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  1. How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

    Guest805836 replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

    Well since I only walk in the visitor accessible areas in my regular clothes (I don't pass through any inpatient units on my way out), I don't pick up all that much ickies (no poop or projectile...

  2. How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

    Guest805836 replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

    This is so strange to me, in Europe we don't wear our scrubs to or from work, we change in the locker rooms at our units (and there is a shower available there as well). Our scrubs are provided by the...

  3. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    Guest805836 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This just makes me think of the episode of Friends where Joey has his face plastered all over NYC in a commercial for a clinic with the caption "What Mario isn't telling you is that he has

  4. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

    Guest805836 replied to 06crna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    While I think it is unprofessionnal (and potentially unsafe) of any member of the team (surgery or anesthesia) to ignore the timeout and any case related communication, most anesthesia trained people...

  5. Minimum ICU experience

    Guest805836 replied to tofu81's topic in General Students

    I had 6 years of experience (first surgical floor, then ICU) when I went back to school. In my class there are people who have been in nursing for quite a while and only one or two who have been...

  6. New name for nursing career?

    Guest805836 replied to maggie0's topic in General Nursing

    I come from Eastern Europe and have an appropriately long and scary last name. People call me by my first name or massacre the last name, I endure. Do whatever feels right, it really doesn't matter...

  7. Can Pain Be Prevented?

    Guest805836 replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    And we found out the hard way that seems to not be a great way to do that either (chronic pain epidemic in our waters....). Yep, we're more about that now. Also, non medicated interventions (cold /...

  8. Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    Guest805836 replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights for 8 years and we often played music at a low volume in the nurses station (we agreed on music selection). I now work in the OR and music is often played. It doesn't impede my...

  9. How confident are you with reading tele

    Guest805836 replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty durn confident withing the margins of my scope of practice in France not permitting me to initiate treatment on my sole decision. However, where there times where I called the guy on call...

  10. Can Pain Be Prevented?

    Guest805836 replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    And yet, paracetamol + opioid = synergy (the sum of the two is greater than the effect of one + the effect of the other), so it would probably have been interesting to include it despite you needing...

  11. Can Pain Be Prevented?

    Guest805836 replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    In the context of my anesthesia nursing studies I am following a class on pain management this year (in France, nurse anesthesists are specialised in anesthesia, but also pain managment, emergency...

  12. Anxiety rated on a 0-10 scale is what test?

    Guest805836 replied to puravidaLV's topic in General Nursing

    I am ressurecting this discussion; I am looking into information about the Face Anxiety Scale. [ATTACH=CONFIG]25645[/ATTACH] I have read several articles by McKinley but can not locate the precise...

  13. CRNA in Europe

    Guest805836 replied to Blake101's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am in my last year of studies to become an anesthesia nurse in France, if you want

  14. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    Guest805836 replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    Some line of cooking, possibly pastries and desserts. Something in applied arts, like costume and prop work for plays or TV/film ? I actually did an elective course in art, and it was tough but I...

  15. Anatomy of a Code: A Guide for Nurses Working in Adult Non-Critical Care Units

    Guest805836 replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Except for Isoprenaline, which isn't a typical code blue drug, but can be used for complete AV bloc (which can be so slow and inefficient that no circulation is taking place); it should be titrated...

  16. Anatomy of a Code: A Guide for Nurses Working in Adult Non-Critical Care Units

    Guest805836 replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    To keep track of medications administered, I suggest not discarding any ampoules or wrappers, keeping them all in a tray for later, when you'll have to write down in some form or another what was...

  17. did any of you share your first job offer on Facebook?

    Guest805836 replied to mixtapern's topic in General Nursing

    My fb account lists Veridian Dynamics as my workplace (fictional zany company from a funny series). I also listed Xavier's school for gifted youngsters (x-men reference!) as my school. I think a...

  18. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    Guest805836 replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still back on Europe and have very little interest in moving to the USA. I lived there in my childhood and my mother did her nursing studies there, but I've been in France for a while now and I...

  19. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    Guest805836 replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some sort of pyramid scheme selling of beauty products (not Avon but something like that) - I was 15 and didn't know any better. Washing dishes in a restaurant - my hands were all burned from...

  20. Rolling Veins: A Quick Guide to Being a “Good Stick"

    Guest805836 replied to Krista Vaughan's topic in General Nursing

    What is this 'floating' technique ? Curious. I'm always looking for ways to better my iv-fu (like Kung fu but with needles). One of my favorite techniques, on patients with sclerotic rigid veins,...

  21. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    Guest805836 replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Hey to fellow French colleague :) what area are you based in ? I have left the bedside and I'm in my first semester for my anaesthesia speciality ! Tough but really

  22. Does this feeling ever go away?

    Guest805836 replied to ps3114's topic in General Nursing

    It partly went away for me. Depends on the unit, the shift... Part of the problem is that there will always be more work to be done, it's not like a desk job where you, say, analyse a group of...

  23. Lifestyle of a Nurse

    Guest805836 replied to contemplations's topic in General Nursing

    Hey :) Interesting point of inquiry, hope these help.. I've been a nurse for 7 years, during my studies I also worked as a nurses aide for 2 years. I worked on a surgical floor (cardio-thoracic and...

  24. Feeling like the dumbest nurse on earth

    Guest805836 replied to Aloe_sky's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know the type. I admit, my favourite patients are sedated, on paralytics and have no family or friends... But, the patients are not there for our convenience! I'm glad to read that you're through...

  25. Feeling like the dumbest nurse on earth

    Guest805836 replied to Aloe_sky's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I sympathise with your situation - very difficult to learn in hostile environments such as these. If it helps, keep in mind that this is a valuable learning experience of the type of preceptor you do...