johndough

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1. Running cardizem drip?!

   johndough posted a topic in Medications

   I am just not sure about running this medication. So I have one pump with 2 brains/attachments and one IV access. On brain A, the NS is running and directly attached to the patient's IV access. I needed to hang cardizem 5mg. I was going to attach it...

2. Night shift schedule?

   johndough replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you everybody. Pretty consistent answers. I just know my body hates changing routine. When it senses change, it craves more food, which is a big no no health wise.

3. Night shift schedule?

   johndough replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, it is!

4. Night shift schedule?

   johndough posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I am new to night shift. I was just wondering on how do you guys schedule your shift. In the normal person in the morning (lol), you eat breakfast somewhere from 5am-8am, lunch between 11am-1pm, and dinner between 5pm-8pm. So how do you plan you m...

5. CNA Survival Kit

   johndough replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hmmm, since it's a gift from you to her, I would suggest. . . 1. Pens/markers/highlighters/mechanical pencil 2. Penlight (i know they don't assess, but something nice to have just in case) 3. Nice badge holder/clip 4. Some snack bars 5. Mint or tic-...

6. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

   johndough replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

   You opened a bag of worms

7. New Grad Salary 2017, Arizona

   johndough replied to johndough's topic in New Nurse

   Granted there is a difference with pay in ADN vs BSN (yes I checked and was confirmed by the recruiter and HR personnel and relatives who went through the ADN route), I do not see why a more relevant experience such as having a CNA and MS-RN would no...

8. Will I find a job?

   johndough replied to Ashley.edwards26's topic in Retired

   You will still be hired because you have your license. It may be a little hard because those years gone due to inactivity could tell employers that you may have forgotten some nursing critical thinking and skills. Don't fret though. What you want to ...

9. Why the double standard.

   johndough replied to RN2364's topic in Men

   I understand what your concerns are. Even my instructor said before that he and a female nurse had an understanding that he will do male caths and she will do female caths. I just think that it's too laborious to expect male nurses to do intimate pro...

10. New Grad Salary 2017, Arizona

    johndough replied to johndough's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks for the input. Just thinking that having some experience as a CNA/PCT and a few months as an RN would bump up the pay 0.50-1.00 more.

11. IV Question

    johndough replied to WithValor's topic in General Nursing

    It's either the IV bag was on the floor (lower than the body) or it's on the artery. It also happened to a place I worked on where one of the RN's inserted an IV in the AC and suddenly we noticed that blood was filling up the IV line. The blood wasn...

12. New Grad Salary 2017, Arizona

    johndough replied to johndough's topic in New Nurse

    What is COL?

13. New Grad Salary 2017, Arizona

    johndough posted a topic in New Nurse

    Yep, it's that question again! I was just wondering on what is the current base pay (w/o differential or weekend pluses) for new grad nurses in AZ, specifically Phoenix metro area (west/east valley, central). I got offered an RN position at Banner He...

14. Condom Catheter?

    johndough posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just have some few concerns about condom catheters. Is it really okay for a patient to wear them 24/7? The patient is a quad paralysis and uses a condom cath rather that a urostomy or foley. Also, at the base of the penis, a wound has already forme...

15. Taking home empty vials

    johndough posted a topic in Medications

    I may know the answer to this but would still like to ask it What is your facility policy with regards taking home empty vials? I mean, now that I am reading it, it sounds stupid, but just curious because maybe I am just an artist at heart. I would ...