nurse2033 MSN, RN

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    25 Craziest Interview Questions of 2010

    nurse2033 replied to SweetBabyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    #18 is an easy logic problem. Step 1; Put 4 pennies on each side of the scale, the lightest group contains the light penny. Step 2; divide the lighter group and put 2 pennies on each side of the...
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    Old guy entering Air Force, please advise...

    nurse2033 posted a topic in Government, Military

    I'm entering the Air National Guard as a flight nurse. I have no military past and am 45. Are people like me treated fairly? I'm on my third career in nursing so I'm used to learning new things and...
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    having a boyfriend vs. nursing studies

    nurse2033 replied to TamTam23's topic in General Nursing

    Move forward in your career. If he loves you he will get off his butt and figure out how to impress you with his success. Don't marry him and don't get knocked up. Give yourself a time frame for him...
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    nurse2033 replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be totally insulted. That shows an incredible amount of entitlement. Apparently we are supposed to cater to their every need. Me enoja
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    Floating

    nurse2033 replied to JenRN99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds bad. Does your boss know that this goes against AWHONN guidelines? They might not have thought it all the way through, or not realized this is happening. Bring it their attention and make sure...
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    Triage

    nurse2033 replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    No offense but if you're a clerk, you have no business using "your best judgement" to make medical decisions. I'm telling myself that this can't be true, that some manager is putting a clerk in charge...
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    Non-pharm interventions for very high blood pressure?

    nurse2033 replied to Tiffany Lynne's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a bigger problem of patient who aren't competent refusing meds. Can't they get them earlier when they are more with it? Also the answer to your last question is yes. That doesn't make...
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    A moment of your time, please, if you feel so inclined to give me you opinion

    nurse2033 replied to coonkine's topic in General Nursing

    What about the bazillion years more of education you need, not to mention the cost? Nurse=2 years, doctor=> 7 years minimum. Nursing school is not a stepping stone to medical school so it doesn't...
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    Personality test determines my employment

    nurse2033 replied to noyesno's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The good news is that you can't really study for this one. Just show up and do your
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    The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    nurse2033 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    If you feel this is an emergency then you should call 911 and they will come emergent. If it is not an emergency, don't call 911 but a private ambulance service and ask for a non-emergent response. If...
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    Potential Nurse: Should I join the military?

    nurse2033 replied to NurseStudentBelle's topic in Government, Military

    If your only reason to join is to pay for school you will probably hate it. You didn't state why you are unable to get student loans. If you are not in school, why don't you have time to apply for...
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    ANA Handle with Care Program-Injury of Nurses

    nurse2033 replied to WhichWayIsUp?'s topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You sound like an excellent person to bring this issue to management. It sounds like your facility could use a policy for obese patients (couldn't we all?). We have overhead lifts which are awesome....
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    Best online RN to BSN program....CHEAP?

    nurse2033 replied to TonyaM73's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Try Excelsior.edu, they have great programs, online, and pretty cheap. No clinicals but I think that program requires teaching a class and videotaping it (or at least used
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    Nursing assessment for pt with possible Pulmonary Embolism

    nurse2033 replied to ghurricane's topic in General Nursing

    I would want to know the results of your first tests. Was SaO2 low? What was the location, nature, and duration of her pain? You say first that the patient had s/s of PE, however, the symptoms you...
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    Made a huge mistake now worried for career.

    nurse2033 replied to newRNhereMI's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Did they train you for this? If this wasn't covered in writing during your orientation you can't be expected to know all policies for all situations by ESP. Without anger, just explain that you made...
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    Help... not sure if nursing is for me

    nurse2033 replied to samanthadaisyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there, there are so many areas to work in you should be able to find your niche. Don't give up. Just look at all the threads in the specialy
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    Army reserve question

    nurse2033 replied to cpez's topic in Government, Military

    I'm in the process of joining the ANG. I thought a Masters could/would lead to being a Captain but not sure. Make sure before you sign. They could be looking to fill a position that you might be...
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    When will they change the name???

    nurse2033 replied to hand2cut's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think we should rename the profession formerly known as "nurse". I suggest, bull rider, spy, or cage fighter... oh wait those are already taken!
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    Ambulate with Femoral Lines

    nurse2033 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I'm trying to imagine what it would look when your patient femoral line (either A or V) gets caught on a chair and yanked
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    Bicarbonate

    nurse2033 replied to Jenisu74's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    hydrogen and potassium are both positively charged ions. There is an electrical gradiant just like others like hydrostatic and so on. Bicarb sucks up the H ions which is why its given for acidosis. As...
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    working a nursing job until air force acceptance

    nurse2033 replied to mmcgorrian's topic in Government, Military

    You can break any contract, it depends on how seriously they take it if they press for consequences. I would think that would be a poor start with the military. You are supposed to show integrity. I...
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    Returning RN..do you explain employment gap in cover letter?

    nurse2033 replied to mcleanl's topic in General Nursing

    You should address it. You don't want them wondering and filling in the blanks with their imaginations; prison, rehab, writer for the Fox network... Just say you stayed home to care for your children,...
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    How to teach an experienced nurse

    nurse2033 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Experienced doesn't mean good. Maybe she's been a terrible nurse for her whole, long, career. People who start out at the bottom of the curve sometimes stay there and just get really practiced at it....
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    Going from RN to Paramedic

    nurse2033 replied to mater44's topic in Emergency

    If you really like the field, go for it. I work as both myself. Most nurses have no idea what working in the field is really like, that's one reason paramedics don't get much respect. I would give...
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    Narc count right, then WRONG

    nurse2033 replied to Dee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is unfortunately an all to common story. Thank goodness you have taken action. Continue to follow through and don't tolerate any discrepancies in the