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  1. How much money do some nurese make?

    VegRN replied to Aeronurse's topic in General Nursing

    Linda, Med surg IS a specialty and it also has its own specialty certification to go with it. And we go through trouble, stress, and expense to maintain it as

  2. Dealing with Unlicensed Assistive Personnell (i.e. techs, cnas, etc.)

    VegRN replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    We must have the same coworker. This situation is sooo very similar to the horrible tech I am dealing with now. The only thing I can tell you is to keep on writing her up for policy violations when...

  3. Question about hs meds...

    VegRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

    I work in acute care for inmates so they can have meds anytime the md writes for them. We d/c these pts back to their institution with meds like this though. Many of the inmates tell me that they...

  4. Oldest pregnant patient you have seen?

    VegRN replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, hats off to the L&D nurses, I don't know how you do it seeing these babies having babies. How do you not lose your temper with the "mom's" parent/s in these situations I would go through...

  5. Hourly Rounding / Walking Reports

    VegRN replied to patwil73's topic in General Nursing

    Just how are the CNA's wording things when they go in the room, is it: "You don't need anything, do you?" or "You look like you're doing ok" or is it, "Hi, it's me again, Mary, the nursing assistant,...

  6. Is this considered change of route?

    VegRN replied to Marijane's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  7. Nur515

    VegRN replied to Jerseygirl52's topic in Correctional

    Hahahhahaha, too funny. To the OP: I work for an acute care hospital with a locked unit for state inmates. I received one day of training on how to deal with inmates and the rest was on the job....

  8. Question about hs meds...

    VegRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

    What do you do about meds that need to be given on an empty stomach for absorption i.e crixivan or meds that interact with many foods or vitamins and need to be given at a time other than close to...

  9. What drew you to your niche of nursing?

    VegRN replied to Ophelia78's topic in General Nursing

    holy guacamole, that is a bad day:uhoh3: I arrived at my niche by accident, correctional nursing. I had no interest in it, i fell in it by way of organizational changes at my acute care hospital....

  10. nursing morale going down the tubes

    VegRN replied to sunneeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you. I feel the same way much of the time. I too have high standards for care and try to give the very best to my pts but it seems to be near impossible. Lazy NA's, coworkers that feel...

  11. New Grad with Liability Insurance Question

    VegRN replied to Ohmygosh's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with the above poster. I also have liability insurance with NSO and it is about 100$ a year. I believe the new grad discount is 50%. I personally feel it is well worth the

  12. New to corrections... question about insulin injections.

    VegRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

    I don't mean to minimize your concerns as they are valid. Nurses can and do get stuck by needles and do contract diseases however, the "one stick and I'm toast" bit is not accurate. First of all, all...

  13. Nurses: Who came from a dysfuntional family?

    VegRN replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    oh yes, major dysfunction here....Mom has axis II diagnoses, dad was depressed and was and still is an active alcoholic, we were on food stamps intermittently and other kinds of public assistances....

  14. How do I handle this?

    VegRN replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

    Greaaaaaaaaat Job! Could not have done it

  15. Tb incident today

    VegRN replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    If there is any suspicion of TB, this pt should have been transferred to a negative pressure room immediately. Can you really mandate "no visitors" though? I am not really sure why you put a note in...

  16. How do I handle this?

    VegRN replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh geez, sounds like this had something to do with it. Yes, your reputation is at stake, workplace gossip gets around whether there is any grain of truth to it all. Confront the charge nurse and...

  17. Nervous about Clincals

    VegRN replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

    Kylee, I would rather have you for a nursing student rather than the nursing students that think they already know everything because they have CNA experience! It might give them a bit of an edge in...

  18. how to deal with anxiety

    VegRN replied to august07's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, good job on being proactive with your anxiety. You said you have panic attacks so you must have seen a professional at some point. If not, what do you mean by anxiety attacks? What...

  19. How are all other experienced nurses coping with orienting new nurses

    VegRN replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, in my acute care facility, LPNs cannot do initial assessments, place dobhoff's (guide wire), give IVP, check off new med orders, triage patients and do many other things than an RN would...

  20. How are all other experienced nurses coping with orienting new nurses

    VegRN replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    with all due respect, i mean no offense.... i don't think it is right for a new rn to feel they are "too special" to be trained by an lpn however...an rn and an lpn's scope of practice are different....

  21. Male Urologic Dilemma

    VegRN replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    YES, if you explain the issue to them and the anxiety it is causing, I bet they would give you some anti anxiety medication to help you in staying calm for the procedure. Doctors prescribe it for...

  22. Male Urologic Dilemma

    VegRN replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    I am female, but I know how you feel! I had some issues last year that required care by a urologist and I specifically requested a female and got one (there is only one at the large practice where I...

  23. Tall Girl Scrubs

    VegRN replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    cherokee scrubs seem to be the longest, I get the tall flared ones. They are really long on me and I am your height. I also do NOT dry them in the dryer as they tend to shrink after a few washes. I...

  24. How can i succeed?

    VegRN replied to roxiejay's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, yes, yes, grades are a big deal if you want to get into CRNA school. A 2.0 is not going to get you in. Your grades have to be

  25. How can i succeed?

    VegRN replied to roxiejay's topic in General Nursing

    actually a lot of employers ask about grades and your GPA is generally included on your resume. In addition some new-to-practice orientation programs require at least a 3.0 to get