TAB_RN

TAB_RN

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  1. "Missing" narcotic please read need help!!!

    I cannot see where liability insurance has anything to do with this situation. The only advice I can give, is NEVER EVER EVER sign for something that you are not fully aware of what you are signing....
  2. How do you put a nurse like this in her place?

    Where I work, it is against HIPPA to look at charts of patients that you are not directly caring for... She should not be going through your charts if she isn't directly precepting
  3. Misjudged EMT

    PPPLLLLEEEAAAASSSSEEE!!!! How the heck can you get someone in trouble for "looking" at you. That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. She is going to look like an idiot when she files...
  4. Can an employer penalize you for calling-in due to illness?

    I understand staying home for our sick children, but your sick time is for you - if you are sick. If your children are sick, my hospital says you have to use vacation time or not get paid to be out....
  5. Your Back

    Well if you deserve a raise for that, then I deserve a raise for all the times I have to be in the room as a "witness" for rectals and pelvics!
  6. Worst doctors orders ever received

    How about "2L O2 NC" for the tetraplegic patient that has a trach and
  7. What to expect after CABG

    I worked on a cardiac thoracic surgical floor for a year. Our patients were up and out of bed the evening of surgery (in a chair). Typically, the patient feels better than before the surgery on day...
  8. Just Started School & Pregnant

    I would let them know, to be sure you are not put in a position to be exposed to medications/illnesses that would put your baby/pregnancy at risk. You will be doing clinical work in hospitals and can...
  9. Was this a med error?

    Actually, you actually gave less than the ordered dose. If you drew up 2mg/1ml... then added 10 ml ns, and then gave 5ml - that is slightly below the 1mg order. It should have been 5.5ml :) No...
  10. Please interpret this med order

    Well, I would have to question that order anyway... Oxycodone has tylenol in it - not less than 325mg/5mg pill. That would be 7800mg of tylenol in one day given the full
  11. Good side job for RN?

    Well if you put it that way, we can also say that nursing is comparable to waitressing, working at McDonald's, a department store, etc. I actually had somebody tell me that their job (a Correction's...
  12. Good side job for RN?

    I was a bartender for many many years... and I am a nurse now. I have to say, with all due respect, the professions are nothing alike. NOTHING.... I find it absolutely mind boggling that you can...
  13. What if I don't go to work?

    I graduated last December in Massachusetts, as well. It was a bit easier for me because there are very few nursing graduates in December. 42 schools just gradated nurses this past May in...
  14. The NEW Nurse (Not the ones AOL speak of)

    I feel so lucky that I work in a hospital with such a supportive staff. I am a new nurse and working on a Cardiac/thoracic surgical floor. We deal with the CABG patients, valve replacements and a...
  15. Pass rate for the RN-NCLEX is 100%

    Being a parent takes the highest level of "critical thinking"... doesn't make you a good nurse. Just because you served in war, and was a police officer doesn't make you a good nurse. When I state...
  16. Pass rate for the RN-NCLEX is 100%

    Well, Jon, thank goodness you have so much confidence in your abilities and critical thinking skills. From what I understand, you do not hold a job as a Registered Nurse yet, so you are not...
  17. Pass rate for the RN-NCLEX is 100%

    I didn't say you were a bad nurse because you didn't pass the NCLEX the first time. I am simply saying that just because you didn't pass, doesn't make the test a "bad" way of showing competence....
  18. Pass rate for the RN-NCLEX is 100%

    Jon, The passing rate on the NCLEX (overall) is over 80%. That means, most people pass it on the first try. That is huge... and pretty amazing. Only one in my class of 42 failed the first time......
  19. My son was denied health insurance!!!!!

    The incentive should be ones health. There is plenty of support from our medical professionals, but the problem that seems to rehash over and over is that we live in a society that is not patient....
  20. My son was denied health insurance!!!!!

    I agree. This conversation usually brings forth the whole "fat discrimination" conversation. I simply cannot believe how unhealthy we as a society are becoming. It is truly
  21. My son was denied health insurance!!!!!

    We live in such a excuse driven society. The 23 year old we are talking about is just an example of the obesity in America. We live in a non-active era. It is sad. This is not "fat...
  22. My son was denied health insurance!!!!!

    It's quite ridiculous to think that a 23 year old has "no" options as a truck driver to be healthy. That is absolutely
  23. My son was denied health insurance!!!!!

    I don't agree with you totally here. Many people feel they can control their symptoms with a pill. Many people also do not want to exercise because it is work and it is hard. Insurance does not...
  24. My son was denied health insurance!!!!!

    This conversation is really getting ridiculous. First off, not every truck driver is a long haul truck driver. This 23 year old may not be at all. People that drive trucks can pack a cooler of...
  25. I know a CNA who's name badge says nurse!

    A PA (Physician's Assistant) actually does get MD rates. They are more in line with an NP... They assist in surgery, prescribe, diagnose, etc. I guess I am not sure what you are stating... It said...