TNNurse92

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1. If you love your job, what is your speciality?

   TNNurse92 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

   Cath Lab!!! I Love it and can't imagine working in any other area.... Prior experience, Tele, CV-Stepdown, ICU, ED

2. Scratching your head in wonder!

   TNNurse92 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

   BagladyRN, A note on the "banana bag"...I had a student working with me once that asked, how we were to get "this" back into the IV (banana) bag? .... she had just emptied the foley. Scary !

3. Interview concerns

   TNNurse92 replied to TRINI_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The above suggestions are great. Do you have a briefcase. I typically carry one to interviews. I keep a few copies of my resume' and offer a copy to the interviewer. (If it is a group interview plan to have a few- so that each individual can have a c...

4. Alternative Medicine Job

   TNNurse92 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds to me like there is a lot to be leery of! I doubt that there has been FDA approval for the preparations and as such, I wonder what your liability would be in the administration of such preparations? I think it would be too risky to put my lic...

5. What's the dumbest thing you ever got called on the carpet for?

   TNNurse92 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   A successful post arrest pt complained that her chest was sore... I had been the person completing compressions and was questioned as to why I had " hurt" her chest A

6. Future Move 2 TN, can u advise rents/wages?

   TNNurse92 replied to havedirtwillplant's topic in Tennessee

   Hello and Good Luck in your move!! I am from TN and will be moving back next spring as well. (I am a Navy wife and have spent the past 5 or so years away from TN). Although I do not consider Memphis my home, I lived there for 5 years. I would suggest...

7. Arterial Line Tubing

   TNNurse92 replied to ElizabethJRN's topic in MICU

   Another name for the tubing you describe is a safeset by Abbott.

8. Odors--Help!

   TNNurse92 replied to TraumaTrainingWheels's topic in Emergency

   Nurse Hobbit posted my suggestion: Vicks- I keep it with me!!

9. Nursing trivia or how nursing used to be...

   TNNurse92 replied to smiley222's topic in General Nursing

   Night shift sharpened the reuseable needles

10. Concurrent licence from two different states

    TNNurse92 replied to Nursing4Sure's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you can. Just remember that scope of practice varies a little state to state and you have to practice within the scope of practice of the state you are working in. A

11. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    TNNurse92 replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    To Alexsys, It depends upon what state you are in. A

12. What Degree?????

    TNNurse92 replied to Haunted's topic in ADN/BSN

    TN was my original state of licensure and I practiced there for 10 years. I found the staff at the board to be quite "limited" and at times it seemed as if they went out of their way to be unhelpful. Time and persistance... I wish I had better advise...

13. Pt dies on BSC today

    TNNurse92 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Burn Out -- poor ole fella-- but what a story, that was halarious!!!!

14. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    TNNurse92 replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Several states have statutes protecting the title "nurse". It appears that TX is in the process of enacting this law. I found the following article on the ANA website. http://nursingworld.org/gova/state/2003/titlenurse.pdf

15. Funny Sign In Slips

    TNNurse92 replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    Patient's boyfriend (girlfriend actively having a seizure in the backseat of the car) " I got her orgasmier stuck"