SouthpawRN

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  1. Nursing or Teaching?

    SouthpawRN replied to alexisjade's topic in General Nursing

    having been a special ed teacher and now working on my BSN, difference in salary is huge as well as the option for overtime. As a teacher, your hands are becoming more and more tied and in special...

  2. Could I be let go because of my ADHD?

    SouthpawRN replied to Holopugs's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I think the key is to read the questions very carefully, Usually it is asking if YOU believe YOU have a medical issue that would prevent YOU from doing the job safely and effectively. (with or...

  3. ED Nursing

    SouthpawRN replied to ksusn's topic in General Nursing

    It's all about assessment. That is why you need a year in our ER before you can do triage. see if you can spend some time with the nurse doing triage and then see if you can figure out what is...

  4. Nurses and Social Media - Our Leaders Online?! #Magnet

    SouthpawRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Terrible Idea IMHO. Because compliance departments and nurse managers have so much free time as it is. They need to spend time policing social media groups. I am pretty sure you can find where FB...

  5. Any advice for a (potentially) new psyc nurse?

    SouthpawRN replied to BrightEyes3468's topic in Psychiatric

    The issue I see with this is safety and liability. IF you are female, I can definitely see concerns for your safety. I also would not really want psych patients knowing my vehicle license place and...

  6. Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    SouthpawRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    The cop got fired. Utah Officer Fired For Arrest of Nurse, Recorded On Video : The Two-Way :

  7. Nursing Help

    SouthpawRN replied to Kater1719's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Also for travel nursing, you need a couple of years in acute care hospital experience first in order to have the best options. ICU, Peds, Tele, ER etc. tend to be the preferred experience. For...

  8. California Requires Gender Pronouns

    SouthpawRN replied to DaveICURN's topic in Nursing News

    the key part of the bill text. willfully and repeatedly failing to use a resident's preferred name or pronouns after being clearly informed of the preferred name or

  9. Diphenhydramine

    SouthpawRN replied to RestingNurseFace's topic in Nurses Recovery

    OMG, nothing mood altering??? I LOVE Chocolate, totally mood altering for me.... Lucky I am not part of any such

  10. New Nurse ICU Math Help!

    SouthpawRN replied to PsychNurse2be's topic in Patient Medications

    regardless what the machine/pump says, you should always be able to double check by doing your own math. here is a website that may be helpful to you. The nursing central app has a complete set of...

  11. Nurses intervention using biopsychological method

    SouthpawRN replied to Blodwen23's topic in United Kingdom

    I think they are getting at Medical research based approaches to mental health care, such as the use of PET, MRI scans, chemicals present and in what amounts, like dopamine, serotonin nor-epinephrine...

  12. Nurses intervention using biopsychological method

    SouthpawRN replied to Blodwen23's topic in United Kingdom

    do your professors have office hours? if so, utilize them. Not only do you get the right answers the way they want you to understand them, but students who make the extra effort to go to office...

  13. Nursing @ 32?

    SouthpawRN replied to Firstina's topic in General Students

    late 40's, i'll finish BSN next

  14. Helping During Disaster/Tragedy

    SouthpawRN replied to alaskaman's topic in General Nursing

    Our local news just reported the following though. "Governor Sandoval also declared a Public Health and Medical Disaster which temporarily suspends all necessary statutes and rules to allow health...

  15. What is considered a round in a cardiac arrest code?

    SouthpawRN replied to CRB3360's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen it used as each reapeat of Epi completes a round. That is the most repeated drug, others like atropine, lidocaine etc get given in between the epi but start to vary more the longer the...

  16. Is APA taught in Intro English class?

    SouthpawRN replied to bookwormom's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We are required to use APA format, but you buy the book and figure it out yourself. this is a great source when you are not sure how to do something specific APA Style

  17. US ER/Trauma Nurse interested in working in BC, Canada

    SouthpawRN replied to LocalGirl808's topic in International Nursing

    Does Canada require you to be bilingual in French and

  18. Nursing Schools That Do Not Require Exams For Entry

    SouthpawRN replied to Lyonda's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Many programs require a 3.75 or higher on the prerequisite GPA so you straight B's and a few A's may not be enough to get you in. Those without entrance exam probably have even higher GPA...

  19. More nurses leaving register than joning...

    SouthpawRN replied to babyNP.'s topic in United Kingdom

    Wow, the pay in the UK is really low considering the cost of living and goods there. exchange rate is .75 pounds to a dollar so conversion is only 25% more to the

  20. How to prioritize 4+ patients?

    SouthpawRN replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    I think that the challenge here is that nursing instructors want students to do a complete head to toe on each patient. whereas in reality, you are doing focused assessments initially, which...

  21. How to prioritize 4+ patients?

    SouthpawRN replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    I am surprised that you are in 4th semester and only just passing meds. Is this common in other programs? The program I am in, we were passing oral and topical meds 1st semester, IM, SQ G-tube...

  22. Pre-Interview Practical Assessment

    SouthpawRN replied to Labelle13's topic in Canada

    At 2 weeks old the infant should be at least birth weight. they do loose some weight the first few days of birth, but should have gained it back by 10 days and definitely 2 weeks. I would say that...

  23. Relationship with patient?

    SouthpawRN replied to Nurse2bklingon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All ethical dilemmas aside, it's a massive HIPAA violation. The person only became known to you because of your professional duties in healthcare. Therefore all contact info is privileged. For...

  24. High end vs cheap trauma shears

    SouthpawRN replied to mailenaka's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    see this thread.

  25. Should I keep my Paramedic Card

    SouthpawRN replied to Molemedic's topic in General Nursing

    Will be of benefit if you decide to do flight