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  1. You know you're a male RN when......

    pawashrn replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    You know your a male RN. When the male physician ask about the patient and you don't receive a hug/cuddle/pat/smile/giggle/and making rounds on the patient takes approx. 3 minutes........Just the...

  2. An Eye Toward PA: Your Experience Requested

    pawashrn replied to mistyval's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I lived in pgh city limits for approx. 15 years. First, in the South Hills,( crowded, bus transportation, petty crimes, close knit community, alot of police, fire-personnel and nurses live in the...

  3. What to wear to interview in Central PA

    pawashrn replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I approach an interview as a way to sell ones-self. Therefore, you don't open your mouth and state untruths about yourself. Because, if you get the job, they will discover the truth. Don't wear...

  4. 40 yr old wanting to be a nurse

    pawashrn replied to adamsmom's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Go for your RN. Look into the state paying for some of your schooling, also, some hospitals will pay for your schooling, if you obligate yourself for X amount of years of employment. I quit my...

  5. New Grads in Critical Care?

    pawashrn replied to Doog's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    When you want to run with the big dogs, get off the porch. Meaning, just because you are a new grad, don't sell yourself short. Utilize every bit of information out there. Know you limitations and...

  6. Can LPN's in PA do PCA pumps?

    pawashrn replied to withasmilelpn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I maybe wrong but a PCA is delivered by the patient. An epidural is a continuous infusion and normally is a dilaudid based medication. So, to answer your question. If we are talking about an...

  7. West Penn school

    pawashrn replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi, I graduated from West Penn and unlike Ms. Aizza's reply. West Penn is more than a geriatric/ burn center. After graduation, I began as a GN in their Medical ICU. The exposure you will receive...

  8. ICU jobs in Pittsburgh...

    pawashrn replied to SandraDeeRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    being part of a code, assuming you mean a cardiac/resp arrest on the floor, is not the same as working in an CCU/ICU. Because , you feel you belong in that setting, does not mean you would do good....

  9. Nurses and smoking......

    pawashrn replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a smoker. I was smoking outside in a designated area by the front of the hospital. A visitor came pass and made a remark about nurses smoking. I simply replied, "I agree. We all have...

  10. Nurses and smoking......

    pawashrn replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    As a former smoker and a RN, here is something of a news flash. I posted a list on our unit asking everyone to place a check beside their name when they went for a break. Yes, the smoker's appeared...

  11. Anyone ever seen this before?

    pawashrn replied to leesespieces's topic in Patient Medications

    This could have been an old remedy. You have captured my interest. I shall return with an answer. Possibly, Homeopathic

  12. dilantin

    pawashrn replied to bigmona's topic in International Nursing

    the infusion/iv push of dilantin/na-bicarb good assessment at the beginning, during and at the end of the infusion Dilute and give slowly any medication when possible. It is always easier on the...

  13. Can someone please explain INR & Coumadin therapy to me?

    pawashrn replied to christvs's topic in Patient Medications

    Before you sweat over a PT/PTT/INR, understand why the patient requires a blood thinning agent first. Long term bedrest, post-surgical, intermittent/chronic atrial fibrillation, intermittent...

  14. JCAHO Alert: Tubing misconnections-a persistent and potentially deadly occurrence

    pawashrn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Concerning the misconnections. Questions, arise on the nature of the unit in which this happened. Understaffing and overworked, Rn's are tired and stressed. The shame is that all this happened in the...