hisblueskies

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1. Correctional Nursing Salary

   hisblueskies replied to NurseNikki5's topic in Correctional

   I work for CMS in Arkansas and the salary is low compared to hospitals. I have been working in a male prison for the last 5 months and while there are things I enjoy I am having a hard time dealing with my co-workers. CMS tends to hire more LPN's t...

2. To renew an LPN license or not, once an RN?

   hisblueskies replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Nursing

   I'm n0t sure h0w it is in all states but I was t0ld that in my state that 0nce y0u have an RN license y0u may n0t practice as an LPN. Y0u must practice with the higher license. S0rry f0r the wierd 0's. My regular 0 0n my lapt0p has quit w0-rking a...

3. Do you take any stimulants?

   hisblueskies replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

   I work the night shift and I usually take a couple of caffeine pills around midnight. They help. I won't take them after 4 a.m. because I want to go to sleep when I get home.

4. Patient Died from Med Allergy

   hisblueskies replied to NewRN08's topic in General Nursing

   I know you feel devastated by what happened and are ready to give up nursing but please rethink this. When I had been a nurse for 10 months I too gave a medicine to a patient that he was allergic to. The allergy was right on top of his chart but I ...

5. Needing math help please calculating flow rates? how do I do this?

   hisblueskies replied to tiffany311's topic in Student Assist

   IVRUS - Your way is the way I learned how to calculate flow rate. It is so simple doing it that way. I tried to teach my sister to do it this way when she was taking a pharm tech class and she just couldn't get it.

6. I think I HATE what i'm doing...

   hisblueskies replied to ilovematt48's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with some of the earlier posts - if you are under stress and anxiety now it is only going to get worse on graduation. There is no shame in realizing you made a wrong choice - please do not continue unless you go through some major changes an...

7. am I wrong to say this to a family?

   hisblueskies replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

   While working in a hospital I had a seriously ill patient. The daughter asked me how long I thought her mother had and I said her mother did not appear to be dying and she might live several days longer. She died a half hour after I said that. I ...

8. Former hospital nurses got a ? or anyone who can answer

   hisblueskies replied to henryswife's topic in Correctional

   I work for a prison in Arkansas and the pay is lower than the local hospitals. I am working PRN and the differential is only 50 cents an hour which I think is pretty pathetic. The stress is far lower though and the only place I don't like to go is ...

9. Maybe it was a big mistake to be a nurse :(

   hisblueskies replied to NewYorkGirl's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the above post - don't be afraid to try psych if that's what you want to do. There are no guarantees anywhere in health care that someday you won't get into a situation where you can be hurt. You could be helping someone who is having ...

10. should i just quit?

    hisblueskies replied to iheartnurses's topic in General Nursing

    You have my sympathy. Nursing is one of the hardest jobs you will ever do and one of the most stressfull. I've been in nursing for 3 years, have tried different units, peds, med-surg, rehab, telemetry and am now doing correctional nursing. To be t...

11. womens nurses in the jail??? how is...really

    hisblueskies replied to chubbsrn's topic in Correctional

    As far as backup with correctional officer goes - when I am with the general population I feel comfortable - there is always a corrections officer around if I need one. When I have to go to segregation to do treatments or pass pills a correction off...

12. I Dislike Nursing:

    hisblueskies replied to Barlan's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you 100% on this. After investing thousands of dollars in the BSN program over three years ago I am still having a hard time adjusting and am sorry I ever did this. Hospital nursing is probably not for you. There are many other areas of n...

13. Well, it finally happened after 2.5 years...

    hisblueskies replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would have told the daughter that she is interferring with her mother receiving nursing care and if she didn't back off I would call Security to escort her out of the building. I would tell her I would be happy to answer any questions she ...

14. Would you agree that it is okay for a CNA and an RN to do the daily narc count?

    hisblueskies replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the nurse should have asked you to do it and she could get into trouble for doing so. Only licensed nurses are permitted to do narcotic counts. You need to let the floor manager know what happened.

15. Inmates and lawsuits!

    hisblueskies replied to docpsychrn42's topic in Correctional

    I've only been working 2 weeks at a prison and I have already been named in a formal complaint by a prisoner. Thankfully I had no direct contact with the prisoner - I was a witness to the incident. From what I hear this is part of the job.