NuGuyNurse2b

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  1. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you're fortunate enough to work with professional and courteous people? I've had people say "well NuGuyNurse gave me crap about leaving x,y,z so I'm staying to finish up" - of course this...

  2. Castlebanch drug testing facility

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to beardeddragon123's topic in General Students

    I was not supervised when I did it. You're asked to empty your pockets prior to you going in to pee in a cup in the privacy of the bathroom. They put a chemical in the toilet that turns color so...

  3. Adenosine administration

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to sreynolds's topic in Emergency

    Would that dilute the

  4. New to ER

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to FLorida_624's topic in General Nursing

    as long as you have a good support system you'll be

  5. When is the best time for blood transfusion?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Davia's topic in General Nursing

    Or worse...they "help out" and then management asks why they're not going home on time and they blame

  6. ED after ICU?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to FNKA's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you were in a poorly ran unit or even entire hospital. I worked on a unit where within the first 6 months I saw 8 nurses resign. So it could be that it's not you. With that said, i...

  7. Had to work as CNA

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Sol95's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure you misread that post...it's the exact opposite of what you are responding to it as. I personally don't have a problem with playing the CNA role while getting paid RN salary, but in my...

  8. No BSN required if 20 yrs or more experience!

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Career

    ^

  9. Manager said something covertly racist

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree. I think the comment was insensitive and yes, racist. It expresses the social acceptance of overt racism for certain races and complete revolt of the same for other specific minorities....

  10. Failed nursing school?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Icecream1234's topic in General Students

    I came close to it, but I know people who did. And guess what? it was a year they had to sit out, they came back stronger, and are now working alongside other nurses. It's not the end of the world....

  11. Frustrated with "hotel" mentality of patients, is your hospital the same?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to frequentFLyER's topic in Emergency

    That's the price we pay for these customer surveys that allow the gubberment to pay big bucks (or not) to hospitals. I mean somebody's gotta pay to keep the lights on and it ain't the patients. It's...

  12. What Makes an ED Nurse Satisfied?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Veldtor's topic in Emergency

    Supplies - I know it's all about the budget, but seriously, we run through so many blood pressure cuffs, EKG electrodes, telemetry electrodes, etc., it's so pointless to not have a huge supply at all...

  13. IV incompatibility error

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Pinkflower77's topic in General Nursing

    Micromedex, pharmacy, phone a friend...or even just stand there and watch the iv line...you always check

  14. Emergency Nursing

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Mary3010's topic in Emergency

    Bad days can include patients dying, but for me, a bad day is anything from having multiple chest pains to multiple strokes that come in. You really can't keep up with those cases, especially if the...

  15. Review test question

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to amynye's topic in General Students

    Just curious - what were the selections

  16. Commute time to hospital job

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    25 minutes. But parking is a

  17. dream job ended

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

    I caught the tone as well. Just know that your preceptors are looking out for the patients, who are the ones who really matter. I remember as a new grad getting questions like "you didn't learn that...

  18. Seeking advice! Which ER as new grad in NYC, Public or Private Hospital?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to sassRN117's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd pick the private over the public, too. You don't want to be a new grad in an understaffed

  19. Hiring Mgr: We will let you know in 2 weeks

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to chaki's topic in General Nursing

    She didn't say it was true across the board. But it is most likely to be the case that the applicant did not get hired, as mentioned by many others here, because it usually doesn't take a full month...

  20. Mixing Medications

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to eleonrn's topic in Emergency

    We use Micromedex for compatibility checks. If drugs are compatible, we use one syringe for an IM, for example, to save the patient from multiple sticks. If it's unavoidable, we stick them twice or...

  21. Greener pastures not so green.

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to dlugopo2's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately with the way hospitals are being bought up like restaurant chains, if you don't want to ruin your chances of going to one of their other locations later, you have to maintain good...

  22. Emergency Nursing

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Mary3010's topic in Emergency

    I love ER nursing. There's good days and bad days but overall, but it's been my favorite area as opposed to the other areas I've dipped in. I've always wanted to do ER but as a new grad I couldn't...

  23. How much insulin is too much?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it's pancreatic

  24. New ER Nurse.. not the right job for me

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to rsritter4's topic in General Nursing

    ER is very hard to break in as a new nurse, and once you're there, try to stick it out for at least a year. If you can do ER nursing, you can do anything. I just started ER half a year ago and I'm...

  25. 3 nursing jobs in 2 years. Unhirable?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    ^ Alrighty, and with that comment, yup, gonna be another one of those