casi ASN, RN

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  1. casi

    Ever write up an attending for yelling?

    casi replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

    If you take a job where you are on-call you better expect to be woken up before 8am. Honestly if I got hung up on I would have called right back, "I'm sorry we must have got disconnected. So...
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    Labs, when do I have to call the MD?

    casi replied to dreamingkim's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the mini book is LabNotes. It's
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    Must have first aid items

    casi replied to willi123's topic in General Nursing

    I googled "what to put in a first aid kit" and found a lot of really good links. I will agree with flare and say that taking a first aid class would be worth it. Otherwise research the internets for...
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    Night Shift Rounding...Will your pt code in the meantime?!

    casi replied to RockinNurse's topic in General Nursing

    You could round every 15 minutes and still have someone code while you're not in the
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    Would you cut your hair for your career?

    casi replied to Claritee's topic in General Nursing

    If you can pull your hair back into a neat professional looking bun do that for the interview. As long as your hair looks professional chances of people noticing it enough to go "She's breaking dress...
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    Did i do something wrong? CPR question

    casi replied to Chixie's topic in Emergency

    Broken ribs are just apart of chest compressions. There are some things in nursing that you just need to talk to someone who knows where your coming from about. I see that you are a nursing student,...
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    *sigh* here come the guilt trips and the nagging.. etc..

    casi replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Tell him to get his own damn insurance if he's so concerned about it. You need to be in a position where you are
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    So what do you do if you cut your finger?

    casi replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I either tegaderm the cut or use these Buy Nexcare Waterproof Clear Bandage, Assorted Sizes Online at
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    "If you can feel a pulse their BP is at least 90"

    casi replied to nurseterry's topic in General Nursing

    If I am in a situation where I think a pressure might be acutely dropping I'll check peripheral pulses if we can't get a BP on an automatic cuff so I can get an idea if their BP is low or not. I'll...
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    How do you teach students on the floor?

    casi replied to darcicat's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't have to stay late to sign off a student's charting. Their instructor should be doing that. I would chart my own
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    I prefer working with new grads,or non-hospital nurses

    casi replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I acutally love working with older nurses. They are the ones who can teach you A
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    In Surgical tech. program and not too happy.

    casi replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the wonderful world of healthcare. Any program you get into is going to include long days and a lot of boot camp instructors. The real world of healthcare can be very boot camp-ish. It's...
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    I'm seriously starting to doubt that nursing is right for me!

    casi replied to llaura's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As you grow older your world view changes and you might be able to handle various health conditions differently. Talk wiht your mom about what she does and what she
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    Calling all night nurses!! Newbie night shifter needs sleep tips, STAT! :-)

    casi replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    It can take a couple of months for your body to get used to sleeping during the day. My sleeping pill of choice when I need it is benedryl. This is something that is just going to take time....
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    public health or acute care nursing

    casi replied to dedicate's topic in General Nursing

    I like working night
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    My patient takes ibuprofen for sinus congestion!

    casi replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Patient Medications

    I really don't think you have to worry about her getting addicted to
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    My patient takes ibuprofen for sinus congestion!

    casi replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Patient Medications

    If it works for her and she's only taking it ocassionally what's wrong with
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    Mr Thrifty Skeleton........Your opinion????

    casi replied to ruddergrl's topic in General Nursing

    You can do perfectly fine without a skeleton. I made flash cards. I printed out pictures of the bones and bone features I needed to know and went over them all the freaking time. The fun part was when...
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    Ambu bags (inpt)

    casi replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have face masks in each room. We then have an ambu bag on the crash cart and several in our supply
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    Diagnosing Postpartum Patients

    casi replied to happykarlo's topic in General Nursing

    What diagnosiss do you have so
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    HELP PSE!! How to read ECG

    casi replied to Staffingpool's topic in Cardiac

    Normally I start by looking at lead II. It tends to have the prettiest picture. You have to make sure to look at all leads for changes
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    reading ECG

    casi replied to Lakeside5's topic in Cardiac

    When I work as a monitor tech I tend to keep ECG Notes on me. It's a small flip book that has all of your basic and most of your not so basic rhythms in
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    Ambien psychosis?

    casi replied to Cat_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I've frequently seen bad side effects of Ambien, not as bad as you're describing, but lots of confusion in people who are A&O. Confusion is a very very common side effect in those over 60 taking...
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    Philadelphia Area "New" RN: 30 applications rejected : When will my dream come true?

    casi replied to HelloNurse_RN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Honestly it's only been 30 applications, only two of which were entry level. The month of July alone I applied for 30 positions, I only received one interview and I didn't get that position. I had...
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    Does your phlebotomist ask you to draw blood from a PICC line for them?

    casi replied to koinurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The reason someone in LTC would have a PICC is for long term infusions, not because they have cruddy veins. Why access a line more than you need to if they have good veins? Why risk the infection?...