AnnieOaklyRN

AnnieOaklyRN BSN, RN, EMT-P

Adult and Pediatric Vascular Access, Paramedic

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  1. Should I worry???

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to KulRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    honestly people walk around with that BP everyday. I agree with the surgeon there isn't anything you can do and keeping the patietn in the hospital and repeatidly checking his BP is only going to keep...

  2. NCLEX-RN Question

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to prettybaby's topic in General Nursing

    Dejuna she is asking because the question stated 200 GRAMS/20 mL and not mg....

  3. NCLEX-RN Question

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to prettybaby's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me they made a typo... It should be 200 mg/ 20 mL instead of 200grams which would be an ENORMOUS amount of drug!!! If you use 200mg/20 mL the answer comes out to 9.1 mL per dose.

  4. Gompers

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to cshell1964's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congrats Gompers. She is a cutie

  5. Too Late to be a CRNA?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to ReeseW's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am about to turn 29 this saturday and will be finishing up my ADN (decided I wanted to play paramedic first). Anyway I am planning on becomming a CRNA eventually and will probably be 30 something...

  6. What to like about your state

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all who have posted thus far. Please keep 'em comming. I appreciate it.

  7. What to like about your state

    AnnieOaklyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I will hopefully be graduating this May and I am thinking about moving out of state for a change of scenery, I live in NH. Looking to hear from you all about the state you live in or have...

  8. Stress! How do you releive it?

    AnnieOaklyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi all.. just wondering how other health care professionals relieve stress? please share your secrets so that other health care professionals like myself can find new ways to relax after a rough...

  9. Stress! How do you releive it?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Canoehead I read your post too fast as I thought it said Enima until I continued reading only to think how hard it would to crank an enima loud and to do it whuile driving, and then to say it...

  10. OB T-shirt slogans?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Push with your tush and maybe we'll catch a baby hmm maybe that one might be bad for business... the maybe part

  11. Question about my mother.

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to msunderstoood's topic in Cardiac

    MS the users of this sight are not suppose to give out medical advice as it is against TOS. I am sorry about your mom and I hope she begins feeling better soon. Your best bet would be to ask her...

  12. Step-Down Nursing Unit (SDU) Overview, Differences to ICU

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in MICU, SICU

    ICU is for patients who are either unstable or have a high potential of becoming unstable. A lot of these patients require invasive monitoring through arterial lines, medications to support certain...

  13. I passed NCLEX-RN w/75 questions

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to pookie120's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats

  14. Is LPN class worth of 23K?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to jihyun0114's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Geez! I am paying less than that for my RN (ADN) and I feel I will have more job oppertunities afterwards.

  15. Question about drug allergies?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to mommy2boys's topic in Emergency

    I am gonna say no. As a caregiver working in an E.D. I would NOT give a patient a drug that they could possibly be allergic to, it is not worth the risk because even wtih treatment people stil die...

  16. School uniforms.. ugh..

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Scrubz's topic in General Students

    well reading the above posts makes me happy that we wear what we wear. We have marron scrubs that are comfy and a white jacket that is also quite comfy. Both tops have our school patch on one of the...

  17. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    I can kinda understand her reasoning, patients do not want to smell dirty ciggarettes while they are being cared for!

  18. For those of you that conduct interviews

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to futurecnm's topic in General Nursing

    Just a couple of questions for you llg, and anyone else. Do you think it will be looked down upon if I call the hospitals I am interested in working at and ask when they except new grad...

  19. What to like about your state

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    thank you all for your responses so far. six down 44 more to go . WeeBaby my brother lives in OH and works on an airforce base as well, hmm could be the same base, I think it is near the PA...

  20. Family/ Visitors in the ER

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Dorito's topic in Emergency

    I am not an ER nurse I am a paramedic. The ER's that we go to mainly both only allow 2 visitors in at a time. They give the family two stickers that will allow them through the doors so that only two...

  21. Body Worlds?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to BrwnEyedGirl9402's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I saw this in Boston, MA. It was quite the experience and eye opening for those of us with unhealthy habits.

  22. Have you ever been a patient?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Bluehair's topic in General Nursing

    I was hospitalized many times as a kid for asthma. I can remember feeling sorta left out in my care. No one ever explained to me why they were doing certain things etc. so I was confused and probably...

  23. What would you have done? rant

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Nursingangel's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I Second the above post from street doc!

  24. I'm the only guy in my nursing class now...

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Scrubz's topic in General Students

    You will be the only graduating Murse.

  25. advice for becoming an infectious control nurse

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to nursewannabee's topic in Infectious Disease

    LOL what do you want to control and what do you want to be infected with??