Son Tava

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1. They told me one pay rate, now trying to give me another.

   Son Tava replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

   Ah yes, we're all desperate becaause: the economy is awful or we're new nurses or we're overweight or... whatever. You deserve what you negotiate. Just rry to hold on to it.

2. Curious About the Nursing Career..............

   Son Tava replied to TCLA's topic in General Nursing

   yes, i do have a recommendation. push your limits academically now. go for it all. find your groove where most of your final grades are as and bs. keep up your gpa. volunteer in the local hospital for at least one full-time summer or part-time during...

3. Dilaudid Question

   Son Tava replied to Y2KRN's topic in Medications

   I gave 4mg once. Almost fell down. Yikes, that's a whopping dose.

4. Dilaudid question - Personal Opinion

   Son Tava replied to MayLady's topic in Medications

   well, we've never had a nickname for it like 'more fo lean' or such but, i can say it's pretty much oxyocodone x 10. yeah yeah, i know about the conversion chart... nevertheless. it's short acting, psycotropic, highly addictive. probably best used in...

5. nurses accepting telephone orders from other nurses

   Son Tava replied to ninsttmk's topic in Medications

   When RNs attain provider priviledges then I will consider receiving an order from an RN. Otherwise, never.

6. Dealing with high K+ levels

   Son Tava replied to davidthenurse's topic in Medications

   Beta2-adrenergic agonist agents promote cellular reuptake of potassium, possibly via the cyclic gAMP receptor cascade. Stimulates cellular uptake of K+ within 20-30 min; administer glucose along with insulin to prevent hypoglycemia (monitor blood glu...

7. Help with IV Potassium administration

   Son Tava replied to sediaz's topic in Medications

   Why does K+ burn? It irritates the intimal lining of the vein. Why do we infuse TPN into a large vein? Otherwise, it irritates the vein. Try using a larger peripheral vein and smaller cannula lumen for K+ infusions.

8. Needleless IV access? Why aren't they always used?

   Son Tava replied to futurern123's topic in Medications

   You use what the facility provides. Don't ask why. Just do.

9. how to get BSN when you have a BA

   Son Tava replied to renee47's topic in ADN/BSN

   why bother? unless you're working toward a master's for employment purposes, skip the agony. nothing in the bsn curriculum will approach the level of rigor that your ba program required. it's a step backwards.

10. Considering nursing as a career change

    Son Tava replied to rnckr's topic in Men

    i am about to give you some very good advice. assess your personality type. i mean what kind of guy are you? are you a man's-man ... whatever that is ... or are you effeminate? how do you relate to women? no, really, how do women relate to you? seri...

11. What tricks do you use to make your day more bearable?

    Son Tava replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    yep, we're just a bunch of itinerant day laborers trying to make it through the shift. good grief, how did it become this way?

12. My husband said something that got me to thinking.

    Son Tava replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's all about MANAGEMENT. If the crew stinks is because management stinks; and I do mean smells bad. We tolerate the smell because we fear losing something if we poke our heads up above the crowd and say 'no more' or make a suggestion toward im...

13. What's going to happen when we ALL leave the bedside?

    Son Tava replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Imagine who those nurses are that remain behind. The same one's who are pushing so many excellent people away from the bedside. Consolidation is ugly yet, it makes for a great target to reform.

14. My husband said something that got me to thinking.

    Son Tava replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    The Peter Principle: "In a Hierarchy Every Employee Tends to Rise to His Level of Incompetence."

15. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Son Tava replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, there are ALOT nurses out there who can't pronounce terms correctly which they should be able to pronounce, spell and define. This begs the question, isn't there a high probability they simply don't know of what they are speaking? Yet, they are ...