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  1. Drug addicted nurses

    sjrn85 replied to ske0124's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Your post took so much courage, Wendy. (((((Wendy))))) Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Who knows how many people will be helped because you were brave enough to tell it to us; it should...

  2. propofol

    sjrn85 replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    LOL! In total agreement

  3. Student Nurse seeks Peds experiences

    sjrn85 replied to barsk103's topic in General Nursing

    With CHOP and St. Christopher's in your backyard, you should be able to find something. (Or are these hospitals part of your rotation?) There are tons of places in the Philly area and surrounding...

  4. Drug addicted nurses

    sjrn85 replied to ske0124's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Great post,

  5. Changes to BLS/ACLS and PALS

    sjrn85 replied to originalred's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty brutal for the person doing compressions; you're going to have people needing to switch out

  6. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    sjrn85 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Deleted; double

  7. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    sjrn85 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Written charting can also be investigated for tampering. They have ways to compare the age of ink from one word to the next, ways to tell if there was an erasure, etc. (One of the reasons to always...

  8. wearing perfume to work

    sjrn85 replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    What's "light" to one person may be nauseating/oppressive to someone else. It's best to just leave fragrances at

  9. working on Christmas?

    sjrn85 replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. My. God. That has absolutely nothing to do with it! It's almost laughable to imagine that you think us all a bunch of wizened old maids who get revenge for our miserable, single, childless lives...

  10. Nurses need to stick together instead of EAT THEIR YOUNG!!!

    sjrn85 replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by Kelly_the_Great Oh, yes, I remember. And you know what was ironic about it. One of her biggest reasons for not wanting to take students on any longer was b/c she believed they...

  11. Nurses need to stick together instead of EAT THEIR YOUNG!!!

    sjrn85 replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the thread I am referring

  12. Nurses need to stick together instead of EAT THEIR YOUNG!!!

    sjrn85 replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in General Nursing

    Do you remember the thread from a few weeks ago, in which an older, experienced nurse said she no longer precepted because she didn't have the physical/mental stamina for it? Do you remember the...

  13. Nurses need to stick together instead of EAT THEIR YOUNG!!!

    sjrn85 replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in General Nursing

    New nurses eat old nurses, too. Could we just try to agree that we should be kind and nurturing to each other, regardless of how many/how few years of experience we have? Could we please retire this...

  14. Diabetic in the public

    sjrn85 replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    True, cake frosting might help if the pt can't swallow, but give a lethargic person a piece of candy? No

  15. new nurse and im already needing time off(long) sorry

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

    Check with your HR dept. on the disability issue, since requirements

  16. Diabetic in the public

    sjrn85 replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like BLS, not just CPR. Maybe there's some first aid, too (like how to handle wounds, etc.) It could be that the OP just had an incompetent instructor, but I know for a fact the the...

  17. Diabetic in the public

    sjrn85 replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! Can you tell I just had to renew ACLS?

  18. Diabetic in the public

    sjrn85 replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't shove candy into a person's mouth if that person was lethargic...airway, people, airway! She goes unresponsive and there you have it, obstructed airway. Never mind that you don't know if...

  19. Lapel watches???

    sjrn85 replied to salliwag's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen anyone wear them here. They might have been more popular before wristwatches became available. To me, they'd be hard to look at. You can't really look at your pt. while you're taking a...

  20. How to prepare for ACLS?

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

    It's certainly not like it was years ago!

  21. new nurse and im already needing time off(long) sorry

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

    Nicole...you need to take care of yourself first. Your manager sounds understanding; it doesn't sound like she's going to give you a problem. If she does give you a hard time, ask yourself: Do I want...

  22. please help

    sjrn85 replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say this, but having taken some time to think about this, I would suggest you start looking for another position. This facility sounds problematic, and as long as they can bully people into...

  23. please help

    sjrn85 replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    Three ICU patients would stress most seasoned ICU nurses, let alone someone with 6-7 mo. of experience. What is your unit's written policy on staffing ratios? The other problem I see is that you say...

  24. How can I get my Hematocrit up?--FAST!

    sjrn85 replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    Some pills will come out whole in stool, but the actual medication is absorbed. They're referred to as "ghost tablets," and just the wax matrix and other binding agents used to make the

  25. Unsafe situations...Your thoughts please

    sjrn85 replied to NurseBenz's topic in Home Health

    What a scam! I would be willing to bet that this pt. gets sexual gratification from his "bowel program," and that's why he got so angry when it wasn't done. Digital stim. should not be needed on a...