NightshiftRN69

NightshiftRN69 specializes in Neuro /Med-Surg.

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1. Any tips for "spasmy" veins? Also, PIVs on chemo pts?

   NightshiftRN69 replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Infusion

   You may be getting to close to a valve. Here is a great video of how to tell where the valves are.

2. Cleveland Clinic Nurses--Is Big Brother Watching?

   NightshiftRN69 replied to **All Heart RN**'s topic in Ohio

   I did not and would not say that everything about the clinic was bad. I've told many people including my own family members to go there to recieve care for certain things. I just make sure that they take a very active role in their care. What I ex...

3. Cleveland Clinic Nurses--Is Big Brother Watching?

   NightshiftRN69 replied to **All Heart RN**'s topic in Ohio

   You will not likely find any nurse who is currently working for the clinic or one of it's regional hospitals saying anything bad about it. As and employee of the clinic you must sign a statment that you cannot say anything bad about them or you will...

4. Wondering if anyone has a list of topics and subtopics for NCLEX??

   NightshiftRN69 replied to ablenurses's topic in General Nursing

   Goto the NCSBN web site it gives you a test plan and breaks down what % of each topic is on the test. Good luck

5. Getting Fired or Resign?

   NightshiftRN69 replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

   I agree resign. After giving notice use your PTO or vaction time so you can be there less so there will be less for them to nit pick over. If as you say they are looking for every reason to write you up it will get even worse after you give notice....

6. MRSA question

   NightshiftRN69 replied to strider76's topic in General Nursing

   I know one doctor who had every member of a family member who had a MRSA boil swab the inside of the nares with neosporin. This added to not sharing towels and such. If you know that you have MRSA in your nares or are just concerned this might be som...

7. A few licensing questions...

   NightshiftRN69 replied to abigrace's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I went to school in MS but I knew I would be moving to another state so when I was setting up my NCLEX I applied to the state that I knew I would be moving to. I contacted the BON and requested a lincese package and filed out the paper work and h...

8. Cleveland Clinic Nursing Student Tuition Assistance Program

   NightshiftRN69 replied to jazz_is_my_game's topic in Ohio

   Speaking only of the main campus loan repayment program (info recieved in 2006), you can request info and paperwork during your 90 day new hire time which must be turned in before the end of your new hire time. You must fill out the paper work and h...

9. On Death And Dying

   NightshiftRN69 replied to mayagoose's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for sharing you story. I experinced my first passing of life long before I was a nurse. It was my first husbands grandfather and I held his hand as he took his last breath. Since that I have been there for a few more passings including m...

10. Dreaming about work!

    NightshiftRN69 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I think the worse is when I wake up on my day off and open my eyes I know I'm at hime but my first thought is OMG I didn't assess bed whatever or OMG bed so and so had meds due a 7 and it's 8 and I jump up and say oh yea I'm not the nurse right now.

11. Please tell me your story about your journy becoming a nurse?

    NightshiftRN69 replied to smagana1436's topic in General Nursing

    I passed NCLEX 20 years after dropping out of high in the 11th grade because I was pregant. I dreamed of being a nurse but never really let myself believe I would ever become one. As I said I dropped out of high school half way through the 11th gra...

12. Hospital Requiring BSN or your pay will be Capped?

    NightshiftRN69 replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the poster who stated the ADN nurse and the BSN or Masters degree nurse all take the same NCLEX. I have been a ADN RN for just over two years now and there have been times when I have asked a BSN nurse with ten years on the floor a ques...

13. Things to consider when interviewing...

    NightshiftRN69 replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in General Nursing

    I agree sometimes it's best just to drop a quick email such as.... regarding our discussion I just would like to make sure I understand every thing correctly this or that is going to happen on this date or at this time..... You know just the facts I'...

14. 5am "fog"

    NightshiftRN69 replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes the wall.... there have been times when I would chart close to that wall time and then later go back to add something or even check something and read what I wrote only to have no idea what I had been talking about or even no memory of writtin...

15. Things to consider when interviewing...

    NightshiftRN69 replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes you have to be straight forward with your questions, I asked ok I know that this is your idea staffing but what is the worse case and (just to take the edge off) the best. Also how much does the floor call off due to low (laick of work) a...