hawaiicarl BSN, RN

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    New co-worker...my ex patient

    hawaiicarl replied to BehavioralRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Hold on a sec ... I must be under a misunderstanding .... I thought most psych nurses were ex-patients, the old "takes one to know one" thing? All this time that's not
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    Wearing scrubs home?

    hawaiicarl replied to Lee_Ryan's topic in General Nursing

    Just had an awful image of Davey's tighty whiteys showing through his white scrub pants, mind bleach please. I hated the white scrubs too, ah the good old
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    Need ideas for safe Insect repellent

    hawaiicarl replied to Kel65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Skin So Soft by Avon Apple Cider Vinegar Lavender essential oil Lots of Beer (Drunk mosquitoes aim poorly, and you don't care if you get bit) Feed your fellow campers high salt food, they like salty...
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    Universal Deathcare.

    hawaiicarl replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    I actually think that name is sort of catchy! "Universal Deathcare" is way more Star Warsy than Palliative Care, makes it sound like an evil empire, where really it is just ending people's suffering....
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    Share Your Favorite Motivational Quote - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    hawaiicarl replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Pitter patter get at 'er? Suck it up buttercup? Get 'er done? I only work
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    What's your best catch?

    hawaiicarl replied to beekee's topic in General Nursing

    My wife, she almost got away!
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    Enabling Family and Friends

    hawaiicarl replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    They've been enabled since birth, how do you think they ended up that way?
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    IV incompatibility error

    hawaiicarl replied to Pinkflower77's topic in General Nursing

    No ... I check Trissel's IV compatability, it says variable, when you click the "variable" link it shows the different manufacturer's.
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    ECG interpretation

    hawaiicarl replied to rariel's topic in Cardiac

    The problem with that being a sinus arrhythmia, is that that it isn't. Other than the dropped beat the R-R intervals are the same. In a sinus arrhythmia they would vary.
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    IV incompatibility error

    hawaiicarl replied to Pinkflower77's topic in General Nursing

    If it was a Pfizer Zosyn there is no compatibility issue to report. Hospira Zosyn is incompatible.
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    ECG interpretation

    hawaiicarl replied to rariel's topic in Cardiac

    Sinus pause. Do not treat with anything.
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    Trouble Finding Work

    hawaiicarl replied to FatElvis's topic in Men in Nursing

    All I can do is wish you luck man! I am same age/sex, hope I never have to go job hunting again, although bedside nursing is really starting to be physically painful. My poor aching bones!
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    CBD & Nursing don't mix

    hawaiicarl replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I have a couple colleagues who take CBD oil for achy knees, on the bottle it says 100% THC free, but who knows. Then again I have several colleagues who are pot heads, and smoke weed on their days...
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    Rolling out bedside report

    hawaiicarl replied to magordon's topic in General Nursing

    The most successful bedside report rollout I have ever seen was on our stepdown unit a few years ago. Their manager had each staff member roll-play a bedside shift report in front of the VP Quality,...
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    Charge nurse calls doc at night

    hawaiicarl replied to Nurse-please's topic in General Nursing

    I see both sides of the argument on this one. Since I have been charge for decades, I don't particularly like the third wheel part of it, and the liability that I would be the one making all the calls...
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    Renewing my license with the new MiPlus

    hawaiicarl replied to tsm007's topic in Michigan Nursing

    oops wrong
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    How serious is a verbal warning really?

    hawaiicarl replied to ZSimzNeuroNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Better relax, calling in sick for the ulcer would be the
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    What would you be in another life?

    hawaiicarl replied to NurseYoshi's topic in General Nursing

    Professional eSports player, or video game tester, or beer taster, or rum taster, so many unrealistic wishes!
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    Experienced Viewpoint Please?

    hawaiicarl replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Students

    Back when I went to school in the dark ages the comparison used to be that ADN students were better off the block, because of more clinical hours, while BSN students usually passed them within a year...
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    Transferring Patients

    hawaiicarl replied to ILoveHorses's topic in General Nursing

    I think the usual concern is that you can't send a patient from an inpatient unit to an outpatient unit. Your situation sounds totally different though. If ER nurses are the only nurses in your...
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    Seasoned Nurses VS Newbie Nurses

    hawaiicarl replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    Well sonny, when you've been a nurse as long as those "other" old people, you realize ACLS guidelines change and even though the flavor of this revision says to use or not use a certain drug these old...
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    Turn Q2 and patient refuses

    hawaiicarl replied to AnLe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This always cracks me up. Turn all patients every 2 hours? Why the hell would I turn an awake alert patient? Turn Q2H should be related to your skin risk assessment, and should only trigger when...
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    Magnet behind nurses station?

    hawaiicarl replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    They actually just turn off the AICD function, pacing spikes carry
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    Evidence Base Research Shows...

    hawaiicarl replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Come on guys! Did you want homeland security taking your computers in for forensic research? The Trumptator has stated nurses are no longer allowed to use the phrase "evidence based research". We...
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    hawaiicarl replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    If background music distracts an ICU nurse from doing their care they are in the wrong profession. Seriously .... monitor alarms, annoying families, empty IV bags, BP in the 50s, irritating coworkers...