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  1. taking 18 hours and working full-time, feeling overwhelmed

    suanna replied to srleslie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maybe you'll get lucky enough to get layed-off and get to 1) draw unemployment for a while, 2) apply for funding for "retraining" as an RN after job loss- many states and private companies have...

  2. Pulling Hair Advice (No really pulling hair)

    suanna replied to onerzray's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    JACKPOT!!!! If I were this student I would consult a lawyer and explore my options. We had a surgeon gently tug on a nurses' ponytail and she filed a law suit for harassment with a 6 figure price tag-...

  3. Passing out in the OR....

    suanna replied to HealthNut12's topic in General Nursing

    O.R. is a very different enviornment- It's cold, it's bright, you are breathing through a mask- I'm sure you are more hypercapnic than you are used to, the level of tension- esp for an...

  4. Read the thread before you post!!!!!

    suanna replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind at all if someone posts a simular response to the posters above them. It's kinda like an opinion pole... "most of the responders thought..." It just reinforces the first response. By the...

  5. Need help re: tb skin test

    suanna replied to tammy07's topic in General Nursing

    We don't even do them yearly any more. Yikes- twice in two weeks. I guess I'm a bit over sensitive because the place I work used to have the "light duty" RNs who are off on an injury doing them. Most...

  6. when do you call in sick??

    suanna replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    I have- perhaps the patient would have died anyway but we had inadequate staff and less nurses who were less familiar with the patient population than would have been optimal. A patient developed post...

  7. when do you call in sick??

    suanna replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    I call in sick when I am febrile, contagious, or physicaly or mentaly unable to provide safe nursing care (diarrhea, back strain requiring too much analygesic to have good judgement, severly...

  8. Unions. What do they do for us?

    suanna replied to diane227's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    A union is only as strong as it's memberships willingless to support it. In all honesty, the only threat a union has to make in negotiations is to strike if a fair agreement cannot be reached. With...

  9. O2 Sat is 100% but the hemoglobin is 5g/100ml.. what is wrong with the patient?

    suanna replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    [quote....... so there's just a lot of oxygen in the body that is not being carried by red blood cells. what happens to that excess oxygen not being picked up by RBCs? what will the patient look like...

  10. Worker's Comp Fraud??

    suanna replied to SaderNurse05's topic in Occupational Health

    How do you know how much analgesic he had used or what the after effects were of his working on his house? There is nothing unprofessional about taking a large amt. of analgesics to be able to control...

  11. Losing confidence...

    suanna replied to jka817's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The first 6mos to 1 year I worked the floor I kept a small note pad with me at all times. Things I HAD TO GET DONE were written in red, things I want to get done ASAP were black and things I could get...

  12. questions on versed usage

    suanna replied to J.R.theR.N2b's topic in General Nursing

    I have told my medical providers over and over " I don't want "not to remember the pain", I don't want to feel it in the first place!!". Given the choice between a little versed and a lot of demerol...

  13. Strange experience yesterday, feedback please...

    suanna replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    You did an astounding job. I don't think you need any more nursing school- you can be my nurse anytime. The instructor did what they had to. She has to tell the RN "I talked to the student about your...

  14. Dummie Books

    suanna replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn't have passed my basic inorganic chem without "Chemistry for Dummies" It made all the

  15. My pt dies on me in clinicals... and.

    suanna replied to Age1's topic in General Students

    OMG!!!! I've been working Critical Care for over twenty years and have never had a dead person flop about on thier own- AAAUUGGHHHH!!! That is just plane SPOOKY!. Thanks for the

  16. How do all the experienced ICU nurses feel about....

    suanna replied to student200977's topic in MICU, SICU

    One factor to consider is the ratio of new grads to experienced staff in the ICU. A good new grad with strong skills can make it fine in most ICU enviornments if the have the right disposition for the...

  17. I think we missed the signs and my pt died because of it

    suanna replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    No matter where you work in health care you are going to see this every now and then. The best you can hope for is to work for a place that put a high premium on quality patient care and attracts only...

  18. Question about clinical experience

    suanna replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Students

    I think answering her question was exactly what you should have done. As nurses, helping each other out is an important part of the process. The charge nurse was a little right- that was a very simple...

  19. Health Care Reform---If You Were Congress

    suanna replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We are going to have to move to a "universal coverage" model sooner or later. We already have "universal health care" It's just people without insurance pass the cost on to the rest of us- and the...

  20. very old-school, behind-the-times CVICU

    suanna replied to jbp0529's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Does sound like your new employer is a bit behind the times. Unfortunately there isn't a lot you can do without the support and cooperation of the medical staff. You are right in the fact that you...

  21. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    suanna replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a unionized hospital and in the last contract we negotiated 4-15min breaks(up from 3) and a 30min lunch for all 12hr shift RNs. Unfortunately the union cannot find a way of forcing the...

  22. Do you encounter attitudes from techs?

    suanna replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    Be careful what you ask for. The hospital can staff a floor that should be covered with 4 RNs with 1-2 and cut the costs by sending a couple of techs. I end up running up and down the floor all night...

  23. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    suanna replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    To clock out -"no break" we are required to notify the supervisor during the shift that we will be unable to break, give adequate (in her opinion) reason why and fill out appropriate forms when asked...

  24. Maintaining Morale During High Census

    suanna replied to caddismt's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to be bursting at the seams! Our census has been hit or miss for a year now and our stress is where (or if) we are going to work tomorow. Be thankful in todays economy that your hospital...

  25. Lasix gtts

    suanna replied to caringchic's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    By the time a patient goes on a Lasix drip thier kidneys are so shot I can't imaging replacing K+. More often or not they are hyprekalemic. I guess in ICU I expect VS to be checked at least Qhr...