NurseTami

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1. Information in different areas

   NurseTami replied to spburn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I too wanted to do OB. many hospitals in my area do ccouplet care. Well, no one was hiring new grads to ob when I graduated in May, even though I was an LPN for 12 years, I only had long term care experience. So I took that full time possition on ...

2. Grading Scale For Your Nursing Program........

   NurseTami replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

   Ours were: 93-100 A 86-92 B 80-85 C There were a number of people that failed with a 79.99. They were very strict with this and it was made very clear that it is written in stone. It has been that way at that college for decades. On the other ha...

3. Dresses???

   NurseTami replied to ljdrn's topic in General Nursing

   Dresses??? Not in this lifetime- Don't tell anyone but my chubby thighs tend to rub together and it feels quite awful after more than 5 or so hours.

4. Importing Foreign-trained nurses

   NurseTami replied to -jt's topic in Activism

   Just a humble opinion...... I have worked with two different groups of immigrants- brought here soley for the purpose of relieving a currrent shortage. The older group is Indian, the younger Filipino. Now, the group I worked with in the Nursing Home...

5. Why is education not valued within our profession?

   NurseTami replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you Nrs4kids- see, I too believe experience counts for something You said it more eloquently than I - I am an ADN and if a BSN is doing the same job as me, should they be paid more? At the school of nursing I attended, the LPN program was 3-4...

6. Why is education not valued within our profession?

   NurseTami replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Nursing

   i feel that most places of employment do value education- most are willing to reimburse-aren't they? i am 35 therefore i have life experience that doesn't come from a text. i also practiced nursing as an lpn for 10 years, then recieved my adn. i ...

7. Nurse Pay

   NurseTami replied to krobertson's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't add that we get 1.00 more an hour to do Charge, and we rotate the responsibility on night shift. I usually get three a pay. Starting here is 19.60 an hour with increase to the next level of pay for every 5 years experience as an LPN, so I ...

8. injection technique

   NurseTami replied to ZAROZINIA's topic in General Nursing

   I have always gotten compliments on my IMs from my patients, they say my injections are either less painful or that I have a light hand. Basically I hold my syringe like a dart and say one, two, three! and quickly jab. no science, sorry! Just 10 ye...

9. Flu shots

   NurseTami replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

   Every year we seem to have a shortage, and it always seems like the highest risk population never gets their shot. I have never had the vaccination but as a former Infection Control nurse at a larger ECF, have given many! I NEVER had a reaction bey...

10. Nurse Pay

    NurseTami replied to krobertson's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work an RN is an RN and no pay difference UNLESS a BSN is hired to a management position, which is more likey to happen than for the ADN nurse. IMHO, and speaking from experience, management jobs are over rated, and just not worth the trouble...

11. Needleless intravenous device and iv therapy.

    NurseTami replied to a-rose's topic in General Nursing

    Last night I had to give .96 ml of solumedrol. I dreew it up intoo a tuberculin/1cc syringe, only to find the needles on our new ones do not disconnect! SO! I got a 3cc syringe, disconnected the needle and squirted the med up into the 3cc syrin...

12. What Is This??

    NurseTami replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    DO I believe it??? Oh yes, when i worked as a CENA and then as an LPN, I saw it firsthand, many ignorant times. In the Hospital, where I have been since earning the R in front of my N, this hasn't happened that I have seen. If the nurse goes in to...

13. Nursing Superstitions!

    NurseTami replied to codebluechic's topic in Humor

    Q is definately a NO-NO!!!!! A funny aside- the other night when I was working I happened to remark that at least we didn't have a code white going on- that is a secrity code. Sure enough within ten minutes an old guy came up the back stairs screami...

14. Do you care?

    NurseTami replied to Blossom's topic in General Nursing

    Well, when I worked in the Nursing Home and a patient could or would not swallow whole meds that were enteric coated, i simply called pharmacy to ask, then Dr. to order a suitable substitute.I then took the opportunity to educate the nurse who had be...

15. i need your opinion

    NurseTami replied to LJoyW_27's topic in General Nursing

    The five worst words- Maybe it will go away...... Osteomyelitis is usually tx with IV antibiotics- sometimes on an outpatient basis, depends on the case. Usually requires PICC line- an IV that lasts longer than a peripheral line, it is inserted in th...