mart18642

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1. Has anyone used Natrecor on their unit?

   mart18642 replied to maryangel's topic in Cardiac

   I think this drug should be used in an area of low nurse-patient ratio, and this is the reason why, I have been a nurse for 10 years work in cardiology most of the time, I got this job in a 40 bed tele- med-surge floor one day of orientation to the f...

2. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

   mart18642 replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!:studyowl:

3. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

   mart18642 replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

   No,no,no!!!!!!!!!!!bad idea...........do not delegate tasks that only license professional are trained for! 2 c

4. higher pay for BSN grads?

   mart18642 replied to evans_c1's topic in ADN/BSN

   A BSN degree is not a way to get money or more clinical skills;is a way to enhance and further up the career , and believe me is pretty rewarding. I was a 2 year RN and worked for many years as such, then one day I realized that it was not enought, ...

5. higher pay for BSN grads?

   mart18642 replied to evans_c1's topic in ADN/BSN

   Here pays depends...the one I work pays .50 than the 2 years-RNdegree

6. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

   mart18642 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Wao.......I did not think that this type of staff was happening until now. The hospital that I work for years did the same and got rid of a lots good experience nurses that way, some got fired........and one funny thing that they did was if you wante...

7. working full time nights while in FNP program?

   mart18642 replied to lannisz's topic in NP

   Yes, Im in the grad school and I work at night 2 -12 hours shifts (part-time).most of my classes are on line.... It seemed easier to me to study when you work at night, when you are off,you can study without interruptions ...the only problem you seem...

8. Positive PPD with history of BCG

   mart18642 replied to TiffyRN's topic in General Nursing

   i know what you mean. i had a bcg as a child and one as a teen (a buster so of speak) (before i went to south america and then came to the usa), and one year my ppd would not react, and the next 3 years it reacted to the point that my whole arm got ...

9. To clamp or not to clamp......that is the question

   mart18642 replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Im agree with above. I normally clamp specially with some hep-lock wich have long tubing, it keep negative pressure in place after flushing it, and it also prevent from blood to back flow and clog up the site. That just me personally.

10. health issues letter help

    mart18642 replied to shirwin421's topic in Public/Community

    Thanks I will check on your web site...

11. Will things get better as I get educated?

    mart18642 replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    I really enjoyed reading you commend, very wise advise....... MGRN_BSN

12. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

    mart18642 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    a classmate (rn)at the university told me about this web site..............:balloons: and i have been posting at this great site ever since

13. Telemetry Monitoring

    mart18642 replied to ccurn1's topic in CCU

    Well if you feel safe this way good for you...........

14. Need Urgent Advise!

    mart18642 replied to jakecruz17's topic in Career Support

    my question is: is it a good idea for me to get my cna? what do i need to do in order later to convert from a cna to a lpn? if you were i what would you do? i have been told that if i am working i can complete my associate degree and my bachelors deg...

15. Gentamycin question

    mart18642 replied to whimsical5's topic in General Nursing

    wE PIGGY BACK IT.........i VE SEEN OTHER GIVEN IVP, BUT NEVER GENTAMICIN.....