CharlieTaco

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1. Less than a year of experience and don't know what to do...helpppp!!

   CharlieTaco replied to tenacious_rn's topic in New Nurse

   You should not move until you have gotten a job which probably won't happen without at least 1 year of acute care experience. The plasma stuff won't count. The job market in San Diego is really bad, new grad positions get 2000 apps for 10 spots. Your...

2. yikes! new nurse/old nurse conflict

   CharlieTaco replied to JoI8815's topic in Relations

   Everyones advice is completetly correct, the nurse was not supposed to give meds that way and she was probably not the best person to mentor you with the kind of attitude shown. With that said, you are done on that unit. If she is well liked, you jus...

3. Asked to break the law

   CharlieTaco replied to maxxilla's topic in General Nursing

   It would make no sense for them to hire an LVN if they had to have a RN standing next to them the whole time. But at the end of the day, if you decide to push this issue, you will probably be fired by the end of the week. Do you really think a surgeo...

4. Difference between atrial and ventricular rate?

   CharlieTaco replied to heyitsme728's topic in General Nursing

   From your questions, it seems that you don't have any idea about the anatomy of the heart, the electrical conduction system of the heart and the various heart rhythms. If you don't understands these, you won't be able to understand what the question ...

5. Stage 2 wound...

   CharlieTaco replied to MessyMomma's topic in Wound

   Couple of things, This is not a stage 2, stage 2's don't have slough meaning that this is either a stage 3 or stage 4. You can't really tell because the slough is covering, you dont know if its just skin or if there is bone under there. Wet to dry dr...

6. Thank You Notes to Patients?

   CharlieTaco replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Relations

   I like to keep thank you notes short and to the point for example: Thank you for pooping in the bed or please come back soon we miss you. Things like that.

7. Heparin with high INR

   CharlieTaco replied to PediLove2147's topic in Medications

   Your explanation was not really correct. If the pt had a high INR, she did not need sub Q heparin. It was probably started by protocol. Possibly by mistake. If she has a history of PE, she would need IV heparin to bridge if she ended up subtheraputi...

8. Just let me be...

   CharlieTaco replied to WldChrry's topic in LPN/LVN

   Many times RNs will ask a LPN why don't you get your RN. This will cause the LPN to think that this person is looking down on LPNs. In my experience this is not the case. The reason I would ask this question is because to me it doesn't make any logic...

9. No more piggybacking zosyn?

   CharlieTaco replied to RENEfromLA's topic in Medications

   Zoysn is supposed to be run over a four hour period. This is a new policy since most people used to run it as a rapid infusion 15-30mins. If your running it over 4 hours twice a day, what ever fluid is on the primary line would now be paused for a to...

10. new grad & written up for the first time today at work :/

    CharlieTaco replied to cherielpn23's topic in Geriatric

    lol, forgetting to change a dressing is probably the smallest mistake you could possibly make. If its supposed to be changed every 12 hours and you didn't do it, it was still changed that day. The Dr was blaming it on you because he didn't want to ma...

11. What kinds of jobs involving organ donations are available to ADN educated RNs?

    CharlieTaco replied to NenaRK's topic in Urology

    You ADN nurses have probably been working for a very long time and have not tried to get a new job lately so you are very defensive about your level of education because in your experience a very long time ago, it did not hinder your opportunities. T...

12. Will CNA experience in LTC help get a nursing job after graduation?

    CharlieTaco replied to kenyacka's topic in General Nursing

    Being a CNA gives you no advantage in getting a job as a RN because of the difference of the roles. The advantage you get is that you will be considered an internal candidate and will get to know the managers who will be in charge of hiring you. This...

13. Stocking up before nursing program starts

    CharlieTaco replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of coffee because if you are still working, you won't be sleeping much.

14. I have been an ER nurse for exactly one week....

    CharlieTaco replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Emergency

    Your state isn't broke because of welfare. It's broke because they invested their money with businesses that tried to get rich off crappy prepacked housing loans and when the whole system collapsed, so did your states money. The part that doesn't mak...

15. I have been an ER nurse for exactly one week....

    CharlieTaco replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Emergency

    I really don't understand why any nurse would care if someone was paying for there health care. How is it any of your business? Your job is to take care of them, not judge them. And if you have that attitude, you probably aren't giving them the best ...