danh3190

danh3190

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  1. Anyone using CO Pulse Oximetry?

    danh3190 replied to 80sNurse's topic in Emergency

    We don't have them on our ambulances though I'd like to. As for where to get them, I've seen lots of ads in paramedic journals for

  2. CNA's/PCTs are worked real hard.

    danh3190 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    On our floor nurses sometimes have to function as PCTs/NAs. The good ones do work hard. What surprised me was the amount of charting they have to do, such as % of each meal each person eats

  3. Fired because of Facebook???

    danh3190 replied to hairtocare's topic in General Nursing

    Most employers have policies that forbid discussing anything about work on social networks. I've noticed quite a few wise posters here on AN that have said that they can't talk about policies etc at...

  4. I give in to drug seeking patients

    danh3190 replied to Raidernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have one friend who has serious back pain from well documented vertebral and disc problems. I've often noticed that she seems like a "seeker" and I guess she is because she knows how bad her pain...

  5. I give in to drug seeking patients

    danh3190 replied to Raidernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Bogs down the system on the floors too, dropping everything to give frequent pain meds, especially if you have multiple pts with frequent pain med orders. I like PCAs so the patient can administer...

  6. how to give heparin 5000units with a 1mL syringe?

    danh3190 replied to redbuttrfly14's topic in General Nursing

    A bit off topic, but is there an advantage of one concentration over the other? Is one more likely to cause ecchymoses or other problems than the

  7. Worrying about an IV start...please help?

    danh3190 replied to blirajel's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you caused any damage to the patient although hand veins can be uncomfortable. I find hand IVs easier to start but I don't like them because they don't seem to last as long as the...

  8. Taking a pay cut to enter into Nursing

    danh3190 replied to dragn2623's topic in General Nursing

    In my former life I was making in the upper $80,000's / year but didn't like my job. Now as a nurse I'm making mid $40,000's. To tell you the truth I couldn't care less about the money as I've...

  9. End of shift report

    danh3190 replied to jekajoy's topic in General Nursing

    We sometimes do verbal reports when we don't have time to record. I hate having to track down each nurse for verbal. It takes so long. When we tape, we generally ask the oncoming nurse if they have...

  10. Becoming involved with Magnet....a way to help new grads land a job

    danh3190 replied to raindrop's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not sure how you'd be involved in the Magnet program unless you're already an employee. I know there were various committees etc when our hospital was going the magnet route, but those people already...

  11. random drug testing

    danh3190 replied to TamTam23's topic in General Nursing

    In my former job they did truly random drug testing. They called you down to the nurse's office and you went and provided a sample or lost your job. You didn't have a chance to quit your meds for a...

  12. Care plans are stupid.

    danh3190 replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    Care plans were somewhat useful in the first semester of clinicals, but after that I don't think I got much out of them but I could put one together really quickly by the end of nursing school. I...

  13. Irish Nursing Students Protest Marching against pay cuts

    danh3190 replied to Florence H.H.'s topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Sounds like the student nurses have a pretty sweet deal, even if they don't get paid for their work. As said above, most of us have to pay unless we find scholarships, and many are in debt for years....

  14. acls classes easier then pals?

    danh3190 replied to aeronursenj's topic in General Nursing

    I think they're both easy. PALS has less emphasis on meds and you're pretty much always right if you make sure you have an airway, give O2, and

  15. Nursing Classes & EMT, con-ed

    danh3190 replied to Pneumothorax's topic in Emergency

    I think it was possible in my state, but my nursing school wouldn't allow

  16. What do you have to wear???

    danh3190 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    My school made us wear our scrubs to clinical conference for two weeks before we actually went on the floor. That way the teachers could check us out and make sure we looked professional, no...

  17. Nursing Theory: Did we throw the baby out with the bathwater?

    danh3190 replied to james2309's topic in General Nursing

    Nicely

  18. How long should I work before taking ACLS?

    danh3190 replied to mich321's topic in General Nursing

    ACLS isn't that hard. I've been taking it every 2 years for about 26 years now. It used to be a lot more stressful, but they've cut out the most stressful parts (mega-code, flash EKG rhythm test...

  19. If you could do it all over.....

    danh3190 replied to GeminiRN2007's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would become a nurse again. In fact, I was offered a job in my former career a while back but chose to remain a nurse. I'd have probably just wasted all the extra salary anyhow. However even...

  20. Anybody wanna take a stab at this quesiton

    danh3190 replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    Actually in this case I think the polarity and hydrogen binding would have a bigger effect than the molecular mass, though all other things being equal higher mass is higher

  21. Excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference between LPN and RN?

    danh3190 replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    Or an 18 month - 2 year

  22. Glad they are flooding the market with New Grads...

    danh3190 replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    Using Supply and Demand to get the most out of your workers for the least amount of pay is the American Way. Thank God we don't live back in the era of Andrew Carnegie etc. It's hard to be viewed as...

  23. Glad they are flooding the market with New Grads...

    danh3190 replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    That's because there's usually some backed up secretarial work to be done and if not there are still phones to be answered etc. But if there aren't enough patient's there just isn't anything for the...

  24. New Grads Today v. New Grads From Years Ago

    danh3190 replied to sj73201's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've only been a nurse 2 1/2 years so can't talk to years ago. I know the first year I had lots of trouble sleeping etc. When I mentioned that to my unit director she started laughing and said that...

  25. What does "Stand up for yourselves" really mean?

    danh3190 replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a similar floor. On daylight 5 pts is normal though often have only 4. If we have a call-off we may get up to 6 and I think I may have had 7 once briefly. A lot of it depends on who's...