AnnieOaklyRN

AnnieOaklyRN BSN, RN, EMT-P

Adult and Pediatric Vascular Access, Paramedic

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  1. Pressors in Surgery Center?!

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Jen04 nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Transfer to a hospital one would

  2. Pressors in Surgery Center?!

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Jen04 nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am guessing you are required to have them. Also you forget you have anesthesiologists who are well versed in the use of Pressors. It is up to the nurses to make sure they are familiar with...

  3. How to from certified Pharmacy Technician To an RN

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to kathia33's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi Kathie, This is not something we can answer online, as it is very dependent on whatever school you apply too. If you have general ed classes like english, math, and sciences they may count towards...

  4. EMT school while doing nursing pre reqs?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AmandaPanda101's topic in General Students

    Yes, I say go for it. Honestly EMTB school is fairly easy, and fun! As long as you know you can handle it then do it. Also EMS is a great job if you want to work while you are in nursing school. It...

  5. Trouble with New Grad Orientee

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to FrancescaF's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is a silly question, BUT HAVE YOU ACTUALLY TALKED TO YOUR ORIENTEE ABOUT THIS? Please stop venting to the world, because that will do no good, and start talking to the person you are having the...

  6. Therapeutic Gossip

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I am guessing "taking meds out the pyxis for your own use" refers to Tylenol or Motrin, and not something that requires a prescription! Gossip is harmful in my opinion, as the wrong person can...

  7. Private loans for poor credit

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to EvelynStevens's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, My only suggestion would be getting a co-signer with good credit. Perhaps you have a parent or sibling who would do that for you, otherwise you may have to try and pay as you go.

  8. Typical cost for RN-BSN program

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to EliApril's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I did an online/class mixed RN-BSN and it cost me about 12K.

  9. Urinalysis

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to ipatone's topic in General Nursing

    No, that would be a very contaminated sample, even if they are doing a dip stick. You would have to do a straight cath.

  10. Rounding rules

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to staceywilliams's topic in Pediatric

    I would round to the whole number, so 7

  11. I want to like my preceptor, but...

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, My feeling is, is that your preceptor does not want to be a preceptor and maybe was forced to do it. Also it could be that you two are just not a good match, and maybe you should request to...

  12. Going to color coded scrubs.

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I would check your state laws, some states require that if you are required to wear a uniform then your employee must provide it to you free of charge. The company I work for now is involved in a...

  13. Fired from first hospital job

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to nurseblondie26's topic in General Nursing

    Accept accountability for one thing, and you are NOT a safe nurse, you made MULTIPLE medication errors!!!! Take these seriously because med errors kill people, you just got lucky yours didn't!

  14. which fluid remove from body during Dialysis??

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Monir Ahmed's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    homework!

  15. Is aspirin a blood thinner?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to ChloeLissa's topic in Patient Medications

    It is all relative and what really matters is if your patient's think it is a blood thinner, not a bunch of nurses who know it is on the internet. In other words you could ask one patient if they are...

  16. PICC line flush after blood draw

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Mizdeb123's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on your hospital policy, but depending on how often the patient has labs drawn that could end up adding up! At my hospital our policy is to flush with 20 mL of NS after lab draws. We also...

  17. November 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "With all the budget cuts, I thought you might need to borrow my

  18. Going into EMS?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to TNViking's topic in Emergency

    This is where you are wrong, it isn't simply see A do B, even when you get out of school, that is why you do ride time and work with a more senior medic! Having been an ER RN as well as a paramedic I...

  19. How full do you fill your lab vials?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Exhuasted's topic in General Nursing

    I just allow the blood to flow until the vacuum stops, which is what I would assume to be the preferred amount of blood in that tube. It also probably depends on how many tests they are performing on...

  20. Going into EMS?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to TNViking's topic in Emergency

    Actually as a paramedic I can do more than most RNs when you compare hospital RNs to pre-hospital paramedics!

  21. Going into EMS?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to TNViking's topic in Emergency

    Hello, I was in EMS long before I did the nursing thing, and I think EMS is a far better career (yes them money is less), but not really since you can easily work overtime since you aren't stressed...

  22. Going into EMS?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to TNViking's topic in Emergency

    The "courses" aren't hard? Are you a paramedic and have you been to paramedic school? I am just wondering how you formed an opinion about paramedic school not being hard if you are an EMT-B.

  23. Hand Hygiene causing hand eczema

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to EternalFeather's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, You may want to look into whether it is actually the gloves you are wearing. My sister had this issue and realized it was the nitrile gloves and not the hand washing. Go to your employee health...

  24. Can I earn a Bachelor's in Biology at the same time as I earn an Associate's in Nursing

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to mhite226's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, As the others have said nursing is no easy feat, and doing both and keeping a good GPA would be extremely difficult! Also as far as student loans go I doubt that you would be able to get loans...

  25. Where can I get male only patients?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Firas5's topic in General Nursing

    It's called professionalism and maturity.