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  1. What were your Pinning Ceremonies Like?

    queenjean replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Our instructors seem to be a pretty level headed, matter-of-fact bunch. I hope that our "ceremony" is nice enough to make the people who are flying in all their extended family (!) happy, but not...

  2. LPN Preceptor

    queenjean replied to Rainscape's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You are going to have to bust your butt for a while, huh? However, I think you will soon find that 90%+ of the meds are the same. Off the top of my head I can think of Lasix, Digoxin, Toprolol, HCTZ,...

  3. Question about IVPB administration procedure for incompatible med?

    queenjean replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    Our hospital procedure is to completely disconnect the primary tubing, flush, connect the piggyback with primary tubing, run it the allotted time, then disconnect, flush, and reconnect the primary....

  4. What were your Pinning Ceremonies Like?

    queenjean replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Clee, I am so with you. I didn't attend my LPN pinning or graduation. I wouldn't attend this RN one either, except they are holding it directly after a mandatory class one evening, so I would have...

  5. Rich nurses?

    queenjean replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    Every night I go to work, I get lots of

  6. It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

    queenjean replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Do white nurses have issues unique to them? That we've had to discuss with long threads on this board--if so, why not a forum for them? We already have a male nurse forum, and LPN forums, student...

  7. What do patients say that irks you?

    queenjean replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I see. I understand why you couldn't wait for the foley then; I would still submit that it might not have been selfishness, though, but rather fear and anxiety that was behind her refusal....

  8. It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

    queenjean replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even want to get into this, because I know someone somewhere would be offended. But I have to wonder; there is a male nurse forum; there are forums for students, LPNs, all sorts of...

  9. Rich nurses?

    queenjean replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    If anyone was taken aback or offended, it probably had to do with the phrase "rediculously overpaid." My interpretation of that is we are paid an excessive amount for the work we do. I do not think...

  10. What do patients say that irks you?

    queenjean replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used to work with teens who were sexually abused--this is a really common issue with them. Alot of them would refuse a foley (needle sticks and lady partsl exams were extremely difficult for them...

  11. disruptive students

    queenjean replied to gigi15's topic in General Students

    Well, I was once being rude in a chemistry class, talking quite loudly to a friend about nothing to do with the class, and this girl in front of me turned around and said "Could you please be polite...

  12. Lazy doctors/nurses? What is going on?

    queenjean replied to steffyjane's topic in General Nursing

    I've also seen an awful lot of pts who don't WANT that information. Their take on it is "You are the doctor, you're the expert, I'm paying you to make these decisions." In my experience the vast...

  13. How much time does the LPN to RN Bridge program save you?

    queenjean replied to meagansmom's topic in LPN to RN

    My program is different from most--each semester is divided into two parts. The first part of the semester (the bulk of it) is theory. All your reading, tests and assignments. After the final you...

  14. What disciplines make up the Rapid Response Team?

    queenjean replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and no, they aren't just standing around, waiting for you to call. They are pulled from their units and their patients--so you do need to mean it if you call them. The nurses have to dump their...

  15. What disciplines make up the Rapid Response Team?

    queenjean replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Our rapid response team includes a lab tech to draw blood, a respiratory therapist, a nurse from the ER and one from ICU, and the nursing supervisor. If the ER isn't too busy, a doc will usually come...

  16. How much time does the LPN to RN Bridge program save you?

    queenjean replied to meagansmom's topic in LPN to RN

    My LPN to RN program is taking about 11 months, with brief breaks included. Basically it is a three week bridge program, and two longish (approx 18 week) semesters. If I would have gone to an LPN to...

  17. Pinning Ceremony Music Suggestions

    queenjean replied to m1m2givens's topic in General Students

    I personally do not want any pop music, rock and roll, country, whatever at my pinning--it seems, I don't know, undignified. Just my opinion, before any of you go flaming me. I'd personally go with...

  18. Nurses not following doctors orders

    queenjean replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    According to my hospital, I am in the right. We have had many meetings regarding our new hospital philosophy, many hours of staff meetings regarding our scope of practice. If we want to go against...

  19. Nurses not following doctors orders

    queenjean replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    Susan, I was agreeing with you. As in, I was having a mental fart and I have no idea how I misread your second paragraph. As near as I can tell, between the activity going on around here, a phone...

  20. Nurses not following doctors orders

    queenjean replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    Um, yeah, I fail to see how I totally misread your daily wt paragraph. I still disagree with you; but I suspect part of this comes from working on an acute floor vs working in an ICU. Different...

  21. Nurses not following doctors orders

    queenjean replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    Riiiiight; So you think I should call the doc at 2AM to discuss whether I should wake up the guy who is going to be discharged tomorrow (where no one will be taking his vitals at all), because the...

  22. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    queenjean replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I live in one of the larger towns in Kansas. Our town is a college town, so cost of living in this county is one of the highest in the state--nonethless, we are talking about Kansas, folks, so the...

  23. Nurses not following doctors orders

    queenjean replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    I will occasionally ignore a physician's order--and with this supposed "relationship based care" philosophy we are going to, I have that right. I just have to document my butt off to make sure I can...

  24. Hepatitis B and Employment

    queenjean replied to nursestudent101's topic in General Students

    Your instructor is wrong, SH. The US takes a strong stand on anti-discrimination--being a carrier for Hep does not preclude you from employment ANYWHERE in the US. Your condition does not endanger...

  25. Bling on the job?

    queenjean replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I got poked once by a nurse's wedding ring; it broke the skin and bled enough we needed to hold pressure on it for a couple of secs and then apply a bandaid. I was on an antenatal ICU unit, and my...