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    Frustrating Nurse Family Members

    adventure_rn replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    You reminded me of a head-scratching incident I had completely forgotten about. I once cared for a baby whose mom initially claimed to be a nurse, turned out to be an NA/unit secretary. The mom was a...
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    Frustrating Nurse Family Members

    adventure_rn replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Or the new grad who is a month into orientation, LOL. If you wouldn’t behave this way in front of your preceptor, perhaps it’s time to re-evaluate your behavior. It’s been a pretty eye-opening...
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    Resignation

    adventure_rn replied to OceanNurse10's topic in General Nursing

    This seems like the biggest issue to me. Most places will clearly explain much notice you need to give in their HR policies, and as long as you follow those policies, you shouldn't be marked as...
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    Burned out new grad. What non bedside job can I do?

    adventure_rn replied to Sophie212's topic in General Nursing

    To be perfectly honest, I don't think you're setting a reasonable expectation. Those types of cushy, low-stress, ideal-schedule jobs are hard to come by, and as a new grad you aren't a competitive...
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    IV Insulin and Cardizem

    adventure_rn replied to NurseBettyICU's topic in Patient Medications

    You are correct that each pump/channel controls it's own med. However, the problem that the OP described occurs further downstream from the pump. Let's say that you've got a drip (insulin, cardizem,...
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    IV Insulin and Cardizem

    adventure_rn replied to NurseBettyICU's topic in Patient Medications

    Still thinking about this topic an hour later... In this situation, there's an even further cause for concern if you're using a drip where you can bolus the pump off of the drip (for instance, if...
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    Arrested..need advice

    adventure_rn replied to Shortykim4's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    First thing's first, you definitely need to ask your attorney these questions (and ideally, your attorney should be somebody who specializes in dealing with the BON). The stakes are way too high and...
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    IV Insulin and Cardizem

    adventure_rn replied to NurseBettyICU's topic in Patient Medications

    Maybe I'm misunderstanding. You can definitely y a drip in with another compatible drip and it shouldn't cause too many problems (unless they're running at dramatically different rates, in which case...
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    Feeling Bored

    adventure_rn replied to jellybean570's topic in General Nursing

    While there are some incredible learning opportunities available at larger referral peds centers, I would caution you that it can be far more emotionally and mentally exhausting. The downside of...
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    What is more desirable to land a job in pediatrics?

    adventure_rn replied to kusters's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    If that's truly the case, then it would probably be best to take the NICU/peds job, right? Honestly, there is no right answer because every hospital and every unit has different hiring practices. For...
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    Feeling Bored

    adventure_rn replied to jellybean570's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the thing that most people don't realize about peds: there is a huge variation in acuity and census depending on the type of hospital you work for, much more so than with adults. In adult...
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    Newish Nurse Wanting to Change Specialities!!

    adventure_rn replied to MaleSN1996's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Just apply! With your experience, I think you'd be a very strong candidate. Many people who do 'new to specialty' PICU fellowships come from non-peds backgrounds, so you'll already have a leg up over...
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    Need Advice on potential relocation/less than one year experience.

    adventure_rn replied to KAffeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Alternative idea: what is your PRN policy at your current facility? Most places won't let you go to PRN until you've been working for at least a year, but depending on your unit's minimum PRN...
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    Graphic Gossip

    adventure_rn replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    For real?? Congrats,
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    A Mannequin in my Room!

    adventure_rn replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Strong work de-escalating the situation. I have so much respect for psych nurses! It's pretty remarkable to see the delusions that people's brains can
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    Don't Just Stand There - Take a Leap!

    adventure_rn replied to Carol Ebert's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Great article, but I'm having some major concerns about the well-being of that
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    How to perform Heimlich Maneuver for quadriplegic, bedridden and fragile patient?

    adventure_rn replied to Ariana30's topic in General Nursing

    No, you're right, they aren't necessarily NPO. I jumped to conclusions because I'm used to seeing so many chronically ill bed-bound patients who get tube feeds that I just automatically think all of...
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    How to perform Heimlich Maneuver for quadriplegic, bedridden and fragile patient?

    adventure_rn replied to Ariana30's topic in General Nursing

    I guess my thought is that if they'd have so much trouble protecting their airway, they might have dietary restrictions in terms of solids, thickened liquids,
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    How to perform Heimlich Maneuver for quadriplegic, bedridden and fragile patient?

    adventure_rn replied to Ariana30's topic in General Nursing

    It seems unlikely that a quadriplegic patient would require the Heimlich, since they wouldn't aspirate a solid object on their own accord. They're not eating, and they're not playing with toys that...
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    20 yrs Total nursing years (15 yrs RN and 5 yrs LVN years floor not required to float

    adventure_rn replied to CFern1's topic in General Nursing

    That answer is entirely dependent on your facility. There is no industry-wide standard number of years after which nurses never have to float, or whether or not years as an LVN count. In your case, it...
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    I made a med error and feel so disappointed with myself

    adventure_rn replied to barbzRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    It's going to be ok. Realize that all of the feelings you are experiencing are completely normal, and they're going to get better. True, all nurses make mistakes at some point, but that doesn't make...
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    PRN back to Full Time?

    adventure_rn replied to richardht99's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing to keep in mind is unit census and hiring in the future. Right now you may be getting full-time hours, but can you afford it if all of the sudden your census drops off (or your unit has...
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    PRN JOBS!

    adventure_rn replied to S.K's topic in General Nursing

    There are laid back PRN jobs, but unfortunately, most PRN jobs require that you have some full-time experience in whatever area you're trying to do PRN. Since your background is in critical care,...
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    Nurse vs Respiratory

    adventure_rn replied to TheSixFootThree's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, in my experience, some RTs tend to be less diligent about scanning meds at the time they're administered than RNs tend to be. It shouldn't be that way, but that's the way it is. Next...
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    RN Refresher course

    adventure_rn replied to Jenny Neuman's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you could reach out to your BON to see if they have a list of approved refresher courses. That might be a good place to