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lisaow

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  1. Help! I've started a new job and they want me to administer Prolixin and/or Haldol IM shots in a manner inconsistent with the Nursing Drug Admin books I reference. Specifically, according to the drug books, the needle I use to draw up the solutions...
  2. A ten year old boy wrote me a hand-written apology letter for being a "smarty pants". I LOVED IT. It was completely unprompted by anyone (he didn't have parents...).
  3. Are nurses treated badly?

    although i'd heard that docs were nasty, i haven't found that to be true at all!
  4. medication error?

    at the hospital where i work, we do the following, and we have a very low percentage of med errors: - take a polaroid picture of the patient upon admission and place it with the mar - put an arm/leg band on the patient and verify (both name, dob, and...
  5. Will I ever be fast enough?

    don't you dare compare yourself to someone who's been working the unit for 11 years. when you are learning, it never does any good to go too fast. be accurate first, then speed will naturally come!
  6. Anxiety attack or not??

    I would DEFINITELY go for a second opinion. I suffer from panic attacks, and although they feel physically awful, one has an inside sense that its "psychological" (does that make sense). I believe your husband would know, given time to mull over a ...
  7. staffing on nights

    For a 33 bed peds specialty unit (some vents, some trachs, most with G tubes, all with some kind of neuro issue) we have 5-6 RN's plus one charge nurse (and 2-3 techs). Not bad, huh?
  8. need creative idea-psych teacher

    I think a Psych nurse would think the bear with the straight jacket was inappropriate, also!:rotfl: Jewelry is ALWAYS appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on the end of a semester!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  9. CNA ? Is it really gross and why do we have to?

    Uh, you'd better get used to the "icky" stuff as an RN, too! Don't ever have the assumption that the techs should do all the "dirty work". If you were an RN on a unit with an attitude like that, the techs (and other nurses) would give you a hard wa...
  10. Nursing Instructors

    Honestly, as a recent grad from nursing school, here's my advice to you. It is fine to explore the many possibilities once you are an RN, but, you need to become an RN first. You might want to take a few steps back and look at the here and now. Pe...
  11. need creative idea-psych teacher

    Like what? A project, paper? :stone
  12. 38 too old for school?

    :) You are only as old as you feel... I started nursing school when I was 37, and I just graduated in December! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad I followed through with becoming a nurse. If I had listened to my own doubts, as well as the negative comments ...
  13. New Grad RN starting salary

    In Maryland, starting base is around 22.00 with 3 for evenings, 4 for nights and an additional 2 for weekends. 3K sign on, with 3 weeks vacation, 9 holidays, 2 "float days", 10 sick days, and 1-2 pay rate increases/year. Not bad.... Good luck!
  14. New Grad RN starting salary

    I guess it depends where you live, shift differentials, bennies, etc. Sounds pretty good for east coast, where I live.
  15. Patient cheat sheet

    hi! does anyone have a really good, easy, checklist-type of patient planning sheet they can share with me? i need to keep myself organized and on-track with my rehab patients (and their rehab schedules, not to mention all of their nursing cares)! ...