honeykrown

honeykrown MSN, NP

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  1. Unpaid Internship

    I see people saying some professions had unpaid internship...mind you we did too it's called clinicals. I didnt get paid all through my clinicals adn i got pt loads like the other nurses (some places...
  2. Taking 6 months off nursing...right after graduation?

    Maybe you can get soem experience working over there in some hospital or the base as you said. Any kind of experience (either volunteer or working) is better than no experience at all.
  3. Click Here

    What the French....welcome. I'd just take a page from your book and sit at this nurses station topless. Enjoy your stay at
  4. What does he do?

    Most states send a reminder when license is about to expire. Maybe this person moved and didnt receive the letter cos they never updated. Now before i judge how long ago did this license expire...
  5. No soap?

    my facility has both but i do believe that the ones on the wall are the lotion soap. Cos we have the antibacterial and the lotion soap and then they give the pt the bar soaps (but the bar comes only...
  6. QUICK QUESTION

    If they offer RN-MSN, you still complete the course for the BSN but you are not given the degree (that's my
  7. RN teacher failing students to "weed" them out?

    Hmmm, i had this kind of teacher my first year of nursing school. She almost made me fail out or drop and it affected me for the next class. Half the time she never taught the class, no powerpoint and...
  8. Great nursing jobs out there :)

    I love my job and i couldn't ask for better. It is at a small hospital and i work med/surg. I dont mind the services i provide for my pt's and even the families are grateful. I have never had a...
  9. flu shots

    638 means are they tribal. I work at a tribal facility also. Well i acn only say its not fair but you can advocate for yourselves. As i said the laws are different and i am still getting used to
  10. flu shots

    I work at an indian health also but we got ours free (we either got it our shift or we could come in at our free time to get it) the whole hospital did. One thing i have found out about the indian...
  11. The Debt Rant

    I dont know if you are willing to relocate but for me i believe its worth it. The indian reservations do have loan repayment program based on how much you own but the cap is 20000 a year ( i think if...
  12. Who does your pt assignments?

    the previous shift RN does it at all
  13. Patients' "home remedies"? What have you seen

    earwax for a boil (trust me it works) kerosene mixed with cream for eczema salt, sugar or butter/oil for burns (mostly fro covered) honey and lime for
  14. Help a new RN please

    oh there are 3 things you can do with all the nunwanted and unkind and unwarranted comments she gave 1 let it affect you 2 let it roll off you shoulders 3 let it make you a better person. i am one for...
  15. Cleaning Catheter Leg Bags?!

    What you learn in school and in the real world are two different things and most time the hospitals carry teh cost for this. for pt's in the homes it based on what Medicaid and medicare would pay for...
  16. IV in an artery

    i had a pt's blood pulse back into the line after flushing. thats just how it was and it wasnt in the artery. i dont know why it happened but everyone here being so sure its the
  17. Flaming rant

    report via fax, oh my. if you have time to type or write the report i bet its faster to talk it out. and how are questions answered via fax (you call or
  18. apparently, peri care is optional

    oh my thats funny but true. i am surprised by how many people in trying to get them independent thrust the tissue into the pt's hand and even though the pt just cleans the pubic area they dont care...
  19. Cleaning Catheter Leg Bags?!

    that is standard care to cleaning leg bags. maybe people were not cleaning it adn someone complained of the smell. I worked in homecare for a while and this was the norm with my pt and i changed the...
  20. how many shifts in a row?

    My hospital used to give the 7days on 7days off 912hrs). they stopped that Oct 1st this
  21. Peer interview

    I had one and i would say i hated it and thank God i didnt work there. the manager not only scared me but the peers were horrible also. even though i wanted to work Er, i love the medsurg i work...
  22. Preceptorship advice!!

    If i were to do it where i am now i would say med/surg cos on thsi floor we take care of 2day old-death. the range is broad and i can get my hands on taking care of different patients and age
  23. "Knock, Knock!"

    When i work days i knock and half the time i dont wait because i could bearly hear them through the thick wooden doors. we have 3shared rooms so most of the rooms are private. in the non-private rooms...
  24. ABG question

    im not an expert but since you guys are so sure about metabolic with the kidneys kicking it, why cant it be respiratory since the CO was suppose to be high but then rapid breathing to get rid of the...
  25. RN Bachelor's Degree

    i got a job in homehealth and went straight back to school (for me bad idea because when i wanted a job in the hospital no one would hire me but the rural areas). I would say get a job first and i put...