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  1. Florida RN license by endorsement

    rncopper replied to Peluchina's topic in Florida Nursing

    I don't have the web address right now, but do a search (yahoo, msn, etc.) for Florida State Board of Nursing. This will bring you to the FL State BON and it will tell you (and able you to download...

  2. New Traveller needs help w/recruiter!

    rncopper replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Travel

    I think you posted that you saw the position posted with another company? Either way, I would actually call the NM that you spoke to and tell her/him of the difficulties that you are experiencing...

  3. New Traveller needs help w/recruiter!

    rncopper replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Travel

    If you like the overall company, I would request another recruiter. But, I would actually fire the entire company! The bait-and-switch tactic is common with some companies and, unfortunately, new...

  4. Nursing in Arizona

    rncopper replied to Rocknurse's topic in Arizona Nursing

    OOOH, Arizona is beautiful (in it's own way!!!) Weather is winter is wonderful. Can get cool (40's) but mainly very nice (60-80's). Since I worked in Tucson (for 8 years at UMC; lived in Tucson for...

  5. Am I getting jipped???

    rncopper replied to nicoleinphilly's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Unfortunately, MANY hospitals are requiring new grads to sign just such a paper when, as part of their orientation, they put them thru extensive classes, such as a telemetry, or critical care core...

  6. straight cath on anuric pt

    rncopper replied to bennie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We had a pt who was anuric and the order was to straight cath QOD. This was not to check volume; the pt had been anuric for several years, dialysized MWF. It was to get the yucky, crappy foul...

  7. Ativan and a pregnant woman?

    rncopper posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I really don't know much about OB, so I thought I would throw this out to the experts! My daughter (who is due in April) was dx with an inner ear infection. They at first gave her meclizine and I...

  8. Ativan and a pregnant woman?

    rncopper replied to rncopper's topic in Ob/Gyn

    THANK YOU, THANK YOU! This was very reassuring! I know every one is different but even one success is

  9. patient leaving with iv lock in place

    rncopper replied to ellencrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Rotten teeth in young people

  10. patient leaving with iv lock in place

    rncopper replied to ellencrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    At an ER I worked in recently (small county hospital), we had "revolvers": patients who came back to the ER on a schedule (Q8, Q12, QD) for IV abx. The HL (okay, I know they are now called saline...

  11. Wearing goggles while putting in an IV or performing phlebotomy?

    rncopper replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    :roll We are supposed to wear

  12. Npo

    rncopper replied to Sue McGann's topic in General Nursing

    Usually, it means nothing by mouth including meds. THOUGH, it also depends on the reason for being NPO. If it is for a procedure, let's say, that is going to be in the afternoon, and they are on BP...