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  1. OCD about central line infections - need perspective!

    SouthpawRN replied to laceysrn's topic in General Nursing

    I had a discussion with our infection control dept RN last week, I found out that the reason they discontinued the caps is that too many staff were removing the cap and giving the injection into the...

  2. I need help to connect my pathophysiology for my case presentation. Thankyou

    SouthpawRN replied to Janeeeee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    which came first? was it HAP or CAP? If pneumonia first=> decreased oxygenation and increased WOB => increased heart workload to support additional energy needed for pulmonary perfusion and...

  3. OCD about central line infections - need perspective!

    SouthpawRN replied to laceysrn's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe arming yourself with EBP and research data would reduce your OCD or maybe increase it. Here are 3 articles you may find interesting. I tried the file upload, hopefully it works third article...

  4. Syringe driver terror

    SouthpawRN replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

    You realize and understand you are giving them opioid or other medications to relieve their suffering and that you and the patient understand the adverse effect of the medication can be severe...

  5. Occupational exposure to floor wax

    SouthpawRN replied to NurseHP's topic in General Nursing

    Request the MSDS (Materials Data Safety Sheets) for wax, cleaner that the hospital/clinic/contractor or whatever is using. They are required to be available and provided to employees upon request....

  6. Tell me why an LVN/LPN is a "real nurse"

    SouthpawRN replied to PrettyNerd's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That is nice of you to rationalize and normalize her comments and step up an defend her. Reread her statement, which started, "You are very easy to offend and probably fun to pick on because of it"...

  7. I want to work in a level 1 trauma! Maybe in Virginia?

    SouthpawRN replied to indorfpf's topic in General Students

    I did not say anything about what it looks like on a resume, I only mentioned experience you will gain. I have no idea what employers look for as far as that goes. The Level 2 trauma center I work at...

  8. Tell me why an LVN/LPN is a "real nurse"

    SouthpawRN replied to PrettyNerd's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You just stated that you find it fun to pick on people who are easily offended or vulnerable!!!! Hope I never have to work with you or worse, be one of your patients if that is the kind of person you...

  9. Bicarbonate HC03 - As High as 43?

    SouthpawRN replied to NurseSonata's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe this is one of those good catch type of things by an observant/competent nurse (you)? You said they were lower than normal? If you are seeing a trend, maybe she is just starting to get a...

  10. Dosage Calc!! I don't understand.

    SouthpawRN replied to miss.martz's topic in Patient Medications

    OP is mistaking mg/kg/DAY with

  11. I want to work in a level 1 trauma! Maybe in Virginia?

    SouthpawRN replied to indorfpf's topic in General Students

    Experience wise, not much difference between Level 1 and Level

  12. Having issues with being a "babyfaced" nurse.

    SouthpawRN replied to Ash2016's topic in General Nursing

    You should have said, "You are just jealous because I look a decade younger than my age and you look a decade older than

  13. I'm a RPN with hearing impartment. Can I work in OR?

    SouthpawRN replied to Nurse1577's topic in Canada

    My Cochlear implants have a wireless lapel mic that you can clip on the doc or whoever you need to listen to during the surgery, The mic is made by resound and I know it also works with their hearing...

  14. Is it ok to get an asociate degree from a community college?

    SouthpawRN replied to Matt4j30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You will be able to find a job, maybe not the one you want initially, start saving early once you get a full time job and go for your RN-BSN. Many hospitals will help you pay for school too. Move...

  15. Why is A&P so hard?

    SouthpawRN replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Students

    I didn't think it was that hard compared to

  16. Is 61 too old to start Pre-Nursing?

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

    I would suggest taking A&P I in the fall and look for a condensed winter break A&P II class these are ususally 4 or 5 days a week half or all day for about a month. I did A&P II that...

  17. Hard of hearing Pre-nursing student

    SouthpawRN replied to Educatedwoman's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    You need some of my custom

  18. Watches

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

    Took me a minute to figure out how that worked, you start at one of the 3 points and then count fifteen beats and look a the corresponding outside dial at 15 beats will show you the minute pulse...

  19. Nursing Shoes for Males

    SouthpawRN replied to A.M. Wolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    covered pretty good in this thread https://allnurses.com/men-in-nursing/good-shoes-for-1099528.html Shop | Lugz

  20. Not getting hired because no BSN?

    SouthpawRN replied to butters9812's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind that one of the Institute of Medicine national goals is 80% BSN level nurses by 2020. I think this is also related to the Magnet hospital stuff as well. So I would think that hospitals...

  21. Leave my new job for the ER?

    SouthpawRN replied to RN_srs's topic in General Nursing

    You will definitely not loose your skills in ER,, If anything, I would think they will get much better. Job satisfaction, is the trade off with schedule worth the benefits. Then you have your...

  22. Can i become a nurse with lots of bad grades from years ago if i turn my grades around

    SouthpawRN replied to Sturmzie's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, Most nursing programs have core prerequisite classes on which they base your application GPA. Find out what those classes are for the program you are applying to and get A's in all those...

  23. How difficult are Intro to Bio and Intermediate Algebra?

    SouthpawRN replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the quality of the professor is the biggest external factor influencing success. I enjoy math but had a crappy professor that put me off math for my first college go around many years ago....

  24. Which job would look better on nursing application?

    SouthpawRN replied to kadegraw93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would say Job 1, also I would look into nurse apprentice jobs once you get into a nursing program. The hospitals will often come and make a presentation about their apprentice programs. They are...

  25. Psychology nurse practitioner

    SouthpawRN replied to Bmauld1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am far less confident about this with our current administration, But it will be a few years before I am ready to consider any NP