Red Kryptonite

Red Kryptonite

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  1. About U.S. vacation time..

    Red Kryptonite replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I meant less-developed countries receiving aid, and other developed countries expecting the US to provide the lion's share, or even all of it, because we can better afford

  2. New way to give shots

    Red Kryptonite replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    And here's one that claims it reduces injection pain: Effect on pain of changing the needle prior to administering medici... - PubMed -

  3. New way to give shots

    Red Kryptonite replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link that is not supportive of changing needles, and also addresses one of my concerns, which was that changing the needles increases the chance of needle injuries to nurses....

  4. New way to give shots

    Red Kryptonite replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is too. The reason given by my instructor is that medication lingers on the outside of the needle and can irritate the dermal and subQ tissues through which it passes. I'll get something...

  5. New way to give shots

    Red Kryptonite replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    VG and no aspiration line up with what I'm learning now. Can I ask how many nurses actually change the needle between drawing up the med and injecting it? Because that's what they're teaching us and...

  6. Missed clinical! :(

    Red Kryptonite replied to tbear1206's topic in General Students

    Being truly ill is completely different from

  7. Breastfeeding and top ups

    Red Kryptonite replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    As an experienced mother of five and a dedicated breastfeeder, I will tell you that it took a couple days after birth for the peeing to really take off. As to greenish stools, that's just finishing...

  8. About U.S. vacation time..

    Red Kryptonite replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Other countries can bash us all they like. One of the main reasons this country has had the largest economy in the world is because our population doesn't forgo productivity for multiple weeks at a...

  9. Failed 5th time is there God I can't study anymore!!!!!!!!

    Red Kryptonite replied to Godsfavorforeve's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

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  10. Missed clinical! :(

    Red Kryptonite replied to tbear1206's topic in General Students

    If it were a repeated problem, as your coworker, I would hope they fired you and got someone reliable. I'm sure it doesn't happen on a first offense, but for someone who keeps doing it....butt, meet...

  11. Hospice symptom management medication list

    Red Kryptonite replied to Nursemichellern's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Your own DME dept? That sounds awesome. Is it saving your agency money? How are you handling storage? I'm

  12. Hospice symptom management medication list

    Red Kryptonite replied to Nursemichellern's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Actually I think mso4 has been banned by the Joint Commission, not just your

  13. Hit in the groin during clinicals

    Red Kryptonite replied to Smith5's topic in Men in Nursing

    Probably about as often as a female takes an elbow to the breast. It's likely a non-issue except for people maybe being

  14. Missed clinical! :(

    Red Kryptonite replied to tbear1206's topic in General Students

    suzw, the OP posted previously that the instructor told them if they were more than ten minutes late they shouldn't bother to show

  15. Should I let my manager beat me at Trivia Crack

    Red Kryptonite replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Once

  16. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    Red Kryptonite replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh, look, a public health nurse's worst nightmare: California Parents Hold Measles Parties For Their Children - FOX 29 News Philadelphia |

  17. Missed clinical! :(

    Red Kryptonite replied to tbear1206's topic in General Students

    If you were in my program you'd be out. Zero clinical absences allowed. Glad you have another chance. As RuPaul would tell you, "DON'T..... **** it

  18. Should I let my manager beat me at Trivia Crack

    Red Kryptonite replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This one was easy for me since I have a 16 year old who loves origami and has been really good at it for about five years. Last mother's day I got half a dozen amazing paper stargazer lilies.

  19. Online Anatomy class with lab!

    Red Kryptonite replied to kaseyrose's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Crumble clearly knows nothing about how online education and testing

  20. Failed 5th time is there God I can't study anymore!!!!!!!!

    Red Kryptonite replied to Godsfavorforeve's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree, Mom To

  21. Should I let my manager beat me at Trivia Crack

    Red Kryptonite replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My kids love

  22. attn working mamas.

    Red Kryptonite replied to heather.m's topic in General Nursing

    Your paean to daycare could come off as offensive to at-home parents. You make it sound like it's impossible to properly socialize a young child without an institutional group setting. I assure you...

  23. Do nurses eat their young?

    Red Kryptonite replied to Pumpkinn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I thought I was the only

  24. What kind of CNA are you?

    Red Kryptonite replied to Chesterton1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I previously worked in a hospital cardiac telemetry unit, and now I work hospice. I do inpatient adults and occasionally peds, and in-home care for adults. I'm in LPN school right now and plan to...

  25. Failed 5th time is there God I can't study anymore!!!!!!!!

    Red Kryptonite replied to Godsfavorforeve's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Really? You're blaming failing a test on the devil overpowering God? I think you need to calm