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  1. Funny Doctor Situations

    icuwant2rn replied to Ubernurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I told one of our hospitalists the other night that he was going to have to scoot over a little and share his chair! Should have seen his face! I think he thought I was serious at first because I was...

  2. FINALLY a lower ratio

    icuwant2rn replied to icuwant2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Bigsyis. I was actually commenting on this myself to a coworker this morning. I don't care anymore how much of a witch others think I am, I will be the one who throws an absolute fit and...

  3. Thankyou all, I found something!!!!!!

    icuwant2rn replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! I'm so glad you found something that fits the your needs.

  4. We Are Twisted?

    icuwant2rn replied to theplugger's topic in Nursing Humor

    HAHA! Add to that... Someone "gives you the finger" and you whip out a

  5. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    icuwant2rn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    LMAO

  6. do you actually wait?

    icuwant2rn replied to StacieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have to admit there have been a couple of situations in which I started interventions before the doc called back. For example, I had a symptomatic diabetic pt c a BS of 20 that I started pushing D50%...

  7. Poll: How long is your orientation?

    icuwant2rn replied to jessi1106's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had 1 week of class room orientation, followed by 12 weeks of preceptorship with a coulpe of extra 1 day classes tossed in. This was for a med/surg floor. ICU, ER, etc. get longer

  8. Maxed out on loans- now what?

    icuwant2rn replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Students

    :yeahthat: ... Completely agree, just couldn't think of a tactful way to say that. I paid my own way through (with help from scholarships and grants also) and wouldn't have dreamed about...

  9. Maxed out on loans- now what?

    icuwant2rn replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Students

    Is your childs loan in your name or are you just a co-signer? I don't understand how they can deny you a loan if you are only a co-signer on your childs student

  10. I'm sure I'll get 10,000 replies saying to run, run, run from this place!

    icuwant2rn replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    RUN!!! And do so quickly. You do not owe them a resignation letter. Pick up the phone right now and call who ever is over you and state simply "I quit." That's it. That should assuage your conscience....

  11. What meds/labs can ICU nurses give without a doctor's order?

    icuwant2rn replied to platon20's topic in MICU, SICU

    I know I'm med/surg not icu, but (at least at our facility) we have a list of standing orders that most of the docs have been asked to sign off on (some didn't) that covers everything from Tylenol for...

  12. the last measure to be performed before surgery

    icuwant2rn replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    Preop meds are usually antibiotics. Anesthesia meds are administered by a certified person so unless you are a CRNA you as a nurse can not give

  13. Trying SoooHard...

    icuwant2rn replied to dmn1012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why do you have 2 pts on vents on a MED/SURG floor??? At my hosp vented pts are in the icu! Added to that you also have 6 other pts? I'd be crying too. We sometimes have as many as 10 pts apiece on my...

  14. I'm so disappointed. My hospital FIRED ME!!

    icuwant2rn replied to hotomalis's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am so sorry for all you have been through. I will keep you in my prayers.

  15. Does this sound strange to you?

    icuwant2rn replied to inquiry123's topic in General Nursing

    what else has she done that makes you concerned about her "mental stability"? Also, I too, would like to know where she got the shot from. That is not just something that they hand out at the

  16. What's In Your Pocket?

    icuwant2rn replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Left= red pen, 2-3 black pens, PDA c Pharm book, Tabers, pager #s etc Right= bandage scissors, straight scissors, hemastats, alc pads, band

  17. Nursing Work Ethic

    icuwant2rn replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  18. Funny

    icuwant2rn replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    LOL

  19. how do you deal with drug seeker pts in med surg?

    icuwant2rn replied to vickynurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with giving them their narcs as soon as they can have them, most of them will be on their light 15min before they can have the next dose of their PRN just to remind you they can have it ....

  20. 501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    icuwant2rn replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    145. You dream about posting on allnurses (happened this morning!) 146. You get up half asleep to see if anyone has posted anything new in your favorite threads 147. Family members are whispering...

  21. Kick up the butt!

    icuwant2rn replied to scattycarrot's topic in International Nursing

    GET OFF THIS BOARD NOW AND PUT IN THAT SAUNDERS CD, YOUNG LADY AND I MEAN NOW!!! (There now, did that help any?

  22. smoking in the work place

    icuwant2rn replied to fat cat's topic in General Nursing

    Non-smokers actually get a break where you work? 'Cause it rarely happens where I work. The only people you usually see getting any form of a break is someone running outside "for a quick smoke" 6 or...

  23. Is this my fault?

    icuwant2rn replied to labcat01's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You could of tried educating the patient, but that should have already been done. Sounds like he had previous experience with Morphine. But the only real way to know would have been to ask. However, I...

  24. 75- does this mean you got them all right??

    icuwant2rn replied to jodyangel's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good Luck! As the other posters have stated, you can fail or pass in 75

  25. Making money just by taking call

    icuwant2rn replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    If there is enough on call work to pay your bills, etc. and you are comfortable with being called in at a moments notice then go for