Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    one of -those- questions

    Flare replied to scrabblern's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    if you've gotten through your other needle-phobias, then what makes you think you won't be able to crack this one,
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    Fess Up! How much HSP stuff is in your drawer???

    Flare replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i went home with the narc keys in my pocket once and the immediate return trip back to the hospital taught me to empty my pockets in that little span of time between taping report and giving updates....
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    Lighting at night

    Flare replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    i am pro dimming. My unit could not dim the lights - only shut off certain fixtures - though the outcome was essentailly the same - dimmer hallway except those rooms right across from the nurses'...
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    Not fair!

    Flare replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    yep... i feel your pain... sigh... Here I am rationing bandaids and buying cotton balls out of my own pocket and meanwhile the sports department is getting a ton of money to change all their gear and...
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    Bad day...

    Flare replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    i've had days like that... My personal favorite is when i send the kids back to class and then they go into the bathroom and use a contraband cell phone to call home THAN i get teh call from the...
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    Antibiotic cream...

    Flare replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    I have it and have a standing order for it, but rarely use it on
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    Improper Supervision

    Flare replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    Try talking to the teacher... though i think you will get better results if you talk to her parents who may be interested to know that this is going on everyday and that you administration is doing...
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    Mistakes

    Flare replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in General Nursing

    i think you will be fine. Maybe a soft slap on the wrist saying to be more careful next time. At worst you inconvenienced someone - but no one got hurt and you didn't divert the meds. Don't stress...
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    Nothing like a good kick in the face

    Flare replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    i can recall a little old lady who dug her fingernails into my forearm, drawing blood from five little crescents. Her son stood by and watched as i struggled to get her hands off of me and all he...
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    Is this true? Stopping to help at accident scene.

    Flare replied to Shannon82's topic in General Nursing

    lol -yeah. And someone just told me that there is a part of michigan where police can stop you and hand you a broom to help snuff out brush fires... that's wild if
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    I wish to apply for new jersey?

    Flare replied to proudpinay29's topic in International Nursing

    Looks like you've already joined and are on your way with asking questions and posting queries.
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    Is this true? Stopping to help at accident scene.

    Flare replied to Shannon82's topic in General Nursing

    There are states that require you to stop. That would be something worth looking into. Perhaps we should all research our own states and post a thread or a sticky with the actual legal verbiage and...
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    Do You Wear Gloves When...

    Flare replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    can you imagine trying to open some of those blister packs with gloves
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    Is this considered nepotism?

    Flare replied to BrittRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    i don;t see an issue either. At worst this could be considered putting in a good word for
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    Room mate acceptance - something I noticed?

    Flare replied to Shenanigans's topic in General Nursing

    i tend to believe that it lies somewhere between the mindset of not wanting to be a bother (since you're here, could you get me x,y, and z) and jealousy and the need for attention. It's like if i...
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    What's the craziest order you've ever seen?

    Flare replied to ozoneranger's topic in General Nursing

    When i was a new nurse i couldn't believe my eyes when i saw an order for one can of beer with lunch and dinner. I was even more shocked when the pharmacy actually delivered it. (cheap beer, to...
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    I'm afraid for my pt. and afraid to go to work.

    Flare replied to Peggy4's topic in General Nursing

    I agree - a call to the local child protective services is well in order. In my state the complaintant is kept anonymous - granted, due to the limited number of people coming in and interacting with...
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    911!! I need advice from anybody that can help!!!

    Flare replied to kaylsumrn2's topic in General Nursing

    It stinks when it's your word against a client's, as management is highly apt to take the stand point that the client is always right. You've already admitted to saying the curse word. You have...
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    My poor resident

    Flare replied to evilolive's topic in General Nursing

    something topical is the way to go either in a morphine or a stronger fentanyl patch or anything at this
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    I'm in the teacher dog house again !

    Flare replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    i don't spend too much time there these days. I've made it pretty well known that they should trust my judgement and if i send the kid back that's "soooo sick" it means i have no reason to send them...
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    I wish they made...

    Flare replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    I'd like to get one of those uv lights like they put on pipes to sanatize them and station them at the doors to the school so that everyone gets cleaned coming in (and going out
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    triage algorithm

    Flare replied to country mom's topic in School

    Good link. It would need a bit of tailoring to fit my state laws and requirements, but it's a great
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    How much did you retain in nursing school?

    Flare replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Nursing

    I reteined a lot of the stuff i use regularly. Maternity - not so much - but trauma, surgical, etc - yes. It's true - you don't use it, you lose
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    MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

    Flare replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

    I would have been interested to see how the pharmacy interpreted an order simply calling for a
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    What is out there in admin/mgmt if you don't like blood/gore/death?

    Flare replied to TCM1's topic in General Nursing

    As strange as it sounds, you kind of get used to it. I mean you have to deal with a certain amount during NS (which makes me recall a petient from NS who was total care and had constant diarrhea -...