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    My preceptor is everything they taught us NOT to be...

    Nonyvole replied to Live..&..Learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, I have a couple other thoughts. One, what are you saying non-verbally? One of my former preceptees was from a different style of program than I attended, and although there wasn't anything said...
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    Succs vs Roc for RSI

    Nonyvole replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    Docs that I currently work with prefer succs. Roc is for if there is any concern about
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    Irritating spouses/family that don't understand?

    Nonyvole replied to Eleven011's topic in General Nursing

    Everybody on my husband's side of the family - including my husband - prefers to take the advice of "Bob" over me, even when it's very, very clear that "Bob" is wrong. "Oh, you very obviously have...
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    Safe to take new admit at shift change

    Nonyvole replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    And no, the ED patients aren't the only sick ones in the hospital. However, they're being cared for by emergency nurses. Can I take a critically ill patient and manage them for a shift? Yes. Is it...
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    Safe to take new admit at shift change

    Nonyvole replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    So, from the ED prospective. That courtesy time ends up being pushed back longer and longer, until all of a sudden we've had this admitted patient, with orders, sitting in an ED bed for seven hours...
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    Need reasons why becoming a nurse first, then becoming a doctor, is a bad idea

    Nonyvole replied to jeaux's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses practice nursing. Doctors practice medicine. Might want to pass that along to your family...they're two separate but overlapping fields. Now, if there is absolutely NO way to avoid becoming a...
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    Stethoscope Sales

    Nonyvole replied to Taiin's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Can't really help with sales - I'm saving my pennies for an electric - but nobody is "just" a nurse/nursing
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    Visitors on Working Days

    Nonyvole replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    No boundaries really sucks. I turn off my phone and have a note on the front door that pretty much says "disturb at your own risk." Now, I've a couple suggestions to start, well, training them....
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    How long is your commute?

    Nonyvole replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    About an hour for my first job. 15 miles...second job was 15 minutes and current job is 45 minutes. However, it's all about where the jobs
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    I really want to know?

    Nonyvole replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    We have quite a few people who come in constantly for pain meds. It's hit the point where I'll do my initial assessment and as the doctor is walking in I'm heading to the Pyxis to pull their meds...
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    When did nursing caps go extinct in the wild?

    Nonyvole replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen nurses in South America wearing caps. Not all of them, but they were still
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    IVs in the breast

    Nonyvole replied to kasekin's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen them done, and have done a couple myself. As for all the alternatives: -Multiple people attempted, including the people working that shift who are notorious for getting the tough sticks....
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    Did I pass NClex? I used PVT. Haaallllp!!!!

    Nonyvole replied to vanialcruz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is just...perplexing. What, exactly, are you trying to
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    Should I make a stink about this?

    Nonyvole replied to Zooey72's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OP, you're getting hit with a double whammy here. Or, like WWII, there's the Eastern Front and the Western Front. Front one: you have a degree in a humanities field, where yes, answers can be debated...
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    Preceptor madness

    Nonyvole replied to devhrt12's topic in General Students

    If you used the word "recommendation(s)" in your e-mail, that was the problem. It comes across as telling people what to do, or assumes a level of equality between everybody in the conversation....
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    Did I pass NClex? I used PVT. Haaallllp!!!!

    Nonyvole replied to vanialcruz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My magic, all-seeing canine says...the PVT doesn't. work. At all. If your state participates in the quick results, then you can do that. Otherwise, relax. Trust me, everybody with PN or RN after...
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    How do I cite a drug card from ATI.com?

    Nonyvole replied to virgo7598's topic in General Students

    And this is where we love to hate APA...I've always cited this sort of thing like this: Dogs. (year, if no year than n.d.). In Canines (pp. 354). Retrieved from whateverwebsite. This is assuming that...
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    Should Nurses have to clean patients rooms after a patient dies or is discharged??

    Nonyvole replied to Pride/hardwork17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Cleaning has, historically, been part of nursing duties. If the wards were dirty, it wasn't the fault of the housekeeper, it was the fault of the nurses that didn't dust up to standard, didn't fold...
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    How do I cite a drug card from ATI.com?

    Nonyvole replied to virgo7598's topic in General Students

    Like Chare said, tell us how you think it should be cited first. Although I will admit, there are some APA citations that aren't commonly used, so are rather hard to find. But it's out
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    Nonyvole replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    Of course not. I also have to ask just what, exactly, the room smells
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    Why is it okay for Doctors to yell at Nurses?

    Nonyvole replied to GlowBear500's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They yell at me, I yell back. I'm employed by the hospital, not the physicians, and we both know that if it's hit the yelling phase, we all need to take a step back and approach things from a...
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    A coworker made me so mad!

    Nonyvole replied to typoagain's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Brand spanking new nurse who, simply because she is older than her preceptor - who just happens to be charging that night - she is the one in charge. It has happened more than once. I've even had...
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    PLEASE HELP! ATI med surg retake

    Nonyvole replied to astar35's topic in General Students

    It won't be the same test, but it will be
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    Hospital etiquette

    Nonyvole replied to WanderingWilder's topic in General Nursing

    Call light. But, in my department, if there is no response in a couple minutes, I have no issue with people coming out. There are some that I have worked with who will not answer call bells, or just...
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    Nursing VS Medical School

    Nonyvole replied to kwr2439's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing and medicine are two different fields. What I would suggest is thinking about what you would want to focus on and see if you could shadow a nurse and a physician. Or at the very least, sit...