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  1. Im in my final year- and incompetent.

    kcochrane replied to LR_C's topic in General Students

    I learned how to be a nurse during my first year on the job. Don't worry - you will get

  2. do you get enough clinical experience?

    kcochrane replied to singleye's topic in General Students

    That is basic for nursing. You start with the fundamentals and work your way up. Give a few weeks. You will probably start on dressing changes and other treatments as they become available. When...

  3. ADN: Is it worth it?

    kcochrane replied to Confused New Yorker's topic in General Nursing

    Love my ADN! I went to a local CC to get it and am working on my BSN - on the hospital's dime. I would check with facilities in your area to see what they are hiring. In my area (upstate NY) they...

  4. Good Samaritan laws for off duty New Jersey RN's.

    kcochrane replied to mrsinquisitive's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/clinical.cases/071899.htm Some good info in this article. Actually is a anaphylactic allergic reaction, but the nurse and doctor were manning a first aid...

  5. dayshifters please please please...

    kcochrane replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite is getting woke up after 2 hours by the charge nurse to ask if I had given a resident her Lantus insulin. She was told by the med nurse that I had not signed it. I did give it, but of...

  6. Good Samaritan laws for off duty New Jersey RN's.

    kcochrane replied to mrsinquisitive's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the New Jersey

  7. should potential employers use credit checks?

    kcochrane replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Or lets say you live within your means and your husband suddenly becomes very ill. Health insurance pays for the medical bills, but it doesn't pay the mortgage, cars, etc. Disability...

  8. should potential employers use credit checks?

    kcochrane replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is a terrible indicator of someone's worth as a nurse. People have bad credit for so many reasons. Some could just have spouses or ex spouses that ran up debt for them. Divorce, job...

  9. Would you work a shift as an aide?

    kcochrane replied to AF_BOUND's topic in General Nursing

    Even though you are functioning as a tech you are still a RN. So if something happens with a patient that you are taking care of and they crash, you would do what you are trained to do. Taking a CNA...

  10. Would you work a shift as an aide?

    kcochrane replied to AF_BOUND's topic in General Nursing

    At my last job, LPNs routinely had CNA assignments on the day shift. On the eve and night shifts it was common for float nurses to take a CNA assignment. I have offered to tech in my new job, but...

  11. Those who get it - get it, Those who don't - Never Will.

    kcochrane replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    3 pages is pretty good. Although I'm thinking the poster asking how old the op was might have qualified. Its sad that we can't vent to each other without someone making us feel like we need to...

  12. Patient Abandoment

    kcochrane replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    Nice article about mandatory overtime in different states. Some address abandonment: Mandatory Overtime For example in

  13. Those who get it - get it, Those who don't - Never Will.

    kcochrane replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wondered how long it would take for someone to not get that this was a

  14. What are some reasons why some go for their LPN before they go for their RN ?

    kcochrane replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in LPN to RN

    Depends on the state. In NYS LPNs can do the same job as a RN, but they cannot do initial assessments, teach, do IV pushes, etc. At this time with the economy as it is, not many LPNs are working in...

  15. What are some reasons why some go for their LPN before they go for their RN ?

    kcochrane replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in LPN to RN

    I got my LPN first at 42 since I needed to get back to the workforce quickly - 10 month full time program. All the RN programs had long wait lists. Being out of work for 2 years plus maybe...

  16. Patient Abandoment

    kcochrane replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    Citing patient abandonment is the #1 threat they like to pull on nurses. Supervisors at my old job tried to pull this after NYS passed the law against mandation. Personally I think its pretty nasty...

  17. New Admissions

    kcochrane replied to critical thinker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At night, we do it all. I work with a good team that will help with orders and such. On days, sometimes they have a unit secretary to help

  18. RN/firefighter policies and procedures

    kcochrane replied to ERRN324's topic in General Nursing

    We had several RNs riding as EMTs (basic) on our ambulance. There were only allowed to perform tasks as an EMT. As others have mentioned, check with your state protocols for

  19. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    kcochrane replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing at my old job. We were told that family was supposed to call the nursing office if they needed us. The one time there was an emergency with my co-worker, she never got the message....

  20. What does RN-PD mean?

    kcochrane replied to occc2010rn's topic in General Nursing

    I had no idea either. Learned something

  21. Do you think this med error was preventable?

    kcochrane replied to pn2rn08's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't have questioned it. I've seen too many deviations on parameters based on a patients own health. If it is a patient that is known to drop at night, then it would be normal to change the...

  22. Do you think this med error was preventable?

    kcochrane replied to pn2rn08's topic in General Nursing

    Were the parameters written on the MAR in RED?..... Either that or they should have been circled in red on the MAR. If so, use it as a lesson learned. Read your MAR each and every time before you...

  23. LVN's and/or RN's who were once LVN's. HELP!

    kcochrane replied to Sophiamez's topic in LPN to RN

    I always wanted to be a nurse, so when I was laid off at age 42 from Kodak, I decided it was time. I had to return to the workforce quickly and wait lists were long for the ADN programs, so I went...

  24. Malpractice insurance for RNs?

    kcochrane replied to ecierra's topic in General Nursing

    I have had it since I was a LPN. I want my own protection and don't want to have to rely on my facility to protect me. There are some that believe that having it makes you more likely to be sued,...

  25. Tuition reimbursement?

    kcochrane replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in General Nursing

    My old job was $1600/yr. - LTC. My new job is $3,000k/yr -