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  1. ACLS certification

    SouthpawRN replied to astratton83's topic in General Nursing

    Dragons! you forgot the fire breathing dragons! when I did it ahem.... years ago we had to know every drug, dosage, rhythm, protocol etc. Not sure if it's still like that or

  2. Risk of getting your family members sick?

    SouthpawRN replied to Pete_soon2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    Having kids, I can tell ya that they are the ones who bring home the bugs from school. Way more cooties at school than in a hospital. I know I would end up sick about 2 weeks into each school year...

  3. Contact Isolation

    SouthpawRN replied to a1396's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Heh, you are just looking at the problem from the wrong angle. see my post here #4 https://allnurses.com/nurses-with-disabilities/cochlear-implants-and-1091121.html Suction cup ear buds go over...

  4. nurse with neuromuscular disease?

    SouthpawRN replied to callicarpa's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    If you have already been accepted to the program, go and talk to the director/dean and ask if you can withdraw and have automatic re-entry into a future class once you have your disease under control....

  5. ADHD student Nurse. Advice needed!

    SouthpawRN replied to miss-yazzle's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    You absolutely need to contact the disability resource office at your college and request services and to be classified as a student with a disability. This gives you legal protection and allows them...

  6. Watches

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

    This one, 3 color options had 24hr time written inside the main numbers. Turn the outer dial 45* and you have twice as many reference pionts for your 15 second sweep of the hand. Also every number...

  7. Watches

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

    If you are counting the ticking and not the pulse, you should probably not be an RN or any job that actually requires thinking! I think that is the dumbest requirement I have seen for a nursing...

  8. When doing shift trades, can you?

    SouthpawRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, when doing shift trades, can you do a trade outside the specific pay period? for example, work for someone this period and they do a shift for you 2 months down the

  9. Am I too old to become an RN??

    SouthpawRN replied to bananerz84's topic in LPN to RN

    Posted this on a similar topic, but you got about 60 years of nursing left in you... I'm the oldest student in my class, Just means I have more life experience, which I think is worth more than...

  10. Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    SouthpawRN replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    That last study cracks me up. They had higher mortality but lower readmission rates. Maybe because DEAD people don't get readmitted to a hospital! ". Pridit scores showed the highest-level HCAHPS...

  11. Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    SouthpawRN replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    Well I'm not going to lie for anyone, and where I go and what I do in my off time is none of the patient's business. My mantra is if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. This...

  12. Help needed! Interested in pursuing a career in nursing

    SouthpawRN replied to Robyn122's topic in Nurse Registration

    You need to compete all the prerequisite courses. this list is pretty standard for most nursing programs, it also requires statistics, and som general ed classes in communications, diversity etc....

  13. Nursing Ethics Question!

    SouthpawRN replied to Nugget's topic in Psychiatric

    Good Point! I agree with this being a very thought provoking topic, Would be wonderful if the OP contacted their BON and let us know what their thoughts were on it. Like many ethics questions,...

  14. Nursing Ethics Question!

    SouthpawRN replied to Nugget's topic in Psychiatric

    I am talking about the patient's autonomy not RN practice autonomy. the patient's right to make decisions for themselves and have those decisions respected by the hospital staff and providers. I...

  15. Work as CNA through nursing school?

    SouthpawRN replied to Silver_Rik's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I doubt there is any policy that says you MUST engage in physical restraint of a physically violent patient. As such, you are better to be hands off and leave the patient in the room if necessary...

  16. What would you like as a thank you?

    SouthpawRN replied to Quita19426's topic in Nurses Rock

    This and HUGS! You can send a copy of the letter to the director of the hospital or hospice agency. These may end up in the employee's file and look good when it comes time for reviews, promotion...

  17. 2017 Laptop Recommendations

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

    I use a surface pro 4 I5 processor and it works fine for school. look at 2 in 1 laptop/ tablet designs as it is really nice to have a stylus and be able to write on the Powerpoint and PDF lectures....

  18. Nursing Ethics Question!

    SouthpawRN replied to Nugget's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't have an answer for that. hence the question mark at the end of my sentence? ANA Code of Ethics is Page 8 Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements (View Only for Members and...

  19. Nursing Ethics Question!

    SouthpawRN replied to Nugget's topic in Psychiatric

    Interesting dilemma, can you call your BON and ask them, pretty sure they would be the "official" resource. People get paid to participate in medical research studies and drug trials all the time....

  20. Quit nursing after 10 years?

    SouthpawRN replied to Brigi23's topic in General Nursing

    Counseling and Therapy? Critical assessment of your own perspectives on others and restructuring your self fulfilling prophecies that you can't be around people you don't like. As others have said,...

  21. 40+ and Considering Nursing School

    SouthpawRN replied to Bookworm17's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in my latter 40's and in school now so you are definitely not old and life experience, motivation, and maturity do count for a lot. I am the oldest one in my class and old enough to be Dad to 3/4...

  22. Tramadol and Nursing School

    SouthpawRN replied to N_madison's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I would definitely be honest about it. If you have a legal Rx for a medical Dx and do not have side effects when using it that would be a patient safety issue, I do not know why they would have an...

  23. Nursing to Medical School

    SouthpawRN replied to doctor2bM97's topic in General Nursing

    I would say retake the classes you got a low grade and get 4.0 in each of them, that will replace your lower grade. Best way to increase your GPA. I think motivation would be an issue with nursing....

  24. Sexy male scrubs

    SouthpawRN replied to Betenhauser's topic in Men in Nursing

    Friend posted this on her Facebook, made me think of this

  25. NS with KCl 20mEq ordered; 0.5% Dextrose and .45NaCl with KCl 20mEq given

    SouthpawRN replied to wrst's topic in Patient Medications

    Is this how all the "nurses eat their young" rumors start.? So what if its a homework assignment. They asked because they were not able to find the answer. I know we have not been taught what gets...