eak16

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1. Update RE: Dr. Phil Today

   eak16 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Yayyy!!!!!! I'm waiting for that on-air apology

2. Lack of Confidence/Self esteem. I cried at Clinicals tonight

   eak16 replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

   I felt the same way... nursing school just sucks sometimes. Yes, sometimes it is inconvenient for the patient to have two assessments. But that is the reality of training- nurses have been training...

3. Help with Digital Camera

   eak16 replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

   Hi- my parents got me a digital camera for nursing school graduation- a Nikon coolpix 3200- and it has been just great. I am NOT a techie at all, but figured it out no problem. It takes great pictures...

4. How many mistakes can one nurse make? (A vent)

   eak16 replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

   wow- change of shift meds! that had never occurred to me! Meds at my hosptial are NEVER schduled for change of shift for the exact reasons discussed above. And furthermore, if the nurse has a good...

5. Any hospitals out there using discharge lobbies/lounges?

   eak16 replied to pjdouble's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Sounds like a great idea if it is used appropriately. Our discharge pharmacy is extremely slow- on weekends it can take three hours to get discharge meds, and often this leaves an otherwise ok pt....

6. Demand for CRNAs in the northwest

   eak16 replied to futurenp's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I have run into lots of CRNA's at UW and

7. Tattoos and health professionals...

   eak16 replied to NurseFirst's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   More often than not I have found that it is unavoidable things that keep people from dontaing blood who really want to. A blood transfusion saved my fathers life, so I couldn't wait until i was old...

8. Thinking about becoming a midwife?

   eak16 replied to WhatToDo's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   University of Washington School of Nursing (ranked #1 in the nation, woohoo!) has the MEPN program, where people with a non-nursing degree already can take classes for three years and leave with a RN...

9. We make as much as maids

   eak16 replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi- relax, ok, i was being very sarcastic. I totally agree with you, in fact, thats the point i was trying to

10. I need help with a managment paper about answering call lights

    eak16 replied to robin_nicole's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    another point, with respect to Allele's post, is that call lights are NOT ALWAYS a priority and dont need to be. If I am in the room of a high acuity patient who is gasping for air and whose Sat is...

11. I need help with a managment paper about answering call lights

    eak16 replied to robin_nicole's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    how about one CNA solely dedicated to call lights? I have noticed that sometimes when I am in a room doing a twenty minute dressing change or something, I assume that the CNA's will be covering my...

12. Most Common Med/Surg Drugs, Including New Drugs

    eak16 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    protonix heparin SQ docusate lisinopril oxycodone aspirin 81 mg oral Kcl calcium gluconate mag-ox (can you tell our residents REALLY like to replace electrolytes?) lactulose levothyroxine levaquin...

13. How many hours in your shift?

    eak16 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    gimme 12's! I would much rather have the same paitents for 12 hours than have to come back the next day, have different patients, and basically start from scratch. I feel like once i kind of get in a...

14. questions to American RNs

    eak16 replied to angel Ann's topic in General Nursing

    It can really vary depending both on the individual state's laws on the scope of practice of RN's, LPN's and CNA's, as well as the style of nursing at individual hospitals. Where I work, there are no...

15. Package for Iraq

    eak16 replied to NeuroICURN's topic in General Nursing

    During a stint in Africa there were a few things that really helped me: cleaning wipes- any and all kinds- individually wrapped for toting around, packs of baby wipes for cleaning flavor packets- you...