nservice

nservice

Tele, Renal, ICU, CIU, ER, Home Health.

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  1. Preceptor issues

    nservice replied to billlee2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OK, It sounds like this whole thing is turning into a nightmare. How many patients are you taking? If it's your third week on the floor you should be taking no more than 2 patients with strong...

  2. Preceptor issues

    nservice replied to billlee2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work very closely with preceptors and orientees and have had to re-assign orientees to different preceptors many times for many different reasons. Is your supervisor or educator meeting with you...

  3. Anyone know this condition?

    nservice replied to nursedudeforchrist's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know, but can't Crohns patients frequently get boils in those

  4. Ethical Physician Self-Referral

    nservice posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is a situation at my hospital that is bothersome and I'd like to get some feedack. In my community, we have an infectious disease doctor who has started his own IV infusion center at his office....

  5. Ethical Physician Self-Referral

    nservice replied to nservice's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks for your feedback. Unfortunately, this is the only infectious disease doc in our area, so he has a monopoly going on. Yes, a couple of patients have complained and he quickly "fired" them as...

  6. Tricky test question on nutrition

    nservice replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I guessed fat too. I right there with the whole "ham hock"

  7. I was asked to "work as a team" with a new RN...(m)

    nservice replied to pink2blue1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think it is fine for an LVN to orient an RN at some point in their orientation period. When I was a new grad, I learned a great deal from the experienced LVN's. I also learned the LVN scope of...

  8. WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    nservice replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    As a nurse, I have no problem caring for inmates. As a citizen, I have a problem with paying for their health care. There is a big difference between these two

  9. Step-Down woes need info please

    nservice replied to TikiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a stepdown unit with a ratio of 1 nurse for seven patients. We have a 21 bed unit . The difference is i have one aide and lpn for seven patients and a charge at the desk. You do realize that...

  10. Night Shift Nightmare

    nservice replied to Stepher Gale's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've had almost the same thing happen to me and it haunts me to this day. I had a little lady who was being treated for HTN. She had ambiem ordered PRN and I gave it to her per her request. She was...

  11. Nursing strikes

    nservice replied to rapidkayaker's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As an employee of one of the hospitals where the nurses went on strike, I have mixed feelings regarding the strike. It hasn't been so long ago that I worked the floor that I've forgotten what it was...

  12. 4 mos. Pregnant & starting new RN job; Employer doesn't know yet; Will I be fired?

    nservice replied to Nrs_angie's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on your pregnancy! I'm also 4 months pregnant, so we will be due at about the same time. When I was first hired at my current hospital 5 years ago, I was 7 months pregnant with my first...

  13. Need ideas for teaching...

    nservice replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    One thing I do with diabetics is go through their pantry/refrigerator and teach or practice label reading and calculating their intake. I find that this really gives them hands-on experience in...

  14. How do I negotiate pay rates?

    nservice replied to karen0083's topic in Travel

    I worked as a traveler and had some problems with not being paid as much as a male traveler with the same company at the same hospital. I worked at the same hospital for almost 2 years and worked...

  15. HEY GOP: Attacking Hillary Isn't a Health Plan

    nservice replied to lizzyj's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    When I worked as a home health nurse, I saw horrible poverty every day. Most households consisted of multiple families living in a small cramped house. At anytime of the day and night there were...

  16. skin tears

    nservice replied to bebop1's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I've used polymem and secured with kerlex. polymem helps cleanse the wound and is absorbent. It's kind of expensive

  17. Skills Fair

    nservice replied to nrsbetrn's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Our hospital has a skills fair yearly. It takes lots of planning because ours is rather large. We have 3 eduators from different specialties that help plan the fair. This years fair included:...

  18. medication dosage question

    nservice replied to tequilaseay13's topic in General Students

    I got a different infusion rate for the second question. 22.5 cc/hr. The concentration if 500 mg in 250 ml (not 200 ml). This is still safe and

  19. OPRAH "Sick in America: It can happen to you"

    nservice replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm all for government run health care as long as restrictions are made to protect the tax payers who are paying for it. People should not be able to have multiple children when they can't afford to...

  20. Pregnancy

    nservice replied to Can't Wait's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly what you're going through. With my 1st pregnancy, My Dr. refused to take me off work early. The back pain was so bad, I couldn't stand up straight. I was going to chiropractors with...

  21. If I Murder A Co-worker, How To Hide The Body??

    nservice replied to walk6miles's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry about hiding the body...just have an air-tight alibi. I'm sure your coworkers will give you

  22. Evidence-Based Project

    nservice replied to Dempather's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi. This is a subject that I'm very interested in doing myself...so my suggestion is more of a question. Shouldn't your project prove some evidence-based care. Something like, "of all the patients...

  23. Can I become a nurse?

    nservice replied to livingroomcomputer's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't know the answer to that, but I had a friend who was arrested for the same reason when she was younger. She was admitted to nursing school in louisiana, and then had a few problems getting...

  24. Pay rate in Los Angeles

    nservice replied to ICU_JOSIE's topic in California Nursing

    Not sure exactly where you are, but $32 per hour is actually low for the Bay Area for new grads. Oh no, I'm about an hour north of Sacramento. Housing is much cheaper here, than in the Bay area or...

  25. Pay rate in Los Angeles

    nservice replied to ICU_JOSIE's topic in California Nursing

    I'm shocked that the pay for new grads is so low in LA. I'm in Northern california, and the starting wage for new grads is $32/hr. Housing is much cheaper