K9lover ASN, RN

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    New to Correctional Nursing, any tips?

    K9lover replied to ckbreathing's topic in Correctional

    You will have inmates attempt to manipulate you and they excel at reading people. Just keep those boundaries up, never discuss anything personal. Just be professional and courteous; I am far from...
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    Why do you do it?

    K9lover replied to KendraLipscombPoole's topic in Correctional

    Love the autonomy! Prior to prison I worked county jail and had a lot of protocols such as common cold, acne, rash etc...it has risk, with common cold I listen to lungs and look in mouth for s/s...
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    Is it a bad idea to return to the hospital?

    K9lover replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds as if working in a hospital would be a good fit for you as you enjoy that environment. I worked in hospitals nearly 20 years and feel just the opposite; I'd done some home health/hospice,...
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    TODAY!!!!!

    K9lover replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    What is 'Christmas
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    I am new to nursing but I don't want to do this anymore

    K9lover replied to newgradkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are new and this is normal. Patients are much higher acuity, when I was new they stayed 3 days for a chole and I felt overwhelmed all of the time. Try to take it a day at a time and know it gets...
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    Extreme nurse burn out need help please

    K9lover replied to NURSEJSS's topic in General Nursing

    I would have called the cops and done everything in my power to get him indicted for assault likely to cause great bodily injury. I would have attempted to move Heaven and earth to get those charges...
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    Quit first hospital job after less than 6 months

    K9lover replied to murse27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would have fled in less time; that 1st year was most stressful of my life. Book smart and street smart but no idea walking in the degree of responsibility and constant exhaustion working nocs. I'd...
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    Opiates Are Not for All Pain

    K9lover replied to soliantony's topic in Advanced Practice

    300 mgs of Gabapentin HS for that pain; why not just go with a placebo? Seriously and no snark intended, having worked past in oncology to this day longer than any other speciality made me a patient...
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    Opiates Are Not for All Pain

    K9lover replied to soliantony's topic in Advanced Practice

    Death from respiratory depression from oxycodone TID? Not likely unless she already has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel in which case she should be under hospice care. And 'high'...
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    K9lover replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    "What if there was not a culture of expediency, to get the job done at all costs, and hurry up?" Spot on! I grew to loathe techs until I came to conclusion that someone was pressuring them to get er...
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    Verbally Abusing a Nurse

    K9lover replied to Hk30's topic in General Nursing

    THAT would be reason #1 I do not work in hospitals anymore. Among my 800 reasons when CMS wrapped up patient satisfaction into reimbursement I saw this coming. Alert/oriented patient tantrums. I had...
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    Reminder why the seven rights are important

    K9lover replied to Triddin's topic in Nursing News

    I does not sound like an emergency to me either but when you have for tests be they non-emergent MRIs/CTs/PETS crawling up your a** and hounding you in the interest of sticking to their schedule it is...
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    Reminder why the seven rights are important

    K9lover replied to Triddin's topic in Nursing News

    I agree, this has nothing to do with death row and that is not what the drugs are usually used
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    Reminder why the seven rights are important

    K9lover replied to Triddin's topic in Nursing News

    Why the hyperbole in pointing out that these medications are used in death penalty cases when they are USUALLY
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    Vent/rant on Nature of public forums:

    K9lover replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    They most certainly suck money out in rehab industry but that does not bother me as much as the enforced 12-step meetings. When I became clean and sober as a young waitress I had no money and no...
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    Baby nurse doo doo doo doo....

    K9lover replied to mi_dreamin's topic in General Nursing

    Depends upon the other patients. Everything went great but if you have another patient who has stat needs the extra help from rapid would be
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    Mandatory Vaccination

    K9lover replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    Where are they going to go when everyone has this policy? It is everywhere, I do not object to vaccine nor am I allergic to any ingredients however I would prefer the choice were mine. I no longer...
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    I didn't wake up on time and was too late to come for AM shift?

    K9lover replied to Surgonconurse's topic in General Nursing

    I feel same way. Always early to point when I come in just on time everyone is already thinking something happened to me. But..I wake up at 0330 so no way is this happening without an alarm and I...
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    Opiates Are Not for All Pain

    K9lover replied to soliantony's topic in Advanced Practice

    I do not get this philosophy of being very elderly is pushing it on narcotic pain relief. Yes, I understand where concerns come in as in it could mask some dementia s/s, increase fall risk etc...but...
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    Fear-mongering in nursing school?

    K9lover replied to nursiee's topic in General Students

    I graduated in '96 and had a couple of instructors who were not what i would call a 'ray of sunshine on a cloudy day' but nary a one who told us BON would have or license if we dared make a mistake...
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    Help! Done with ASN program since July and still not able to take boards.....

    K9lover replied to LPN_SLIM's topic in General Students

    Those sleazy non-accredited schools popped up all over post 2008 recession it seems. My daughter has 30K debt for a medical assistant diploma without hands-on or cert. I tried to get her to go to...
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    Sexual harrassment or just an old creep?

    K9lover replied to CBlover's topic in General Nursing

    Would it be less annoying from a young
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    Unhappy at my new job

    K9lover replied to nursing28900's topic in General Nursing

    Why did you leave your old hospital? The cliques you describe are not the exception; I did temp/travel/PD for a few years and that is all I encountered. I grew a very thick
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    Advice please

    K9lover replied to ert01479's topic in General Nursing

    If you cannot change the circumstances all you really can change is your mindset. I do not like causing pain but as a new grad I saw my preceptor toss in IVs so seamlessly I told myself I was going to...
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    Advice please

    K9lover replied to ert01479's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in hospitals wherein there were phlebotomists 24/7 but never had an IV team. As for ACLs it was expected on any tele unit. You will actually be learning skills you will need almost...