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  1. Which brands don't wrinkle?

    thenightnurse456 replied to RatherBHiking's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've just ordered some greys anatomy scrubs online and I'm so excited to try them! Everyone says they are so

  2. Nurses who work on the stroke unit

    thenightnurse456 replied to jead1's topic in Rehabilitation

    I'm not a rehab/stroke nurse but I have worked in such units through registry/float nursing. They are hard work. CVA patients as you would know could have minor to major deficit in extremities. This...

  3. Nurses who work on the stroke unit

    thenightnurse456 replied to jead1's topic in Rehabilitation

    Stroke units aren't considered critical care unless it's affiliated with a neuro ICU. The focus of these units is rehabilitation

  4. Paramedic Vs Registered Nurse: knowledge

    thenightnurse456 replied to EMEddie's topic in General Students

    I have friends that are paramedics who I went to university with as some of our classes (anatomy physiology) over lapped. The professions are entirely different as is the education and approach. The...

  5. New Grad in ER, working with LPNs

    thenightnurse456 replied to Ria80's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I doubt this needs to be an RN vs LPN thread. It could just be personality clashes that have nothing to do with people's titles or GPA. And as others have said a 6 shift orientation doesn't seem safe...

  6. What stethoscope should I get?

    thenightnurse456 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Littmann classic SE II or master classic are great steths with better acoustics then the light weight. However any stethoscope will do when your a student. Treat yourself to a fancy one as a...

  7. Running amiodarone through the proper line

    thenightnurse456 replied to Keyley's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I agree with the above, a nurse educator should have taken to opportunity to EDUCATE- not belittle

  8. NP working PRN as Rn

    thenightnurse456 replied to LubbockNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Interesting! Do you ever feel frustrated that you need to call and get an order for something that you could normally order

  9. Is emergency nursing the most intense nursing there is?

    thenightnurse456 replied to Trey P's topic in Emergency

    Depends on what you call intense and the acuity level of the ER and the patient population in your community. It's not all codes, trauma and high adrenaline situations. A lot of it is drunks, drugs,...

  10. Dvt resulting in amputation

    thenightnurse456 replied to shan03's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What about other forms of VTE prophylaxis? anti thrombotic stockings? SCDs? Low dose anticoagulant. It seems strange that a pt with a hx of DVT had nothing... It's dual responsibility as far as I'm...

  11. Living on an Australia RN salary?

    thenightnurse456 replied to HollyMaxwell's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Gotta love salary

  12. My new grad experience at an SNF

    thenightnurse456 replied to alltheway2013's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'd go for option 2. Rehab plus SNF so you'll get experience in 2 areas which will look better on your resume when applying for other jobs later on. Avoid the registry, that is optimal for...

  13. All Men Shift

    thenightnurse456 replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    All/ majority male shifts are lovely! Little to no

  14. Cardiac Unit as a New Grad

    thenightnurse456 replied to NYRN241's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I:5 seems pretty standard on a med surg tele unit... Did I miss

  15. NY Med - a great reminder about social media and nursing

    thenightnurse456 replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in General Students

    I really like NY med- season 2 has been a lot more exciting with less creepy Dr. Oz messiah clips. So I'm on board. Regarding Katie Duke "the duke": I used to love Katie Duke in season 1 as a strong...

  16. Well, this is it...first night on own.

    thenightnurse456 replied to RNRapunzel1029's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yay congrats! Keep it

  17. Chest Pain protocols

    thenightnurse456 replied to Lev's topic in Patient Medications

    So weird that you need an order to do an ECG... I don't think calling a rapid response for every chest pain is necessary but I do think there should be a protocol with standing orders that a nurse...

  18. Living on an Australia RN salary?

    thenightnurse456 replied to HollyMaxwell's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Less. Although the rates are more similar then they used to be. But I would avoid private hospitals, the working conditions in public are much better for

  19. Living on an Australia RN salary?

    thenightnurse456 replied to HollyMaxwell's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    There's lots of different factors in play here. 1. we work on a grading system. Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4 etc. 2. every state pays differently. 3. Public and private systems pay...

  20. Just curious..what color is your stethoscope?

    thenightnurse456 replied to Bubbly26's topic in General Students

    Master classic is just like the classic II but only has a one sided bell. The cardiology III provides higher quality acoustics then the master classic and has a double sided bell and diaphragm. Both...

  21. Got Told I am Slow in Receiving Report

    thenightnurse456 replied to jes07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How can you be slow at receiving report? As in asking too many questions or...? I've heard of grads being slow at giving report but never

  22. "If you're not doing anything..."

    thenightnurse456 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not your secretary, fax your own mess. Kidding.. Sort

  23. RN to veterinarian

    thenightnurse456 replied to klone's topic in Nursing Career

    Crazy cat ladies all

  24. Do You Want To Place A Foley? (Based off Disney's Frozen)

    thenightnurse456 replied to confessionsofaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let them in.. don't let them see.. be the good grad you always have to be. Conceal. Don't feel. Put a a show, get one complaint and your the one who

  25. RT vs. nursing?

    thenightnurse456 replied to RNtobe23's topic in Nursing Career

    I've always been curious as to why the US has a therapist specifically for the respiratory