AceOfHearts<3

AceOfHearts<3

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  1. Is it bad that I can't work holidays?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to alieu4's topic in General Students

    People have an issue when others aren't working their share of the holidays because it means someone else has to pick up the slack. There is nothing wrong with wanting the holidays divided

  2. Venofer

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught to treat it like giving blood in nursing school- frequent vitals. I've given it plenty of times on my cardiac tele unit. I think we run it over 2 hours at my facility. We use the brand...

  3. Anecdotally, the world conspires against days off.

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    I got woken up by a Girl Scout one weekend. Later found out we had already paid for cookies and she should​ have been delivering them, but didn't. We never saw our cookies or money and I was...

  4. Ever feel like you are not smart enough to be a nurse.

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Kimdesiree1's topic in General Students

    You'll never know until you try- would you rather regret trying and possibly failing or not trying and always wondering "what if"? Also, your username violates the TOS- as you are not already a nurse...

  5. Are they exaggerating on sepsis or am i wrong?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to stepbystep12's topic in General Nursing

    In my system it's based off lab work and vital signs. I have had patients that I truly have thought were septic that I watched like a hawk since they can rapidly decline. I had the alert pop up once...

  6. Nursing Shoes/Haglund's Deformity

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to nurseburst's topic in General Nursing

    FYI: all danskos fit differently, so make sure you try multiple of the same shoe if possible. At the dansko store you are encouraged to swap between pairs of the same size and color to find the shoes...

  7. Ugh...the price of Epi pens! WWYD

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    My mother has pulmonary htn and we go through hell and high water just to get approval from the insurance company for her sildenafil (the same med as viagra, but rebranded as Revatio). We have paid...

  8. From PCT to RN, does it get better?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Xlorgguss's topic in General Nursing

    There are good days and bad days. I worked this past weekend and to be honest, it was awful. I work work day shift on a tele unit and I had 4-5 patients on Saturday (1 was discharged halfway through...

  9. Having doubts about nursing school. I'm desperate, any advice appreciated.

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to College_girl's topic in General Nursing

    What makes my unit is certainly not the patients, while we do get some wonderful ones, we also get ones that make you want to pull your hair out. The workload/acuity of the patients is too much as...

  10. Fentanyl Patch med error

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to nursesaysay's topic in Patient Medications

    We have required checks on fentanyl patches at my hospital. I think it's every 8 hours that we are prompted by our electronic MAR to verify placement. I know the hospital is a different setting...

  11. How: Health Ins, work, school???

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to rhotstuff5's topic in General Students

    Most schools that have accelerated BSN programs are universities that have contracts with companies for health insurance for the students. I did an ABSN program and the cost of my insurance got lumped...

  12. BP cuff over a PICC line

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to offlabel's topic in General Nursing

    Any arm with a PICC line in it at my facility is automatically a "limb alert" with absolutely no procedures that

  13. Calling report to the floor.

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I've ever given attitude. If anything, I think at times I sound down trodden. The worst has been when I've transferred a patient up to ICU, sometimes as a rapid response, and in that...

  14. What do you call the tracking device nurses sometimes wear?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    An invasion of privacy. On a serious note, I know what you are talking about (saw them in clinical at a specific facility and the nurses HATED them), but have no clue what they are called. Good

  15. Kicked off unit when Joint Commission arrives

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Skittles767's topic in General Students

    When I was in nursing school it was made very clear to my group that if TJC were to be on the unit for a visit that we would be asked/made to leave. The visit on the unit I had clinical ended up being...

  16. Palliative Care Round Up

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    It's so sad to me that these conversations aren't happening more often and sooner. I had a 90+ patient with advanced dementia and the spouse refused to change them to DNR. I think there should be a...

  17. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    Nope and I don't feel guilty about it. I'm up by 4:30am at the latest and I leave the house between 5:30-5:45am (try to leave closer to 5:30) because I live 45-60 minutes from work. If I'm lucky I...

  18. WILTW 9/13: Social Calls and Social Justice

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I learned just how frustrating it is when an on-call provider doesn't want to do their freaking job. I totally don't blame the night nurses, I know they tried their best to get the patient...

  19. Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Why not quickly clean it up together? We do bedside reporting or at the very least introduce the pt to the oncoming nurse and do line tracing. It should be at this time when the mess is discovered....

  20. How long after an interview for an offer?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to kylie94x's topic in General Nursing

    There's really no telling. I know of people who were called the next day and other times it can take a week or longer depending on other scheduled interviews and getting the offer approved through

  21. Insurance coverage for defamation, libel or slander

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to RiskManager's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so confused by all the legal talk and really not quite sure what is going on, but I've gathered the gist of it (and I'm still in disbelief). I'm actually quite afraid to even make comments and ask...

  22. showering: before or after work

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to peachypurple's topic in General Nursing

    I shower when I wake up. My hair is a mess after sleeping and the shower helps me feel more alert. I shower after work as well if I feel really gross. I have to slather lotion on everyday since my...

  23. HELP! How do I deal with an incompetent nursing program?!

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to booboo320's topic in General Students

    You make the most of it. If you've been taking care of 2-3 patients in previous clinicals see if you can take care of 3-4, etc. Seek out whatever you can- ask if there's a chance to shadow in one of...

  24. I need a tutor for med dosage!

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to mirrorcool's topic in General Students

    Check out YouTube. Simple nursing might have some videos and if they don't the links to other videos might help- here is a link to look

  25. Too bad sweetheart, guess it's cold food for you..

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to overit013's topic in General Students

    The no microwaving rule seemed a little strict to me at first, but after a little thinking it doesn't. As a student nurse you are a guest in that facility and on that unit. This is something that...