foggnm

foggnm has 8 years experience.

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1. Unruly CNAs

   foggnm replied to penlite28's topic in Travel

   'Rude and lazy' aren't really specific behaviors that can be addressed by management. I'd suggest you just let it go since it is a short assignment. Or make a list of the people and the actual offenses that interfered with patient care and report tha...

2. Documenting injection the MD gave

   foggnm replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

   In general nurses don't document what providers do. However if for some reason a provider gave an injection and asked me to enter it, I might and just put administered by Dr. X so it would be correctly entered (e.g., an immunization). You aren't bein...

3. Question for nurses that are male...

   foggnm replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

   I'd like to be referred to by my proper title: murse. LOL. You can't be a man and a nurse and not expect, at some point, to hear some emasculating comments. However, in general, as a man the advantages far outweigh any snide remarks. I think our fema...

4. Should I start out on night shift?

   foggnm replied to heather.verbs's topic in General Nursing

   If you have the option and you don't want to work at nights, then no. Learning wise being on days as a new nurse is better. It is typically much busier and you learn more about patient discharge, care planning, procedures, etc. Things are more typica...

5. Is it customary where you work to recheck BPs manually?

   foggnm replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   That makes sense but not trusting 'one in particular' means you calibrate by using a different one. I just think it is silly that we have all these very sophisticated medical devices and when we don't like the number we say "I don't believe that." Th...

6. Is it customary where you work to recheck BPs manually?

   foggnm replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   Where I get my outpatient care, all pressures are manual. However, working in the hospital 7 years all pressures were with a machine or an arterial line. Maybe manual in a case of 'we can't get a cuff pressure.' Machines are very reliable and if we t...

7. RN to EMT/Paramedic

   foggnm replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Emergency

   Have you considered doing flight nursing? At least where I live Paramedics generally make a lot less than RNs by sometimes up to 50%. I'd hate to see you go broke for a different but similar job. Flight nursing has that similar 1 patient transport th...

8. Palliative Care on Med Surg Floor

   foggnm replied to Tgeagle83's topic in Hospice

   Yes, you can use a PCA with a basal rate and the nurse can administer bolus doses if the orders reflect it. Or alternately they can do a continuous pca with IV boluses by the nurse. The PCA just makes it more convenient. It is quite legal and quite s...

9. positive drug test

   foggnm replied to Aveda's topic in Recovery

   Depends on your facility's policy, contact your HR department. It isn't always reported to the board depending on why the test was done, what drug, and the circumstances surrounding testing.

10. Psych RN-A Thankless Job?

    foggnm replied to femaleRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Nursing is indeed a thankless job. So thank you for taking the time to listen to your psych patients. It sounds to me like you might not be in the most positive environment. I worked in an ER a couple years ago where there was a culture of talking ne...

11. My coworker was high and got away with it

    foggnm replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.

12. Medical Tourism

    foggnm replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps if paying cash which means no insurance or perhaps for certain elective procedures. But since the affordable care act mandates all residents have insurance (and fines them at tax time if they don't), then I'd say it should be less common. The...

13. 2.5 GPA and Desire to go for FNP

    foggnm replied to JanetFNP2b's topic in NP Students

    Don't be ashamed of your GPA. I actually compliment you for being smart enough to realize a 4.0 wouldn't have changed the outcome. Either way you are a nurse. You will be able to get in to NP school. Just look at the requirements for a few schools (G...

14. My inner snowflake

    foggnm replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have often referred to nursing as blue collar to others. Hospital nursing is mundane, repetitive, dirty work (receive report, assess patient, pass meds, perform procedures, chart, rinse/repeat, do I/Os, give report). Outpatient is different, but si...

15. My Mom passed away. Did I do the right thing?

    foggnm replied to LovingMom1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry your mom passed. I hope your heart can find peace during this time of sorrow.