bostonrnbsn

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1. Adult nurses- please weigh in on bedside rounding!

   bostonrnbsn replied to enzati's topic in General Nursing

   I also participate in multidisciplinary rounds once a day (usually sometime between 9-11am) with charge RN, bedside RN, case manager, MD, physical therapy, and a pharmacist at the patient's bedside.

2. What Baffles You?

   bostonrnbsn replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

   When a patient does 3 lines of coke and then comes to the ED with chest pain... What did you think would happen??

3. Survey about med administration for a class

   bostonrnbsn replied to Casey, RN's topic in General Nursing

   Done!

4. PCCN - I failed by 10 questions

   bostonrnbsn replied to ChineseNurse's topic in Cardiac

   Some advice I found helpful! 1. Look on the AACN's website at their practice alerts (re: pain, alarm fatigue, etc.) 2. Buy the SAE & practice exam ?s from their website, very helpful. More importantly look at the rationales!! (Can't stress that ...

5. Medications 6x a day question

   bostonrnbsn replied to nursejames11's topic in Medications

   Def agree with Pepper The Cat! For example, I think I've given Sinemet at 6:30am, 8:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 6:30pm, 10:30pm... or something similar to that.

6. Best place to buy scrubs online??

   bostonrnbsn replied to CMarieRN87's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Allheart has a big selection of scrubs in all price ranges. But what I like most about allheart is that it also has different sizes (for instance xxs, or xs tall) that some online scrub stores don't offer. I've also recently ordered off of Metro Unif...

7. INSULIN DRIPS

   bostonrnbsn replied to mombuxx's topic in Critical

   Medsurg, up to 5 pts with hourly blood sugar checks and titration at times... Blah!

8. Attn: RN Preceptors - questions for you

   bostonrnbsn replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in General Nursing

   What do you look for in a new grad that will demonstrate he/she is going to make a good nurse? I think a new nurse or really any nurse should be a team player and flexible, sometimes things change at the last moment and it always help to have a good...

9. Fall Reduction Programs

   bostonrnbsn replied to Mary Johnson's topic in Safety

   Hi, I've worked at a facility that used their "TABS Professional Monitor with Voice/Reset Button" and found them extremely helpful. We would hang them up to the wall or on the back of chair, one cord would go with the bed to the alarm system and the ...

10. Starting PCCN process

    bostonrnbsn replied to CrazyCatLadyRN's topic in CCU

    I'm just starting to study for the PCCN as well, and I definitely agree with you that it's tough getting back in study mode after being out of college for 2 years. I'm using the same review/practice question book, Brorsen and Rogelet. I also got the ...

11. I am tiny and need help finding scrubs that will actually fit!

    bostonrnbsn replied to kaimkaim's topic in Uniform/Gear

    MedCouture makes an XXS that fits me perfect, but they are super hard to find. I also wear NuDimension scrub pants XS, Dickies Hip Flip XS, Koi Lindsey pants XXS... For tops, I've had my mom stitch me on strings to the sides of scrub tops so I can ti...

12. Patient requests

    bostonrnbsn replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Relations

    My favorite is after doing hourly rounds or giving a medication, I ask "Is there anything else I can do for you while I'm here?" They answer nope, then the call light goes off 5 minutes later to re-arrange their table top or grab their book from the ...

13. New Grad, pretty sure Med/Surg not for me

    bostonrnbsn replied to chrissylee33's topic in Med-Surg

    I worked on a med-surg unit and was cross trained to our maternity (post-partum) unit so I could float when it's super busy and when they have call outs. Since I stayed in the same institution, it worked out great for me... no long hospital orientati...

14. RN pay at Melrose Wakefield Hospital

    bostonrnbsn replied to mry2121's topic in Massachusetts

    Evenings $2.50, Nights $5 and weekends are $2 I think. New grad RNs start at $30