emcadams

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1. I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

   emcadams replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Relations

   In this situation I would tell the primary that the patients pain is still reported as 10/10 despite giving med as ordered and specifically ask for pain management. In my experience, they will put them on something oral q4 or q6 hours, and take all t...

2. New RN - Should I take an unappealing Med-Surg offer?

   emcadams replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I have not posted on here in a while, but I am posting now to tell you that if the only reason behind taking the MedSurg is "for the experience", this is misleading advice. I took a PCU residency out of school, and I see all sorts of nurses go throug...

3. School teacher wanting a career change - Is nursing for me?

   emcadams replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I have to agree with bluebonnet...spend a summer as a nursing assistant. I got my CNA cert before going to nursing school, and worked in a nursing home. I thought that working as a CNA at a hospital would be different (thought it would be not as mu...

4. PT fell... Now I'm paralyzed with fear

   emcadams replied to mevsmom's topic in General Students

   Use this as a learning experience. All patients are fall risks. Every single one. My unit is not Ortho, but we have a policy to bed alarm all patients, unless verbally refused, and then we chart "refused" every time we chart safety rounds. I had a pa...

5. When would you see D5 .45% NS w/ KCL used?

   emcadams replied to jlevnajic's topic in Infusion

   What sort of disease processes/diagnoses would D5 1/2NS+KCl be used with? Anyone have experience using it with their patients?

6. Is this salary range realistic?

   emcadams replied to GlowBear500's topic in ADN/BSN

   RN licensure is different from LVN. Why not take the NCLEX but have your school send the information to the state of California instead? That way, you are just applying for a CA license, not transferring it.

7. Is this salary range realistic?

   emcadams replied to GlowBear500's topic in ADN/BSN

   I'm assuming your talking about the VA jobs? 90k would be at the top of the range...46k at the bottom. I would assume you would be starting at 46k, and there is a step-wise grade level (GS) associated both with number of years of employment, plus per...

8. Nurse Tech and first patient fall. Worried about being fired.

   emcadams replied to guyman123's topic in General Nursing

   Use it as a learning opportunity...Dilauded + Neuro = bedside commode/bedpan. On my floor, I can't stay with everyone in the bathroom. It is unrealistic. But if they need that much watching/help...bedside commode. Bed alarm. Also, almost every fall I...

9. New CNA- How to deal with body pain

   emcadams replied to Purple93's topic in CNA/MA

   Make sure you have 2-3 pairs of shoes for work. Don't wear the same pair of shoes two days in a row. Call a podiatrist office and see if there are shoe stores in your area they would recommend. Advil may work better than Tylenol because it addresses ...

10. How much do you owe in student loans?

    emcadams replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe, reading all these answers, that the Gov't seems to think the average student loan debt is $24k (or thereabouts). Do they not count all the private loans students take out because their dream school (or for-profit private school) is n...

11. sooo tired of staff without ANY compassion or empathy!!!

    emcadams replied to nervousnurse's topic in Relations

    I have to admit, this is a big concern of mine as well. I am still in nursing school, but I have already seen how much time nurses truly have to spend with their patients. I love caring for people, but sometimes I can see that it is an impossible tas...

12. Nursing student got CNA job!

    emcadams replied to sduncan86's topic in CNA/MA

    Hey sduncan, just wanted to follow up and see how your med-surg experience is going?? After several months I definitely feel more comfortable with my responsibilities. Some days everything sails along smoothly...other days I have no time to catch my ...

13. Can I Work as a Certified Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant While in School?

    emcadams replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    I started work as a CNA at a LTC just before the first day of class of my RN program. I am going into my second year of RN school, and now work at the hospital I hope to work at as a nurse. Being a CNA is no easy task, but at my job I take EKG's, rem...

14. Finding a job in Florida

    emcadams replied to paradox28's topic in Florida

    Personally, I have found that you just need to apply and see what happens. There is a lot of job availability in Lee County (not sure about the others). That said, there are also many people applying to those jobs. The interview is all about making s...

15. I understand why people go the LPN route

    emcadams replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN/LVN

    Sounds like you're trying to justify your own choices to allnurses readers!!! I say stop worrying about what others think, and go do what you need to do. I worked as a CNA in a LTC, now I work in a hospital. I am in RN school. RNs (and LPNs) have SO ...