kskarzin91

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1. Am I able to get a raise once I get my BSN?

   kskarzin91 replied to nightflower's topic in General Nursing

   My facility gives $1 more per hour to BSN nurses. Highway robbery comes when you try to get more money for your MSN. Because I believe it's $2 for a freaking masters

2. Ice machine use in hospitals

   kskarzin91 replied to olcroner's topic in General Nursing

   Our ice machines are not available to patients families. There is a key code on the door to our kitchen. And we don't use reusable pitchers only styrofoam cups that are single use only. They don't leave the patients rooms. If they need a refill the o...

3. Should I report this nurse?

   kskarzin91 replied to laladeedee's topic in Med-Surg

   I think it's weird nurses can not start IVs. Every person with RN behind their name can start one at my facility because of issues like this. All this policy does is delay care and make RN incompetent of a task that is fully within their scope.

4. minimum staffing and lunch breaks - enemies??

   kskarzin91 replied to wisconurse16's topic in General Nursing

   We are not required to clock out for lunch. If we do not take a lunch we write it in a book and get 30 minutes of time for it. I take lunch everyday and work a 36 bed med surg unit with 5-6 patients. I make sure my patients needs are taken care of an...

5. How do you draw up small amounts of medications for Picc lines?

   kskarzin91 replied to Hockeynursing's topic in Medications

   Wait I should add my facility uses PICCs that are approved for smaller barrel syringes. I wasn't thinking that this might not be the case for every facility. Never mind answered my own question.

6. How do you draw up small amounts of medications for Picc lines?

   kskarzin91 replied to Hockeynursing's topic in Medications

   So why dilute if it's not required to dilute? I mean you can use a 3 ml syringe on a PICC and flush behind it. And it's just fine.

7. Epic care plans and goals

   kskarzin91 replied to djamies's topic in General Nursing

   Our epic care plan are hospital templates developed by lovely education department. So you type in COPD and a list pops up with check boxes beside it. Check the ones that apply. Bam done. After that you should chart progressing or complete daily but ...

8. Multi-dose insulin vials

   kskarzin91 replied to Sunshine716's topic in Medications

   Each patient has their own vial of sliding scale or 70/30. And pharmacy sends up lantus. Our unit is a 40 bed GI/ diabetic floor at a medium sized hospital. We give so much insulin a multi dose shared bottle isn't realistic. We'd be ordering a new b...

9. Can traffic tickets prevent you from becoming a nurse?

   kskarzin91 replied to Oceanblu's topic in General Nursing

   I've had several speeding tickets and one was doing 60 in a 35 when I was 18. I think at one point I had 5/7 points on my license. None of them have hindered me in becoming a nurse. My insurance was high as heck until they fell off my record though.

10. Disrespectful patients

    kskarzin91 replied to Mrs.in2015's topic in Relations

    I agree I worked nights for over a year and we re in the rooms a lot at night. I also hate waking that sleeping dementia patient to do something. I perfected my ninja nursing skills in those rooms.

11. Disrespectful patients

    kskarzin91 replied to Mrs.in2015's topic in Relations

    Tried to quote but my phone would not let me. She never said the patient was stuck 8 times only that he had 8 IV meds back to back. I think another point of frustration for the patient is that he already had a working IV so the extra stick for the s...

12. Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    kskarzin91 replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    Ok so what was the point? If you've understood the history or diagnoses of a patient and it is an abnormal finding so you reported it to your instructor. You have done your due diligence. The responsibility falls on the primary nurse. The S3 you have...

13. Augusta tech and 2016

    kskarzin91 replied to jmnobles's topic in School Programs

    I went to Augusta tech ADN program and graduated in December 2014. They are not NLN accredited. That accreditation is a voluntary one. As long as the school you are in is regionally accredited you can transfer those credits. I am now getting my maste...

14. Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    kskarzin91 replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    Ok First let me commend you on obviously doing research and being knowledgeable about your patients condition. Ok an S3 is abnormal, yes. Kudos on hearing that lub dub dub. What interventions should have been in place? Had the patient had an echo? W...

15. Do you feel safe reporting errors?

    kskarzin91 replied to sweetdreame's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe there is a culture of blame at my employer. We have a QARM reporting system. It's used after every fall, medication error, sentinel event or any error. There was a situation where a doctor ordered a heparin drip on the wrong patient. ...