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  1. Your Worst Mistake

    sjrn85 replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    FYI for the poster who couldn't think of a blue IV med: methylene blue is given IV (for

  2. Your Worst Mistake

    sjrn85 replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...are you an RN yet or a student? One thing you need to learn, either way, is that everyone makes mistakes. Your comment demonstrates a naivete that is dangerous. Come back after you've been...

  3. I am sick and tired of being asked "Who is watching your kids?"

    sjrn85 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe because it is none of their daggone business. Maybe because the people who've asked usually go on to say how mothers should be at home with their children. Who do they think is going to take...

  4. I am sick and tired of being asked "Who is watching your kids?"

    sjrn85 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Tempting to say, "You know, you're absolutely right. You'll have to find another nurse...I'm going home to be with my kids." It never occurs to these lunkheads that no one would be there to take care...

  5. wearing perfume to work

    sjrn85 replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    There was an RT where I worked who reeked of patchouli. That's a horrible scent to begin with, but this gal used the oil, not just the perfume. You could tell she was coming long before she actually...

  6. Should I give $$ to the ANA?

    sjrn85 replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    Why give additional money to them when you're already paying dues? That's ridiculous! I joined once voluntarily and let my membership expire for many of the same reasons Deb listed. On another...

  7. Private v. Public

    sjrn85 replied to NickiLaughs's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Perhaps your concerns would be better addressed on a board for RTs. I apologize for having tried to

  8. C'Mere & Play a New Game: "GIVE OR HOLD"?

    sjrn85 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    What about a UA? Could be the start of

  9. C'Mere & Play a New Game: "GIVE OR HOLD"?

    sjrn85 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Is the pt getting a scheduled dose of insulin, or is it a sliding scale dose? Is he already on

  10. How do you give cough syrup?

    sjrn85 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a site that lists tons of cough medicines; with the exception of sustained release oral suspensions, the instructions are to take with plenty of

  11. How do you give cough syrup?

    sjrn85 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    The majority of the medication is absorbed in the gut; if the effect took place primariy in the "throat," there would be no reason to give cough suppressants to G-tube/peg-tube pts. Besides, saliva...

  12. How do you give cough syrup?

    sjrn85 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    The medicine that suppresses the cough is absorbed systemically, so it doesn't matter if you give water afterward. Same with liquid

  13. New Admissions

    sjrn85 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    In my exp., I never intentionally held a pt. downstairs for hours if there was a bed available, and I never saw any of my coworkers do this. I did have delays getting pts. up to the floor when there...

  14. Bizarre!!

    sjrn85 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    HA HA HA!!!

  15. New Admissions

    sjrn85 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it's because the ED has been trying all evening to get the pt upstairs and wasn't getting cooperation. Maybe there's a trauma coming in and they need to clear out as many people as possible as...

  16. Dealing with moody people

    sjrn85 replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with speaking to her privately, but don't let yourself get sucked into talking with others about her moodiness. Maybe part of her mood is exacerbated by knowing her colleagues are talking...

  17. Medication Nurse Assistants

    sjrn85 replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    How can that school possibly be accredited? How are the students supposed to learn meds...by

  18. Private v. Public

    sjrn85 replied to NickiLaughs's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You should contact your state board, not the school or exam center to fid out what the state requires. Even if the above is true (and that is a big "if"), if the school does not pass accreditation,...

  19. Presents for the masses!

    sjrn85 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree; that's not a cheap thing to make, then you have all the time you have to sink into it, too. I'm sorry, and maybe I'm just dense, but shouldn't people give gifts because they want to, not...

  20. Presents for the masses!

    sjrn85 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    2 x 60= $120...just on co-workers? That's a lot of money, at least to me. I like the people I work with, but

  21. Presents for the masses!

    sjrn85 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    The only things I expect from my employer are to be paid for the time I worked and to get the benefits I've earned/paid for (e.g. health insurance, vacation time, etc.). Anything beyond that is up to...

  22. Presents for the masses!

    sjrn85 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only one who thinks this is a tad ridiculous? How many presents do you have to buy? I mean, how many presents are you being guilt-tripped into buying? Why do you, as a supervisor, have to...

  23. bad med-surg day-wake-up call

    sjrn85 replied to lesrn2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow...now see, I read that and throught "What a good job she's doing for being new!" (Look at that! Two experienced nurses who didn't eat a newbie! :chuckle

  24. wearing perfume to work

    sjrn85 replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...why did you gear your post toward women only? And what on earth did the comment about breastfeeding mean?

  25. Student Nurse seeks Peds experiences

    sjrn85 replied to barsk103's topic in General Nursing

    That's disappointing about CHOP. I know some nurses who work there, and they don't feel that way. What about Shriners'? (I did say Hershey would be a long haul! :chuckle