ShannonRN2010 BSN, RN

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  1. ShannonRN2010

    Steven Johnson Syndrome

    ShannonRN2010 replied to gwenith's topic in Burn

    I had SJS from Cardizem. I spent 10 days in a burn unit in
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    Advice for "seasoned" nurse moving to ICU

    ShannonRN2010 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I enjoy reading your updates, I am hoping to get a place in my hospitals ICU Fellowship in the next month or so, your post makes me
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    Ambulate with Femoral Lines

    ShannonRN2010 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Oddly enough, I just has a pt. yesterday that had a sheath AND a fem. venous line...because they couldn't find a vein to place his IV. Of course, he had to be on
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    OK, ummm............well...........

    ShannonRN2010 replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    anal fixation
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    adn going to rn-bsn right away

    ShannonRN2010 replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    I am working and going back in Aug. but my BSN program is full time, one day a week. Good
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    I finally start on the floor Sunday...now I am scared!

    ShannonRN2010 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What if I was a great LPN, but make a really crappy RN? What if I miss something in my assessement? What if? What if? What if? :uhoh3: What if I just take my klonopin now? I am starting my...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Oh I had planned on going in and agreeing with the professor, reguardless of what my opinion is! One thing I have learned in my years of being a nurse? How to BS with the best of them... j/k ... I...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Wait...as an LPN, I was told that I was not a professional nurse, I was a technical nurse. Meaning I knew how do to basic technical procedures and had basic knowledge of why I was carrying out this...
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    White nursing shoe recommendation?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to RachAB22's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have the Comfort by Landau Footwearx...I like
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    ShannonRN2010 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "I am so glad to see that you got your appetite back after your lap band removal...but do you think that 4 Baby Ruth bars in a row will help that 'stomach ache' you have been blaming on the lap
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    What did you do before you were a nurse?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in the 7th circle of Hell...a.k.a.
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    I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    ShannonRN2010 replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I personally don't like the cuties wooties scrub tops. I prefer solid colors or low-key prints. I have about 1600 colored tank tops from Old Navy that I wear with a white short sleeved scrub jacket...
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    Nurses dating doctors

    ShannonRN2010 replied to btown annie's topic in General Nursing

    The only doctor I want to date is House...and by House I really mean Hugh Laurie. LOL
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    What do you pack in your work bag?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to vhern246's topic in General Nursing

    I also carry a baggie of "personal products". I keep the small things organized in baggies. I think I have
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    What do you pack in your work bag?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to vhern246's topic in General Nursing

    I have in mine, penlight, steth, scissors, reference books, clipboard, tons of pens, and a couple of AJN's. Wallet, motrin, make up, chewing gum, and cell
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    What is the nurses job in regards to restraints in a nursing home?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to ArtofGrace's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you work in a restraint free facility, the nursing role would be in plan and implement interventions to prohibit the incident from happening again. Like if you have a pt. that falls when they get...
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    Lonely new nurse/ do you have nurse friends?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to BFLORES's topic in General Nursing

    I met my now BFF while working my first LPN job. :) She and I worked at Urgent Care together, then at in LTC, then I went to the hospital, then I left and she went to the hospital, she got her RN...
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    Is nursing really THAT bad?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to CuriousCC's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...lets see, I am neither angry, suspended, frustrated, or overworked. I feel I get paid fairly for a new RN, I am not misbehaving and I have never been fired in the 8 years of being a LPN I like...
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    Is nursing really THAT bad?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to CuriousCC's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse...but its not all a walk in the park. You deal with cranky docs, cranky families, cranky sick people (who have every right to be cranky!). Its hard work, but dang its rewarding....
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    Hmm, what do you think..

    ShannonRN2010 replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I loooooove docs that don't listen! Be persistent....remember that you are your patients advocate, you have the knowledge that is screaming at you there is something wrong with this pt., so by all...
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    Broke My 6 Week Contract

    ShannonRN2010 replied to jlbic's topic in General Nursing

    Its a hard decision to go ahead and get treated for generalized anxiety disorder. I agree with the above poster that by not getting help for this, you are sabatoging yourself. What if you quit, go to...
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    Job Market around Ashland / Louisa

    ShannonRN2010 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Yup KDMC seems to be the big employer this year, I know SOMC in Portsmouth didn't hire alot and there is rumored to be a hiring freeze in Huntington. Home health wise, I would say call some of the...
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    IPhone NCLEX apps-any good ones?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I really found the ATI one to be closest to the NCLEX of the Saunders/Mosby/ATI ones that I
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    Dopamine drips in SNF?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to mercury7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh my! None of the SNF I worked for would touch that pt. with a 10 foot
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had been out of LPN school for about...2 months. I was working at a Urgent Care Center and this lady came in one Sunday afternoon and couldn't sit down. I call her back and get her info and get her...