SFRN

SFRN

Adult Cardiac surgical

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About SFRN

SFRN has 5 years experience and specializes in Adult Cardiac surgical.


28 y/o male

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  1. Giving tylenol to a family member.

    It's a SAD state of affairs when a nurse questions/worries that giving a tylenol to someone with a HA is grounds for license discipline or acting out of an RN's "scope" of practice. WOW! what is our legal system doing to the nursing profession?
  2. umm you sound like a GREAT nurse. PLEASE don't leave the profession. It is hard and I have been in working environments like the ED you currently work in. It's tough and all I can say is hang in there. Eventually you won't be the new one anymore....
  3. Laid off after 38 years

    In a word....UNION!
  4. YES the ADO form DOES protect you!! If you have refused the assigment and OBJECTED then the supervisor and witnesses sign the form essentially you are saying this assignment is UNSAFE and this form protects you because you were given an assignment de...
  5. If, for ANY reason, you are not competent to care for a particular patient it is your legal as well as ETHICAL responsibility to refuse such patient by notifying the charge nurse. If the charge nurse assigns the patient and you are not competent to ...
  6. Johns Hopkins vs. Columbia

    Hey PsychGrad07, Not sure why you can't PM me. As for the costs, well it was a pricy number attending Hopkins, fortunately I had some grants/scholarships and I didn't leave with too much in debt. I was also worried about the costs prior to attendi...
  7. Johns Hopkins vs. Columbia

    Well as a Hopkins nurse I am BIASED! But I say go to Johns Hopkins. I graduated in 2005 and had a GREAT experience. I lived in Charles Village area and although I left Baltimore for my native California, there are days I actually miss Baltimore--c...
  8. OMG. People are getting so crazy with this "I might get sued" mentality. There is NOTHING wrong with taking the neighbors blood pressure!!! In fact it's a nice gesture for a neighbor. If her blood pressure is out of the norm then refer her to her...
  9. Basic Blood Pressure Question

    There are numerous reasons why one would have low diastolic pressures. A common reason is being fluid depleted. Often giving volume will increase the diastolic pressure.
  10. Did I handle this incorrectly?

    You DID EVERYTHING you were supposed to do. Don't feel bad. I think the comment made by the House MD was unprofessional and inappropriate but that's how some behave. Remember sometimes you gotta pat yourself on the back cause aint NO one else going t...
  11. A witness to CPR

    I supose he could have been compressing too hard. However, this would be the exception to the rule. In my experience most people don't compress hard enough OR they don't allow enough chest recoil. You should be able to palpate a pulse with good ch...
  12. what is ccrn exam?

    It's tough I just took it yesterday and PASSED! I was real happy. I suggest as previous posters have mentioned that you transfer to ICU if you plan on taking the exam. I work in a cardio-thoracic ICU so the cardiac part (Cardiac and Pulmonary) make...
  13. 1st med error

    I'm confused. The deltoid is a muscle. So, where is there error?
  14. It is ABSOLUTELY within your right to review your charting, in fact kudos for doing so! So many nurses seem to be lax when it comes to charting. Let me just offer some friendly advice. First: Always document incident reports when equipment such as...
  15. OK, YOU WIN!

    I hate that! She absolutely owes you!!