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  1. 7/70 Scheduling-Anyone have experience?

    dcastlewood replied to Bellatrix's topic in General Nursing

    We work 7 12 hour night shifts in a row, then we're off for a week. We work 36 hours one week and 48 hours the second week, so we get about 8 hours of overtime each 2 week pay

  2. ? regarding phenergan administration & being a concerned patient

    dcastlewood replied to iHeartNICU's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital policy where i work is to put 25mg promethazine in a 50cc bag of NS and give it piggyback. I either do that or inject the promethazine into a liter bag of NS or LR if it's gonna be a

  3. Shy guys

    dcastlewood replied to narcissistic's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I used to drink a tall boy or two before my Speech class.......it helped a lot. Well, it made the class more

  4. Meridian MS RN pay

    dcastlewood replied to shen's topic in General Nursing

    What did you find out at the

  5. 12 hour shifts

    dcastlewood replied to Caligirlrn2b's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We work seven 12's in a row. On the bright side, I get a week vacation every other

  6. "You know you are an ER Nurse when..."

    dcastlewood replied to Divern808's topic in Emergency

    One of our doctors brought us some bumper stickers that say, "I'm an E.R. nurse...I'm here to save your [rear end], not to wipe it! I'd have put it on my truck if it had sad "kiss" instead of

  7. Send your best success vibes my way!!

    dcastlewood replied to Pocamom's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck. No matter how you prepared, CALM DOWN!!! It will be ok. If it turns off at 75, I think you did well. If you see question 76, at least you know you haven't failed! Think about it that...

  8. 16.50 Starting Wage for a Grad Nurse???? Oh No! Say it Ain't So.....

    dcastlewood replied to chattypattyCRNA2B's topic in General Nursing

    $16 and a half at

  9. Discharge orders you'd LIKE to write!!!

    dcastlewood replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Emergency

    Absolutely

  10. Er Salary

    dcastlewood replied to nursern20's topic in Emergency

    Where are you working? Is that

  11. Waiting for RN NCLEX results!!!

    dcastlewood replied to shadylane21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my test on the 10th of Jan, and found out I passed right after 1 am on Friday the 13th. I took 89 questions that seemed an awful lot like the questions we got on tests in school. Now the real...

  12. Have you ever had to use CPr on the job or anywhere else?

    dcastlewood replied to amy3072's topic in General Nursing

    Slow your roll, please. We also need to realize that the air we all breathe is 21% oxygen. 17% oxygen respirations are better than no respirations at all. Just keepin' it

  13. Funny patient names by nurses

    dcastlewood replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    Had an older lady in a few days ago: first name is

  14. Discharge orders you'd LIKE to write!!!

    dcastlewood replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Emergency

    Hahahahaha... Hey! That does really

  15. Discharge orders you'd LIKE to write!!!

    dcastlewood replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Emergency

    It's not really discharge insructions, but I got in trouble the other day for telling a drunk patient with no other problems to stop taking the O2 sat probe off of his finger because I was tired of...

  16. Are there any not-for-profit hospitals in San Diego?

    dcastlewood replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Foundation" hospitals are usually not for profit because all the money they make is spent on the hospital. Foundations get awesome tax breaks, too. It's just a big circle of

  17. Anyone from the Meridian area?

    dcastlewood replied to pedrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from Meridian, but I have been to Collinsville a few

  18. Am I weird or what?

    dcastlewood replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks a bunch, I think it'll be a good first step to a

  19. Am I weird or what?

    dcastlewood replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduate from my little ADN program in just over a month, so I'll take the test around the end of December. Baby, your "do questions whenever you can" prep method sounds a lot like the way most of...

  20. ER Dept Scrub Color

    dcastlewood replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    I like that better than white, but i think color-coding staff is better. I just hate white scrubs. Technically, they aren't really

  21. ER Dept Scrub Color

    dcastlewood replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    I concur, but all white looks better than pink pants and a top with smiling frogs on

  22. Failed my drug screen!!!

    dcastlewood replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Airborne: All the way,

  23. RN to PA

    dcastlewood posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can anyone give me some insight into the RN to PA

  24. RN to PA

    dcastlewood replied to dcastlewood's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all who replied. I'm from central Mississippi, so I can't really see going anywhere near the Dakota's. I also can't see myself doing the NP thing. I think I'd enjoy being a PA after i get...

  25. ER Dept Scrub Color

    dcastlewood replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    Hospital policy is for nurses to wear white scrubs...top and bottom. The ER nurses usually wear white or the hospital scrubs after they get "stuff" on the white ones. They can basically wear...