Chris27229 LPN

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1. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

   Chris27229 replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely not, way too much stress and responsiblity for that kind of pay. My son is a senior in high school. He works at a local garage performing oil changes and inspection stickers, makes $10.00/hr. He loves his job, no stress, and his boss treat...

2. How do you give morphine sulfate IV?

   Chris27229 posted a topic in Medications

   Many nurses where I work have been giving morphine sulfate IV undiluted using the rule of pushing 1mg/minute, so 2 mg would be given over 2 mins. If giving above 2mg always dilute in 5ml of NS so that it isn't inadvertly given it too fast. I was orie...

3. epistaxis

   Chris27229 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Yesterday a physician came to the med-surg floor and use silver nitrate and 4% cocaine to cauterize and pack a pt's nare to control a nose bleed. Can anyone tell me what the silver nitrate and cocaine do, how do they stop the bleeding. I was quite su...

4. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

   Chris27229 replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

   The last hospital that I worked at about 8 yrears ago was not paying nurses any overtime unless the manager approved the over time. Some one reported the hospital to the labor board. The labor board came to the hopital and actually interviewed nurses...