NotAllWhoWandeRN ASN, RN

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    Holding "Ordered Meds"..... What are the rules?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to jk2185's topic in Patient Medications

    As others have mentioned, know the patient's baseline. If someone has been getting the med and is stable, I will give the med, despite being only slightly within the hold parameters. One thing I...
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    Overhiring?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Double Dunker's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't seen a place that would deny benefits because they couldn't offer you the promised hours. It's their problem, not the nurses'. They also pay you a few dollars an hour "on call" and you were...
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    Do you think I did something wrong here? Advice?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ellebee87's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Bingo. You looked at the orders, thought "This doesn't seem right," and you did something about it. Critical thinking and and advocacy make for a great
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    allnuisances

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    My left eye is still twitching from reading that post this morning. I can't bring myself to quote
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    Early Morning Nurses (and Nursing Students)

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    Not quite! Nyquil products have doxylamine succinate as the antihistamine/drowsiness inducer, which you can find under the brand name Unisom. Both Unisom and Benadryl can make you pretty groggy the...
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    Early Morning Nurses (and Nursing Students)

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    This is nice if you can actually decide when you'll fall asleep (There are people who can sleep when they want to?? I'm skeptical
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    6/26 WILTW: Littlefinger's smirk makes me feel violated

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that nobody knows the ways that disabled employees are supposed to be protected by law, not even the people at the top of those food chain, whose job it is to know these things because...
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    6/26 WILTW: Littlefinger's smirk makes me feel violated

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    You don't want AN to be come
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    6/20 WILTW Child Welfare, Confidentiality, Contraception, Commencement, Conti...

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to A&Ox6's topic in General Nursing

    On the flip side, I may have allowed people to convince me not to listen to my own body for years because of that. More testing/workup in July and I may get an answer
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    6/20 WILTW Child Welfare, Confidentiality, Contraception, Commencement, Conti...

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to A&Ox6's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel like I could do WILTW justice. I've also been without work for several weeks due to things coming to a head regarding a lifting injury that happened several months ago. I hope to be...
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    Stanford Rape

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Possibly because his being clueless about fedoras and social constructs deflects from his accusatory statements toward rape victims, extreme attempts at vindicating rapists, and only showing any...
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    Stanford Rape

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Entirely different. But it is self-destructive, not healing, to forgive someone who is still actively damaging you. If a rapist accepted responsibility for his own action, he wouldn't choose to drag...
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    allnuisances

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    What a
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    How You Can Lose 50 Pounds In 90 Days

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in General Nursing

    That was a study of only 30 people with a very short period of calorie restriction and a follow-up period of only 6 months. While the results are fascinating, they do not override all weight loss...
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    Pregnancy and birth

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Lakielake's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No, that sounds shady as all getout. WHY did they tell you not to attend full-time? Are you getting poor grades? Also, if you can't handle two science classes in 16 weeks you'd probably have a VERY...
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    How do you draw up small amounts of medications for Picc lines?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Hockeynursing's topic in Patient Medications

    Interesting. The places I've worked that provided PICC training said 10 mL for
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    How do you draw up small amounts of medications for Picc lines?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Hockeynursing's topic in Patient Medications

    Some facilities have policies on timing for IV push meds. It's kinda hard to push 1/2 mL through a PICC over 2 minutes. I prefer to dilute Dilaudid to ensure the slow push regardless of access type...
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    Pregnancy and birth

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Lakielake's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am horrified, but somehow not surprised, that there is such a thing as a "pre-nursing" degree. Everything NurseGirl said plus, when your'e asking about what credits will transfer, ask the college...
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    Pregnancy and birth

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Lakielake's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Agreed. OP, every college should have a printed list of all prerequisites, program courses, and corequisites. Choose your courses based on what will apply toward the program you want (and make sure...
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    allnuisances

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm sorry, there's a
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    June 2016 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I have time for
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    Pregnancy and birth

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Lakielake's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The people who can give you the most accurate information are the people who work at the colleges where you might enter the program. If you're not getting help where you are, make contact somewhere...
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    Did your employer help with job placement after an injury?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to NotAllWhoWandeRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    FYI, for anyone who finds yourself injured and needing to find work of a different nature. What I have learned is this: If you are unable to do your job after a permanent injury leaves you disabled,...
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    Did your employer help with job placement after an injury?

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to NotAllWhoWandeRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I came to find out my job description required 40 pounds. The idea that you're only handling 40 pounds of weight with a 200lb post-op spinal fusion who won't let you put the HOB down past 45...
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    allnuisances

    NotAllWhoWandeRN replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Captain Obvious? What is my brother doing on