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  1. "Confessional?"

    time4meRN replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I've just been up too many hours, but I'm not sure of your question. Is the friend-employee the one with the std ? None the less, Pt confid. is pt confid. , all you can do is be sure your doing...

  2. boards need to regulate MA's

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Please tell me how your cirification regulates you in any way. I am ACLS, PALS ,TNCC, CCRN .CPR CNN ,CFN certified, I have to maintain CEU's out the yazoo inorder to keep the cirtifications, but,...

  3. boards need to regulate MA's

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    How would all RN's having a BSN , MSN or phd change what an MA can or can't do ? I'm not slamming what you said I'm just trying to broaden my thoughts on the subject. Most of the nurses in our ER are...

  4. Scary scary thing on my FIRST day!!!

    time4meRN replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Good job, sounds like your're doing some critical thinking. Now think about what the other nurses have said here. Was there an order for lasix etc... But, none the less, good job thinking it through....

  5. boards need to regulate MA's

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the info. didn't know that, went on several ma sites but couldn't find anything. Found a site on cirtification (ma), but it seemed like a company that gives them a paper that says , look ,...

  6. boards need to regulate MA's

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Iv's , infuse fluids (sometimes as much as 2 lit. with meds), bx tissue, give medical advice, give out various meds without dr. written order, introduced as dr's nurse, look at a 12 lead and tell a pt...

  7. Please allow me some arrogance!

    time4meRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Yippie !!!! So happy for you. Congrats

  8. Plantar fasciitis--it's killing me!!

    time4meRN replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    Had it too. It's soooo painful, went to a podiatrist. Told me, avoid heat, got shoe inserts (seen the same ones at a place called "The Good Foot Store", put water bottles in the freezer. When I got...

  9. Question for "seasoned" nurses - how do you control your emotions?

    time4meRN replied to my3kids's topic in General Nursing

    It will come with practice. I like what other nurses said., focus on the job. However, remember that at some poit you will need to deal with it . Never,,,,,,Never,,,,,,just put it at the back and...

  10. 2 job offers for new grad....help!!

    time4meRN replied to futurenp's topic in General Nursing

    Sound like the floor would be good experience, organization etc...but be prepared for nightmare shifts. Think it depends on what you want to do later. If you want to work in an office or some such...

  11. Turning The Clock Back Nursing ?

    time4meRN replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    Worked as a "nurse aid" in the 70's, we did back rubs and offered HS food. We ran our tails off rolling beds up and down because they wern't electric. The nurses smoked at the nurses station. Nurses...

  12. Insomnia: Who suffers from it and what do you do for it?

    time4meRN replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    I use Melatonin and erar pluggs. A dark cool room , I know it's hard when your sleepy, but avoid caffiene at all cost. You may need to change shifts to help. Good

  13. Being denied employment because of a credit check :(

    time4meRN replied to Dunno?'s topic in General Nursing

    Not that it's any of my buisness, but , was it a nursing job you were going for? I don't have credit problems but, the way the economy is and the way people use credit cards today, there are many...

  14. Guess the mispronounced medical term

    time4meRN replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    OH MY GOSH.....had some trouble with the peanut butter balls..... got the skeezer... I lughed soooooo hard I about had a "skeezer" my self. Good thing I don't have the dreaded "sick as Hell...

  15. Lessons learned from the other side of the call light

    time4meRN replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that there are many things a pt. can do to help themselves that are actually good for them. I learned that the nurse is grateful for pt's that try to have some understanding that they are...

  16. Drug addicted nursing

    time4meRN replied to CAR1962's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there it will get better. I don't know if you have gone to AA meetings or not , (works for drugs too). But, for recovery there needs to be honesty and there need to be humility. It's not easy...

  17. pt abuse vs pt satisfaction

    time4meRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm an er nurse. I love to be busy, I love critical patients and I even like the pt's that have minor things wrong but really need a kind word or tlc for their injury or illness that may not be an...

  18. What do you think of this?

    time4meRN replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's weird, There are cirtifications for floor nursing as well. Critical care is a specialty just as working on the floor is. One is not better than the oher. The trick is , learning to...

  19. Need Brain

    time4meRN replied to montanaladi's topic in General Nursing

    Make your own, according to your needs . I've made my own befor for ER and for ICU. Both are very different according to they type of unit, the flow of the unit etc.. I tweeked them as I used them...

  20. pt abuse vs pt satisfaction

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all soooo much for your input, (and not judging my spelling, I was really worn out), . I really know all of things everyone told me, it's just that sometimes -even after 25 years of...

  21. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    time4meRN replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, I like hospitals and offices that make nurses stand out from other staff , ie: cna's, ma's etc. It's good for the pt and good for the nurse be clear about who is

  22. How to interupt: X-Rays & EKG

    time4meRN replied to X-treme's topic in General Nursing

    didk a 12 lead interpritation course with western schools. It was really good. It had an in depth book cd etc with it. It sounds like you have a good background with ekg, that is helpful with this...

  23. Hospital closing ?

    time4meRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So , I work in an ER in a fairly small community hospital. It is a hospital associated with a large hospital system. Over the last couple years we've had letters from the hospital board of directors...

  24. Air in the IV line.....

    time4meRN replied to nomadnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the line. Peripheral slow running lines with a little air won't hurt. A central line with a little air may have some potential depending on the pt. A swan with a ruptured balloon is the...

  25. Abuse During my first few months as a new Graduate Nurse.

    time4meRN replied to muffin416's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear your going through this. Hang in there, it sounds like changing places is just what you need. There really are good preceptors out there. It always amazes me that those kind of places...