RED1984 BSN, RN, EMT-P

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About RED1984

RED1984 has 10 years experience as a BSN, RN, EMT-P and specializes in ER / Critical Care.


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  1. RED1984

    PVT: Question of Character?

    When I did the "trick" I did NOT put any credit card info in. All you do is attempt to re-register for the exam and an error message comes up. There is no credit card info needed. There are bigger problems in this world.... Un-ruffle those feathers
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    Second guessing myself....

    That's the thing (but clearly no excuse on my part) the patient had not a dime to her name (apparently) and could not even buy OTC ibuprofen... I believed her and felt sorry for her- she wasn't one of those decked out iPhone holding Gucci purse blin...
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    How do you wash your scrubs?

    Separately. Scrubs and jacket come off in the garage and go into dedicated laundry hamper. Scrubs and jackets get washed together in warm water with regular detergent and fabric softeners. I've also used color safe bleach a few times in the loads fol...
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    Second guessing myself....

    Hi Jules, I DO realize that it is not in my scope to dispense meds, it was a total lapse in judgement and a mistake I will not make again. When I worked med-surg, we would give the patients any of the inhalers or creams that they had been using. In t...
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    Second guessing myself....

    Thank you ALL for your input. This was in the emergency department at a small hospital. We don't contact social workers is people say they can't afford meds, the local grocery store pharmacy provides antibiotics free for those without insurance.
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    Second guessing myself....

    I could lose my job. Jobs are not guaranteed and if my director feels like it's worth terminating me then ya I'll lose my job. Honestly I'd be devastated as I LOVE MY JOB and enjoy going to work... I'm an honest person and that's why I want to tell h...
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    Second guessing myself....

    An adult patient I discharged today was given prescriptions that she flat out told me she couldn't afford... One of the prescriptions was 600mg ibuprofen PO q6h PRN pain control. I discharged her, she signed the paperwork and I charted her out of the...
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    UTA Financial Aid and Books

    Yes, you can buy books with your pell grant. It will depend on your tuition cost vs your pell award if you'll need loans as well.
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    Working as RN and taking RN-BSN UTA course

    I just started the RN-BSN at UTA online. It's doable. I work full time and have a family too. This first class is a 6 credit, 10 week combined course and I've had to write one essay so far and write quite a few article summaries. I'm only on week 3, ...
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    Navarro College Associates program

    Apply for financial aid. There are grants and scholarships available :) also, you can get student loans. Quite a few classmates have kids and work full time too while in school. It's definitely doable. The RN program is generally 3 days per week- one...
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    Navarro College Associates program

    It's definitely competitive. It also depends on who else applies. It's hard to say what the "acceptance score" is... Because that is only determined after all applicants are entered into the spreadsheets. My advice: apply to every program you're int...
  12. Rose queen is right. You can't (and shouldn't) go to an online forum to "interview a nurse" you don't know who you're actually talking to. They may not even be a nurse!! Maybe you can call some hospitals in your area or elsewhere and set up a teleph...
  13. You might be bothering them... But that's where you'd wanna start. There should be online reference libraries through your school library with a plethora of information. Talk to the librarian- they should hook you up :) Evidence Based Practice artic...
  14. And people at NA meetings are addicts, not your patients. Go to your local ED and ask to talk to their director to see if y'all could set up an interview with one or more of their nurses.
  15. You need to interview/question nurses in person. This is a public forum and you can be sure who is or is not a nurse. There are MANY threads about this. Good luck!