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tvccrn ASN, RN

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  1. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    tvccrn replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just think that hugging or comforting a patient is much different that holding a patient steady. One involves a personal interaction and the other is merely mechanical. I would chart the...

  2. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    tvccrn replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So,I guess if the nurse was the one in there holding the patient they wouldn't not have been participating in the procedure

  3. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    tvccrn replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First off, I think that the person placing the epidural was out of line by asking a non-medical person to assist in a medical procedure. In this hospital, the only people who can help with procedures...

  4. BSN duties?

    tvccrn replied to nev's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 10 years and when I went there was no choice for me. A single mother of three and I needed something close to home. I went the ADN route and until now have never wished I...

  5. Dosage site

    tvccrn replied to jansop's topic in General Nursing

    The first one was easy to figure out in my head. The concentration is 0.5mg/ml (Divide 250mg by 500ml) and then double the ml/hr. IF it would have been 500mg in 500ml the concentration would have...

  6. Women who don't know they're pregnant

    tvccrn replied to StarNurse2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I, too, am one of those women. I have a two year old and was working two jobs. I was a waitress in a pizza place and was having pizza every night for supper. I wore size 24 waist jeans and my pants...

  7. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    tvccrn replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in a 6 bed PICU and was there late one night with another nurse and a CNA. The room on the very end was unoccupied and we were fairly quiet that night. As we sat at the nurses station...

  8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    tvccrn replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    One Last Goodbye Working as a nurse in a very small rural hospital gives you a chance to get to know your patients. You meet them on the street, in the grocery store, and at school functions. They...

  9. Is RN allowed to push anesthesia meds under direction of MD?

    tvccrn replied to strugglingstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I attended a conference on sedation a little over a year ago and the classification by the maker of propofol is anesthestic. In our facility, nurses may use propofol in infusion form and ONLY on...

  10. Aren't most accuchecks ordered ac and hs? Not AFTER meals?

    tvccrn replied to MargRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and being a nurse I assumed that I would be checking before meals also. But, they have recently gone to the 2 hour post meal check for the type 2's...

  11. Starting out

    tvccrn posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    I was wondering if anyone knew of a program for informatics that is less than a Bachelors. I am an ADN and, unfortunately because of my ex, my credit is horrendous. I would like to get into...

  12. Starting out

    tvccrn replied to tvccrn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Thank you very much for the link and the information. I do have a working knowledge of the MS office products and am getting a daily crash course on IT topics from the guy I work with. Tomorrow I am...

  13. Crack babies, need advice

    tvccrn replied to opalmRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know about the policy in your facility and the only exposure I had with drug babies wasn't specifically crack, but I'm told it all works the same. Saying that, here are a few pointers I...

  14. Need help with my position paper on adn vs bsn

    tvccrn replied to jazzpRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if you are looking for scientific evidence or personal view points, so I will give you my reasons for going ADN at the time. 3 kids, single mother, no better work experience than...

  15. Excelsior---College Network, RUE, Istudysmart.com, ????

    tvccrn replied to nurseangels's topic in General Nursing

    I am interested in working in nursing informatics and the only way to break into that field is to have a Bachelors in that as well as

  16. Excelsior---College Network, RUE, Istudysmart.com, ????

    tvccrn replied to nurseangels's topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering the same thing. I have looked into the various programs and I have a RUE representative calling me daily and asking for my transcript. I am looking at the RN to BSN program. If...

  17. comfy shoes

    tvccrn replied to analiezel's topic in General Nursing

    I used to wear the clogs, however I had an accident where I slipped in some spilled water and because I was wearing clogs and not regular shoes, workman's comp didn't pay a dime. Said the shoes are...

  18. Post procedure monitoring

    tvccrn posted a topic in Cardiac

    We are working on revamping our outpatient cardiac center and are running into a few problems with the staff in there. We currently bring in the outpatients to this area to prep for the procedure....

  19. Post procedure monitoring

    tvccrn replied to tvccrn's topic in Cardiac

    Thank you both for the replies. I am collecting these and hoping to show some of the things that we now keep overnight would do as well in an extended OPCC stay and then discharged to

  20. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    tvccrn replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I am at work and my story is a bit detailed so I will write it up when I get home and post it on here. I think it's interesting to know what drives people to chose this as a

  21. Non-Anesthetists Using The Title CRNA

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

    I would think that falls under the catagory of impersonating a professional without a valid license. I know it's a felony to impersonate a doctor without a license and that someone can get time for...

  22. Tattoo's on Nurses

    tvccrn replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    I have one tattoo that shows constantly when my hair is short. It's a clover just under my right ear. I work in a Cahtolic facility and have never had anything bad said about it. I have even had a...

  23. Anyone able to get a job/pass criminal background checks with felonies?

    tvccrn replied to Cris_AFutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    A first degree felony is pretty bad. I would definitely contact the BON in your state to double check before you go through the time and cost of schooling. Also, I don't know if this is really any...

  24. Tell me about Burlington, Vermont

    tvccrn replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about the lower crime rate. I haven't lived anywhere that needed an hour for their local news and 40 minutes of that was taken up with...drive-by shooting robs 3 year old of use of her...

  25. Tell me about Burlington, Vermont

    tvccrn replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I did take the quiz in the bottom link and it showed up some pretty interesting places. I have a lot of things to look at, but I do have about a year before I HAVE to make a decision. Thank you for...