island40

island40

ICU, School Nurse, Med/Surg, Psych

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  1. Nurses have a 'need to know' outcomes!!!

    island40 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a patient i would be angry if a nurse gained access to my health care information for personal gain. This is a violation of my

  2. Meal and Potty Breaks

    island40 replied to Weeping Willow's topic in General Nursing

    Working the night shift at a LTC facility as the only RN I am required to be "available" during my meal break. If I get called to the floor for patient care you bet I get back on the clock. i am not a...

  3. Will this turn future employers off?

    island40 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I think you could run into a problem if they ask you that hiddious "where do you see yourself in 5 years?" question. i have had 17 nursing positions in 14 years- I am a true genX and like to change...

  4. co-workers are incompetent

    island40 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I work in a nursing home on the night shift. My facility has hired a new nurse (just out of school but I don't think that lack of experience is the problem) who makes a lot of errors (medication...

  5. What Patients do to make you mad!

    island40 replied to MichaelFloridaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've got tears rolling down my cheeks and I can't breath!! Too funny!! I thought that I had run accross some reall losers in my 13 years! THat takes the

  6. What Was the DUMBEST Request Made By A Patient?

    island40 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I still believe that the dumbest remark I have ever heard is patients appologizing for waking me up when they call for assistance during the night. Good

  7. In reality, what is the average starting pay?

    island40 replied to RNMom2010's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in AZ and IA and have friends in Tx, CA and Maine and the pay is not what I would call "drastically lower." It is less and they blame it on poor medicare reembursement (but I don't buy...

  8. Wow....need some input Please!!

    island40 replied to TonyFl's topic in Nursing Career

    Let me give you some input from the teacher's perspective...use them! Your instructors are there to help you to learn and they want to see you succede! Find ways that work for you to deal with your...

  9. what to do with a MSN

    island40 replied to willdgate's topic in Nursing Career

    I graduated from University of Iowa may 06 with my MSN in Nursing Education and have taught at the local community colleges- when my son graduates from highschool next year I will be able to move to...

  10. Being Cancelled

    island40 replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    Being called off is okay so long as it is only once in a while. This is the career field that I chose so I try to keep my budget in line with a veriable income. It usually balances out with occasions...

  11. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

    island40 replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

    I sure like dark blue than the white that I am required to wear. Even Visa fabric does not get betadine

  12. One night, 22 pts, 5 codes!!!

    island40 replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    My jadedness is going to show through here but I am also curious to know that staff:patient ratio. Were any of these events forseeable? Were any of these events preventable? How many of the 22...

  13. Patients on Medicaid

    island40 replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't understand why Medicaid is not insurance, I paid a premium when I was on it in Iowa. $65 a month. My son paid $10 a month for Iowa's version for children- HAWK-i. It worked just like private...

  14. Florence Nightengale Pledge.

    island40 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    Thank goodness I never heard this before! No way would I have said that! I am not a handmaiden and nursing is not a calling! Nuns are called. I work for a

  15. Battle of the Shifts

    island40 replied to RNview's topic in General Nursing

    I work the night shift in a long term care facility (i.e nursing home) and I like that my shift is easier. It is quiet. I have time to do my paperwork without administrative interruption. I have time...

  16. Is nursing defined as a profession, practice or simply as work?

    island40 replied to 2B_RN_2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This debate ties in with the minimum educational level for entry. If nursing is just work then a trade school will do, if it is a practice then a little college would be okay, if it is a profession...

  17. How does the Doc order the rate in IVF administration?

    island40 replied to jamst149's topic in Patient Medications

    The average person needs a minimum of 2500mL of fluid every day: daily losses from urination, respiration, digestion... For optimum hydration 3000mL is best. Divide that out and 125mL an hour every 24...

  18. British Humour

    island40 replied to karenG's topic in Nursing Humor

    I can't breath!! That is soooo

  19. How did you pay for nursing school?

    island40 replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I paid for the ADN with my Veterans Education fund (VEAP) and Pell grants; I actually made money but this was 1992 and I was married and had a baby- the rules are not the same now. I paid for the BSN...

  20. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

    island40 replied to Lurksalot's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I went with a friend who got stuck taking all of the questions- not because she was doing poorly, just because every so often the computer picked someone to take all the questions. It was horrible for...

  21. Most RN's first borns?

    island40 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with your social worker, nurses have characteristics that are common- I am the baby of three and my father is an

  22. Nurses with tattoos...

    island40 replied to vaileheart's topic in Nursing Career

    You are going to hear all kinds of answers to the question about whether or not to get a tattoo because it really does depend on the place (even the unit) that you work. I have worked in long term...

  23. Working and going to school, how much work is doable?

    island40 replied to wackyj2000's topic in General Nursing

    I did what I had to do to support a husband who was out of work and my two children and pay the tuiton. So yes, 40-60 hours a week of work plus 12-15 credit hours of school as well as "quality time"...

  24. Patients on Medicaid

    island40 replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been on Medicaid, I have relatives who are addicts and that disease of addiction lead them to lose everything and end up on public health insurance and I have been fortunate enough to be able...

  25. Waterloo Nursing

    island40 replied to amanda1229's topic in General Nursing

    I've been at Covenant as a nursing instructor and thought the people and facility were great. I'd work there if I didn't live in cedar rapids- too far to commute in February