Crux1024

Crux1024

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  1. Instructor reamed me even though nurse said I did right thing..what do you think?

    Crux1024 replied to Angels_wearScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I think you did a good job, especially for being 2nd semster. You paid attention to her, tried to work out any difficulties she had (putting up the HOB, asking about anxiety etc) and when you saw her...

  2. Last name on namebadge

    Crux1024 replied to mightymitern's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has First and Last on badges EXCEPT if youre in the ED or Psych..which i think is dumb/unfair. Id rather NOT have my last name on there b/c i have already (in nursing school!!) had issues...

  3. Do you wear your engagement rings at work?

    Crux1024 replied to SarahBerah's topic in General Nursing

    We're allowed one ring per hand. They ask they you use discretion as far as large stones go. Youre liable to scratch a patient OR damage/lose your own stone. My ring is pretty flat, so I have no...

  4. "Nursing Staff"

    Crux1024 replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    This is what its considered at my hospital. Anyone that reports to the dept of Nursing, is basically nursing

  5. ptca/pci

    Crux1024 replied to oztizz184's topic in General Nursing

    Have you checked your books? A care plan for a PCI patient is fairly easy to piece together. Check your med/surg nursing books as well as any care plan books you have. Its

  6. March 30, 2010 The NCLEX day

    Crux1024 replied to pinksunflower's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Theres a forum dedicated for discussing the NCLEX, perhaps a mod can move this thread. Youll find lots of tips and techniques there.https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/ But otherwise, good...

  7. CNA...to be or not to be...?

    Crux1024 replied to fireball78's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked into nurse externships where you are? They can usually be offered after the 1st yr of an ADN program, over the summer between yrs. Also, student nurse tech positions. Those might be...

  8. what do I do? failed hesi have to settle for lpn!!

    Crux1024 replied to ziggles's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wouldnt exactly call being an LPN "settling"..... LPNs are slightly limited, it depends on the area. Their job duties differ a little from an RN. I know personally, that where I am, LPNs are mostly...

  9. Mandated scrub colors

    Crux1024 replied to FLOBRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses have been in navy and white for about 1 yr now. It was fine...lots of people complained about it in the beginning but everyone adjusted and for us, its easy to see whos who. Starting next Jan...

  10. MRSA, Is this true?

    Crux1024 replied to cute2's topic in General Nursing

    Just as a comparison... For Micro class, we all swabbed our noses and spread on blood agar. Out of about 40 students, only 2 had grown Staph Aureus (i was one! yay me), it would have taken further...

  11. Scanning meds

    Crux1024 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I love the system..but then again, ive never used anything else. Theres times when Ive grabbed the wrong fluids, scanned then in and boop! up pops an error for no order in the system. Same with meds...

  12. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    Crux1024 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    "Mersa"

  13. Memo to All Hospital Staff

    Crux1024 replied to nminodob's topic in Nursing Humor

    LMBO!! I love it. Im stealing it.

  14. lazy cnas

    Crux1024 replied to marielina85's topic in General Nursing

    Passing drinks does not take priority over toileting a patient. This is how people fall. Most on their way to the bathroom b/c they have felt (whether or not its true) that people were taking too long...

  15. what medical drama would you be cast in as a nurse?

    Crux1024 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Id vote for Scrubs as well. And just what does Carla do? Shes

  16. Was I completely in the wrong?

    Crux1024 replied to nursesaurus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why arent the NAs allowed to give bedbaths on their

  17. Listing colleges on your resume.

    Crux1024 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    If youre going to list any work experience as an LPN on your resume, i would imagine they'd want to see the school you went

  18. Calling out the pts name in the waiting room...HIPAA?

    Crux1024 replied to TeresaEDRN06's topic in Emergency

    http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/solutions-managing-your-practice/coding-billing-insurance/hipaahealth-insurance-portability-accountability-act/frequently-asked-questions.shtmlSign...

  19. Calling out the pts name in the waiting room...HIPAA?

    Crux1024 replied to TeresaEDRN06's topic in Emergency

    The ER in the hospital I work for has those little pagers that they give out @ restaurants. . It beeps and vibrates when its time to be triaged and then beeps and vibrates when its time to be seen. I...

  20. Paraplegia and nursing

    Crux1024 replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do you know if she went through clinicals and school before or after her disability? I have to agree with the posters that bring up the concern of schooling. The hospital rooms Ive been in? Barely...

  21. Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

    Crux1024 replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated with a deaf nurse last summer. She also had a specialized stethoscope, and did very well with both the classroom and clinicals components. She did, however, go into a nonactute area. She...

  22. Soon to be GPN looking for RN bridge. HACC??

    Crux1024 replied to Brookenicole84's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    LGH has a pretty good program. Theres a 4 wk summer course and then you jump right into the 3rd semster with the regular ASN students. They ARE more expensive than HACC (about $590 a credit). Id...

  23. What's your "to-go-to" book?

    Crux1024 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Ill vouch for the RNotes. http://www.amazon.com/Rnotes-Nurses-Clinical-Pocket-Guide/dp/0803623135/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267780394&sr=8-2 Bought my first one whilst in nursing...

  24. Heat and mottled skin

    Crux1024 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Found online: Patchy skin color refers to areas of irregular skin coloring. Mottling or mottled skin refers specifically to blood vessel changes in the skin which cause a patchy appearance. Irregular...

  25. insomnia question re: night shifts

    Crux1024 replied to alias's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on where (facility and department) you work. My hospital hires for specific shifts and thats what you work 99% of the time. I havent worked a shift that wasnt a night shift in 6...