I'm so glad you took the time to be with this man, good

  13. Care of Pressure area to heels

    cardiacfreak replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    That's

  14. Incredibly rude and disrespectful patients and/or their family members

    cardiacfreak replied to lalexa15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What disturbs me the most is that the supervisor said to kill them with kindness, he/she should have went in and spoke to the patient about the behavior. Have you thought about changing jobs? I know...

  15. Why do you work night shift?

    cardiacfreak replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked nights for almost 20 years, we don't deal with all the ancillary staff, numerous phone calls from lab, radiology, dietary, therapies etc... Besides that I often joke with day shift saying...

  16. When patients and visitors are rude

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

    I frequently get the "difficult" patients because I am told I deal well with them. I have to admit I kind of like the grumpy old men maybe because I find it a challenge to get them to trust me. I...

  17. Care of Pressure area to heels

    cardiacfreak replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, granulex is still available, I had a pt last week at the hospital who had it prescribed. Does anyone remember the pink solution they used to use and then we applied a heat lamp to dry the area,...

  18. ekg certification worth the time and money?

    cardiacfreak replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I work a telemetry/pcu unit and we do interpret the 12 lead and phone doctors with our observation. We do have to take a course during our orientation to the unit to be able to interpret the 12 lead....

  19. Phlebotomy Certification Renewal??

    cardiacfreak replied to RED1984's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know how far along you are in your schooling but if you plan to work as a phleb while going to school you should renew, if not then I wouldn't

  20. Potentially dumb question about assessments...

    cardiacfreak replied to SubSippi's topic in General Nursing

    I beg to differ, I recently had a nurse come to me and ask how she should tell a visitor to get to the 4th floor....Duh--the elevator and push the button marked 4.

  21. What is the difference?

    cardiacfreak replied to Kaligirl02's topic in Cardiac

    My PCU unit is a ICU step-down unit also. Not only do we take cardiac gtts and post cardiothoracic surgeries but we are also a certified stroke unit so we get all TIA/CVA pts that are not a candidate...

  22. Could Single Dad Get in...

    cardiacfreak replied to newsingleDad's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I also went to nursing school later in life ( I was 38). I went to IVY Tech for my ADN and came out with a 3.7 GPA and I worked full time as a PCA at a local hospital. If you want it bad enough you...

  23. IV Amiodarone extravasation

    cardiacfreak replied to WAheartnurse's topic in Cardiac

    I've worked telemetry at my hospital for 14 years and we use peripheral lines and I can't say we see a lot of extravasation however we always try to use a 20g catheter instead of a 22g. Personally I...

  24. Leaving Job While on Orientation

    cardiacfreak replied to starmickey03's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree, I am in management and sitting down to talk with your manager about why you are leaving is the appropriate and responsible thing to do. I'm sure they will not have you work out your 2 weeks...

  25. Curious about how to handle this situation..

    cardiacfreak replied to MilliePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused were the meds in bottles with administering directions from a pharmacy if so then that is what the md prescribed and not giving the correct dosage could have potential harm against the...