changeofpaceRN

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1. Questions- I just don't get it..

   changeofpaceRN posted a topic in CCU

   I know very little about cardiac care (and I've never done hospital nursing) but I have a few questions google cannot answer... I thought why not try here ... Is the chest tube used post CABG the same type they use for a chest tube when they relieve ...

2. Hospital case managers- question for you

   changeofpaceRN posted a topic in Case Management

   I work as a case manager for a state program (first case management job so other "types" of case managers are new to me). In this state program, we follow those with disabilities so anytime one of our consumers is admitted to a hospital, we get invo...

3. Suggestions on RN starting up as a Holistic Nurse,

   changeofpaceRN replied to lumbarpain's topic in Holistic

   Thanks for the advice. That is the thing with law- it is up to interpretation and even the BON put that in writing when I asked for specifics. They also told me I can submit a declaratory statement to the BON for further review. Luckily, I'm still...

4. Suggestions on RN starting up as a Holistic Nurse,

   changeofpaceRN replied to lumbarpain's topic in Holistic

   Again, thank you steeleworks for your valuable input. You have brought up so many things I haven't considered yet... There is such a gray area in some parts of this. Sure a nurse can use their education to talk about healthy eating but at what poin...

5. Suggestions on RN starting up as a Holistic Nurse,

   changeofpaceRN replied to lumbarpain's topic in Holistic

   Wow what great advice. I strolled onto allnurses in hopes of finding some answers and sure enough, I am in luck! I've been searching my state's statutes and trying to figure out what is allowed in my state vs what is not (everything here needs a li...

6. This is why I am an anxious wreck...

   changeofpaceRN replied to gorjos's topic in General Nursing

   I can't imagine how you felt but I can certainly understand your anxiety. I was in a situation like that a few times too. I came to the realization that it is MY license on the line and I don't play around with people's lives. If you are not getting ...

7. Today after clinical I broke down in Tears!!:(

   changeofpaceRN replied to believeallispossible's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Always carry a med book around and never give a medicine without knowing what it is for- follow that rule. The one time you stray from it, the patients mom, wife or someone will ask you what it is and what it should do and you will look like a fool....

8. M.R.S.A or mersa?

   changeofpaceRN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   Mersa- American... I've only heard it spelled out a few times

9. Night Shifters... How do you do it?

   changeofpaceRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   Once I saw this question, I decided to post. I saw my husband less than before when I worked 3rd. I became a zombie during my days off and had no energy to even get up and play with my son. I would sleep in the day that my shift started and try to...

10. Any other new RN's (2nd career) feel completely unsettled in choice?

    changeofpaceRN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    no you don't have to respect the medicine at all. you have to accept it but you don't have to like it.. hence the ethical problems many of us deal with. some medicine does work and others are over prescribed or just prescribed for the hell of it. ...

11. So Stressed & Aggravated At My Job

    changeofpaceRN replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    So what if every patient decided to wait in their car? I'd have to admit it is much more fun to wait in the car and listen to music or chat on the cell phone. Should you stand in the parking lot yelling out names? How the heck do you go around loo...

12. LTC interview update

    changeofpaceRN replied to mharrah's topic in Geriatric

    My last LTC facility had a standing order for neuro checks if the pt had a head injury. I would always call for an injury like that no matter what the hour.. a minor skin tear can wait until the AM. I call to save my butt even if that means getting...

13. How much education to be a state inspector?

    changeofpaceRN replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    In my state.. you need to be an RN with at least 5-8 years of experience (a BS counts for 1 year of experience and Masters is 2 years total). He still needs to work a regular nursing job for the other part of the required experience.

14. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    changeofpaceRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Some people are so annoying. No one is degrading an LPN in their post so cut out the "poor me" whining. She has the same experience as the LPN. As a RN, we go to school longe, held to a different, more involved job description AND home health agen...

15. Advice- Non Clinical RN Jobs

    changeofpaceRN replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Career Support

    Hey there fellow EC grad :-) I actually couldn't stand bedside nursing anymore so I don't do it! I'm now a clinic manager so I still have patient contact but in a doctor's office setting...I don't plan on doing it forever. What about insurance comp...