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  1. Medic2RN

    Reverse culturally specific care...it ain't happening.

    Medic2RN replied to carachel2's topic in General Nursing

    You may have misunderstood the first sentence in my post. I was responding to the OP's fear of attack... I didn't mean to convey that I thought the nurses were
  2. Medic2RN

    Reverse culturally specific care...it ain't happening.

    Medic2RN replied to carachel2's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you be considered racist or biased? You are complaining that a bunch of nurses are not giving culturally sensitive care. I don't think it matters what culture the nurses are or the patient's...
  3. Medic2RN

    I couldn't believe this

    Medic2RN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I would have just taken what I needed and told her, "I'll have a conversation with you after I'm done". It sounds as though she's never had a patient code. Inconvenience.... how sadly funny! Are you...
  4. Medic2RN

    RN's in hospitals. What is the worst part of your job?

    Medic2RN replied to GCTMT's topic in General Nursing

    Believe me when I say charting in the ED is not the same as charting on the floor. One is a mole hill, the other, a
  5. Medic2RN

    Pre-mixed GI cocktail

    Medic2RN replied to connieg's topic in Patient Medications

    Where I work, it's a GI slider or 'grasshopper'. It's aleady premixed in 15ml bottles in our Omnicell. One per
  6. Medic2RN

    Nursing (RN): One of Quickest routes to a six-figure jobs

    Medic2RN replied to Dallas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    How many hours do you
  7. Medic2RN

    Any part time jobs in your area?

    Medic2RN replied to Bluehair's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it's considered part time - I work PRN at two different hospitals and I fly fixed wing medical transport part time. I actually have 3 part time jobs. It's the only way to work around a...
  8. Medic2RN

    Questions to Ask Neurosurgeon (Chiari I)

    Medic2RN replied to DTCC PreRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest you speak to others with the same syndrome. Here's a link to the World Arnold Chiari Malformation Association. http://www.pressenter.com/~wacma/index.htm Perhaps people going through...
  9. Medic2RN

    Is this legal?

    Medic2RN replied to lexibear99's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Glad to hear that you are feeling better. FYI, I've never seen 'Abandonment of Patient' in the penal code. The police can't do anything about that. It's a license issue. I would start looking around...
  10. Medic2RN

    Scared of vomit

    Medic2RN replied to FutureUndecided's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No need eliminating a whole field that you're interested in over a little vomit. I was never a fan of code browns. Now I don't think twice about it. I still get the gags at times when performing oral...
  11. Medic2RN

    first incident report

    Medic2RN replied to law3576's topic in First Year After Licensure

    11 liters is too high of a setting for a nasal cannula! I'm surprised the RT didn't correct
  12. Medic2RN

    Nurse needing Dental Care

    Medic2RN replied to anj1995's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I just came back from the dentist! I noticed that the dentist I go to have various payment plans for dental work. I would try to find a dentist who has options like that. Making the...
  13. Medic2RN

    CASE STUDY??? Anyone interested in an interactice one??

    Medic2RN replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would think based on her history and presently vague symptoms that we would need the labs & 12 lead. She has a history of MI - she meets all three criteria of the population that typically...
  14. Medic2RN

    Need advice on dealing with missed IV's and what to say to the patient...

    Medic2RN replied to HamBiscuit's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good advice as previously stated, request more training and practice, the ER is a great place to practice. What I say to the patient after being unsuccessful...."I'm
  15. Medic2RN

    How Do You Think That the WallStreet Scandal Will Affect Nursing Jobs?

    Medic2RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Perhaps only the Washington conservatives
  16. Medic2RN

    Did you study for your NCLEX...?

    Medic2RN replied to DanielleJ_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I took the NCLEX 3 1/2 months after graduating because I really, really needed to give birth first! :chuckle I studied some weaknesses of mine with the Saunders book for a week because I was just too...
  17. Medic2RN

    leave or consider staying?

    Medic2RN replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have learned in my short stint as a nurse that employers have no loyalty to employees. They will cancel you at low census; call you like crazy when they are short staffed. It's not personal, it's...
  18. Medic2RN

    CASE STUDY??? Anyone interested in an interactice one??

    Medic2RN replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm interested. I would talk more with the daughters and get a recent history, find out what the ERs diagnosed with her previously this week and also get a glucose
  19. Medic2RN

    Documentation of Hourly Rounding

    Medic2RN replied to capnnikkiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes to both. There are sheets placed outside of the patient's door which are not part of the patient's legal record. However, they are spot checked throughout the day by 'the powers-that-be' to...
  20. Medic2RN

    NREMT-P to RN? Hi I'm Conate :)

    Medic2RN replied to Conate's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like a very motivated individual. Good for you! Nursing and paramedicine are entirely two different creatures. Don't waste time by going through EMT-Basic and Paramedic classes and degrees...
  21. Medic2RN

    failed my boards because i couldnt find mans apical pulse neither could the observer!

    Medic2RN replied to bradycakesmom's topic in General Nursing

    I would go through the channels in place and protest your failing to find the apical pulse of a patient that even the doctor and testing observer had trouble finding. That's ridiculous! Fight
  22. Medic2RN

    I want to help you with some of your questions about Forensic Nursing

    Medic2RN replied to KC4NSICRN's topic in Forensic

    Hello! I'm curious as to what a typical day is like for a forensic nurse. Are they hired by hospitals or are they free agents/ consultants? Obviously, I don't know much about this particular field,...
  23. Medic2RN

    Thank you notes to patients?

    Medic2RN replied to darkblue's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, do they have to be handwritten? Dear Patient XYZ, Thank you for coming to our ER instead of patronizing your local pharmacy for a simple pregnancy test. Congratulations! Please, also feel free to...
  24. Medic2RN

    Level 1

    Medic2RN replied to nursequeenie's topic in Emergency

    I'm new to the ER. A few shifts ago, we had to use the Level I and infuse some PRBCs and the nurse diluted it. I asked her why she was doing this and she said it was easier to displace the air pocket...
  25. Medic2RN

    Should I keep my EMT license?

    Medic2RN replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    Very good