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  1. Best Tips for Nurses - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    cardiacfreak replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Always listen to your gut

  2. Skin Breakdown on the Patient Who Refuses to Turn

    cardiacfreak replied to moosie_poo's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered a specialty

  3. What's your best catch?

    cardiacfreak replied to beekee's topic in General Nursing

    A patient had transferred to my unit from ICU, had been on our unit for two days when I became her nurse. She had a dose of digoxin 0.25 mg IV due at midnight. Her heart rate was 72, I looked at the...

  4. I am sorry but I had to do this...

    cardiacfreak replied to NurseCard's topic in Nursing Humor

    I needed a laugh today, thanx NurseCard. I imagine one of my grandkids have wanted to "strain" me on an occasion or

  5. What Do Nurses Want?

    cardiacfreak replied to medihacks907's topic in General Nursing

    Heck, I will just settle for affordable good health

  6. Pain Medications

    cardiacfreak replied to Steve123's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    So, the people who are suffering and unable to obtain pain meds should just put on their big girl or boy panties and suck it up? I agree there are people who abuse pain meds, and those patients should...

  7. Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    cardiacfreak replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I have never worked ER, but on the floors, even ICU, a doctors ORDER is required for restraints. Sometimes depending on the situation more than one or two people are needed to assist with...

  8. Recent anxiety/exposure

    cardiacfreak replied to reediculous's topic in General Nursing

    Your crazy, and need to just move on. Sorry....I couldn't help

  9. Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    cardiacfreak replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    This! Restraining and killing are two different

  10. Create a Meme - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    cardiacfreak replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    When upper management gives out your nurses week

  11. Create a Meme - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    cardiacfreak replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    This is not what I meant when I said "Beam me up

  12. Nurses Week Giveaways - WIN Up To $4,000! Nurses Week 2018

    cardiacfreak replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    That the confused old guy has chewed through his catheter tubing

  13. Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    cardiacfreak replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Lewy-Body dementia patient arguing with a non-existent person in the room, she looked at me and said, "I can't stand that flea-bitten

  14. Enabling Family and Friends

    cardiacfreak replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I had a hospice patient who was being cared for by her husband, son, grandson (he was 18), and son-in-law. Four men taking care of this dying woman, and they did an excellent job. You're right it...

  15. Garbage Report

    cardiacfreak replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    As I am walking down the hall with day shift nurse, "Mrs. Doe, 52 with diagnosis unstable angina. She's fine and has slept all day and wouldn't wake up for evening meds." We walk into the room,...

  16. CNA and community college at the same time?

    cardiacfreak replied to Imnotasailor's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 36 hours a week Night shift, was raising 3 kids, had a husband and went to school full time. It can be done, it just depends on how bad you want

  17. The detail I missed that set my day on the wrong foot

    cardiacfreak replied to ellisjl's topic in General Nursing

    Standing in the middle of the nurses station at shift change and noticed something hanging out of my scrub top sleeve, I pulled it out, yep it was a pair of my panties. Every one got a good

  18. Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    cardiacfreak replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what you consider luxurious. I think sipping a nice glass of wine in a steamy bubble bath luxurious, so yeah I'm living luxuriously

  19. Hospice RN in northern VA/ Montgomery county MD.

    cardiacfreak replied to Sarl86's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I live in the Midwest and am salaried. I do on call which I think is awesome because I get paid even if I dont get called out. I dont have any suggestions on what company to work for as mine is...

  20. Cartoon Caption Contest WIN $250! Nurses Week 2018

    cardiacfreak replied to Brian S.'s topic in News, Announcements

    I sure hope his flu swab was

  21. Successful Transition

    cardiacfreak replied to MNJones's topic in General Nursing

    Treat them as you want to be treated and you should be fine. Asking and not telling goes a long way as well as please and thank you. If they are "good friends" they will respect you and be happy to...

  22. Leaving ICU with a bag of Levophed

    cardiacfreak replied to emb92250's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Highly doubtful, but hey, the worse they could say is

  23. The pain scale has been harmful

    cardiacfreak replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I called a cardio-thoracic surgeon one night for a patient's PAIN 10/10 (he was the only doctor on the case). He wasn't happy and told me "Well, Cardiacfreak, DON'T ASK HIM IF HE'S HAVING PAIN!" He...

  24. Dealing with Stress at Work

    cardiacfreak replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    My stress reliever is sitting in my car singing along with Prince blaring loudly out of my

  25. How long on average is your visit?

    cardiacfreak replied to KYRNCA's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm the on call nurse so my visits are usually longer than half an hour because of symptom management. On average my visits are 60 -90 minutes depending on the patient and family