Arkansas RN

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1. Nurse Uniform Study: All Opinions Welcome!!!

   Arkansas RN replied to koala15's topic in General Nursing

   I agree totally with more and bigger pockets! It seems each year I have more and more things I need to carry with me at all times. Pockets that are deep enough that when you bend over things don't fall out is critical. Double sewing seams around t...

2. Help re Jehovah's Witness and death

   Arkansas RN replied to nickismith72's topic in General Nursing

   My Mother-in-law is JW and we have discussed this topic in great detail. While JW is opposed to blood transfusions (giving or receiving) they will have a CABG even though it is basically auto-transfusion. I don't understand that the blood being kept...

3. Overcoming Night Shift Alienation

   Arkansas RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have worked night shift for most of my 35 yrs in nursing because it fits my lifestyle and I prefer the independence of night shift. It has always been that those of us on night shift feel somewhat alienated from management and the rest of the hospi...

4. # of triage nurses

   Arkansas RN replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

   We see 120-140 ppd with 14 ED beds and 7 NUC beds (open 11a-11p) with 1 RN and 1 CNA 3a-11a; 2RNs and 1 CNA from 11a-7p and 11p-3a; and 3RNs and 1CNA from 7p-11p. Due to volume increases, we are going to 3RNs and a CNA from 11a-3a Oct 1. We initiat...

5. Are you afraid to go to the ER?

   Arkansas RN replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

   While I have gone in to my own ER "off the record" so to speak just to get a prescription for a UTI or something like that, I am not sure of anything short of coding that would get me in there offically. I have even told my husband that if I code at ...

6. ER-101...Route/Meds/Terms

   Arkansas RN replied to shill's topic in Emergency

   Our hospital recently made it illegal to use qd, qid, tid, bid or the other terms we have all used for years. Even when we are typing in the computer system we use for documentation we have to write 2x/day, etc. Maybe there are a lot of errors due ...

7. Breastfeeding at 2 1/2 years???

   Arkansas RN replied to Murse901's topic in General Nursing

   My youngest daughter is 33 y/o and I forced her to quit nursing when she was 2.5 yrs old due to pressure from "friends". I still wish I had continued until she quit on her own which I am sure wouldn't have been much longer. My other child quit on h...

8. How Do You Feel About New Grads In The E.r.?

   Arkansas RN replied to RN1263's topic in Emergency

   At 57, I am very old in this younger persons profession but I truly do see the advantage in new grads doing some time on a general med-surg unit. The new grad will learn organization and prioritizing skills best on a med-surg unit. But above that, ...

9. Death- Do you ever get used to it?

   Arkansas RN replied to CJolin's topic in CNA/MA

   I have been a nurse for 36 yrs mostly in critical care so have lost many, many pts. You never get "use" to it but the one person who said you cope better is right. Someone told me when I first got into nursing that if things don't still bother you,...

10. Foley balloon, test or not to test

    Arkansas RN replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with all the above and always test the balloon. I too have had many defective balloons over the years. I also leave the syringe attached to make it easier to inflate after without taking my insertion hand off the catheter to be sure it stay...