island40

island40

ICU, School Nurse, Med/Surg, Psych

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  1. Is it time to leave Arizona?

    island40 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I miss it so much - stuck here in Iowa I would really love to come

  2. Should second-hand smoke be illegal in a home with children?

    island40 replied to starzrn's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by hiddencatRN If you're that sensitive to cigarette smoke, maybe you should wear a gas mask? No, I should have the right to NOT...thank you! Why do you think you should have...

  3. Should second-hand smoke be illegal in a home with children?

    island40 replied to starzrn's topic in General Nursing

    NO!!! Why don't you just have big brother ban trans-fat, plastic containers, roller skates and cover children's rooms with pillows instead of wallpaper. Better not have beer in front of those under...

  4. Rusty skills/burned some bridges. what to do?

    island40 replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    you can do a lot of nursing jobs that have nothing to do with patient care- look into part time work for insurance companies (I have done temp medical record review jobs that pay really good and...

  5. Antibiotic + corticosteroid?

    island40 replied to manchmal's topic in General Nursing

    I thought your answer was great!! K.L.C MSN,

  6. Looking for a MSN program specifically for nursing education

    island40 replied to sheronep's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have an MSN in nursing ed from U of IA and have looked into California State University at Dominquez Hills cert program because it has an apprenticeship semester that would really help land a job....

  7. Hired as Dialysis nurse

    island40 replied to ehlay's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I would try really hard to negotiate the trip into the training - don't know the job market there though. If they don't then I would not plan on working for them for very long - not more than 3 years...

  8. OR to Dialysis Nursing

    island40 replied to MarHudd's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    All things fluid & electrolyte is a good starting point. I hope that you will be given orientation for at least a couple of months (6-10 weeks) to learn the machines and dialysate washes....

  9. Acute dialysis nurse/patient ratio

    island40 replied to Chisca's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Interesting, I worked at a facility where inpatient acute dialysis was done in a room set up for 4 clients with 2 nurses. For ICU or more critical clients it was 1:1 (no tech to set up or anything the...

  10. cathlock heparin

    island40 replied to armynurse,rn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I did dialysis from '01-'04 and the facility policy was change the heparin with every dressing change. If you don't and it gets plugged they it is useless. The only reason we kept them was during the...

  11. Updating Care Plans

    island40 replied to Mouse1.101's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Been a long time since I did Med-surg nursing and they were updated every month

  12. There is no nursing shortage!

    island40 replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've been looking for a new position since January. I have been an RN for 17 years, have an AAS (nursing), BSN, MSN in nursing ed and have been looking for everything from ed jobs to dialysis (have 3...

  13. Forced to come into work on day off

    island40 replied to deletethisaccount's topic in General Nursing

    I'm inclined to think that the facts of this policy got muddled in the translation from administration to employee. The way it is explained here will not work - just try getting a hold of me when I am...

  14. Drunk in Public supposed RN

    island40 replied to MedicLifelineRN's topic in General Nursing

    nothing special that doesn't happen to other people. Your employer might not like seeing their employees act like this if you are in a customer service position and a right to work state. Even nurses...

  15. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

    island40 replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The only bonus that i see is that you could do a post-master's certification program for your APRN. There are few schools still providing these programs [u of IA just stopped, Rush in Chicago is...

  16. how do i become a dialysis nurse

    island40 replied to noctanol's topic in Texas Nursing

    I got hired by a hemodiaylsis provider and they trained me to set up and use the machines after I proved to them in the interview that I could recognize and react to emergency situations involving...

  17. anybody move to TX and regret it?

    island40 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    you have to look at these posts are from people who moved from liberal CA to conservative TX! Don't just look at the jobs that are available - you have to look at your own personal value system and...

  18. Civilian nurses under contract to military?

    island40 replied to dogtoy's topic in General Nursing

    Take a look at the information that can be found at USAJOBS website. There are plenty of openings both stateside and

  19. Medically restricted from night shift?

    island40 replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    There is so much research supporting a ban to rotating shifts and yet employers continue to enforce these shift agreements in order to fill the lower desired evening and night shifts. When are they...

  20. How can I get a job as a psychiatric nurse?

    island40 replied to albanystudent's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a community based psychiatric care company. When I go into the home of a client with schizophrenia to assess their mental status and medication compliance it is not always 'easy.' And many a...

  21. Would you leave a new job for a better offer??

    island40 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    The problem might arise if you are ever laid off or terminated from the one employer and then went to ask for a position at the place you left after a short time. They might not be interested in...

  22. Am I expected to give medicine from unlabeled home cassettes??!!

    island40 replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    We have had a couple of problems with clients getting pulled over by police and having their unlabeled cassettes in the car - quite a tangle with the cop thinking they were hauling drugs - if they...

  23. Am I expected to give medicine from unlabeled home cassettes??!!

    island40 replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    When I set up a cassette for a client in their home I have to make a label for the cassette just like the label that a pharmacy makes - describe the pill, directions for taking, prescriber information...

  24. As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

    island40 replied to latebloomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I get the hours (177 days a year) and the benefits (fully funded retirement at 80% of base salary) that teachers get, I will gladly take the pay cut! P.S. I loved working in the school system as...

  25. Becoming an Army Nurse

    island40 replied to bpjb's topic in General Nursing

    P.S forget retiring in 20 years - it has been 30 for quite some time. Go see a