AnnieOaklyRN

AnnieOaklyRN BSN, RN, EMT-P

Adult and Pediatric Vascular Access, Paramedic

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  1. Cleaner RN jobs

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to kyonguyen22's topic in General Students

    You should get outta dodge now, doesn't sound like you are meant for nursing!

  2. HELP! Short term and long term goal writing

    AnnieOaklyRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can anyone help me with some ideas... I am on my third try writing a short and long term goal and I just do not get it I guess! here is my nursing dx: Anxiety related to threat of death m/b patient...

  3. HELP! Short term and long term goal writing

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks Daytonite for helping me get through those torturous care plans! Rest in peace!

  4. Did any of you NOT take a NCLEX prep course??

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Did you take the HESI and score well? I thought the prep courses were the biggest waste of time and money! I ended up skipping most of my class. The NCLEX is more a test of common sense (ABCs)...

  5. Using BSN when you have not earned it

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to sportsmom84's topic in General Nursing

    Dont swaet the small stuff! There are FAR more important things in life to worry about, for goodness sakes!

  6. Dropping pressures with nitro. Anyone experience this??

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in Emergency

    Read my postng on page 1 of this thread..

  7. Want to do Flight, but, well, I cannot stop eating CRAP!

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    tried it.... well I have had the GI bug for 3 days now, so no problems eating ice cream those days, and I probably shed a few

  8. ER?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to droider's topic in Emergency

    I think it depends on the place you work. My ER: constant 4+ hour wait to get in to a bed (patients complain) Being sick with a new viral infection every other week because patients do not hesitate to...

  9. morphine sulfate given even though has an "allergy" listed in chart

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Most morphine allergies are actually not true allergies. Morphine causes a direct histamine release that can cause erythemia, which some patients may interpret as an allergy to the drug even though...

  10. Dropping pressures with nitro. Anyone experience this??

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in Emergency

    Some people are just more sensitive to it, but for your Knowledge: If you do a 12 lead EKG and it shows an inferior MI (elevation II, III, and AVF) ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS do a right sided EKG or at...

  11. Starting as an ER Tech, what do you nurses want from me?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to NurseMaybeBaby's topic in Emergency

    When dealing with patient's and families use common sense! Do not become lazy and "hide"!

  12. What is the nurses priority in a trauma (new to ER)

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Shell5's topic in Emergency

    No matter what is wrong with your patient, your priority is and will always be AIRWAY AIRWAY AIRWAY, Breathing, and Circulation... Well unless your doing CPR then its compressions, then airway...

  13. How to warm IV fluids??

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to 80sNurse's topic in Emergency

    We use a small nap sack type warmer on my ambulance, but It only holds 2 liter bags and one half liter bag at a time, so it may be to small. I would look into that though, I am sure they sell larger...

  14. Anyone using CO Pulse Oximetry?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to 80sNurse's topic in Emergency

    I use it as a paramedic. We use Zoll and they are built right into our E Series monitors; however our monitors cost about 34,000.00 a peice (yes, I know, shocking that a monitor could cost more than...

  15. Japan!

    AnnieOaklyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, Hoping everyone is praying for the people of Japan! I cannot believe what is happening there! Think of them when your complaining about your day, the price of gas, how much food cost, how...

  16. Japan!

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I do admit I do buy all new things, but thats because I am afraid of getting bed bugs or some other vermen in my house!

  17. Japan!

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do... We complain about everyday little things without realizing how bad it could be or how bad others have it. Look at some of the oncology patient's who are fighting for their lives with a smile...

  18. Stop! I don't want someone like you touching me!

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Seth O Scope's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have a couple of African American aides in our department and I ahve had a couple of elderly people be less than pleasant to them, but thankfully it is

  19. I hate what's happening to nursing...

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to nyteshade's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ha, you just wait till the reality of nursing hits you square in the face, and only then will you wise up and realize nurses have a reason to "b*tch"! My guess is that you are a youngster with...

  20. Question for Grads from 2000-2005

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Catch22Personified's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 2007 and I had two job offers for ER and one ICU job offer two months before I actually graduated! I think 2008 was the last group of new grads that could easily find new jobs......

  21. I hate what's happening to nursing...

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to nyteshade's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yup, nursing sucks, no doubt about it! People must learn that being generally happy in life is so much more important than making oodles of money that you need to use to pay for depression medication...

  22. Second career nurses: Do you like nursing better?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    You probably already know my answer... I kind of changed career paths after 6 years of EMS I graduated nursing school, got an ER position as a nurse and hated evry minute of it. Switched to Special...

  23. Is nursing for me?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to 2RNornot2RN's topic in General Nursing

    NO, that is not " just life"! Nursing sucks and the OP seems to be comming to that realization and you probably will too once you get a job. I think that if they surveyed all the people on hear...

  24. How many hours of work are required to renew your license?

    AnnieOaklyRN posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi all, I am an R.N. who became so burnt out and crispy I quit the profession for several months and may continue o the route. I am wondering if MA requires R.N.s to work a certain amount of hours in...

  25. Worried...did not clamp main IV line.

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to chancie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    most IV tubing has a built in fi.ter to prevent backpriming if that is what you mean. I wouldnt worry about