nursn4u11

nursn4u11 has 5 years experience and specializes in Orthopedics.

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1. What needs worked on in your hospital?

   nursn4u11 replied to nursn4u11's topic in General Nursing

   How are you revising your falls protocol? Or tell me a little more about your falls protocol....

2. What needs worked on in your hospital?

   nursn4u11 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello All, I am a last semester student at a local college for my BSN. We have to do a quality improvement project and was just curious what some local hospitals are working on changing in the area? What issues within your organization do you feel n...

3. If us nurses could invent something, what would we choose?

   nursn4u11 replied to nursn4u11's topic in Student Assist

   How is the hydration pill going to work? By stimulating the cells to release water?

4. If us nurses could invent something, what would we choose?

   nursn4u11 replied to nursn4u11's topic in Student Assist

   At Pneumothorax: I'll have to remember that trick next night of drinking! Never tried that!

5. If us nurses could invent something, what would we choose?

   nursn4u11 replied to nursn4u11's topic in Student Assist

   That kind of goes on the same concept of my "hangover" pill, haha. The hydration pill sounds like a nifty invention for more than just a nurse population. It'd be good in the sports field as well.

6. If us nurses could invent something, what would we choose?

   nursn4u11 replied to nursn4u11's topic in Student Assist

   I thought about inventing a pill that cures a hangover. We all know that hangovers are electrolyte imbalances so why isn't their a pill that quickly replenishes them? Just take with a 8oz glass of water and viola! And add a little ibuprofen to it as ...

7. If us nurses could invent something, what would we choose?

   nursn4u11 replied to nursn4u11's topic in Student Assist

   That would be a good idea. Would they be based with some sort of vasaline maybe? And just use these gloves when doing wound care, dressing changes etc?

8. If us nurses could invent something, what would we choose?

   nursn4u11 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I'm currently in school working on my BSN. For one of my classes I was asked to come up with an invention, and I wanted to make it medical related since I am a nurse. I know we've all said 100 times, "I wish we had this", or "I wish we had that". So,...

9. What did you do while going to CRNA school?

   nursn4u11 posted a topic in SRNA

   I'm currently a RN and have been for coming up on 5 years now. I've done orthopedics almost the entire time i've been a nurse, except about 2 years ago I transferred to a stepdown unit for 6 months, didnt care for the doctors, nurses etc. so I left a...

10. Nurses w/ advanced education & patient outcomes

    nursn4u11 replied to nursn4u11's topic in General Nursing

    So many things im reading is saying a bsn degree equals lower mortality rates because the bsn programs go in dept more about cultural and social aspects. So what's the reasoning...im still trying to figure out. I feel as if us nurses learn more on th...

11. ONC certification help

    nursn4u11 posted a topic in Orthopaedic

    My nursing manager would like for me to take the orthopedic certification test soon. I have the textbook, which I think isn't the best study tool being it's in an outline format, but I also have flashcards as well. For all of those certified what did...

12. Nurses w/ advanced education & patient outcomes

    nursn4u11 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i am working on a project from work and would like some help from all. this particular question came about: what does the research show are the benefits of having nurses with advanced educations in relation to patient outcomes? or what are the benef...