Crocuta

Crocuta RN

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  1. Dayshift or Nightshift: Which works better for families??

    Crocuta replied to SchoolRN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Ultimately, you of course will need to do what is best for you and for your family. If you take the night shift position, you can either try to stay on a "night" schedule on your days off, or you can...

  2. Equal Pay

    Crocuta replied to NoCarolinaRN's topic in General Nursing

    What is fair is what the market will support. If there are nurses willing to work for those wages, then a mutually agreeable relationship has been established. There's nothing more fair than that....

  3. Am I going to die?

    Crocuta replied to 2bnurselovescoffee's topic in General Nursing

    This is an excellent point to keep in mind. It's interesting how many people have a sense of the end, and sometimes they'll give you clues. Watch for sudden peace and contentment or talking to a...

  4. The more I think about a comment that my coworker made to me, the more ticked I get!!

    Crocuta replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, my style is to say: "Thank you for that information. I'll let Amy know that you feel that way and maybe together we can figure out a way to get you a better report." And anytime someone...

  5. Color challenged male in nursing

    Crocuta replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, are you truly colorblind, or do you just have trouble distinguishing shades of colors? I am colorblind in that I fail the Ishahara tests (those little tests with all the dots where...

  6. Should I rock the boat??

    Crocuta replied to anggelRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to agree with Angie here. I'm not normally one to take abuse, or to recommend that others do. I've butted my share of heads. However, you're in a tenuous position. In nursing, as in...

  7. This is why ERs are used as PCPs

    Crocuta replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    My family and I have used ARNP's in rural clinics for years for just this reason. We never go to the doctor except for "cough/congestion x 2 weeks" when we've gotten tired of waiting for our immune...

  8. Taking CHARGE for the first time.....

    Crocuta replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    A few thoughts on being charge: Always remember that being the charge does not mean being the boss. A great charge realizes that he or she is simply a team leader, responsible for orchestrating the...

  9. MED calculation question

    Crocuta replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Great, now how do you answer the rest of the question? "how many mg should you infuse per hour" There's a typo somewhere - as the OP stated, in order to fully answer the question as written, you need...

  10. MED calculation question

    Crocuta replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One often gets a ml/kg/hr order for maintenance fluids in children and infants. 7ml/kg/hr seems a little high for a maintenance rate for a 10kg child, but nursing school questions are sometimes not...

  11. MedMath answer a med error?

    Crocuta replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    You forgot: Those who can't teach, administrate. Just

  12. Major Academic Problems Of Nursing Students

    Crocuta replied to akalingwanku's topic in General Nursing

    I think that you'll only see this get worse as the tools continue to improve. Frankly, I could get by without ever doing a manual calculation again. Our pumps calculate any rate possible, and my PDA...

  13. who the heck are you...

    Crocuta replied to loaparker's topic in General Nursing

    There are badge holders that will not allow your badge to flip backwards. Search for 'retractable badge reel "twist free" ' and you'll find many options. They have tabs at the top of the badge clip...

  14. Major Academic Problems Of Nursing Students

    Crocuta replied to akalingwanku's topic in General Nursing

    In my practice, I have seen a terrifying lack of basic math skills in both nursing students and practicing nurses alike. I spent 20 minutes one day trying to explain to two experienced nurses that...

  15. Will nursing change w/ Nonpayment for Performance (Medicare)

    Crocuta replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I think that Medicare will usher in the end of health care in the US as we know it. As all forms of "free" healthcare increase, users will require more and more free services. Medicare...

  16. MedMath answer a med error?

    Crocuta replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    Let me pose a few questions here for everyone's consideration. Take the order "NS @ 125 hr/ml - 1000 ml" or some form thereof. Let's say that during the course of treatment this patient has an adverse...

  17. Best place to start out: Level I vs Level III?

    Crocuta replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    The decision of where to start is a very personal one. You will learn many of the same skills at both facilities, and you will also learn very different things at each facility. Since you have...

  18. who does your casting and splinting?

    Crocuta replied to cjthegreat's topic in Emergency

    In my ED, routine splints (fiberglass or plaster) are applied by our ED techs. They go through a several hour class when they are first hired to learn all the different splints. More complex...

  19. MedMath answer a med error?

    Crocuta replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to nursing school. Rule #1: Learn what your instructors want and give it to them. It can be frustrating when you are given a message like this. Critical thinking is one of the things drilled...

  20. MedMath answer a med error?

    Crocuta replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    But what if the doctor wrote: "NS @ 125 ml/hr - 250ml" or "NS @ 125 ml/hr - 2L"? What purpose is served by specifying an amount if the amount is

  21. interview time and still don't know

    Crocuta replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    Honesty is always the best approach. However, being *too* honest might hurt you in this situation. Remember that the person interviewing you has a responsibility for staffing his or her units during...

  22. Documents needed to start work?

    Crocuta replied to RNursingStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Make and keep a running list of all previous jobs including supervisor's names, business address, position, duties, reason for leaving and starting and ending pay. Start now with collecting several...

  23. MedMath answer a med error?

    Crocuta replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct. As written, the order would automatically terminate after the first liter. Continuous infusions should be written as "NS @ 125ml/hr." Good eye. Never assume anything beyond the...

  24. IV insertion techniques!!

    Crocuta replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bilateral 14's for

  25. ER Doctor

    Crocuta replied to missingunc's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but this is a really unfair blanket statement to make. I hope you won't take this personally, because it's certainly not meant to be, but someone might read this and say that it's the...