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    I'm going to chill on going straight for the BSN

    vamedic4 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good for you, Sue. Take a break, you've earned
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    Did a dumb thing r/t dialysis port

    vamedic4 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    As fusster put it...the reason you can't unless you have specific orders to do so is because the HDC is their lifeline And unless you have the nephrologist's okay it is unwise to do it. We do it in...
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    Family initiated MET/rapid response?

    vamedic4 replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. I found this on the JC website. http://www.jointcommission.org/NR/rdonlyres/BD4D59E0-6D53-404C-8507-883AF3BBC50A/0/audio_conference_091307.pdf Scroll down to page 9 for the important stuff as...
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    Help! I HATE my new job

    vamedic4 replied to gal220RN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    gal220RN, I'm so very sorry you're having these issues with your coworkers. Jan's advice is wonderful and useful, as usual. I agree with Jan et al that say part of the attitude is due to feeling...
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    Blood draw from IVs?

    vamedic4 replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    Good luck finding studies or info regarding this practice. I have drawn what I needed from IVs to keep from having to stick a second time. It's counterproductive in pediatrics, and anywhere else...
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    Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

    vamedic4 replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    As I am considered "assistive staff" at my workplace, I most definitely will answer call lights and do so on a regular basis. If, however, I found a nurse, any nurse, waiting outside the room to see...
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    Anyone have these?

    vamedic4 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Does anyone have a copy of the CD for Med surg Nursing that came with the Brunner & Sudarth book, as well as the one that came with Fundamentals by Kozier ?? My kids destroyed my copies in their...
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    Dallas TX area lvn doing excelsior?

    vamedic4 replied to joker523's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am not an LVN but I am an Excelsior nursing student. PM me if you wish, I'm just north of
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    Does your supervisor give a crap?

    vamedic4 replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    trauma, first off, i hope your husband is recovering well and that you never have to experience this again. here's my take on a supervisor's/manager's/directors job. their job is to provide me with...
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    PALS Course

    vamedic4 replied to NurseLay's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    No worries, janfrn...your secret's safe with
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    Death work and talking to the dead

    vamedic4 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    I do it. It's my way of getting out what I keep inside. I let them know that they will be missed, that they are loved, and that they will be remembered. I'll do it for a baby who dies in my arms, or...
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    PALS Course

    vamedic4 replied to NurseLay's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    PALS courses have always been about assessment. Assess, reassess, then do it again. No harm will come to you if you want to take PALS sooner rather than later. You may not get it all right now, but...
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    Suesquatch, GN

    vamedic4 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congrats
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    Scary baby near-code

    vamedic4 replied to Erin 321's topic in General Nursing

    First off, I'm so sorry this happened to you. There is no excuse for her actions. Her immediate response should have been one of two things: either 1. "I'll be right down!" or 2. Calling your charge...
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    As a new grad, expect to stay late?

    vamedic4 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    If you're finishing up your own stuff, then yes. Charting, completing care for your patients...all fall under your "responsibilities", and regardless of how late you stay to complete your work, you...
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    7p-730a

    vamedic4 replied to NYNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard, but it's much easier now that I've been doing it for awhile. I work 7p- 7a and...have for 12+ years. I get to sleep when the kids are at school, and I make it a point not to work more...
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    Would you marry a female MD?

    vamedic4 replied to cgun101's topic in Men in Nursing

    An RN friend of mine did just that. She's an ER doc. They just got married about 6 months ago after dating for awhile...now they're going to move to Hawaii soon. Lucky. Me? I'd do it...if I could...
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    Need help- thinking of moving to Dallas area

    vamedic4 replied to mjbsn2006's topic in Texas Nursing

    Don't rule out the northern area of the 'Plex...Lewisville and Carrollton are great cities to live in, too. I have a 26 mile commute to work (nights) but it's straight down the interstate and I can...
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    A big, fat CPNE failure here

    vamedic4 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm so sorry Sue!!! You CAN do it!!! And I'm certain you will. As another said..take some time, regroup. Don't beat yourself up over it ( I know...hard). It was a learning experience. You'll get...
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    Tired of people commenting on my salary

    vamedic4 replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you for helping your parents - that's a noble gesture and appreciated, I'm sure. As for the people's comments...a simple "Things aren't as easy as they appear" may be all that's necessary....
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    Are LPN's being phased out in hospital setting??

    vamedic4 replied to fozziebear's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sad but true fact at my facility. I know of only 2 left where I work. They're wonderful, competent, and have a great deal of responsibility and their scope of practice is (almost) the same as the...
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    Whoeee....it hit the fan last week for JPS, eh?

    vamedic4 replied to carachel2's topic in Texas Nursing

    Interesting...pathetic, but interesting. It's amazing how much administrators make with regard to how little it is perceived that they actually do. This shouldn't surprise anyone. The whole issue...
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    looking for ways to pay for nursing school

    vamedic4 replied to hopeful7's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Many hospitals in the DFW area (I'm here too) pay tuition reimbursement for your work in the hospital. Check around to places near you or that you're interested in working (uhh, that's assuming that...
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    Teaching hospitals in Dallas area

    vamedic4 replied to L&DRN03's topic in Texas Nursing

    Parkland, Baylor, Zale Lipshy University Hospital...which is (I think) grouped under the new term UT Southwestern Hospital system. If you are interested in peds, Children's Medical Center Dallas is...
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    Bike commuters?

    vamedic4 replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    I used to, the ride was 18 miles round trip, year round in Virginia. Did that for about 4 years. I worked during the day so I lef the house and it usually took me about 25 minutes to go the 9 miles....