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  1. Staying Well Fed: with no breaks..

    GhosttRN replied to trhumper's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm lucky enough that I can ride my bike into and out of work. So there is built in exercise, even on 12 hour days. Nursing lends itself really well to grazing, so have lots of easy little snacks....

  2. Current Male CNA/Patient Sitter & future nursing student

    GhosttRN replied to jc0322's topic in Men in Nursing

    I haven't had any stigma except from old patients,"Youre not a doctor?" or the "{while on phone} Hold on, my doctor just came in". Or sometimes i get the questions about why I am not a doctor from...

  3. Hit in the groin during clinicals

    GhosttRN replied to Smith5's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yup, it happens. Not frequently but often

  4. Carrying around your brain sheet?

    GhosttRN replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I used a small clipboard that could fit in my pocket and I wrapped the full sheet around the clipboard. I loved that. Small enough to pocket it, sturdy enough to wright on it. I found a few in the...

  5. Nursing and the supernatural

    GhosttRN replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    In my old hospital we had just one room where the pts would all call around 1-4 in the am complaining about the kids playing with a ball outside the door and asking us to keep them quiet. Never were...

  6. Sexy male scrubs

    GhosttRN replied to Betenhauser's topic in Men in Nursing

    Haha! Thats what I'm talking about. Guys! lets all go get one, sterility be darned, thats why they make special gowns. Be sure it fits our arms nice and tight however. Don't want to loose

  7. Infusion Caps and Rapid infusion

    GhosttRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have spent the last few hours trying to find information on how much, if at all, infusion caps restrict the flow of a rapid infuser like the Belmont in a PIV. I have found very little...

  8. Future RN HELP HELP!

    GhosttRN replied to kbeck3941's topic in Men in Nursing

    Are you a reservist? If not, how are you going to get time off to go to school? As a reservist you could finish your degree and go "Hey AF, Im a nurse. Will you give me a commission and let be a...

  9. Mens nursing shoes?

    GhosttRN replied to BumbleBuddy's topic in Men in Nursing

    $20 running shoes from costco. I wear em loose so I can slip them off while I chart to let em breath and just 'cause I hate shoes. I clock around 5-8 miles a shift. I feel fine after my shift with...

  10. Does this violate hipaa?

    GhosttRN replied to April423Ko's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If it violates HIPPA there, wouldn't that mean it violates it here? HIPPA deals with the way PII is controlled. Mentioning that you had a family member receive care there, in my opinion does not...

  11. Sexy male scrubs

    GhosttRN replied to Betenhauser's topic in Men in Nursing

    Easy. any scrubs. Here's how. If you're a large, wear a medium. If you're and XL wear L. get the idea?. especially with the pants if you do a lot of squats, ahaha. No undershirt and use one that has a...

  12. Dilaudid for self-driving patient.

    GhosttRN replied to thecode's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    So when can a HCP prevent a pt from leaving AMA? Any pt can leave when they want otherwise its a violation of civil

  13. Dilaudid for self-driving patient.

    GhosttRN replied to thecode's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Fully agree here and is my current practice. A bartender can give out ETOH but he isn't required to make sure the guy has a ride. Its the drinkers responsibility to not drive EVERYONE knows that. Now...

  14. What to do when u find an unresponsive patient

    GhosttRN replied to LucasNewGrad's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Agree with everyone. -Find unresponsive pt. -you were unable to arouse them -pulse check - nothing? -begin BLS/ACLS stop when told to by Doc or when everyone is saying "He's DNR!!!" lol. Nobody...

  15. Great Apps for Great Nurses

    GhosttRN replied to Brian's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    My institution provides Lexicomp for free and I really like that one. -10 second EM is a quick reference for many things ED. Doc focused but I still like it and use it. -I have a dedicated conversion...

  16. Nights Shifts and your Marriage

    GhosttRN replied to RunnerKate's topic in General Nursing

    +1 planning and

  17. What to do about refusing Dr. orders?

    GhosttRN replied to nancynurse0828's topic in General Nursing

    I may be brash and I haven't read all the comment. But why would you work in an environment where you cannot question a doctor? Sounds toxic. I would quit. TeamSTEPPS anyone? Same team same

  18. Just graduated H.S. & REALLY considering the navy!

    GhosttRN replied to jessmarih27's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is awesome that you want to serve and this is a great time in the military. (it always is :)) My advice is to not lock yourself on the idea of a service. See what they all have to offer....

  19. Nights Shifts and your Marriage

    GhosttRN replied to RunnerKate's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked NS for about 60% of my career and it is tough for my wife and I being on different timelines. You spend more time together consistently though. You get to see each other every day, I got...

  20. Infusion Caps and Rapid infusion

    GhosttRN replied to GhosttRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for the duplicate post, still figuring out this site. I would love to talk to CT, but we don't have one. We don't even have Xray. Very remote trauma medicine. Back home the stuff we use is...

  21. Infusion Caps and Rapid infusion

    GhosttRN replied to GhosttRN's topic in General Nursing

    The link you provided just sends me to the general anesthesiology website. Funny though, that's how the question came about, I work with and CRNA and she doesn't like to use them. Whats the jist of...

  22. Infusion Caps and Rapid infusion

    GhosttRN replied to GhosttRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I was thinking. I did my own trials with our Belmont and found that the caps we use restrict the flow to about 300ml/min versus no caps and being about to flow around 650ml/min. using a...