rgdavisRN

rgdavisRN has 12 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg, Diabetes.

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1. Low blood sugar, juice or D50?

   rgdavisRN replied to mappers's topic in Endocrine

   I would have given the juice and a snack too. First of all, the patient was conscious, could swallow and wasn't NPO. Secondly, D50 is pretty rough on a peripheral IV site, so why give it to a patient who could correct her blood sugar by eating snac...

2. Where should a nursing instructor begin?

   rgdavisRN replied to ctdismukes's topic in Educators

   My Mom is an LPN and she teaches CNA classes at the Red Cross. Maybe you could check there?

3. Can I really expect to be hired with just a Masters?

   rgdavisRN replied to maxthecat's topic in Educators

   I teach for a state university with only a master's. However, I teach clinical and love it despite the pay cut. My stress level is way better than when I was a hospital nurse. Some of the faculty where I work only have a master's and teach in the ...

4. Most Humorous Call-In Excuses

   rgdavisRN replied to jeffrey_rn's topic in General Nursing

   The best one I ever heard was a CNA who called in because he got in a fight with his girlfriend. Apparently she got mad, ran him over with her car, and broke his leg. It turned out to be true!

5. Purchasing scrubs online

   rgdavisRN replied to NTB08's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I love tafford.com They are comfortable, well priced, seem to last a long time, and come in a lot of colors. They tend to run a little big, so you may need to order a size smaller than what you usually wear.

6. What is most important to you in your scrubs?

   rgdavisRN replied to bayra1ae's topic in Uniform/Gear

   My priorites with scrubs... 1. Comfort and fit 2. Good colors, prefer medium and dark shades 3. Oh yeah, I also need tops with two big pockets. I carry a lot of stuff in them.

7. Dansko clogs

   rgdavisRN replied to mamason's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I love my Danskos. My feet hurt no matter what shoe I wear, but I seem to have less foot pain with Dansko or Merrill shoes. I swap them out and this seems to help a little. I've also noticed my feet hurt a little less when I wear support knee hig...

8. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

   rgdavisRN replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

   I always worked day shift, but since I worked med-surg, I knew that the patients didn't sleep quietly all night. Med-surg patients can get really lively at night time depending on their diagnoses. I would come in some mornings and the night shift w...

9. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

   rgdavisRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   I am a new full time clinical instructor in a BSN program, and teach med-surg clinicals. My MSN program was adult health CNS, but I taught clinicals part time throughout graduate school and loved it enough to teach full time when I graduated. I've b...

10. new admission 45 minutes before your shift is over..what do you do?

    rgdavisRN replied to glamgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Whether I am busy or not, I always get a set of vitals and do a head to toe assessment. If the patient is stable, and I am busy, I pass the rest on. If the patient is not stable, I do whatever I have to and go home late. I've stayed late before ...

11. Can an NP work as an RN?

    rgdavisRN replied to Rev Elvis's topic in NP

    I have an advanced practice degree (MSN as an adult health CNS), and work as a clinical instructor, but still work very occasionally PRN as a staff RN. I know a few NPs who do the same thing. For most of us the reason is because we still like to do...

12. Orientation and Socialization into Nursing: What was it like for you?

    rgdavisRN replied to prosperouschick's topic in General Nursing

    When I was new, I was fortunate to work with a group of nurses who wanted to help me learn. I still remember asking for their opinions when my patients got complicated. Even the nurses who weren't my preceptors would teach me stuff and give me advi...

13. Dealing with the death of a patient...for the first time

    rgdavisRN replied to NursingStudent!'s topic in General Nursing

    As someone who has been a nurse for 10 years, and a clinical instructor for 2, I will tell you what I tell nursing students. The best way to get more comfortable with the death of patients is to realize that death is a normal result of some diseases....

14. Name your poison

    rgdavisRN replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    A cup of coffee on the way into work...and a glass of wine when I get home.