PANurseRN1

PANurseRN1

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  1. Preceptor Friend or Foe??

    PANurseRN1 replied to texaschick's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Uh, no. Precepting is a trememdous responsibility, and preceptors should be compensated for being willing to take on that

  2. Student and wanting help in going forward to bcome a OB nurse

    PANurseRN1 replied to NursingStudent19's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm confused...is the OP a student in an MA program or a nursing program? I guess the screen name just conflicts with what she's posting; I just wonder which it is. Being a nursing student isn't the...

  3. Do we HAVE to address docs by "Dr.--"

    PANurseRN1 replied to kmokay's topic in General Nursing

    ???

  4. Do I tape foley to leg?

    PANurseRN1 replied to jd494's topic in General Nursing

    YEEEOOOWWW!!!

  5. Do we HAVE to address docs by "Dr.--"

    PANurseRN1 replied to kmokay's topic in General Nursing

    If you follow that reasoning, then shouldn't you be addressed as "Nurse SmilingBluEyes"? After all, you earned your title. Shouldn't it be considered unprofessional to address nurses on a "first-name...

  6. HX of the Cap, Pin and Lamp......

    PANurseRN1 replied to atina's topic in General Nursing

    We are not doing students any good when we spoonfeed them answers to questions. Surely the OP knows how to do a Google search or other search function. Students need to learn how to research. I fear...

  7. Disclipline

    PANurseRN1 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As frustrating as it may be, I don't think it's appropriate to discipline employees who refuse to come in on a day off to cover a call-off. Time off is time off, and this mentality of a...

  8. reporting med errors

    PANurseRN1 replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    And don't allow a marginally educated tech/aide give meds under your license. Nurses have enough to worry about making errors on their own without having to also bear the responsibility for minimally...

  9. Does this bother you?

    PANurseRN1 replied to Gods child's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! You can also take a bullet for your country, but you can't have a beer. New teen nurse, talking to a friend: "So I was like taking care of this man last night? Who had a bad heart? And I walked...

  10. Does this bother you?

    PANurseRN1 replied to Gods child's topic in General Nursing

    True, LOL! This idea needs to go in the circular

  11. Graduate Nurses vs. Experienced Nurses (Promise to be funny!)

    PANurseRN1 replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    LOL="laughing out loud" (Not "little old lady," which is what I thought when I first got on the

  12. Trend toward private rooms

    PANurseRN1 replied to mshultz's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. The one time I had a roommate, I hated it. Nosy woman with nothing better to do that eavesdrop, then tell her friends when they called the "latest" on what was wrong with her

  13. Blood Transfusion Question

    PANurseRN1 replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    We gave PRBCs to peds pts. through 24g with no problems. Again, if you're having to infuse rapidly, that's another

  14. Andrea Yates R.N.

    PANurseRN1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    That is a particularly cruel post. Also a bit hypocritical, considering you posted in another thread about your own MH issues and the meds you need to control

  15. Blood Transfusion Question

    PANurseRN1 replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Contrary to what you hear in nursing school, you can infuse blood through an IV as small as a 24g with no problems. Think about it--blood cells get through tiny capillaries without being damaged....

  16. Can't do nightshift

    PANurseRN1 replied to Pitbullgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Bear in mind that just because a nurse gets a note from her doc doesn't mean the hospital is obligated to accommodate her. Admin. might say, "Gee that's too bad, we'll be sorry to see you go." With...

  17. Andrea Yates R.N.

    PANurseRN1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I think you really need to have a working knowledge of mental illness before you can presume to discuss it. Being a new graduate of a nursing program doesn't qualify as "working knowledge." According...

  18. Andrea Yates R.N.

    PANurseRN1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I

  19. Andrea Yates R.N.

    PANurseRN1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh...because psychotic breaks are not time limited. Because people in the midst of a psychotic break aren't capapble of just "snapping out of it." If you are going into maternity, please, please,...

  20. Andrea Yates R.N.

    PANurseRN1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    This is incredibly naive, and sad, coming from a nurse. Suffering from "bouts of depression and anxiety" is not remotely similar to someone who has a psychosis. No one minimizes the horror her...

  21. HR 5688 Act

    PANurseRN1 replied to lydiasmom's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    ??? MDs and DOs are physicians, period. DOs are not "lesser" physicians. Maybe you don't have many DOs in your area and therefore have limited experience with them, but please don't perpetuate the...

  22. New RN precepting students!

    PANurseRN1 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That was just wrong, on so many levels. Maybe it would have been impractical to change your assignment, but the new nurse could have been reassigned to a different pt. Brand new nurses should not be...

  23. A little frustrated

    PANurseRN1 replied to purpledolfin214's topic in General Nursing

    You're practicing taking NCLEX and you aren't even a nursing student? That's just...whoa. How can you critically think through a situation when you haven't even started with the

  24. BEST on-line for uniform scrubs

    PANurseRN1 replied to stressedout1's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love www.smartscrubs.com. Their stuff wears well; it's a little pricey, but I have scrub tops from them I got three years ago and they still look like new. Really great customer service. In the...

  25. Re-training to become a nurse--is it worth the sacrifice?

    PANurseRN1 replied to GraceNotes's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the post saying that LTC is sometimes not the greatest place to get an idea about what it's like to be a nurse. If you worked in hospital admin., did you not hear any of the concerns...