roosmom

roosmom has 9 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg, ER.

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1. how you become a better critical thinker? independent decision maker? more confident?

   roosmom replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

   First, I want to say that you're already on the road if you're asking the questions that you asked. I think you just need some time and experience. In my opinion, critical thinking is partially based on a skill we all possess to some degree and part...

2. RN to BSN programs online, which did you complete?

   roosmom replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

   I'm about two weeks into my online RN-BSN program. We don't really have a specific forum that I know of. It would be great to see if there's enough interest to get one started.

3. Is there a feeling of entitlment among new grads?

   roosmom replied to MesaRN's topic in General Nursing

   changeofpace, I'm not a new grad - I've been in nursing for 10 years now. Reading your post made me really stop and think, though. You made alot of really wonderful points and I sure hope that many of our site's newer graduates take the time to rea...

4. Need some good summer reads!

   roosmom replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

   Erin, Have you read any of Echo Heron's books? I thought they were all great - written from a nurse's perspective, humorous and light with an occasional moment of heartbreak.

5. do nurse owned nursing homes exist?

   roosmom replied to Ginger's Person's topic in General Nursing

   It's funny you should post this today - there was an article in our paper today about a 6 bed adult family/LTC home that a local RN and LPN are opening. Not sure how they got financing or how much red tape it took though. But really who knows bette...

6. HIPPA blues

   roosmom replied to nebrgirl's topic in HIPAA

   Nebrgirl, We must work at the same facility. I had a very depressing shift Saturday, and I'm sitting here thinking about it still. And like you I live in a community where everyone knows everyone. I'm sorry for what you're going through, but just...

7. Social sorority and nursing school.

   roosmom replied to Prettyladie's topic in General Nursing

   I think what it comes down to is that there are only 24 hours in a day. You're going to have to figure out how many hours a day you'll be taking care of your child, how many hours in class/clinicals, how many hours studying, attending sorority funct...

8. Social sorority and nursing school.

   roosmom replied to Prettyladie's topic in General Nursing

   While I can completely understand the need to socialize and occasionally blow off steam with friends while in nursing school, I don't know that you are setting realistic goals for yourself. Everyone has different priorities, and mine definitely ar...

9. Snoring a sign of respiratory depression/oversedation?

   roosmom replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Snoring respirations can be signs of brain injury or oversedation - people that are impaired are sometimes unable to maintain an open airway, their tongue can fall back causing soft tissue obstruction. In this instance, if you have evidence of desat...

10. Dilaudid shortage - anyone else seeing it?

    roosmom replied to roosmom's topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying to imagine what my next shift's going to be like - maybe we'll hang out the "No Dilaudid" and see what happens!

11. Dilaudid shortage - anyone else seeing it?

    roosmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    We got a memo from our pharmacy last week about a worldwide Dilaudid shortage and the effect it is having on our hospital. Apparently there's a problem with the manufacturing of the carpujects. I can't find a whole lot online about this yet. Is an...

12. Dc'ing nitro drip

    roosmom replied to tma0312's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to hear more about this tubing being recycled - I have a pt in my ED that is coming in daily for outpatient antibiotics via PICC. She was on vacation last month and told me that the hospital that she went to would wind up her tubing every d...

13. How much Xylo do you mix with Rocephin?

    roosmom replied to monica969's topic in General Nursing

    We use lido 1% plain - 1ml for 500mg Rocephin and 2.1ml for 1 gram Rocephin. And then of course figure the amount in ml's from there. Our bottles state this, but I can't remember what brand our ED carries.

14. Need help please

    roosmom replied to Tinkerz's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not seeing how a "behavior" can be illegal. Sure, there are more than a handful of my ED's frequent visitors that I wouldn't mind seeing less often, but I certainly can't imagine ever calling the police because I don't believe a pt's complaints....

15. Help with ordering a "Sweeping Second Hand" Watch from Allheart.com

    roosmom replied to Sl1011's topic in Uniform/Gear

    You're right, there are watches where the second hand smoothly glides by instead of ticking, but I can't see how that could be of increased help in taking a pulse. If your school requires it though, you probably ought to get one, but I had trouble ...