quazar

quazar

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  1. From PCT to RN, does it get better?

    quazar replied to Xlorgguss's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I wish I could lie to you and say yes, it gets better, but in a lot of cases, it doesn't. I don't know, it depends on where you work (as in geographically....union or not), what kind of...

  2. What do you call the tracking device nurses sometimes wear?

    quazar replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I call it nurse

  3. Maternal position in labor with one sided cervix

    quazar replied to Chapsi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ack, wait, reverse that, top side of torso back, bottom side forward. Ugh. Brain not

  4. Maternal position in labor with one sided cervix

    quazar replied to Chapsi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I usually put thick side down, and peanut ball, with the top side of the torso rotated forward and lower torso rotated backward if I can. Lots of pillow positioning and peanut ball takes it down for...

  5. So, what's it like?

    quazar replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Teaching hospital pros: cutting edge practice, equipment, procedures, and lots of hands around. Stat means STAT. Critical means CRITICAL. It doesn't matter if it's 3am, people move at the same...

  6. How did you spend your first nursing paycheck?

    quazar replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    Rent and car payment.

  7. Leaving Nursing for Another Career

    quazar replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    I would LOVE to be an event planner or party planner. I have no idea how one even goes about doing that. Or I would like to be an executive assistant. Yep. I know, I'm

  8. Do massages help?

    quazar posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    My back is killing me. I hurt it in a non-work related way, but I have a 12 hour shift coming up, and I am seriously considering booking a massage. I've only had one massage in my life, but I'm...

  9. Do massages help?

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hmm, good point. You know, pilates really helped my back pain as well way back when I actually did it. I should probably take that up

  10. RN Graduate Establishes Dominance

    quazar replied to nicmdavi's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, yes, yes to all of this. I'm quoting it because it needs repeating. Please, stand up for yourself and check this unlicensed, unprofessional, totally out of line person. Do not kow tow to her,...

  11. New grad nurse having nightmares and insomnia

    quazar replied to poopylala's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think it's pretty normal to do that. I've done that even when my job was a cashier at a grocery store. I literally woke up scanning groceries in my sleep. Yep. Some of it is just a time thing,...

  12. Electronic Charting

    quazar replied to Mar010891's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this. I can speak from first hand experience in both environments, and this hits the nail on the head, in my opinion. In smaller hospitals, or even in large hospitals without residents or a...

  13. Getting in Trouble for a coworkers actions

    quazar replied to Aj32Cna's topic in General Nursing

    Is this FAIR? Yeah. Yeah it is. As the mother of a special needs child, and the friend of two parents currently involved in criminal investigations of people who were physically abusive of their...

  14. Hard Truth of Nursing

    quazar replied to Mr.Bill RN, BSN's topic in General Nursing

    The only reason I haven't left nursing is because there is no comparable job out there that can offer me the flexibility of scheduling that I need with the pay that I want like per diem nursing. I...

  15. Bed Bugs

    quazar replied to NurseEmmy's topic in General Nursing

    Aaaaaaack, me too!! I'm scratching like crazy

  16. Dreading work

    quazar replied to adlxoxo's topic in General Nursing

    I will just say that some things that help me when I'm overwhelmed with tasks/orders/too much stuff are to 1) make a check list of things I need to do (checking them off when done feels so good), 2)...

  17. Finally got malpractice insurance.

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, this kind of blew up. I'll just state for the record, that despite RiskManager's obvious misgivings with my choice (edited to add: RM, I respect your opinion, we'll just have to agree to...

  18. You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

    quazar replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    When you walk in and look at the central fetal monitoring screen, and at least 5 babies are in distress, there are currently 2 c-sections in progress in the OR, and triage is full.

  19. PCA pumps and capnography

    quazar replied to Double Dunker's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It became a new standard of practice at a hospital I recently left. It was a very new thing there,

  20. Finally got malpractice insurance.

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly don't know, I didn't ask. The experiences that led them to court were so traumatic that I didn't want to prod them about the

  21. Young Nurses

    quazar replied to ashleyb868's topic in General Nursing

    What she said. I had the same problem as you, and my first job was also in an ICU. People would ask me if I was a candy striper, as I was suctioning a critically ill, vented micro preemie. I still...

  22. Finally got malpractice insurance.

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    I hope I never have to use it, either! I feel so much better now knowing it's there, though. Just in

  23. False Pregnancy (Pseudocyesis)

    quazar replied to Emergent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, even a positive pregnancy test?? That's nuts. I wonder what the physiology behind that is....(yes you can tell I didn't read the articles, sorry I

  24. False Pregnancy (Pseudocyesis)

    quazar replied to Emergent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm so sorry, amazingly I've never seen it in almost 2 decades of L&D nursing. I don't have any advice to offer, but it does sound suspicious. Hopefully one of the midwives who post here will...

  25. New Nurse Exhausted from Extremely Long Shifts? Help?

    quazar replied to KellySpencer800's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That site....wow. I feel sick to my