Neveranurseagain

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  1. pay

    Neveranurseagain replied to josh1974's topic in General Nursing

    Well Jules, just ask a family member of a level one trauma or ICU pt. that you have been working on, and I will bet they will say: "Well personally his nurse is worth every penny of $65 an hour."...

  2. How do I become an RN

    Neveranurseagain replied to texasboi's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!!!!LM*O!!!!

  3. Nothin' like pulling out your pt's old crusty bellybutton crud!

    Neveranurseagain replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Best way to clean them is fill them up with lotion/vasoline and come back in an hour and it all swabs out with a Q tip. Causes less irritation

  4. What I didn't get in school...

    Neveranurseagain replied to Price 2002's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry too much that you haven't done these skills. Just be sure that when you are asked to do them after graduation that you "fess up" and explain that you have not actually done these skills...

  5. Against vaccines:

    Neveranurseagain replied to Gavsmom's topic in General Nursing

    I tell people who don't want to get vaccines because they use a "natural" method that don't worry about the disease because it occurs naturally as well. It is natural to get the disease. And do be...

  6. Debate on alternative methods reproduction

    Neveranurseagain replied to atpeace's topic in General Nursing

    Both my kids are by IVF after 10 yrs of "trying." We spent around $20,000 of our own money before we got health insurance that pd for IVF. What irritated me was people would say, "How could you...

  7. Pt with Chest Pain in a docs office

    Neveranurseagain replied to Nursonegreat's topic in General Nursing

    AED training is now part of every CPR class. CPR certify your staff and they will know how to use an AED. The O2 tanks can be checked by the RN every mth. You don't need to be ACLS certified to use...

  8. Pt with Chest Pain in a docs office

    Neveranurseagain replied to Nursonegreat's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to an AED, nitro, IV supplies, pocket mask, ambu bag, O2 and BP cuff/stethoscope, you should have supplies in event of an anaphalysis in the office. Benadryl, both IV and oral as well as...

  9. How to dodge HIPAA?

    Neveranurseagain replied to liam36's topic in General Nursing

  10. pay

    Neveranurseagain replied to josh1974's topic in General Nursing

    I paid a plumber who was recently licensed $65 an hour...which was less than his friends were charging that had been licensed for a few yrs. Will I ever make $65 an hour even with experience? And did...

  11. Pre-Requisits for pre-requsits???

    Neveranurseagain replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    "My own school was pretty blunt: we're not going to waste a seat on someone who might not pass chemistry or algebra, A&P, etc" I graduated in 1998 from Excelsior College and did not have to take...

  12. Ugh-worst thing I've ever done to a patient...

    Neveranurseagain replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

    I cardioverted an unconsious man in SVT when I was working as a paramedic and he sat up and told me if I did it again he would kill me! And he was serious! This was back in the day when they would not...

  13. What exactly is Rural Nursing

    Neveranurseagain replied to pat8585's topic in Rural

    I guess my community is not big enough to be called even rural! We have about 35,000 people (including a large state prison) and our community hospital is a 35 bed SNF with 1 (yes you read it right!)...

  14. About Liver Cancer

    Neveranurseagain replied to meagansmom's topic in General Nursing

    A few yrs ago I had to tell my then 9 and 10 year that Dad was unexpectantly on life support and was not going to live. These were guidelines I used: Keep it simple. It's easy to babble on and...

  15. CPNE date in Amarillo TX

    Neveranurseagain replied to ougreene's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix. It was 2 hrs away from where I lived and I did my Paramedic training there (I was an LVN also) so I felt comfortable since the hospital was

  16. Dad's trip to ED

    Neveranurseagain replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    I had to leave my husband at the ER overnite as I had our 2 children with us and we lived over an hr away. I did access the chain of command and after 24 hrs got the care he needed. But the staff...

  17. Dad's trip to ED

    Neveranurseagain replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    I too had a similar episode happen to my late husband in the ER. I pointed out several times he was NPO for now 24 hrs, had a hep lock and was 7 days post op open heart to no avail. He was allowed...

  18. CPNE date in Amarillo TX

    Neveranurseagain replied to ougreene's topic in Online Distance Learning

    On my first pt., my evaluator tripped over the chest tube drainage container knocking it over (it was not secured to the bed) and causing the water and and drainage to mix together...I was SO glad she...

  19. CPNE date in Amarillo TX

    Neveranurseagain replied to ougreene's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did my CPNE yrs ago and these pieces of advice helped me the most: Your CPNE is not a vacation. Leave children and husband at home. Remind yourself you are there to do one thing--pass the CPNE....

  20. Post Partum Recovery Time

    Neveranurseagain replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    "I don't think we have a policy per se about recovery time, but we have to check moms every 15 minutes for a minimum of an hour, and babies every 30 minutes. We're a very busy L&D department and...

  21. Happy 30th Birthday, Louise Brown!

    Neveranurseagain replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Both my kids, who are now 13 and 14 are by IVF and I would love to thank her parents for having the courage to undergo this procedure. I will never forget what the OB resident said after the delivery...

  22. 16hr shifts

    Neveranurseagain replied to sooner74's topic in General Nursing

    Not only would you be a dangerous driver, but a dangerous caregiver as you would be on auto pilot after 12 hrs, possible missing or not noticing a change in a pts. condition. And what about the...

  23. Kaiser Southern California/Portland areas

    Neveranurseagain replied to awhisler's topic in General Nursing

    "...but its also one of our least favorite hospitals to go to for clinicals..." It's also my least favorite to go to for patient

  24. Paying More, Getting Less: Just Where Do America's Health Care Dollars Go?

    Neveranurseagain replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The money goes to profit. In the US, a large part of our healthcare is profit driven. In many of the countries we are compared to healthcare is a not for profit

  25. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    Neveranurseagain replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "After resigning and becoming a SAHM mom (and subsequently a student, again) my family purchased individual health insurance." That's great, glad you qualified for individual health plan insurance. I...