PANurseRN1

PANurseRN1

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  1. What's special about male nurses?

    PANurseRN1 replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    It's been my experience that the women who complain the most about nurses being back stabbers are themselves the worst

  2. Wisconsin Nurse being charged with criminal neglect

    PANurseRN1 replied to psalm_55's topic in General Nursing

    See, this will teach me to read the whole link first. Like Sharon stated, the complaint was disturbing. You certainly don't appreciate the impact of how this nurse violated the medication rights by...

  3. Best Advice for Successful IV Sticks

    PANurseRN1 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Take. Your. Time. Have all of your equipment (tape, 2x2, prep pads, etc.) ready ahead of time. Once you put the tourniquet on, take the time to really look at the veins. Don't stick the first thing...

  4. Wisconsin Nurse being charged with criminal neglect

    PANurseRN1 replied to psalm_55's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the ANA will get around to addressing this problem when they're finished fighting for the rights of advanced pratice nurses. They're far too busy with them to be involved with "the little...

  5. Abdominal pain??

    PANurseRN1 replied to turtles's topic in General Nursing

    Insulin is given in units, not cc. Six 6cc of insulin would have probably killed your

  6. Working five 12hr shifts a week

    PANurseRN1 replied to aggieamy5's topic in General Nursing

    That's true. Truck driving is dangerous work. Several years ago, a family in my area burned to death when their car was struck by a trucker who was overtired. I agree, the thread should be closed. The...

  7. Abdominal pain??

    PANurseRN1 replied to turtles's topic in General Nursing

    ??? His BS was 21.5? Does that mean blood sugar? Do you mean his blood sugar was 215? You gave him 60cc of insulin? Do you mean 60 units? That still would be an awful lot of insulin for a BS of 215....

  8. Working five 12hr shifts a week

    PANurseRN1 replied to aggieamy5's topic in General Nursing

    This will teach me to reply to a thread before I've read every response. Your husband hasn't finished nsg. school? He has no clue what a 12/5 schedule is like. Zero clue. I'm not even sure he would...

  9. Working five 12hr shifts a week

    PANurseRN1 replied to aggieamy5's topic in General Nursing

    It is also possible to have normal, healthy kids who went to (HORRORS!) day

  10. Working five 12hr shifts a week

    PANurseRN1 replied to aggieamy5's topic in General Nursing

    Oh please...SAHMs are persecuted only in their own minds. I couldn't care less if a woman works full-time and has kids, works part-time and has kids or is a SAHM. Comparing one job to another doesn't...

  11. Working five 12hr shifts a week

    PANurseRN1 replied to aggieamy5's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you already made your decision before you posted the question. Why did you bother to ask if you were going to do this anyway? It's very frustrating when people ask for advice when they...

  12. Leaving things for Day Shift

    PANurseRN1 replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I do have to say that if I couldn't get the IV on the one pt., personally, I would have taken the extra time to start the IV on the other pt. Not because I had to, but out of courtesy to the oncoming...

  13. Leaving things for Day Shift

    PANurseRN1 replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why didn't you include this info in your

  14. do nurses eat their young

    PANurseRN1 replied to teenynurse's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, that must be it. we're all mean, evil, and sooooooo threatened by new nurses with no experience. get real. there are mean people of all ages in nursing. this means young nurses

  15. do nurses eat their young

    PANurseRN1 replied to teenynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Tit for tat is not the way to go. Running off to mommy and being a tattletale will not engender positive feelings toward the OP. Unless the OP sees a mistake that truly merits writing up, it's better...

  16. do nurses eat their young

    PANurseRN1 replied to teenynurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is completely different from what you originally posted. And it still does not address the issue of your needing to take responsibility for your mistakes, rather than pointing fingers/making...

  17. Leaving things for Day Shift

    PANurseRN1 replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Silly goose! Don't you know that nights just sits around eating bon-bons and reading Soap Opera Digest? I probably would not have left the first IV go for day shift; what if her status had changed...

  18. Non-English speaking patients

    PANurseRN1 replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the situation, having a family member translate isn't always the best idea. Unlike professional translation services, a family member may also seriously edit information. It's a sticky...

  19. Nursing without license

    PANurseRN1 replied to TouchstoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. My state just says if the license is in good standing or not. If there's been any disciplinary action you have to request that info from the prothonotary's

  20. Non-English speaking patients

    PANurseRN1 replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    The language line is good for getting consent forms, d/c instructions, etc., but it's nearly impossible to use it one each interaction with the pt. I don't know what the answer is. Just last week I...

  21. Nursing without license

    PANurseRN1 replied to TouchstoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    People have that much free time at work to be searching co-workers' license status? Wow...most of us barely have time for a BR break or to scarf down some food, let along surf the

  22. do nurses eat their young

    PANurseRN1 replied to teenynurse's topic in General Nursing

    We have told many of you. There are also many posts from experienced nurses asking that new nurses keep this in mind. What usually happens is just what happened now...the new nurse chastizes the older...

  23. Finally, nurses are portrayed right in media

    PANurseRN1 replied to tracy2006's topic in General Nursing

    I'm disappointed; I thought this was going to be an article about real nurses, not some soap

  24. do nurses eat their young

    PANurseRN1 replied to teenynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they were exasperated because they already had a heavy workload plus the added responsibility of having to precept new nurses. Usually there is no assignment accommodation for the nurse who has...

  25. nurse & dr affair, what should I do?

    PANurseRN1 replied to sandee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So you really don't care about the potential compromise to pt. care...you're just ticked because she's getting breaks you don't get. All righty,