MassagetoRN

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1. What's the scoop on Arizona Regional Medical Center?

   MassagetoRN replied to AZnurse_2B's topic in Arizona

   Banner Health is buying the AJ location, and it will be run by the Banner Ironwood management. Congrats in the bump in employment!!!

2. USA BSN-DNP Program Spring 2013...Any other applicants out there?

   MassagetoRN replied to aack's topic in Post Graduate

   I called them yesterday and the secretary said they are expecting to mail out letters this week. We'll all get a letter (not email) for either acceptance or denial.....

3. how much o2 is too much?

   MassagetoRN replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

   You followed standing orders and you also alerted the doctor to the patients condition. Oxygen is a medication. I swear, nurses are darned if you do and darned if you don't. It sounds as if you are carrying some guilt or other emotion over losing a ...

4. University of South Alabama

   MassagetoRN replied to sheronep's topic in Post Graduate

   Does anyone know if USA has discontinued their MSN program for Spring 2013? Its not listed on NursingCAS and the supplemental application isn't up on the CON's website. Thanks for any insight!

5. Importance of patient/inmate education

   MassagetoRN replied to ChuckeRN's topic in Correctional

   I work as a nurse at a hospital that has the state's contract for DOC inmates. I agree with the need for education!! We recently had an inmate being admitted basically in acute (waiting to be dx as chronic) kidney failure secondary to naproxen use. H...

6. ** Back-priming/Back-flush Secondary IV line**

   MassagetoRN replied to twinjeep97's topic in Student Assist

   We use baxter pumps at my work, so I'll chime in. I do what someone else here spoke about. Each secondary has it's own secondary tubing. The ones that aren't being used at the moment are disconnected, clamped, hung on the back of the IV pole, and the...

7. Real vs fake chest pain

   MassagetoRN replied to Findingmynitch's topic in Correctional

   I work at an acute care hospital that has a locked down DOC floor, where the inmates are sent when they are shipped out. We know the ones that are fakers: 1. Frequent flyers with negative work-ups (over and over and over) 2. They are "allergic" to mo...

8. Lpn moving to Az!

   MassagetoRN replied to Zadia's topic in Arizona

   MGA is very sketchy and I tried to get on with them as a new grad (2 years ago) and they gave me the run around for 6 months and they never gave me a day's work.That's a great tip about Google earth!

9. New grad interview help

   MassagetoRN replied to Newrngrad1's topic in Job Hunt

   Do a Google search. As a nurse you need to be comfortable looking things up. And I think the correct acronym is HCAHPS.... Either way, it's easy to find.....

10. Lpn moving to Az!

    MassagetoRN replied to Zadia's topic in Arizona

    It sounds like you've got your plan set! Gilbert is also a pricey area.... Glendale is a good choice, lots of LTC facilities and close to Sun City, some high end areas and some safe but affordable areas too. Tempe can be expensive due to ASU being th...

11. New grad interview help

    MassagetoRN replied to Newrngrad1's topic in Job Hunt

    HCAPS is a big things these days, and especially on a med-surg floor, its really important. When you are answering scenario questions, or relating your experiences, they are looking for customer service-y things, going above and beyond, and having go...

12. Lpn moving to Az!

    MassagetoRN replied to Zadia's topic in Arizona

    I'm an Az native and I hear that people want to move here and live in Scottsdale.... There are unsafe areas of Scottsdale just like the rest of the Phoenix metro area. Scottsdale is very expensive to live in compared to the rest of the valley. With t...

13. out of curiosity, do they hire LPN's in Arizona? Coworker demeans LPN's says NO......

    MassagetoRN replied to avidhunter3's topic in Arizona

    My hospital in Tempe (a Phoenix suburb that houses Az state university) started hiring LPNs a few months ago in order to bring back team nursing. It is a for profit institution, and the plan is to have them work on our Department of Corrections floor...

14. A co-worker peeve- VENT!

    MassagetoRN replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in Relations

    I sooooo agree!!! I feel like night shift gets treated like we are just babysitting the patients until the "real" RNs come back on the day shift!!! Don't they know that patients go downhill in the middle of the night when there is less staff, no docs...

15. Medication Administration through a feeding tube

    MassagetoRN replied to lalexa15's topic in General Nursing

    The other big issue here that's not being talked about and could get the OP in big trouble is that she went to administer those meds alone. She stated that the instructor declined her request to watch her give the meds. A student nurse can not admini...