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  1. Staff Retention Policies

    guest940422 replied to Positive_Outlook's topic in General Nursing

    free onsite parking after 10

  2. How to handle condescending doctor

    guest940422 replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Nursing

    Always remember you only get a piece of the picture in school. You don't know how long this nurse and doctor have worked together or how closely. You don't know the unit culture politics or...

  3. As a new nurse, how was your first experience with trach patients?

    guest940422 replied to Misstika's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If the patient can survive the wait, it is better to leave a task undone, than to attempt something you don't know how to do. If the patient coughs (unless they are paralysed) you suctioned too deep...

  4. "Safe Injection Houses"- What's This?

    guest940422 replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm being too idealistic for my experience level. I have spent the better part of a decade trying to get educated clinicians to accept the application of research evidence to their practice....

  5. "Safe Injection Houses"- What's This?

    guest940422 replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, because a child with leukemia waiting on a bone marrow transplant's family friends community and social circle are completely unaffected. And I beg you not to insult your and my intelligence by...

  6. Do I have to list my psych meds and opioids on job app?

    guest940422 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I am treated for PTSD as well. I'm From Houston. A few years ago I got hit by a flash flood on my way to work (It's been going on long before Harvey) I was trapped in my car and was able to swim out...

  7. "Safe Injection Houses"- What's This?

    guest940422 replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't being rewarded.... it's being isolated. They aren't buying drugs there they are doing drugs there, supervised, by people trained to respond to emergencies. I would like to partially retract...

  8. "Safe Injection Houses"- What's This?

    guest940422 replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in General Nursing

    While I do commend the practice of any pursuit to reduce harm, we do have to remember addiction is a disease. Unfortunately, in the US, it is treated as a crime. I have worked for needle exchanges...

  9. I'm in peds, should I switch if I want to do travel nursing?

    guest940422 replied to MontanaBerry's topic in Travel

    There are fewer peds patients, but there are fewer peds nurses as well. If you work in PICU, CV, Step down with vent experience, dialysis, or cath lab you'll be in even bigger demand. Remember...

  10. Nursing sucks!

    guest940422 replied to FrankRN2017's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ....think that's called

  11. Nursing sucks!

    guest940422 replied to FrankRN2017's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes but did you do post mortem care on any 5 month olds who's parents threw them against the wall? I'm too young (31) to be in therapy and on meds for PTSD because of my job. I know the grass won't be...

  12. Pumping and working

    guest940422 replied to aerorunner80's topic in Radiology

    I don't know about this specifically, I've worked on units where a bathroom break is rare but we still find a way to let mom's pump every 3 hours! You'd have to work with some real dicks to tell you...

  13. Radiology Nursing

    guest940422 replied to dianah's topic in Radiology

    GOOD FOR YOU!!! When I got my tonsils removed 2 years ago I wasn't scared of the surgery, I was terrified of anesthesia. I had seen so many cases where paramedic students spend the day in the OR...

  14. Pediatric Sedation Nurse??

    guest940422 replied to brittnaayyy's topic in Radiology

    I can't imagine why you would want to leave MRI sedation for ER, the kid is asleep, you are part of a team caring for one patient instead of an individual caring for many, you have a schedule instead...

  15. I give up on IR

    guest940422 replied to BexnRN's topic in Radiology

    OK I'm REALLY confused. I just got hired on and i start next week in radiology. But I interviewed with a nursing manager, she said she was super hands on and likes to be really accessible to the...

  16. New G-J tubes

    guest940422 replied to all4ofus's topic in Radiology

    the hemostats can crack the jtube, I've had luck using two turniquites hold the tube with one and the valve with the other (think like the rubber disks you use to get the lid off the pickle jar) this...

  17. Nursing sucks!

    guest940422 replied to FrankRN2017's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Preach! I've spent 11 years pouring my soul into my job for nothing. I've sacrificing time with my family, staying at work late because a patient asked me to hold their hand until a parent returned,...

  18. HELP I'm a Pedi Nurse in Radiology!

    guest940422 posted a topic in Radiology

    So I've been primarily a Pediatric ICU nurse for the last 11 years. I've worked as a traveler for about half that time and worked in a lot of large, free-standing, pediatric hospitals. After over a...

  19. School Shooter Contingency Plans

    guest940422 replied to heynurse1996's topic in School

    I'm not a school nurse but for some reason these boards keep coming up in my feed... maybe it's a sign. I can't tell you about schools today. But I graduated high school in 2003. We had a school...

  20. Revived when there was a DNR/AND code status

    guest940422 replied to ambersky004's topic in General Nursing

    I think we use AND more in peds because DNR has a stigma and scares the parents. They associate it with hospice and "giving up" and when someone's kid is dying they aren't much for a lesson on the...

  21. Revived when there was a DNR/AND code status

    guest940422 replied to ambersky004's topic in General Nursing

    nursing school is going to do a great job of teaching you how to pass the NCLEX. The official answer is she didn't leave the room, use the bathroom, eat breakfast, administer medications, attend to...

  22. HELP I'm a Pedi Nurse in Radiology!

    guest940422 replied to guest940422's topic in Radiology

    Hey thanks for the responce 1) It is a large Radiology department attached to the highest rated facility (US News and World Report) in a major metropolitan area. The hospital has over 900 registered...

  23. My Body Is Not My Resume: Exploring Nursing Dress Codes

    guest940422 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I have a full sleeve going all the way down to my knuckles... no hiding that. The artwork is black and gray and all in good taste. I didn't start it until about 7 years into my career, until I felt...

  24. Revived when there was a DNR/AND code status

    guest940422 replied to ambersky004's topic in General Nursing

    I would let risk management know, document you advised against cardioversion in the code sheet, and request a debriefing of the code. Doing a root cause analysis of how the code status was disregarded...

  25. Working below your license

    guest940422 replied to happ09's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a large hospital that laid off all their LVNs when they went Magnet (to be clear there were LVNs this happened to who could run circles around me and I was pissed about this as were most...