adventure_rn MSN, NP

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    Sick, Sore, & Depressed

    adventure_rn replied to ndahl's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, I'm so sorry that you're going through all of this! Regarding your absences: are you using FMLA? There is such a thing as intermittent FMLA for chronic conditions. I've worked with...
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    Do you have trust in your doctors?

    adventure_rn replied to Snatchedwig's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, it depends entirely on the shift and who happens to be working. IMHO, all providers fall into one of four categories: nice and competent, nice but incompetent, competent but rude, and rude and...
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    Question: Tooth or Foot First?

    adventure_rn replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    A dentist and a podiatrist walk into a
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    Can’t a nurse be fired?

    adventure_rn replied to Barbara Fouch Lentz's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, nope, but that would be amazing if it were the same RT. Or perhaps it's a common enough phenomenon that it's a running joke to a lot of
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    Anti-Vaxxers Shut Down Immunization Events

    adventure_rn replied to J.Adderton's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Strongly agree. This is the reason why it's great that state legislatures are cracking down on all non-medical exemptions. I'm usually in favor of less government regulation on people's personal...
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    Transitioning to CICU

    adventure_rn replied to blissful_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, yes, that is a lot to unpack... Take a breath. The good news is that you have a lot of good options. Before you move forward, it sounds like you need to do some serious soul-searching. It seems...
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    Leave new job I just started for a better one?

    adventure_rn replied to Reaz's topic in General Nursing

    Very good point. True, you don't 'owe' them anything, but they might not see it that way. They've paid tens of thousands of dollars to onboard and orient you as a new grad. During your orientation...
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    Can’t a nurse be fired?

    adventure_rn replied to Barbara Fouch Lentz's topic in General Nursing

    According to Dr. Google, it starts within a couple of hours but peaks at 12 hours. In a nursing home, or even on a med-surg floor without continuous tele monitoring, it wouldn't be outside the realm...
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    Question: Tooth or Foot First?

    adventure_rn replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if this helps, but in the peds cardiac world, we were always really OCD about dental care because cardiac kids are at increased risk for infective endocarditis related to both cavities and...
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    Bad orientation should I leave

    adventure_rn replied to Didizain's topic in General Nursing

    In all honesty, I would go ahead and assume that you won't be able to get a job within this system any time in the near future. Unfortunately, you've made a bad impression on your preceptors, the CNO,...
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    Add short work experience from orientation or not

    adventure_rn replied to Didizain's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the PPs. No matter what, I definitely wouldn't ever lie if you're asked to list all recent work experience. One alternative that is sometimes thrown around is to leave it off your resume...
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    CST drew up and administered medication....and it was wrong amount

    adventure_rn replied to Alyk3309's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Oral Tylenol for neonates is stocked in little prepackaged cups like this: You do 'draw up' the dose, like you would draw up an IV med. In the smallest size cup, the full dose contains 160...
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    Any 22 weekers out there?

    adventure_rn replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I feel like social media has made that so much worse. People whose kids have done well are the ones shouting from the rooftops that miracle babies exist, and they're glad that they chose to...
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    Any 22 weekers out there?

    adventure_rn replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I hear you, and I feel as though I have a decent understanding of just how bad things can be. Here's the problem: We can never say, with absolute certainty, that a baby is going to have poor outcomes....
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    Any 22 weekers out there?

    adventure_rn replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't honestly know if 'seeing the other side' has made me a "better" NICU nurse; if anything, it's just made me a more jaded one. Like I said, I don't know if it really helps the babies or the...
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    Any 22 weekers out there?

    adventure_rn replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I respectfully disagree, @NICU Guy. I do think that NICU nurses (and neonatologists, and NNPs) are somewhat sheltered from the harsh reality of these kids' lives (especially if you work in the type of...
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    Need some advise!

    adventure_rn replied to Jdinh1992's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Are you in the US? If so, you don't need to get certified in these specialties in order to work in them; rather, you just need to pass your NCLEX and apply for jobs in settings that interest you (i.e....
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    Lower O2 sat parameters in babies with cardiac defects

    adventure_rn replied to candee9909's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've got a background in NICU as well as Peds Cardiac ICU, so I can take a stab at explaining this concept; honestly, it's so complicated that I could talk about it for hours and it would still be a...
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    NICU Blog?

    adventure_rn posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi fellow nurses! A few friends and I have been talking about creating an informative NICU blog for nurses, mainly with info to advise aspiring NICU nurses about basic NICU info, and to discuss NICU...
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    Just Say “NO” to Nurse Staffing Laws

    adventure_rn replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    It's an interesting concept--I'd never considered the trickle-down effects of staffing ratios... I do wonder if employers would use mandatory ratios as an excuse to squeeze out other ancillary staff...
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    ICU jobs

    adventure_rn replied to lellomere's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    IMO, unless you have decades of experience, Seattle doesn't pay very well relative to the rapidly increasing cost of living (courtesy of
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    My wife the nurse takes offense to my jokes

    adventure_rn replied to Roger reed's topic in General Nursing

    Unclear, but if @Davey Do were still on this site, I'm sure he could make us a lovely diagram how how poop tends to roll downhill.
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    My wife the nurse takes offense to my jokes

    adventure_rn replied to Roger reed's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that the attendings feast on the tender flesh of fellows, who in turn eat their residents, who consequently eat their medical students. Meanwhile, the medical students eat nothing, which is...
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    My wife the nurse takes offense to my jokes

    adventure_rn replied to Roger reed's topic in General Nursing

    Student Doctor Network--it's like the doctor version of AllNurses, but the contributors tend to be a bit more
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    Is the future of ER Nursing I-stats?

    adventure_rn replied to gcupid's topic in General Nursing

    Idk, I love iSTATs. My new hospital doesn't have them and it drives me nuts. I don't think that hiring more lab staff would speed up the process because the limiting factor is the amount of equipment...