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queenjean

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  1. Help Prioritizing on Leadership Tests......

    queenjean replied to brandilovesaaron's topic in General Nursing

    Additionally, if your instructor is well versed in NCLEX review-- Pain is considered psychological; treat physical threats to wellbeing before psychological threats to well being. Think ABCs/Maslow,...

  2. Medication Reconcilliation- An ER responsibility?

    queenjean replied to DJ-Adia's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Our pharmacists try to hit all admits before they come to the floor, to do their med reconcilliation. We'll do it on the floor if the pharmacy doesn't have the time to see them prior to admission,...

  3. Pain abbreviated Px?

    queenjean replied to cowboy_carl's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen px as pain; like another poster, it's used as prognosis in our facility. Pain is only two letters more than px--not much of an abbreviation (this coming from the woman who uses "et"...

  4. Nurse = Co Dependent?

    queenjean replied to 4fill's topic in General Nursing

    Broad generalizations are always

  5. VA nursing questions

    queenjean replied to queenjean's topic in Government, Military

    Thank you. I've tried that, and I don't see any openings in the area I am interested. I suppose that they just don't have any; but my experience is that there are always openings. It seems...

  6. Difference In Clinicals?? Is There Any??

    queenjean replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    My LPN program assumed that everyone was going on to RN--so we still did assessments, care plans, had to know meds and diagnoses thoroughly. Basically as RNs we were expected to manage care more, and...

  7. heart rate of 46

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

    Let's not forget thyroid disorders can lead to bradycardia. This woman could have a thyroid disorder, a med complication, or heart disease--maybe even complete heart block, running a ventricular rate....

  8. VA nursing questions

    queenjean replied to queenjean's topic in Government, Military

    I guess that one of my questions is that I don't want to work at ANY VS hospital or job; I only want a job at the VA close to my home. So when I search the VA job system, it is rather difficult to...

  9. Strep again

    queenjean replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    If you are prone to strep infections: Wash your hands religiously and keep them away from your mouth, nose and eyes; change your tooth brush once a month and every time you are sick, and gargle 2-3...

  10. I have strep =0(

    queenjean replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my tip of the day. To save myself money and the doctor's office time, if I really think I or my kids have strep, I don't call and ask for an appointment. I call and ask if I can bring my...

  11. Newbie lifting question

    queenjean replied to RedRobin8's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, no kidding; I mean, we all know we have the staff to have one person for each fifty pounds of weight we are transferring to the bedside

  12. Newbie lifting question

    queenjean replied to RedRobin8's topic in General Nursing

    Upon hiring to my hospital, the physical assessment includes some exercises and questions that are supposed to establish whether you can lift 50 pounds without difficulty. The nursing staff job...

  13. Morbid obesity and high carb diet?

    queenjean replied to firepilot17's topic in General Nursing

    Was it a high carb diet or a high complex-carb diet? Was there a calorie limit/count ordered as

  14. CNE's In Person

    queenjean replied to Leylan2008's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I just saw that she needs it by 3/20/08. I doubt the classes I am referring to would meet that criteria, as they are usually offered on a semester basis. I've never taken one, though, so if I...

  15. CNE's In Person

    queenjean replied to Leylan2008's topic in General Nursing

    Well, several community colleges offer a "RN update" course. It's mainly for RNs who haven't worked for a while who want to get back into bedside nursing. Since it is a college course, it would of...

  16. How can I improve my med/tele unit?

    queenjean replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    If your unit doesn't have the money for things like new blood pressure machines, does your hospital have an endowment association? Ours does, and we can petition for certain items through it. It is...

  17. LOW patient satisfaction scores...

    queenjean replied to MalgaBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As much as I HATE those surveys, I do think they bring some good points to light. We have something different besides PG now. I can't remember what it iscalled (It was Jackson, but now it's changed...

  18. How can I improve my med/tele unit?

    queenjean replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are set up in a position to fail. Good luck, I hope you can make this work for you. I'm thinking I would be too frustrated in a job where my description was "Make things better, but...

  19. Why don't more nurses take a stand against low pay and unsafe staffing?

    queenjean replied to mifligirl's topic in General Nursing

    I guess part of my stand is that I am staying in a job that pays a little bit less rather than go work in a bigger facility that pays more and has crap for staffing. In my opinion, my facility is as...

  20. Rather work with men or women?

    queenjean replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, if I have the option, I'd rather work with a good mix of men and women. All men or all women seems to get funky after a while. It's so artificial--our society isn't made up of only men or...

  21. Reasons to give IV questions

    queenjean replied to Snoba77er's topic in General Nursing

    One reason for TKO is if a pt is getting multiple IV meds, it is easier to administer them piggyback than to flush and attach multiple times. Especially during the noc, I can go in and hang their...

  22. I am the RN here, you are not! -long

    queenjean replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the most important learning experience in this entire thread is that I need to brush up on my robot skillz and USE them. Even if I don't bust it out, the mental pic of busting the robot will,...

  23. How can I improve my med/tele unit?

    queenjean replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you should ask your staff what would improve their unit. I think it is frustrating when an administrator tries to "fix" something that isn't even a problem, or the fix becomes a bigger problem...

  24. Do you have this in the US?

    queenjean replied to swedishnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think we have anything like that. Like the above poster stated, most hospital stays are less than 3 days; there isn't a unit that limits the stay based on the type of that

  25. feds in nursign home

    queenjean replied to mm44's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt who lived in a nursing home who once confided in me that he had robbed several banks during the depression......maybe the feds were just clearing up cold