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1. Tax question for Per Diem RNs

   drenched replied to drenched's topic in General Nursing

   Great, thanks so much for the information you guys! I've never understood my paycheck fully even when salaried...so this really shed some light for me

2. Tax question for Per Diem RNs

   drenched posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I've been having a really hard time understanding the tax withholdings in each paystub I get & was hoping someone would be able to illuminate me on this. I'm a per diem RN in NYC and work...

3. How do you deal with disoriented patients?

   drenched replied to drenched's topic in MICU, SICU

   Haha whoever designed the emoticons for these boards deserve creativity points Stern advice duly noted! Luckily I haven't seen staff be outright abusive to patients yet...doesn't sound

4. Getting Organized!!

   drenched replied to shannonFNP's topic in General Students

   Wow, everyone has such good ideas! I second this!! I absolutely love this small binder-big binder system! I had 1 small binder with a section for each class and that'd have all the current notes,...

5. How do you deal with disoriented patients?

   drenched replied to drenched's topic in MICU, SICU

   Um...whoa there. Are you slapping me in the face with a...fish? (??) lol. I agree with everything that you're saying, which is why I specifically said I WOULDN'T engage in belligerence & verbal...

6. How do you deal with disoriented patients?

   drenched replied to drenched's topic in MICU, SICU

   Oh my! o.O And that reminds me of this other 60s-ish lady who was as normal as could be during the day, but unexpectedly sundowned and pulled out her IV and bled everywhere and required 5 nurses to...

7. How do you deal with disoriented patients?

   drenched replied to drenched's topic in MICU, SICU

   Thanks for the advice. It is very helpful. I will definitely try to cluster care to leave the patient alone. But when constant supervision is necessary it's hard not to interact with them. =/ I...

8. How do you deal with disoriented patients?

   drenched posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   I'm a pretty logical person, so I become absolutely at a loss when I have a disoriented patient who wants to do something that isn't possible. I haven't started working in the ICU as an RN yet...

9. Kaplan and Nclex

   drenched replied to sayat_nova's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Agreed! I think you're ready =) I only got about 60% on the Q bank and right above borderline on the exit exam from kaplan (dont remember the percentage), and I just passed 2 days ago in 75...

10. i'm dying awaiting my results!

    drenched replied to ivy120's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh man. Do I ever know what you mean. I just took my boards today and I really don't think I did well at all. There were very few answers that I put down that I was sure of. And to top it off, I...

11. I dunno how to palpate an apical pulse. Help?

    drenched replied to drenched's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh whew. Thanks you guys! I'm always able to hear it, but I thought we had to be able to palpate it too. Good to know I'm not entirely insane in not being able to feel it!

12. I dunno how to palpate an apical pulse. Help?

    drenched posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi all. I know that the Apical Pulse or PMI or mitral valve or whatever you want to call it is located at the left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line. Right? Well I can never seem to feel it....

13. Visiting Hours

    drenched replied to redwolf's topic in MICU, SICU

    Ours is a locked unit that only unlocks during visitor hours, which are half an hour every odd hour during the day

14. Do you have a living will? What does it say?

    drenched replied to HealthShepherd's topic in MICU, SICU

    YES! I'm just a new grad and haven't even passed my NCLEX yet, but after externing in the ICU for 3 months I filled out a living will. Mine was through an organization called NYLAG, which puts your...

15. Need Help with Abbreviations, Medical Terminology

    drenched replied to sleepymom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    hi! I'm a third year undergrad nursing student, and just started clinicals. I'm having a bit of trouble reading the cardex, especially the abbreviations. question: what does the following mean? lcx...