1RNlife

1RNlife has 20 years experience.

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1. CPDN

   1RNlife replied to 1RNlife's topic in Urology

   What you wrote makes perfect sense. Thank you for your response.

2. CPDN

   1RNlife posted a topic in Urology

   Hi, I am looking into certification for peritoneal dialysis nursing and have found the CPDN certification through BONENT (Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing Technology). The program looks good but I showed it to my nurse manager who is wond...

3. California RN to tele PT ratios

   1RNlife replied to kiraesparza's topic in Safety

   I live in PA and reading these posts I wonder why admin and supervisors in our hospital think its OKAY for us to be assigned to 6 telemetry patients (which can happen if all 6 in our zone are on tele which does happen) and patients on insulin drips i...

4. Ageism in Nursing

   1RNlife replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Thank you Nurse Beth for addressing the reality of ageism in nursing which many of us have quietly endured, and for pointing out that full social security benefits don't actually begin until after 66 yrs. (Most of us are not state or city employees ...

5. Patient Handoff between ED and Inpatient units

   1RNlife replied to ejmRN's topic in Safety

   33 bed ED, 100 bed suburban hospital. I work on a 36-bed M/S/Tele floor. We are usually assigned to 6 patients, sometimes 7. The ED only has to call report on "hold" patients, and not on patients that were not hold patients. Does anyone know why th...

6. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   1RNlife replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   The metal tubex. The heavier weight of it delivered the IM shot with such ease as to be practically "unfelt" by patients.