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1. Being Video Taped by pt/family

   offlabel replied to Irving's topic in General Nursing

   Usually, no constitutional right to record on private property. You can certainly use some BS reason like a HIPPA violation. Or do what I do. When the recording stops, I'll continue working. When...

2. Feeling BORED at a NYC ER...

   offlabel replied to AllNursesAcct's topic in Emergency

   For starters, making major decisions with someone you're not married to is cray-cray...secondly, ER culture varies with hospitals. The ER I cut my teeth on was an academic ER and they encouraged the...

3. Interview advice

   offlabel replied to Paul Stanton's topic in Emergency

   If you won't take the interviewers advice to 'get more experience' why would you take someone's advice on this forum? Sounds like you need more experience and ignoring what you're being told while...

4. Dunkin Donuts Nurses Week | 2025

   offlabel replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Sheesh, maybe there should be some gym discounts with all of these Nurse Week give

5. How to finish BSN

   offlabel replied to samuel.gorelik's topic in General Students

   Good reason or not, you're suspended. By that I presume not expelled. Go to the governing board, or whomever, hat in hand, no excuses and ask what you can do to make it right. Way easier than trying...

6. Radiation Exposure

   offlabel replied to Helen_'s topic in General Nursing

   don't worry about it and be more careful next

7. Should handshaking be obliterated from our culture?

   offlabel replied to Alnitak7's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Fist bumping is a thing now so there's that, but I'm gonna guess door handles and stair hand rails in hospitals make shaking hands look like a sterile ortho

8. TN Nurse: First DUI

   offlabel replied to Britt12345's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

   First Google 'first offense dui (your state)' then consult an attorney. Some states are harder on this than others. Odds are you'll be fine in then end, but it will cost you around 10K and maybe a...

9. OR to ER Trauma Level 1

   offlabel replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in Emergency

   That's a very busy unit to be starting completely cold in emergency nursing, and on just a part time basis. Seems as though more than just 'brushing up' will be required. You may have 10 or more...

10. Non medical person observing in OR

    offlabel replied to Norfin's topic in Operating Room

    'Don't touch anything blue. If you even think you're feeling light headed, leave. No one will catch you when you

11. Problems in the OR

    offlabel replied to Norfin's topic in Operating Room

    Situationally unaware personnel. Hyper focus on instruments and sponges and sterility and complete blindness to specific anesthesia and surgical issues. The scrubs consistently get it....RN's not so...

12. PACU nurse taking ICU pts

    offlabel replied to Zoe Wilk's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Lot's of pacu's receive patients that will be admitted to the ICU. Where I am, any ICU bound patient that is extubated in the OR comes to PACU first. The reason is so that post op issues can be seen...

13. Patient compliments and feedback

    offlabel replied to Success89's topic in General Nursing

    Beats the hell out of getting petty BS complaints...be

14. What makes a good PICU nurse

    offlabel replied to HayBug's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    The difference between a good ICU nurse and everyone else is that a good ICU nurse reads...a lot. And they read the medical literature the vast majority of the time, not the nursing liturature. So,...

15. Deciphering Arterial Line Waves

    offlabel replied to offlabel's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Nice, Chare....maybe some SRNA's could learn something from you! So, you've identified that positive pressure ventilation must change the filling because the peaks and valleys of the tracing have...