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    Night Shift

    RNsRWe replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I read your post and thought "I think I'd KILL to be able to sleep like that" lol..... Seriously, there's no one right way to do this. Some people do well stringing the days together, then having...
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    graduation gift question

    RNsRWe replied to icu33's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be surprised if during her first year she has much time for anything other than sleep.....and
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    How to Become IV certified.

    RNsRWe replied to Jgun359's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps I'm mistaken, but it looks to me like the OP really IS looking only at the mechanics of the procedure, that is the primary concern. In which case, it really is minimal education, with...
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    It's Finally Happened!

    RNsRWe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And it's extremely naive to believe that this forum is "supposed to be anonymous" anymore than anywhere else online is really anonymous. Using a pseudonym doesn't make someone invisible. And with...
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    My orientee gave the wrong narcotic

    RNsRWe replied to JohnD91's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! (Then again, probably shouldn't laugh since it's sadly
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    My orientee gave the wrong narcotic

    RNsRWe replied to JohnD91's topic in General Nursing

    You're orienting her to the floor and/or the facility. You're not teaching her how to look at an order, identify the patient correctly, identify the med correctly, and so on. She has a license...
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    Foreign Transplants

    RNsRWe replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    My close family member, not the stranger. I, as the donor, can direct the donation to whomever I choose. The list would not
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    Foreign Transplants

    RNsRWe replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    And how do you know they're not? Being a citizen of the US doesn't increase your need; UNOS will prioritize and the ones in greatest need will get them first. There is a sad story for the vast...
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    Lactation Consultant Pathway help needed

    RNsRWe replied to shorti3287's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm glad I'm not most people :) But yes, posting this on another forum might improve your chances of getting the info you seek. Good
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    Thoughts on new grad being made charge?

    RNsRWe replied to mwc1230's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you just hate that auto-correct?
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    Picc Line Question

    RNsRWe replied to sophtheorn's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't put in just in case, it was left there after a two-week hospital stay and at that point hospice was decided....so went home with it. Honestly, I don't know what kind of PICC it is...I'll...
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    "I'm not floating."

    RNsRWe replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you ask if it's like that anywhere else, but I can tell you that if I didn't know better, I'd swear you were the new charge where I used to work! Yep, it's like that all over. You can keep a...
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    "I'm not floating."

    RNsRWe replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    "We All Float Down Here...." -- Pennywise the Clown. Sorry, couldn't help
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    Im in the cool kids club!!!!

    RNsRWe replied to itsnowornever's topic in Emergency

    So.....are you excited at all?
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    Picc Line Question

    RNsRWe replied to sophtheorn's topic in General Nursing

    No meds are currently being given through PICC. It was just left in place to make it easier for EOL comfort meds/fluids, if indicated later. Which is why I was wondering this, about the flush....
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    Colorectal nursing

    RNsRWe replied to birdie007's topic in Gastroenterology

    Y'know, I've never once been "grossed out" in GI, but most certainly HAVE been by a huge variety of things while working a medical floor (such as ortho, lol). Diabetic ulcer issues? ICK! Rectal...
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    Colorectal nursing

    RNsRWe replied to birdie007's topic in Gastroenterology

    Congrats :) I'd suggest you read through a bunch of threads here to learn others' perspectives on a variety of
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    Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing Graduation Gift

    RNsRWe replied to AmandaM2013's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Is your friend the truly overly sentimental type? If so....stay the course in finding a poem, etc. to frame. But if not, I'm thinking you could probably do better by looking at something a tad more...
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    Why are some nurses so miserable?

    RNsRWe replied to tangel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Replace the word "nurse" with doctor, lawyer, engineer, thruway tollbooth operator, data entry clerk, cashier, waitress. And if you can answer your own question honestly, you've got a whole LOTTA...
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    Coworker having access to my password and charting

    RNsRWe replied to CorinneRN's topic in General Nursing

    You say you work at a very small hospital, but I'd assume it has an HR dept and possibly Legal as well. Contact them, and FAST. You want this on record, in case something else "changed"...
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    Picc Line Question

    RNsRWe replied to sophtheorn's topic in General Nursing

    This thread made me remember something I was curious about, but am "out of the loop": I know someone who was d/c'd from hospital with a double-lumen PICC. Hospice nurse comes once per week to change...
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    I got found out!

    RNsRWe replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Likely. I was with my son at a medical appointment, meeting with a new MD for an allergy situation. At one point the doc said "you're a nurse, yes?" Ummm....yes....."NO ONE gives me that kind of...
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    help a newbie

    RNsRWe replied to proud nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Boy, do I feel for you! What you're describing is a VERY common experience, and one not likely to change anytime soon. Whether you actually got dumped on, or whether you THINK you got dumped on...
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    Refusing Orders.

    RNsRWe replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Nursing

    Refused....? More like "Clarified". As in "I'm sorry, New Doc Writing Lots of New Orders, but this med is only available as PO (mult. forms) or suppository---not IV. How would you like it given...
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    ACLS cert.

    RNsRWe replied to Wright82's topic in General Nursing

    Your employer will need to tell you what they deem acceptable...the course is available from a number of sources, but you don't want to waste time and/or money if it's not the "right" one. Ask HR or...