Thomas RN

Thomas RN has 38 years experience and specializes in Corrections, Addictions, Hemodialysis.

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1. Correctional Nursing with Probation

   Thomas RN replied to msjas's topic in Recovery

   Your employment in a correctional facility will depend on a couple of things. Number one: The violation your licenses was disciplined for Drug related? Scope of practice? Were you charged with a crime - Domestic battery? The law enforcement agency re...

2. Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

   Thomas RN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men

   RN CCHP (Certified Correctional Health Professional) twenty years working in 2 large urban jail settings. Never have worked in prison setting. Most challenging is the integration of Nursing Excellence into a site operated by Law Enforcement (quasi mi...

3. Intimidated Nurse, Informed Patient, and WebMD

   Thomas RN replied to rnccf2007's topic in General Nursing

   i agree with one nurse that says that the "intimidated nurse" needs to have established control over the situation and gone from there. the first thing i would have done in that situation would have been to call the nursing or "house supervisor" th...

4. frequent call in's or no shows

   Thomas RN replied to nola1202's topic in Geriatric

   The company I work for has very strict policies and guidelines for frequent call in's and take a hard line when a nurse doesn't call or show up for work. If a nurse calls in sick at the last minute (sometimes an emergency takes place and it cannot b...

5. Recovering alcoholic RN wanting to work with addicts

   Thomas RN replied to onlytimeforme's topic in Addictions

   When i am interviewing nurses for a staff position on an addiction treatment unit and that nurse has volunteered that he/she is a recovering alcoholic or addict I always ask them to explain to me if there own recovery will "color" the recovery of t...

6. Questions about alcoholism and withdrawal

   Thomas RN replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Addictions

   I am curious as to the treatment the patient was receiving the first time you had the responsibility of caring for him. Was he receiving an aggressive alcohol withdrawal protocol? Possibly valium or librium.

7. Suboxone side effects

   Thomas RN replied to iluvivt's topic in Addictions

   i work in a free standing detoxification unit that specializes in a 3 to 5 day detoxification of clients that are withdrawing from opiates and/or alcohol. we have had patients react to suboxone only if the first dose is given too soon and the patien...

8. Should I retest a patient with a positive PPD history?

   Thomas RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   i am concerned that the nurses at my workplace are being given the incorrect information about placing a ppd tuberculin skin test on patient that says the he/she has a positive ppd history. my place of employment is very small and only has only four...

9. Alcoholism: disease or choice?

   Thomas RN replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

   i personally believe that alcoholism is and is not a choice. individuals choose to drink alcohol at some point in time. they choose how much and how often they drink alcoholic beverages. individuals choose to use alcohol to often produce pleasurabl...

10. HELP!! Cardio III or Classic II SE??

    Thomas RN replied to tnt714's topic in Uniform/Gear

    For a general pupose all around excellent stethoscope I like the the Littman Masters Classic II. It is about $100 tops and lasts forever and I have used mine both in critical care and outpatient settings. If you are a cardiac nurse that does only car...

11. Should I start over...yet again?

    Thomas RN replied to nicizcute's topic in General Nursing

    i am so sorry that you have had such a difficult and dis-heartening experience as a nurse with five years experience. my heart goes out to you. i apologize for all of those nurses that could have and should have helped you and seen that you were stru...