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  1. Professional orgs.: what are the benefits

    ontocrna posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What professional organization do you belong to and how does it benefit you? By this, I mean how does it really benefit other than looking good on a resume? I am befuddled by the lack of...

  2. status epilecticus question

    ontocrna posted a topic in General Nursing

    Question: Pt. seizes for many minutes and yet needs to be straight cathed 10 minutes following status epilectic state....750cc out.....shouldn't pt have been incontinent of urine in seizure state of...

  3. New Grad Ethical Difficulties

    ontocrna replied to theycallmeking's topic in General Nursing

    You're going to find HIPPA violations everywhere you work, for example admitting a patient to a room that already has a patient in it....all that patient's business is out there for the other person...

  4. Common practice for any ER??

    ontocrna replied to BAMARN09's topic in Emergency

    When in doubt I always consult our pharmacist and in some cases phone the physician to ask for clarification (as with the above mentioned Kaposi Sarcoma pt.) I document that I've done that as

  5. get pt. up off the floor and keep your back healthy?

    ontocrna posted a topic in General Nursing

    Quick question.....had to float to another unit...found a sundowner on the floor next to his bed...'bout killed my back getting his dead weight up to the bed with two other nurses assisting.....anyone...

  6. ON PROBATION

    ontocrna replied to sissykim's topic in General Nursing

    It's illegal to work off the clock as you wouldn't be covered by your employer's malpractice insurance if something were to

  7. per diems

    ontocrna replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    Similarly we can pick our shift, are the first one's on call or low censused or to float where I'm at, but I find we are also the first one's to get OT because of our flexibility. Crazy since paying...

  8. Low census vs. on call????

    ontocrna posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone else experience this? Shift is 7p-7a. I get a low census phone call this evening "till 11p". So how is that not on call status? I can't have a margarita with dinner! I still have to have a...

  9. Low census vs. on call????

    ontocrna replied to ontocrna's topic in General Nursing

    Do you guys have all this in writing? I've gone to the beloved handbook and there's nothing in there about being available when on low census. On call states very clearly that you have to be sober...

  10. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    ontocrna replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I tested last Thursday and tried the pearsonvue trick. It kept me occuppied and hopeful over the weekend if nothing else. By checking repeatedly, I found that my results were available earlier than...

  11. The more I study the more I realize how much I still don't know!!

    ontocrna replied to cherielpn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks for expressing the craziness that all of us waiting to test are feeling! I test on Thurs. morning. My scores on practice questions don't seem high enough and all of the information is running...

  12. Putting Employers "ON HOLD" while considering other offers

    ontocrna replied to Ihoplover's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't take a position just to have a position. It looks terribly unprofessional to leave a position as quickly as you take it for a better one if you find yourself unhappy with your decision....

  13. Quick question on MI Nursing Scholarship

    ontocrna replied to phluteloop's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Our school made us aware that there were funds available about two weeks into my last semester. I applied and didn't receive anything for over six weeks or longer if I remember correctly. I actually...

  14. Where do I apply?

    ontocrna replied to NoBadDays's topic in General Nursing

    Not endorsing this as ethical, but have seen students that have done it this way. Take all your prereqs but one at one school and then transfer to another community college for your last prereq. Get a...

  15. career question

    ontocrna replied to Mogol's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I got into this field for flexibility. What I didn't know going in was that the education to get into it is NOT flexible. I have small children at home and found nursing school was very time...

  16. The Lack Of Teamwork Is Astounding!

    ontocrna replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Just an observation...depends on where you work. In floating I can honestly say that different parts of our hospital don't even feel like part of the same building. Some staffs gel and some have a bad...

  17. Most Common IV Push Meds on Med-Surg

    ontocrna replied to nurseJ88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    morphine

  18. getting rid of an air bubble in an IV line

    ontocrna replied to Implacable's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Pet peeve...flushing the line into a trash can. Do you want someone sticking something into you that you just ran into a trash can? Prefer to run it into the sterile iv tubing bag that you just...

  19. LVN Refresher

    ontocrna replied to jenk50's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered a Kaplan review course that nursing students take to pass their boards? They are pretty

  20. Nursing Interventions w/ Rationales

    ontocrna replied to tavo_80816's topic in General Nursing

    google ackley and ladwig careplan

  21. need goals for ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion

    ontocrna replied to cuca2's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, go to google and search for "ackley and ladwig careplan constructor". go to the sight and go under "start a new plan" and go to the alphabet "P-Z" and you get a screen with an option "tissue...

  22. zithromax/azithromycin dosing

    ontocrna posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Standard dosing for zithromax/azithromycin is usually 3-5 days decreasing from 500mg to 250mg/day. Why would a doctor prescribe 10days of 500mg zithromax for URI/strep. Client returned to doctor 2...

  23. zithromax/azithromycin dosing

    ontocrna replied to ontocrna's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks, I checked those websites and really not much on ototoxicity or dosing beyond 5 days there or on any other website I've seen. I'm going to call the pharmacist

  24. A few program questions

    ontocrna replied to Valdes's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am finding that the higher your grades are, the better chance you have of getting into a program. I would stick with as many A's as possible because programs change their entrance requirements...

  25. Help !Schools mistake cost me clinical seat starting Jan. 8!

    ontocrna posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Need advice! Applied for clinicals starting Monday way back when. Got letter that I was being considered, was eligible and had completed all prereqs. Went to orientation, hired a sitter for my...