Dacatster

Dacatster ADN

Ped ED, PICU, PEDS, M/S. SD

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  1. Do not order scrubs from scrubland beyond.com

    Dacatster replied to SarahLizzyLVN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I

  2. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    Dacatster replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    As a floor nurse, you are not my responsiblity. The patient is. I don't know you from Adam and I am not placing my license at risk. Now saying that. I have been given high feedback from instructors on...

  3. Do not order scrubs from scrubland beyond.com

    Dacatster replied to SarahLizzyLVN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Personally, I prefer Marcus

  4. Bipap question

    Dacatster posted a topic in Pediatric

    My hospital has frequently been using bipap on all or asthma patients instead of HiFlow O2. What is the highest acceptable setting? My last two patients were 3 and small 7 year old. The setting was...

  5. Cannot stand director

    Dacatster replied to leo8686's topic in General Students

    My OB professor was like that. A horrible witch or other name you would like to call her. She definitely participated in the " Nurses eat their young mentality". We actually had over 80% of my class...

  6. An Atheist Nurse in King James Hospital

    Dacatster replied to EMSnurse411's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I guess if it is huge problem, why work in a religious facility if you feel you have to lie about your

  7. You are NOT allergic to...

    Dacatster replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Had a parent tell me that. The Babe was a left heart and docs did not want sats going above 90%. Parents were young and did not understand. So they said their son was allergic to O

  8. You are NOT allergic to...

    Dacatster replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    As an ER I triaged a 7 month old that the mom stated the pt was allergic to steak. I asked why and how he had the steak. She told me she chewed up the meat and gave him him bites out of her mouth. It...

  9. You are NOT allergic to...

    Dacatster replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I personally put oxycontin as an allergy because I hated the way it made me feel. Doctors ignored me when I told them. Puking my up guts isn't going to help any me. I no longer list it as an allergy,...

  10. Nursing is becoming stupid

    Dacatster replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    In the process of leaving a place because of the insanity. I commute a decent distance not to take the stupidity. Luckly a position by my house opened up, I will be paid the same. Even if the work...

  11. PICU phone interview

    Dacatster replied to kate.b's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I went from Adult Med Surg( renal diabetic unit) to Peds stem cell transplant. I now have worked many areas in peds. I wouldn't change for the world. If you go hem/oc any childrens hospital worth...

  12. Bipap question

    Dacatster replied to Dacatster's topic in Pediatric

    Does it matter if I tried? This is a nursing forum where we get advice from each other. Do you ask every person that asks a question if they tried looking it up first before they post? I know I come...

  13. Have you ever been abused at work by pt or med staff?

    Dacatster replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    In the ED had a manager make inappropriate comments like Your Bicillian for your STD is here, yelling across the unit. Had paramedics pull up nasty pics on the computer of a naked man with a tree...

  14. Bipap question

    Dacatster replied to Dacatster's topic in Pediatric

    There is no pulmonolgist. This is a tiny community hospital trying to do big business in an area that they have no business

  15. Children's Hospital?

    Dacatster replied to ANMpreN's topic in Pediatric

    I don't think it as hurting a child but helping. Life isn't meant to be pain free. That misconception is the cause of unrealistic expectiins as adults. It is helping a child how to get through the...