grandmawrinkle

grandmawrinkle

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grandmawrinkle specializes in adult ICU.


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  1. So much negativity towards Associate Degree Nurses

    This is not really true everywhere and it certainly hasn't been true in the past. ADN programs have gotten competitive because they are generally inexpensive (community college tuition) and the payoff at the end is a decent sized paycheck, so they a...
  2. LPN to RN, thinking of dropping out :(

    Are you admitted to an LPN to RN program? If you are, then don't drop out. The sciences are the hardest part of any ADN program. As an LPN, I would imagine you would breeze through clinicals. Just put your head down and keep plowing through. Y...
  3. Do you give meds without seeing the MDs order if he MAR has been checked?

    I don't think anybody does this or it is even reasonable. Our eMARs are signed off by the pharmacist, then the administering RN. After that, the next shift signs it off as well, so it essentially a double-check. After that, nobody looks at the orig...
  4. OSA in the ICU

    We have no EtCO2 monitors either. We are behind the times IMO on a few things like that. That will hopefully be my next project.
  5. 2 job offers... now what???

    Do you work for the VA? ...because a lot of the stuff you said is not true. Health insurance is not free. It's inexpensive as opposed to the private sector, but not free. The old pension program that allowed those types of retirements was cut about ...
  6. A time to reform nursing education?

    I don't understand this statement. A baccalaureate degree in nursing does not have one enroll in the science prerequisites that are required for application to medical school (although one could probably squeeze them into one's electives if one was ...
  7. maybe I wasn't being nice.....

    TO CLB -- That is all well and good and likely not an isolated situation with the way things are going in healthcare. It is also a management problem. OP did not say that the staff on her ward (unless I missed it somewhere else in this thread) weren'...
  8. Need advice on how adjust a new RN attitude

    IMO, I don't think being professional/unprofessional has anything to do with your age. I have known plenty of horribly unprofessional nurses that are 50+. However, I do think, in some ways, professionalism comes with experience. If you make enough ...
  9. 2 job offers... now what???

    You know, it's really not obvious. It looks like you have two really excellent offers. My personal bias is the VA position. Federal jobs are the bomb (I have one.) You will not get better benefits anywhere, or more vacation. The thing is your sch...
  10. How did you get your job?

    Is it even possible? I have been looking around for something different and it appears (from what my co-workers have told me) that I have some natural management ability. I have 10 years of clinical experience and am working on an MSN. I'm certifie...
  11. post-baby boom generation and nursing theory

    There are exactly two nursing theories I give two seconds of thought -- Orem -- if I had to choose a theory that aligned with my own practice, it would be hers. To refresh your memory, she says (more or less) that nurses do for the patient what the ...
  12. Heparin - syringe to use?

    Your drug book says 25g needle (thin) and 3/8 inch (short) because it is referring to the type of NEEDLE that is recommended when giving a SQ heparin injection. That is a typical SQ needle size. Typically heparin SQ comes in a 1cc vial, so you could...
  13. maybe I wasn't being nice.....

    I don't think so. If you take monitors on your floor, you need to know ACLS and what to do in an emergency or ACLS situation. 4 nurses standing around the bed is just plain dumb. Cracking jokes, however, was uncalled for. It's always the best th...
  14. Your dumbest financial mistakes

    Whoa.....girlfriend! I know all about husbands that aren't perfect (have had two, still married to one that I love very much) but that is not cool. Can you say divorce?
  15. Is it ok for an LPN (new grad) to work as a monitor tech in the ED?

    You know, I don't think this is an entirely horrible idea but don't think they are going to pay you what you are worth as an LPN. You'll make about what a hospital NA makes -- maybe a tiny bit more. You will get to learn telemetry (really well, I ...