PeepnBiscuitsRN

PeepnBiscuitsRN

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  1. What are good things to know by heart?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to glenlorie's topic in General Students

    As you're a student it's hard to give specific, focused facts to know, since you have to know the whole spectrum for NCLEX and for the rest of school for now. So you have to know all about psych meds...

  2. ADN=RN

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Birdbr's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Actually, where I live they've upped the ante, so to speak for LPN. I graduated in the last diploma class at the Technical College I went to. The LPN degree there is now either an AAS or AS or...

  3. Discrimination Against Relocaters

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So I've

  4. Discrimination Against Relocaters

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think asking "couldn't you get a job there?" is discriminating, really. Put it this way- some of the nurses I work with have worked at the hospital since before I was born (and I'm 32, there I...

  5. The first year of experience in nursing

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to From55's topic in General Nursing

    From what I gather, you don't need bedside nursing experience to be admitted into an NP program. If you want my humble opinion though, I think the bedside experience would be a boon. I think having...

  6. Area of hospital with minimal vomit...

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to alxndria.mrqtt's topic in General Nursing

    I puked when I was in labor with my son- I had developed chorio (they were thinking) and I had a temp, I was queasy already, and they gave me Tylenol, and I'm thinking as I'm swallowing them "I'll be...

  7. I feel so embarrased and feel like harrased...

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to neeke816's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Do you actually mean "humiliated"? I think we've come to the conclusion that "harassed" is not what was meant. I'm sure it was a little embarrassing for you but as others have said, probably...

  8. Area of hospital with minimal vomit...

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to alxndria.mrqtt's topic in General Nursing

    I also have an aversion bordering on phobia. I don't exactly know how I did it a month back when my baby (10 months at the time) was puking and yes I was doing the hand cup under the chin. Maybe...

  9. What's your weird quirk?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I pre-prime all my flushes. I don't know why I don't like to do it in front of the patient, and maybe it's not that I don't like to do it in front of my patient, I just...pre-prime. If I've just...

  10. Patient Surveys..vent.

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    We post our patient reviews in our break room. I've only seen a handful of things that apply to nursing staff- and of that handful only a few that would be understandable ("a group of nurses outside...

  11. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    From when I was an LPN in peds: "OH OF COURSE we'll still see you when you show up an hour and a half late for your child's wellness exam! Oh- pppppt that kid having the asthma episode over there...

  12. Is there a maximum amount of urine to remove at one time during an In and Out Cath?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to SkullCandy's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I straight cath someone or put in a foley, I immediately have to pee. I don't know if it's that I'm vicariously feeling the overwhelming relief too or what. I had a patient who had a foley...

  13. Need ADVICE is 4 weeks postpartum too soon to go back to work?!

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to ladybugme!'s topic in General Nursing

    Honestly? I think so. As others have said, it depends on you, your body and what your provider says. I started my first RN job when my 2nd was 3 months old and it was physically and emotionally very...

  14. Lab communication break down

    PeepnBiscuitsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    First of all, as the RN, I will willingly shoulder the blame for whatever could have happened and what did happen. I am not looking to really place blame on anyone anyway. I just think that a little...

  15. Why do RN's avoid LTC positions?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to amyca's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am another person who would have to be dragged kicking and screaming into LTC. I would rather chat it up with an elderly person than watch them die, put away in some little room, or left in the...

  16. Anyone else feel like a robot reciting customer service scripts all the time?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to rntj's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Until you said you work at a Magnet hospital, I was convined you worked at my hospital ("you" being the OP). AIDET, hourly rounding...you said it. I guess we don't have anything scripted here really,...

  17. Have CNAs bullied nurses (RNs/LPNs)?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love the PCA's I work with! We are overnights, so it's not as busy as the daytime hours are, and I don't know how days can get, but I know that the aides I work with are really flexible, and really...

  18. What makes a good tech?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to RedCarnation's topic in General Nursing

    All I ask from the PCA's I work with is to...well, work with me. I know most PCA's have their routine, just as I have mine, and so I like to work with them to make it a good shift. I can say certainly...

  19. What career did you have before nursing?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to julibyrd's topic in General Nursing

    Prior to being an RN I was an LPN in pediatrics for 4.5 years and that was a good time. Before I was an LPN I worked in child care, I worked my way up from teacher's aide to lead teacher. Did that...

  20. Benadryl use with Dilaudid.. just curious!

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I was told a couple of times that the Benadryl was to increase a "high". We get a lot of people with drug seeking behaviors, and the only thing they want is Dilaudid, and they know the exact dose,...

  21. I can't stop dreaming about the NICU!~

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to babyCNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work on a tele floor and I will hear phantom "red alarms". Instinctively my head darts around to look at the monitor that isn't there to see who it is... it drives me NUTS. In other news, it's...

  22. She sure did... and with a straight face!

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Camemile's topic in General Nursing

    Stupidly when I was right out of school, I dropped my resume off at a clinic- I wasn't expecting to meet the manager and have an interview on the spot- I just meant to drop it off and be on my way....

  23. It's not always about you - a mini rant

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    hi well im a rn new grad and watever. Well i know i been working for 1 month and i have to work with all these mean crabby nurses!! Like serusly they r so mean and they gossip behind my back and they...

  24. Are nurses forced to assist abortions?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to lookingintoRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't know, I think it could be legit. People want to know what they're getting into- myself, I wouldn't have a problem caring for someone before or after the procedure, but I wouldn't want to...

  25. Another Rant About Rudeness/Bullying/Eating

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

    I think this thin skinned politically correct definition of bullying has extended past nursing and into life in general- anyone who teases or looks at someone goofy is a bully now! I too was genuinely...