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tvccrn ASN, RN

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  1. Move to Wisconsin

    tvccrn replied to barbeldave's topic in International Nursing

    David, I will second what onyz said. The board is the one who can decide if you meet qualifications. I work at a large teriary care center in the center of Wisconsin and we have many doctors and...

  2. Personal Hygiene...

    tvccrn replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    This is the way I was taught to do it in nursing

  3. Question about miscarriage

    tvccrn replied to tmulder's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Shannon, My heart goes out to you. In January I had almost the same scenerio. It's hard, give yourself time to grieve. It may not be able to be right now, but do take the time.

  4. Do you think that they would hire her, even though next week she take her test(CNA)

    tvccrn replied to nursing student 08's topic in General Nursing

    If she has been honest with them in telling them she hasn't taken her test yet and they still called her, I don't see why they wouldn't hire her. They may make her passing the test a condition of...

  5. Guess the mispronounced medical term

    tvccrn replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    I give....what IS a baloney

  6. My pt. punched her SO...

    tvccrn replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    if the shoe was on the other foot and HE had warned HER, then punched her, would that have been OK?? I agree with a previous poster, abuse is abuse no matter who throws the

  7. Disturbing data on Wisconsin

    tvccrn replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not surprised. Here is a link to a story in today's local paper: http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080424/MNH0101/804240375/1980 While, I wouldn't agree with the...

  8. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    tvccrn replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    I have learned NOT to doubt my gut feelings. This actually caused me to get written up once. I worked on an ICU and right next door was the step-down unit. The post-cath patients went there for...

  9. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    tvccrn replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    When the patient, whose in for her nightly post-meal epigastric pain, turns to her son (rhythm on the monitor a nice NSR @ 80 BPM) and says, "I'm tired now." In the next second, the monitor goes...

  10. Pharm question...

    tvccrn replied to Beachgirl101's topic in General Nursing

    Beachgirl, You say you haven't started nursing school yet. Did the class not suggest a medication guide book? Like Nursing 2007 etc. If not, you may do well by going ahead and buying one. They...

  11. Pharm question...

    tvccrn replied to Beachgirl101's topic in General Nursing

    The one problem with the labatelol question is there isn't a dose. Labatelol is given at a rate of 1 mg over 1 minute. Therefore the time would vary according to the dose. I.E.: 5mg = 5 minutes...

  12. About the little pocket license you get :)

    tvccrn replied to labcat01's topic in General Nursing

    I keep mine in my organizer that goes with me everywhere. I have the larger sized ones in my filing cabinet. I have never had to show my little one to anyone. Every time I renew, the old one goes...

  13. Just an inquiry

    tvccrn posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am not looking for medical advice and I know that I will meet with anesthesia before my surgery, but that is 6 weeks away and I was just curious about something the surgeon mentioned. I am having...

  14. Be prepared for a silly question....!!!

    tvccrn replied to CaitRN2be's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in school (mid 1990's), we were required to wear our nursing school uniform to clinicals and when we went to research our

  15. Just an inquiry

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

    Thank you for the replies and the website! This helps and now I know what to ask when I talk with

  16. Scared, having a hysterectomy

    tvccrn replied to RNtigerEMT's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would check with your facility about the recert for PALS and ACLS while off. If you are on short-term disablitity you may not be able to do that. Especially if your job pays for it. I was off...

  17. Question

    tvccrn replied to Hollyrobyn's topic in General Nursing

    So, you were informed sometime in the week before you were to start that you weren't needed? Did you sign anything when the job was offered to you? If so, I would talk with the office manager,...

  18. Prior Florida RN's now residing in Wisconsin

    tvccrn replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    moty, How you prefer to do it would be up to you. All I had to do when I transferred from Texas to Wisconsin was fill out the application for license and certifiy that I didn't have any disciplinary...

  19. Prior Florida RN's now residing in Wisconsin

    tvccrn replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    From the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing regarding Requirements for Endorsement Candidates: "An applicant is eligible for licensure BY ENDORSEMENT if the applicant has graduated from...

  20. Prior Florida RN's now residing in Wisconsin

    tvccrn replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I was already a nurse when I moved to Wisconsin. I had taken and passed the NCLEX in Texas. When I moved to Wisconsin all I had to do was certify that I had no disciplinary action against my...

  21. How many of you worked during school?

    tvccrn replied to ChrisAHF's topic in General Nursing

    I went to school five days a week and was a single mother of three. Saturday morning I got up at 4 to get my kids ready to go to their father's and then was at work by 6AM. Worked until 12AM, come...

  22. Funny Nursing/medical Phrases

    tvccrn replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Working in the cath lab we wear scrubs all the time and when I see someone out and about in town, I have been told that they didn't recognize me in

  23. Have you encountered this? Religious conflict.

    tvccrn replied to Iconoclast's topic in General Nursing

    I also am not christian and when I have encountered someone asking me to do the honors, I have always demurred saying that I would find a chaplain as they are much more qualified than myself to talk...

  24. New Product?

    tvccrn replied to heatherwood's topic in General Nursing

    When I put the name of that prodcut in a search engine all I got was one entry and it was a flyer forum. When I went to the flyer forum, it had the word SPAM in everytime Baceaz (I assume that is...

  25. Easter is not a holiday?????

    tvccrn replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Getting paid for religious holidays wouldn't be cost effective because if you pay for catholic holidays, then you have to pay for jewish holidays, and buddist holidays, and islamic holidays, and...