CardiacDork

CardiacDork MSN, RN

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  1. Nursing in Denver.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch. Those salaries hurt. Houston is also undergoing extreme growth. It's hard to live here, it's hard to breathe here! So crowded. So

  2. Good Charge Nurses Can Make All Of The Difference

    CardiacDork replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    When you said fix a patients IV, I thought you meant their IV catheter. I'm guessing you mean the IV solution/IV medication? I'm sorry to hear you made a major medication error. I personally have come...

  3. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    CardiacDork posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let's talk about other nurses being abusive against other nurses. Degrading them and telling them they have psychiatric disorders. Attempting to diagnose them with "bipolar" disorder. Knowing that...

  4. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Aren't you just a bundle of joy? Hey Mega Mama ... your suggestion has been submitted, thank

  5. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I repeatedly said I wasn't generalizing and repeatedly said it was about one

  6. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    To everyone worried about my motives and so terribly caught up in this post, y'all are way too funny. It's a user here on AN that turned out to be terrible person but I'll leave them

  7. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I will drop your suggestion off in the suggestion

  8. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds good. Anything else?

  9. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't about workplace violence. This is not about a user bullying me per se. This about a nurse that knows and is educated in mental health using someone's history of depression as the basis for...

  10. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    SO true, especially when those words come from people you used to trust. Sad... what a

  11. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    This is not workplace abuse but I'm glad a lively and productive discussion could come from

  12. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Not at work, thank

  13. Other nurses being abusive against other nurses.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely not all nurses... but one in specific. (I'm a nurse too obviously so...) but yeah totally one person in specific...

  14. Disappointed

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in Advanced Practice

    I also want to make a note that the MONEY does matter to me, very much so. Its not my ONLY reason for going into advance practice. I believe that I should be well compensated for my work because I...

  15. Disappointed

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in Advanced Practice

    Laurence. I never said I believed that people should become APRNs to save the world, or any of the "its a calling" reasons. Simply put I believe that many of the people I have personally encountered...

  16. Nursing Statement for Alcohol Withdrawal

    CardiacDork replied to zomurphy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    While ETOH Withdrawal can be dangerous, so can hematemesis. Are you sure the withdrawal is the main issue at the moment? Both need to be treated but I think you can't treat withdrawal if you don't...

  17. New Grad as a Clinical Liaison

    CardiacDork replied to Alison2209's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Something smells fishy, stay

  18. Compression socks for tall nurses

    CardiacDork replied to bsnrngirl1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 6ft, and I can tell you now that our lives will be filled with much misfortune in the fashion department. Even fashion with a physiologic

  19. Pinning Ceremony Speech

    CardiacDork replied to jgoforth2017's topic in General Students

    You need to ask Obama for advise, bro. JK. I think your speech is generic and acceptable, minus the nutcase part. Other than that, yeah it's

  20. I might get a B in Human Physiology ?! Is this going to hurt me

    CardiacDork replied to sean1976's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, time to drop out

  21. Home health good for opening doors or nah?

    CardiacDork replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    I think all school districts of the USA should be dying to hire you! You graduated from a prestigious university! GASP! 0= GASP again 0= But seriously, get a pediatric medsurg or ICU job if no schools...

  22. Normal BUN and creatinine with renal disease?

    CardiacDork replied to lacyann72's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's a good question! It brings to mind other questions, such as: Has the patient had dialysis? Do they have acute issues at the present

  23. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    CardiacDork replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    Engineer. Politician. Attorney. International businessman;) traveling everywhere. ohhh maybe also air traffic control! 0: I think you only need an associate degree and some training and the pay in the...

  24. Nursing, Hurricanes, and Floods.

    CardiacDork posted a topic in General Nursing

    This will be my first experience being a nurse during what could turn out to be a catagory 3 hurricane. I work ON the coast. My hospital literally has a view of the entire beach. I'll be there as the...

  25. Nursing, Hurricanes, and Floods.

    CardiacDork replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    120+ hours later this tired nurse is HOME. I want to thank everyone for their support. I think I'm going to have myself a nice drink and some junk food