rEAL nUT

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1. what does c=rn mean?

   rEAL nUT replied to 2ndbach's topic in General Students

   Using the phrase C=RN does not mean that you are lazy or just trying to get by. Nursing school is not easy and we all need something that just keeps us from going crazy, so while you are staying up late, or waking up early, missing family events and ...

2. new to travelling

   rEAL nUT replied to tutulu's topic in Travel

   Finding a travel agency is not difficult at all. You can find many web sites with agencies that offer jobs all over the world on the internet. Just be sure to read the fine print. I am almost finished with my first and LAST travel assingment. Make su...

3. Acute Rhabdomyolysis?

   rEAL nUT replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

   I have only taken care of one pt with rhabdo. He was a mva pt who was dx with this after being treated in the ICU for his injuries and shock. He received HD temp. and I have not heard anything about him lately, but he was eventually sent to the step ...

4. Find out what is your prof rating?

   rEAL nUT replied to danu3's topic in General Students

   That was fun. I will have to share that site with my friends and my sister. Thanks.

5. When U Started Na School Were You Completely Lost

   rEAL nUT replied to SKYSTHELIMIT's topic in CRNA

   I agree. You must take things day by day in nursing school or if you are realy good maybe even week by week, or test by test. Whatever works best for you without completly stressing you out. When I started nursing school I had no idea what a foley ca...

6. Question about discontinuing life support

   rEAL nUT replied to CarrieRN2006's topic in General Nursing

   As a trauma nurse at a trauma 1 hospital, I have been faced with similar situations. I have only been doing trauma nursing for one year, but I don't think I have come across a case where we have removed pts from the vent because their bp was dropping...

7. Where Do I Draw The Line Between Right And Wrong?

   rEAL nUT replied to ZinnianWolf's topic in General Nursing

   You should feel great that you made an effort to protect the pt. That is what nurses should do. It sounds like you are going to be an excellent nurse. Great Job and GET SOME SLEEP.

8. Your routine?

   rEAL nUT replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

   :) I work the 7p-7a shift and I always "try" to start my shift by first getting report, then checking my med sheets to see what times I have meds due, and check my kardex to see if I have any procedures (dsg. changes, tube feeding ect). I write this ...

9. cell phone usage at work

   rEAL nUT replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that phone calls at work should be limited to emergencies. I have only seen one occassion of a nurse using a cell phone while in a pt. room and I thought it was very unprofessional.

10. Care Plans an Exercise in FUTILITY??????

    rEAL nUT replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric

    To me it seems that care plans take more time away from pt care. I think it is a waste of my time to write down what a nurse should do if a pt has a fever or a foley catheter ect. We do write them at the hospital I work at, but noone ever reads them,...

11. Your Worst Mistake

    rEAL nUT replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    As A Critical Care Nurse I Frequently Assist The Doctors With Putting In Central Lines, A-lines, Swans Ect. Well On One Particular Day While Assisting The Doctor To Put In A Swan On A Very Unstable Pt (hince The Need For The Swan) I Was Setting Every...

12. Your Worst Mistake

    rEAL nUT replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    As A Critical Care Nurse I Frequently Assist The Doctors With Putting In Central Lines, A-lines, Swans Ect. Well On One Particular Day While Assisting The Doctor To Put In A Swan On A Very Unstable Pt (hince The Need For The Swan) I Was Setting Every...