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  1. Did anyone find that their previous degree was harder that nursing school?

    annie.rn replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    I started out getting a Biology degree and switched to nursing half way through. With the exception of pathophysiology, I found the intellectual part of nursing to be easier. It was the quantity of...

  2. Desperate Nursing Student! Help! On The Break Of Giving Up...

    annie.rn replied to UofLRN16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For the Heparin drip question, it might be easiest to break the problem down into pieces: A.) The question asks for units per kilogram so the very first thing you must do is convert weight 242 lbs...

  3. No more 12 hour shifts?

    annie.rn replied to UpennRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with the majority of the responders. 12 hr. shifts all the way for me! I have worked 8's in the past and felt like I had to cram 12 hrs. of work into an 8 hr. day. Found it hard to get out on...

  4. medication calculation

    annie.rn replied to bwhiteside's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Agree w/ above poster. Range per day would be 60 to 75 mg for a 10 kg

  5. Poll: Do you wear your wedding band to work...?

    annie.rn replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I bought an inexpensive silver band to wear. I hate to say it, but I've grown to like it more than my wedding set. Shhh... don't tell my husband

  6. Saying No!

    annie.rn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    No problem here saying no either :-) It actually makes me feel a little happy to have control over something regarding work. They certainly don't feel bad about the constant understaffing. Rarely do...

  7. Is Anyone afraid to leave bedside nursing?

    annie.rn replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in Nursing Career

    Totally feel your anxiety. I never worried about leaving Med/Surg and trying something else out until the market for nursing became so competitive. I really need to work my way into something new...

  8. nurses with bad breath

    annie.rn replied to MarRN2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just realized this thread is two years old.

  9. nurses with bad breath

    annie.rn replied to MarRN2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What a hilarious descriptor. Cracked me up! I have experienced a bad breathed co-worker or two but have never had the nerve to address it with them other than nonchalantly offering them a piece of...

  10. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    annie.rn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is probably TMI but I was a very naive teenager. My mother gave my sisters and I a VERY basic sex talk accompanied by a TIMELIFE type book called, I believe, "How was I Born?" We were humiliated...

  11. Erroneous Treatments Then & Now, Have Things Really Changed?

    annie.rn replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a hospital where the same thing happened and I was indirectly involved. It happened b/c the tech who drew the blood for the Type & Cross drew the sample from the patient's roommate...

  12. A question regarding charting

    annie.rn replied to smf0903's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would definitely chart accurately what I assessed even if it differs from previous nurses' assessments. As far as the incorrectly documented information: if you know the person who charted it, you...

  13. Graduating and depressed

    annie.rn replied to frustrated in AL's topic in General Students

    Shame on him/her! That's

  14. If you werent a nurse, what other career would you do?

    annie.rn replied to RNtobe23's topic in General Nursing

    Veterinarian or some other animal related field. Working with dogs,

  15. Health First Melbourne area hospitals

    annie.rn replied to greenerpastures's topic in Florida Nursing

    I worked for Health First Cape Canaveral about 5 years ago now. Don't know how it's changed since then (or if it has) but I loved working there. It's a smaller hospital and everyone knows everyone...

  16. Oral pain med alternative

    annie.rn replied to laderalis's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have also used the rectal route of administration for oral medications with good efficacy. There are some things to consider when doing this, however. Here is a very good article explaining how to...

  17. Recurrent dreams about work.

    annie.rn replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Ha,ha! So

  18. Recurrent dreams about work.

    annie.rn replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I've had the same type of recurring dreams on and off for my 20 + years of nursing. When I was a new nurse I dreamed I was trying to silence a PCA alarm but no matter what I did I couldn't. I woke...

  19. The honor of basic nursing care

    annie.rn replied to ilikesharpthings's topic in General Nursing

    How

  20. privacy issues re. those individual med packs

    annie.rn replied to Sudsy's topic in Camp

    I'm not a camp nurse but I run into a similar problem in the hospital with pt.'s meds that are sent from pharmacy in a ziplock w/ a label affixed that contains the pt. 's info. The labels are almost...

  21. Concurrent IVS

    annie.rn replied to Kaltia's topic in Patient Medications

    I am the queen if the 22G IV if the patient is stable and won't be requiring any tests. I once attended a national nursing conference and listened to an expert on IV therapy tell us that the smaller...

  22. Concurrent IVS

    annie.rn replied to Kaltia's topic in Patient Medications

    Thank you! I've never noticed that on the IV package. It's great to know! I'll definitely file that away. I've never not used a 22 to run something going at a high rate but when I do, I've always...

  23. Concurrent IVS

    annie.rn replied to Kaltia's topic in Patient Medications

    Sorry if I am hijacking your question to the quoted poster but since I answered pretty much the same thing, I think I can clarify. We use the Abbott Plum X pump (picture here:...

  24. What is the better antiemetic zofran or phenergan?

    annie.rn replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient Medications

    Professionally I give lots of Zofran and it seems to work just as well as Phenergan (obviously not scientific evidence so don't base your practice off of that :-) ). Personally, I dislike Phenergan...

  25. Concurrent IVS

    annie.rn replied to Kaltia's topic in Patient Medications

    If compatible, I would agree w/ the first response. One I.V. site would be o.k. if they are compatible fluids and the I.V. is in good shape and can handle it. I've personally never seen an order...