NeosynephRN

NeosynephRN

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  1. Giving bolus Medications via IV port.

    NeosynephRN replied to cute_cabbage2005's topic in General Nursing

    You do not always have to dillute meds. I do it sometimes to make it easier to go slow!! Much easier to push 10cc over 2 min than 2cc..Know what I mean? Also we have PICC lines at our facitily that...

  2. New To Field And Boards- Input Please! :)

    NeosynephRN replied to UnclearFuture's topic in General Nursing

    Around here if you want to work in a hospital you really need your RN. There are a few LPN's at my hospital but they have been there a long time and were "grandfathered" in. LPN's typically work in...

  3. Easter is not a holiday?????

    NeosynephRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Aww geeze I am pretty sure you know what I meant. I am not a Nurse as a hobby. So yes I got paid for Sunday...just like every Sunday I work..which is all of them. No different for Easter than for...

  4. do you think this could be done?

    NeosynephRN replied to nursefromquebec's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well I am not L&D, but I think it would be smart to do. If a nurse came to check out the ICU I work in to see if were a good fit...I would be impressed! Good Luck with your

  5. Easter is not a holiday?????

    NeosynephRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a Catholic hospital and do not get paid for Easter. Wish I did. But I knew the deal when I signed

  6. Does anyone work at the University of Iowa hospital?

    NeosynephRN replied to nurse_runner's topic in General Nursing

    I do not work there, but I did interview there when I graduated. All the jobs that I was eligible for as a new grad were either rotating or straight nights. I have lots of friends that work there...

  7. OB's that push epidurals on patients

    NeosynephRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do not work in L&D but this thread caught my attention. During my last labor..all 1 hour of it. The anestheseologist called me 3 times (via my RN) and asked if I was...why I wasn't and am I...

  8. just passed NCLEX, what's next? help!

    NeosynephRN replied to rian02's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on passing!!! like some others have said...ask ask ask!!! I am a new grad...and I am working in the ICU..so it can be done! Good luck with your job

  9. Feel Good Campaigns by Hospitals

    NeosynephRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have something like that. If someone helps you out, or goes out of their way then you fill out a card. I do not see the big deal, it has never seemed to offend anyone at my facility. I mean it...

  10. Can a patient be a full code and a Hospice patient in NY?

    NeosynephRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure of all the legalities...and hospice, but I did respond to code the other night in the hospital that was a hospice patient. He had not even really coded...but that is a whole other...

  11. Suctioning mouth with the same catheter used to suction lungs?!?!

    NeosynephRN replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    We have those lil kits too...they are great!! However we do not use them for "suctioning" they are just for mouth care. We suction with the yankaur or the flexible cath...depending, and then we move...

  12. Are You Satisfied With Your Income?

    NeosynephRN replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Not the highest paying job in the history of the world...LOL...but you know what I can pay all my bills on time, go out to eat once in a while and have a little left over. So all and all not to

  13. to tell or not to tell during an interview?

    NeosynephRN replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

    I would not tell them at the interview. I am 16 weeks preg and I just told my NM last week. And I only told him so he could be ready for when I need time off. I am not telling anyone else that I...

  14. We dont have to go and review our pts chart the night before clinical...normal???

    NeosynephRN replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I do not know how they did it, but we had alot of students in my class that drove that far each way, to pick up info the night before...we could not get our assignments till after 7pm...then they...

  15. Oh. My. God. (lol!!!!)

    NeosynephRN replied to SICU Queen's topic in MICU, SICU

    As gross as that is...that is the funniest thing I have heard in a loooong time!!!

  16. Do you allow Tele patients to leave unit to smoke?

    NeosynephRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    We are also a smoke free campus...so no going out to smoke at my hospital either. The patients are offered the patch, or Wellbutrin also. It would be a long, pretty dangerous walk to get off...

  17. Carpaject!!!

    NeosynephRN replied to smwhitson's topic in General Nursing

    That is good...we sometimes use the stick end of a mouth swab...obviously a clean

  18. When to Specialize? 2yrs. med/surg 1st? Advice?

    NeosynephRN replied to jetson's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Personally I think Med/Surg is a specialty...it definately takes a special kind of nurse to take care of 8+ patients, who are all sick and needing them...YIKES!! I am a new grad and I started out in...

  19. ACLS, PALS and others

    NeosynephRN replied to krn_hd's topic in General Nursing

    I agree...I graduated in May and started in the ICU. I will be taking ACLS...but not for another month and a half...and I will have EKG class before that. My manager said it is very overwhelming to...

  20. Cedar Rapids?

    NeosynephRN replied to ERRNTraveler's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there!! I am an RN in the ICU at Mercy...I am still on orientation, but I have worked for the hospital for a while. I did clinicals, for my EMT-B in the ER here, and I have to say that everyone...

  21. So is hospital nursing better than long term care?

    NeosynephRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...that seemed a little harsh. OK I have never been a nurse in LTC..but I can see why you would hate meds there...I mean that would take up sooooo much of your time, you probably do not get to...

  22. Hospital to charge employees who smoke

    NeosynephRN replied to lpn2rnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is bad!!! My hospital has a decent program...I think...we have a wellness program...and you can enroll IF YOU WANT...and they will help you with like dietary, and a workout plan...all...

  23. Travelers

    NeosynephRN replied to Freshman RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have been precepting with a traveler also...she is great!!! She has actually been at our hospital for a while...like a year, but she has a TON of knowledge and insight!! She will be moving on in...

  24. Lost new graduate moving to Iowa

    NeosynephRN replied to Marynochka's topic in General Nursing

    First...I am sorry for all that is going on in your life...second welcome to Iowa. OK as far as getting the lisence switched over...I would just call the Iowa BON...they seem pretty helpfull...are...

  25. CMA jobs?

    NeosynephRN replied to prowlingMA's topic in General Nursing

    Weird how in different parts of the same state it can mean such different things...my mom is a CMA...like I posted above. She works as an office manager in a Dr's office...she was trained in...