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  1. Is it too late for me to be an RN?

    suanna replied to tropical3mp's topic in Nursing Career

    ?AA? alcohoholics anonymous, alert and active, age appropriate... As far as age goes I don't see any reason why you couldn't return to school. I have known a few people to continue to work full...

  2. The Most Hard Working Shift- Day Or Night Shift?

    suanna replied to TPS360's topic in General Nursing

    Each shift has its good and bad. It's hard to say which one "works the hardest". A good rule of thumb: THE SHIFT YOU ARE WORKING is always the hardest working shift, and the other shift isn't pulling...

  3. Nurses...Miserable?

    suanna replied to JerseyGir1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your friend didn't say all nurses are miserable- just all the nurses she knows. That may be a very accurate assessment of the current state of nursing. I would take it as a compliment- you are a happy...

  4. new grad, cant get hired

    suanna replied to jojo19's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    What are your expectations for a job? Going in to the program someone should have told you nursing is a 24/7 job. You can expect to get a night shift job FT or maybe SFT on a med surg or medical...

  5. ETOH Abuse

    suanna replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in ETOH/drug tx. for a few years. Gave it up when they stopped being sick people seeking help to just another da** drunk abusing the system. I do remember enough to say your patient dosn't...

  6. chest tube removal

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

    R.N.s pull al the chest tubes here (as well as blake drains). No big deal, after the first half a dozen you will think of it as just one more thing you have to get done tonight. In 20 years in CVSICU...

  7. ACLS Class

    suanna replied to Lynn07's topic in General Nursing

    Know your drugs, know your rhythms. DO THE POST TEST IN THE BOOK/PRE TEST if they provide you with one. This will help focus your study time for the course. I know this can be overwhelming at first,...

  8. Never thought I'd see this on the unit...

    suanna replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You have to pass a test to drive a car but any fool can make a baby. With any luck mom and dad will end up doing themselves enough harm that the baby can go to someone who is concerned about it's...

  9. Did anyone quit smoking when they stated nursing school?

    suanna replied to misserella8036's topic in General Students

    NOPE I started smoking when I started nursing school. Of course that was a different era. If your patient smoked you were welcome to light up while doing your assessment. The only place you couldn't...

  10. Miserable New Grad!

    suanna replied to emergencyRN757's topic in First Year After Licensure

    WOW, it sounds like the old battle axes are having a great game of "lets make the new grad cry" Usually the docs are the experts at this game but nurses can play too! The only way to win is not to...

  11. coworker complained: I dared to say "butt."

    suanna replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    I had a simular issue my first year in nursing. I had a brain freeze during report and couldn't think of the word "groin" ( the patient was s/p cardiac cath- no hematoma at groin site...) The only...

  12. How many passwords?

    suanna replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    At work I currently have 4. The problem isn't that I have so many but that they have to be changed every so often (quarterly for some, Q mos for others, never for another). You can't use the same...

  13. Help with Chemistry?

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

    There is a book at your local Barns and Nobel or the like called "Chemistry Made Simple". It's kind of a "chemestry for dummies" sort of book. I couldn't have gotten through the class without it. It's...

  14. Why do people abuse nurses?

    suanna replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Because they are allowed to. They would most likely abuse the grocery store clerk as well but they know they would be

  15. Do you have to go with patient's to procedures????

    suanna replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work the doctor must write a specific order for a tele patient to leave the floor without a nurse. If you weren't there who would be responsible for evaluating the heart rhythm? If the patient...

  16. What does overhire mean?

    suanna replied to cheyne stokes's topic in Nursing Career

    Be prepared to get some flack from the established staff. What "overhire" means to us is that experienced staff will be floating all over the hospital while new grads take care of our patients. The...

  17. 3rd semester- Feeling overwhelmed at clinical

    suanna replied to mimi13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The reason you feel lightyears away from understanding the process we call nursing is because you are lightyears away. Most students don't really have things fall into focus until thier senior year....

  18. A few practice questions

    suanna replied to 9309's topic in Emergency

    I read the articles on trendelenburg and I still don't see any reason it shouldn't be used for very short term improvement in MAP/SBP. I have never seen it used for 10-15-30 min. By that time if your...

  19. Need to vent (over a very petty issue)

    suanna replied to Trophywife81's topic in General Nursing

    You will meet soooo many more like her in practice that some days you will feel like the odd man out. I think you handled it quite well. Good luck when it is your preceptor or the nurse manager of the...

  20. Unprofessional conduct

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

    You would think after 30 years of nursing experience he would be old enough to have outgrown such boarish adolescent comments. Not only should the wife be upset, but that kind of comment could be...

  21. Would you marry a female MD?

    suanna replied to cgun101's topic in Men in Nursing

    Heck yeah! I married the first time for love(and lust). It's lasted 25years so far but I think my wife would be OK with me dumping her for a female MD with a lucritive practice and $300+k income. I...

  22. A few practice questions

    suanna replied to 9309's topic in Emergency

    I wish I knew more about the parameters used in this study. When I have a post op patient with a SBP in the 80-flat is ok till they respond to drips, but if the SBP drops into 60s or 70s Trendelenburg...

  23. MedMath answer a med error?

    suanna replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely right. Many times our docs will order a slow fluid bolus-1L at 125 or 250cc/hr. They expect the IV to revert to the previously ordered rate (KVO) or be d/cd and capped off when that...

  24. Got the letter of death!!!

    suanna replied to hotcmodity's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I coludn't agree more. I've posted this a number of times but it comes down to: you spent the last few years devoting most of your life to learning the basic skills of a nurse. Trying to relearn all...

  25. Troubles in CVICU

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

    Get out now. CVSICU is a love it or hate it job. If you are this miserable this far into the job you need to cut and run. Working in a job that you are uncomfortable at is is a slow death! HEY! THIS...