PANurseRN1

PANurseRN1

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  1. Jury Duty during nursing school

    PANurseRN1 replied to capribry's topic in General Nursing

    In PA they give a six month deferrment, but it's the same as your experience, Cooper...they are right there 6 months

  2. Jury Duty during nursing school

    PANurseRN1 replied to capribry's topic in General Nursing

    You may be able to get your jury duty deferred, depending on your state/local laws. It's getting harder to do, though, because a lot of people try to get out of serving. I don't think your school can...

  3. New grad in the ER, is CRNA school out of the question?

    PANurseRN1 replied to extowboater's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not really. Yes, I read your qualifiers as well, but they were soon forgotten as I read your description of how "clueless" ED nurses are. As a former ED nurse, I was

  4. Cherry Ames to the rescue? Addressing the nursing shortage

    PANurseRN1 replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    Not to mention, who would be teaching all of these prospective nurses? You can't just pluck educators out of thin

  5. Need some help

    PANurseRN1 replied to xjae's topic in General Nursing

    You can find the answers to your questions in numerous threads by using the "search"

  6. Need some advice for a new grad (long)

    PANurseRN1 replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't just leave that ED. I would leave that hospital. Managers talk among themselves, and with the situation you described, your manager is capable of anything. Get out of there before you are...

  7. Heeellppp

    PANurseRN1 replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    This is not a site for medical advice, per TOS. You should discuss this with your physician or seek treatment in an ED if you feel it's an

  8. Womens interest in male nurses

    PANurseRN1 replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Let me see if I understand this. You are concerned about how women perceive men in nursing, but you go to an establishment that makes its money off the objectification of women. You also make a joke...

  9. Do you have a diagnosis of mental illness?

    PANurseRN1 replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    After reading all of the vitriolic posts regarding Andrea Yates, I can't imagine anyone who would want to answer this question

  10. Andrea Yates R.N.

    PANurseRN1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone is discounting the horror those children must have endured. It's unimaginable. But do you blame everyone with a chronic illness who has a relapse? Really, the lack of...

  11. The War with the Floors

    PANurseRN1 replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    This happened all the time when I worked in the ED. The nurse was never available ("She's still in report...now she's with a pt....oh, she went to lunch...") What often happened was during all of...

  12. what treatment do patients who present with migraines......

    PANurseRN1 replied to froghair's topic in Emergency

    It's not really funny, but this made me laugh. It sounds like the same pt. died two weeks in a

  13. what treatment do patients who present with migraines......

    PANurseRN1 replied to froghair's topic in Emergency

    I just love how people mock pts. who "claim to be allergic to Toradol." Guess what? I am allergic to it. I had a rash, scratchy throat, and itching after getting it IM. So sure, go ahead and sneak it...

  14. Nurses in a doctors office frustrated me today, am I out of line?

    PANurseRN1 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell you how many times I have been yelled at by patients/family members who are outraged because their surgical time doesn't suit for one reason or another. Which is why our policy is pretty...

  15. Andrea Yates R.N.

    PANurseRN1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    For the love of Mike. You're demanding rational thought from someone who is not capable of being rational. How many times have we heard stories about medical professionals ignoring hallmark...

  16. Is using lidocaine really effective during venipunture?

    PANurseRN1 replied to digger's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've read, the wheal itself decreases the pain of the stick. There were some studies that showed no difference between lido and NS in terms of making an IV start less painful. There was a...

  17. Andrea Yates R.N.

    PANurseRN1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    That's like saying there is no excuse for a diabetic person having a crisis because you know plenty of diabetics who keep their glucose levels under

  18. Andrea Yates R.N.

    PANurseRN1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    What does her being a nurse have to do with anything?

  19. Negativity????!!!!!!!

    PANurseRN1 replied to Hospice4me's topic in General Nursing

    More $$$ does not guarantee happy employees. And your last comment says it all for me. Referring to your co-workers with profanity shows how much you respect them, and says how much you've really...

  20. RN vs Ancillary Staff

    PANurseRN1 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry you work with such inept colleagues, Angie. The RTs I work with would have definitely known that. I don't consider a PT's request that a pt. be medicated prior to therapy, either. The way...

  21. Is using lidocaine really effective during venipunture?

    PANurseRN1 replied to digger's topic in General Nursing

    I offer it. Some pts. want it, some don't. I had to get used to doing, but now it doesn't affect my success rate. I think it's really a benefit for pts. who are very apprehensive about IV starts....

  22. RN vs Ancillary Staff

    PANurseRN1 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, is that statement ever untrue. PTs have a minimum of master's degree, and the move now is for doctoral degrees. So let's try to have a wee tad of knowledge about our colleagues' educational...

  23. Negativity????!!!!!!!

    PANurseRN1 replied to Hospice4me's topic in General Nursing

    For the love of Mike, could we please dispense with the "blame it on women/PMS," etc? It's a degrading comment to women and has absolutely no scientific research to back it up. Did the OP ever...

  24. What do you think????

    PANurseRN1 replied to KellieNurse06's topic in General Nursing

    Addiction is not an issue in this case. Addiction is taking a substance for reasons other than therapeutic measures. Anyone who worries about terminally ill pts. becoming addicted to pain meds isn't...

  25. Request for pain meds and then asleep

    PANurseRN1 replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would have answered differently if this had been clearer the first