MassED BSN, RN

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    What would you do?

    MassED replied to Hystericka RN's topic in General Nursing

    maybe he or she meant to write
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    What would you do?

    MassED replied to Hystericka RN's topic in General Nursing

    i don't understand this - what does performing an im injection have to do with slandering a person???? anyone could inadvertently cause harm.... why would you be afraid to be called a drug addict...
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    Agonal breathing

    MassED replied to nurse4theKing's topic in General Nursing

    perhaps a drug screen to scan for other causative agents?? Sounds like something was
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    IV start question.

    MassED replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    why
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    Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    MassED replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    ahhh, people just out there on the internet say the dumbest things. Let it
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    Drawing Labs from IV Line

    MassED replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    in the ER, we draw off lines - we waste, then draw. Not blood cultures, though. If it doesn't work, then we draw the old fashioned way, but if we can get blood off and not ruin the line, we get
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    IV start question.

    MassED replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    yes you can start with no blood return, sometimes the blood is too slow coming out, but it's still a good
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    CALL BACK

    MassED replied to Mandy1105's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like they're trying and that they're interested. They're just not moving and following up as you might like. hang in
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    What would you do?

    MassED replied to Hystericka RN's topic in General Nursing

    you don't seem to be too torn up and it would appear there's a lot more to the story that you have conveniently left out. what are the other allegations? why would it be ok for you to take vicodin,...
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    Just a vent

    MassED replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    don't you mean SURGEONS in
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    Just a vent

    MassED replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    next time he asks you something or asks FOR something, say "excuse me, can you say that REAL SLOW for me?" ... add a wink to show you're a better person than
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    Night/ Evening Shift Clarification

    MassED replied to ahhdrey's topic in General Nursing

    nights, in most places, are 7p-7a. Wherever I have worked, it's 12 hours, 36 hours a week. There are variations of shifts - but mostly days 7a-7p, mid evenings is 11a-11p and nights 7p-7a. Working...
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    All LPNs laid off in a day

    MassED replied to RiverNurse's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes you have to know when to leap from that sinking
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    Agonal breathing

    MassED replied to nurse4theKing's topic in General Nursing

    :) just to clarify, zookeeper, they were discussing another thread about respiratory arrest and it led to a comment about cpr and chest compressions. not any reference to the op's post. side tracked a...
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    Agonal breathing

    MassED replied to nurse4theKing's topic in General Nursing

    I'm replying to the OP, before I read other posts, which I normally do.... Why are you assuming it's a bad reaction (read: allergy)? What about overdose? did you give her supplemental oxygen??...
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    Are these holidays off the norm?

    MassED replied to nursalicious's topic in General Nursing

    WAY more than I get at my job. Be glad you get all of these. A birthday holiday?? That's
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    Do you have to make a nurses note on every patient?

    MassED replied to chiuli's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    yes. At the minimum "assumed care of patient, report received from such and such nurse... pt remains without CP, sob - noted pedal edema 2+, pt a/ox3, resp rate even and unlabored..." or something...
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    Peer Interview tomorrow.....What to expect?

    MassED replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in General Nursing

    are you new to nursing? I would expect to give scenarios where you have shown your strengths and weaknesses. Always expect to give examples of scenarios of where you did not get along with someone and...
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    Heated debate between Civilian ED RN and FMF Hospital Corpsman.

    MassED replied to testing109's topic in Emergency

    he's not the norm. Quite bold to put your
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    Heated debate between Civilian ED RN and FMF Hospital Corpsman.

    MassED replied to testing109's topic in Emergency

    geez, what a chip. They are TWO different worlds, when you understand that and can get along and INTEGRATE (just as others have to do when moving to a new region and dealing with a new job, that is a...
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    Heated debate between Civilian ED RN and FMF Hospital Corpsman.

    MassED replied to testing109's topic in Emergency

    ok, first off I am prior military - am family of military, married military.... so here goes. Yes, the civilian world is a rude awakening for prior service. The respect is not the same, as well as the...
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    Letter to the Offended

    MassED replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    on a sidenote, the Kindle is AWESOME. I would spring for the one with the backlight, in
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    Letter to the Offended

    MassED replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's rather interesting to have threads evolve into a direction they were never intended to venture. It's fun to see the evolution. Stupid or not, they're all fun to read. I don't take too...
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    Letter to the Offended

    MassED replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    well you would never SEE their thong. Wasn't there a story about a judge and a member pump some years back...??? Haaaaa!!! Only what's going on UNDER the desk that can't be
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    Patients and the race card

    MassED replied to CanadaEh's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    though I am a believer in unions for collective bargaining purposes, the downside of unions is not solely poor managers. While the sum of its parts is to protect and allow for fair wages, safe...