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1. Anyone have a NON healthcare job while in nursing school?

   pengwen replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a CNA and LPN through nursing school and did fine. I really think both of these jobs helped me process the clinical aspects of being a nurse. Book work is great and needed but there is so much that can't be taught in the classroom that ...

2. Can home health RN's take verbal/telephone orders from other RN's, MA's, etc???

   pengwen replied to pengwen's topic in Home Health

   If any of you wanted to know (at least for the state of Utah) I found out my answer after some searching.... The action of taking a verbal order actually falls under the Pharmacy Pracitce Act for the State of Utah instead of the Nurse Practice Act (w...

3. Questions regarding in home infusions for non homebound pt.

   pengwen replied to curleysue's topic in Home Health

   I am so sorry you have to go through all of this...... This question is right up my ally. I got my CRNI (certified registered nurse of infusion) about 6 months ago. I mostly deal with home health infusion needs of all kinds. I help staff a home he...

4. Can home health RN's take verbal/telephone orders from other RN's, MA's, etc???

   pengwen replied to pengwen's topic in Home Health

   Thanks! Good advice. I will call tomorrow!! Gwen

5. air embolism and iv therapy

   pengwen replied to WILLY WASHOUT's topic in Infusion

   I have seen one pt inject 10 cc of air (didn't have their glasses on while pulling up their saline syringe) into their PICC. It causes immediate chest pain and shortness of breath - but they are usually ok if they don't have any underlying cardiac/p...

6. Diff b/w PICC and Central Line

   pengwen replied to angelique777's topic in Infusion

   We use stat loc's to secure our PICC line's also. I have noticed that our patients respond much better to them. If you have never seen a stat loc before it looks like a sticker with posts sticking up that you attach the PICC line too (it sounds stran...

7. I need some in fo on nursing schools in salt lake

   pengwen replied to heavenly_wishes's topic in Utah

   I went to the University of Utah - great school! I used to call my self a Low Paid Nurse when I was an LPN, because you do almost everything an RN does but you get paid $10,000/ yr less. It is really worth it to get your RN. In my program it was o...

8. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

   pengwen replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   I was an LPN on a Med/Surg, Ortho, and then psych floor. It was a terrible enviornment for a new nurse! I didn't feel supported by the other staff or by my management. When I was doing psych I got my RN and decided to try SICU. For one reason or ...

9. Can home health RN's take verbal/telephone orders from other RN's, MA's, etc???

   pengwen posted a topic in Home Health

   I worked on a hospital floor for 2 years as an RN before I came to home care (which I absolutely love!!!). All through nursing school and during the time I worked in the hospital it was a well known fact that RN's could only take a verbal order or t...