TallGirlAni

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  1. Strongly considering Moving to Tampa area/changing jobs.

    TallGirlAni posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    I have decided to leave the VA in Milwaukee, WI after 2 years post-graduation and try travel nursing. I have looked into BayCare, especially the Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater Florida. As for...

  2. Morphine PCA and Heparin drip, compatible?

    TallGirlAni posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. Searching my micromedix at work, I did see that morphine sulfate and Heparin are compatible. An IV nurse even told me that the tubing could be connected to a y-site. Browsing my 2005 Lippincott's...

  3. Morphine PCA and Heparin drip, compatible?

    TallGirlAni replied to TallGirlAni's topic in General Nursing

    I am not talking about running the PCA with the heparin on the same pump and same tubing. I am saying that one pump would run the heparin with the tubing to a y-site that would be connected to the PCA...

  4. Morphine PCA and Heparin drip, compatible?

    TallGirlAni replied to TallGirlAni's topic in General Nursing

    PICC lines are done on tuesdays and thursdays, and central venous lines are placed by MDs. On the med surge floor I work on, (the PM shift), it is almost always difficult to get any central placed in...

  5. My first MED ERROR!!!

    TallGirlAni replied to LUVtxNursing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been a new RN grad for 10 months now and made my first med error a couple of weeks ago, as well. I had an order for 1-2 mg IVP morphine q4h prn. It was a busy day, and in my mind, I was...

  6. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    TallGirlAni replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she thought it was TPN--Total Percocet

  7. sleep anyone???

    TallGirlAni replied to 25(2)+2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How well lit is your bedroom? You might want to darken your room with something that prevents light from coming in. That way, when you start sleeping at 10 AM, you stay sleeping until your 7-8 hours...

  8. Im Going Crazy....

    TallGirlAni replied to JoJo's Mommy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    We all went through the same exact same you are going through and most of us passed. It sounds as though you did well. When you find out that you passed, you will realize that you went crazy with...

  9. RN's who cover an LPN

    TallGirlAni replied to yumaRN1990's topic in General Nursing

    I will admit, as a new RN grad, it took awhile for me to learn how to effectively collaborate and cover the LPNs, with whom I work. There really wasn't much I learned in school about this, and...

  10. How do you develop thick skin?

    TallGirlAni replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    If someone is yelling or screaming inappropriately, your best response is always to remain calm, maintain eye contact, and tell them that you what they are doing is inappropriate and is it really...

  11. What do I do? (long)

    TallGirlAni replied to ChrgRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I caught the said nurse breaking the rule, I would give her a verbal warning letting her know that she will be written up next time. If management does not like this, then they can try to catch the...

  12. criminal background check

    TallGirlAni replied to pixie-dust37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You may want to check into getting this expunged from your record. Look up how to do this according to your state's procedures for expungement on the internet. Just type in expungement and your state...

  13. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    TallGirlAni replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry this is happening to you, especially at a time with your grandmother in a decline. How did the opiates show up in your

  14. feces odor in student

    TallGirlAni replied to ALoucas's topic in General Nursing

    On the floor where I work, if I have a patient with some foul smelling wounds, I have put some peppermint oil on a cottonball and placed it in a dish and let it sit in the room. That helps somewhat. I...

  15. What punishment should this nurse get?

    TallGirlAni replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe there were extenuating circumstances? Is the nurse on medication? Had she been working a double? Has she done this before? Since this patient was deemed to be in jeopardy of pulling at his...

  16. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    TallGirlAni replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a patient a few weeks ago who nearly drove me insane! I arrived on the PM shift and the day shift nurse was giving me a report of the patient I was about to receive. I knew of this patient, but...

  17. I can't live on OR pay

    TallGirlAni replied to OKJen's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, but how many surgeries are occurring on the weekend? That is something that you will want to look into when applying for

  18. question about mandated reporting

    TallGirlAni replied to shock-me-sane's topic in General Nursing

    If you are working at a hospital and your 17 year old patient told you this, then you should look up your hospital policies about what is mandatable to report to authorites. If you report this and it...

  19. Is there any nursing job that'll make $30,000+/yr for the FIRST job?

    TallGirlAni replied to Matt000's topic in General Nursing

    My first job as an RN right out of school was $50,000 base pay without my shift differential (15% extra per hour), weekend differential(25% extra per hour), or overtime (time and a half). Plus, the 5...

  20. I can't live on OR pay

    TallGirlAni replied to OKJen's topic in Operating Room

    You might want to consider a year of med/surge first, then go to the OR. The pay scale might be a little higher and you may be able to work a PM shift for a shift differential. Then weekends may have...

  21. Best way to deal with rudeness?

    TallGirlAni replied to Gods child's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Could you give a couple of examples of the rudeness. It will help me get the bigger picture as dealing with rudeness will always depend on what the bigger picture is. First, you will always want to...

  22. Assignment of Patients-- "You are too outspoken!"

    TallGirlAni posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new grad RN, and have been at my first job for four months. On my floor (post-surgical/ortho, with overflow of medicine patients), we have a pretty spread out floor, mostly private rooms, and...

  23. Problem with coworker (long)

    TallGirlAni replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Talk to your manager and suggest that since you are more than willing to do one of his tasks, that it only be fair with your workload that he do something for you in exchange. How your manager...

  24. Pt Threats and Name Badges (again)

    TallGirlAni replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Making the threats that he makes are illegal. They should be documented verbatim and the authorities should be called. He is probably on parole and this may be a parole violation. You should also go...

  25. An LVN yelled at me yesterday...I'm only a student.

    TallGirlAni replied to Marie1205's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Those types of things should be reported to your clinical instructor immediately so that your clinical instructor can decide with you how this should be handled. Your clinical instructor has probably...