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  1. Tips on getting people to come to staff meetings

    asilmk posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any tips on getting nurses to actually attend staff meetings? Our hospital requires that each nurse attend 6 meetings a year! It is about impossible to get them to attend! Any creative tips???? We...

  2. Important nursing considerations when giving levofloxacin

    asilmk posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello everyone! I am a new RN grad, but I am also working on my BSN degree. I am putting together a short essy on Levaquin. What would you guys consider to be the 3 most important nursing...

  3. Can someone please explain INR & Coumadin therapy to me?

    asilmk replied to christvs's topic in Patient Medications

    All this is really good info. A couple words of caution concerning anticoagulation...If a pt. falls while in the hospital, or is admitted due to a fall CHECK their meds to see if they are on any type...

  4. Looking for an MSN program

    asilmk posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have my BSN and I am looking for an MSN program. I would like to be a CNO, so I want to go the Master's in Nursing Administration route. I have found many different types of degrees. I have seen...

  5. Why do doctors get to play by different rules?

    asilmk posted a topic in General Nursing

    I filed a complaint about two respiratory therapists and a doctor who came to visit my ICU patient and were dressed unprofessionally. One therapist was wearing scrubs with the pants too low and the...

  6. Why do doctors get to play by different rules?

    asilmk replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been able to check in for a while, and I appreciate all your replies! The replies are about what I expected. Some of you completely missed the point of my post, some of you got it and are...

  7. Medication Charges

    asilmk replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the posts. We are a small facility and don't have a unit clerk all the time. We never have a CNA. It's really hard when I'm trying to be a one person show and it really is a big deal...

  8. Medication Charges

    asilmk posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have come up with a new problem at our hospital. If a med is not signed off on the MAR, it is not considered given, therefore the hospital cannot charge for the med to avoid medicare fraud issues....

  9. Rn, C?

    asilmk posted a topic in General Nursing

    What does the "C" in RN, C mean? What kind of certification is

  10. If Money Were No Problem.........

    asilmk replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    I would go for the RN hands down. You will be able to find a job easier, you'll be more thoroughly educated, you'll make much more money (at my hospital it's nearly double), and you will have endless...

  11. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    asilmk replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think the assistant or whatever she is should be cautioned against using the term "nurse" so loosely. Of course it's offensive to us because we know how hard it was to get through school and how...

  12. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    asilmk replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's sad for you to be leaving nursing so soon. I would encourage you to give it ample time because nursing can be a rewarding career. BUT, if you know deep down that nursing is not for you,...

  13. 1st day off orientation was HORRIBLE

    asilmk replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    If nothing else, know that you are not alone. I cried my first week off orientation and was convinced that nursing was not for me my first 3 months. It WILL click and it WILL become more...

  14. Rn, C?

    asilmk replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks!

  15. Rn, C?

    asilmk replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know if it meant ACLS or what. I keep seeing one person write RNC every time she signs something and I was wondering what it

  16. Thinking of going agency

    asilmk posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    Hi guys, I am hoping some of you can give me some advice. I am thinking of going to work for an agency and I want some feedback to help me decide if it's the right thing to do. The main reason I...

  17. Why are others nurses rude to agency nurses?

    asilmk replied to doodles's topic in Agency Nurses

    I have never worked in a hospital that uses agency nurses. My mgr's goal is to "keep the agency out." I did clinicals in a hospital that used several agency nurses. It was the agency nurses vs. the...

  18. Important nursing considerations when giving levofloxacin

    asilmk posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello everyone! I am a new RN grad, but I am also working on my BSN degree. I am putting together a short essy on Levaquin. What would you guys consider to be the 3 most important nursing...

  19. Tips for IV starts

    asilmk posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Any tips for getting better at IV starts? I have been on my own for 3 months and have hit 2 IVs. I know it's a basic technical skill, but I am not doing well at them. I don't like causing my patients...

  20. Anyone else frustrated with being a new nurse?

    asilmk posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been a nurse for 4 months. So far, I've been disappointed and frustrated with my job. I am not sure how much has to do with my hospital, floor, and shift, and how much has to do with me. In...

  21. What do patients say that irks you?

    asilmk replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "What time do you think he is going to die...I've got some errands to run." No lie, had a patient on comfort measures and the very insensitive daughter wanted to know when her papa was going to die...

  22. I don't know what to do

    asilmk posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been working at my hospital on the med/surg floor for eight months now. I had a patient with fussy family a few days ago and I expected that they would file a complaint because nothing we did...

  23. lost my baby

    asilmk replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry for your loss. Take care of yourself through this difficult time. And a hug for the baby's father,

  24. Threats from Management

    asilmk replied to kittyrose's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I want to jump in on this mandatory meeting deal. I understand management's predicament aobut needing to give info to us...I know things change and we need to be updated. We had a mandatory...

  25. I don't know what to do

    asilmk replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    Glad you brought that up. Yes, my supervisor is very very quick to please those in authority. You're right, now she has corrected the rebel and she can run along and tell her bosses she has done