ontocrna

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1. status epilecticus question

   ontocrna posted a topic in General Nursing

   Question: Pt. seizes for many minutes and yet needs to be straight cathed 10 minutes following status epilectic state....750cc out.....shouldn't pt have been incontinent of urine in seizure state of great length? What am I missing? Conscious pt on...

2. New Grad Ethical Difficulties

   ontocrna replied to theycallmeking's topic in General Nursing

   You're going to find HIPPA violations everywhere you work, for example admitting a patient to a room that already has a patient in it....all that patient's business is out there for the other person to hear and we think pulling a curtain will keep it...

3. Common practice for any ER??

   ontocrna replied to BAMARN09's topic in Emergency

   When in doubt I always consult our pharmacist and in some cases phone the physician to ask for clarification (as with the above mentioned Kaposi Sarcoma pt.) I document that I've done that as well!

4. get pt. up off the floor and keep your back healthy?

   ontocrna posted a topic in General Nursing

   Quick question.....had to float to another unit...found a sundowner on the floor next to his bed...'bout killed my back getting his dead weight up to the bed with two other nurses assisting.....anyone have an easier way without a lift available? Coul...

5. ON PROBATION

   ontocrna replied to sissykim's topic in General Nursing

   It's illegal to work off the clock as you wouldn't be covered by your employer's malpractice insurance if something were to happen.

6. per diems

   ontocrna replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

   Similarly we can pick our shift, are the first one's on call or low censused or to float where I'm at, but I find we are also the first one's to get OT because of our flexibility. Crazy since paying me OT actually costs more as my base pay is higher...

7. Low census vs. on call????

   ontocrna replied to ontocrna's topic in General Nursing

   Do you guys have all this in writing? I've gone to the beloved handbook and there's nothing in there about being available when on low census. On call states very clearly that you have to be sober and available and arrive to the hospital within set...

8. Low census vs. on call????

   ontocrna posted a topic in General Nursing

   Anyone else experience this? Shift is 7p-7a. I get a low census phone call this evening "till 11p". So how is that not on call status? I can't have a margarita with dinner! I still have to have a phone on me so they can determine my status beyond...

9. Professional orgs.: what are the benefits

   ontocrna posted a topic in Activism

   What professional organization do you belong to and how does it benefit you? By this, I mean how does it really benefit other than looking good on a resume? I am befuddled by the lack of conservative professional organizations for nurses. While I ...

10. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    ontocrna replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

    I tested last Thursday and tried the pearsonvue trick. It kept me occuppied and hopeful over the weekend if nothing else. By checking repeatedly, I found that my results were available earlier than expected as well. Turned out the trick worked and...

11. The more I study the more I realize how much I still don't know!!

    ontocrna replied to cherielpn's topic in NCLEX

    Thanks for expressing the craziness that all of us waiting to test are feeling! I test on Thurs. morning. My scores on practice questions don't seem high enough and all of the information is running together like mud! Just thinking about it makes me...

12. Putting Employers "ON HOLD" while considering other offers

    ontocrna replied to Ihoplover's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't take a position just to have a position. It looks terribly unprofessional to leave a position as quickly as you take it for a better one if you find yourself unhappy with your decision. It doesn't leave you great references in the wake b...

13. Quick question on MI Nursing Scholarship

    ontocrna replied to phluteloop's topic in Michigan

    Our school made us aware that there were funds available about two weeks into my last semester. I applied and didn't receive anything for over six weeks or longer if I remember correctly. I actually received my funds two days before I graduated and...

14. Where do I apply?

    ontocrna replied to NoBadDays's topic in General Nursing

    Not endorsing this as ethical, but have seen students that have done it this way. Take all your prereqs but one at one school and then transfer to another community college for your last prereq. Get a 4.0 in the last prereq and you have a 4.0 GPA. Al...

15. career question

    ontocrna replied to Mogol's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I got into this field for flexibility. What I didn't know going in was that the education to get into it is NOT flexible. I have small children at home and found nursing school was very time consuming with a very taxing schedule. I found that...