RN always BSN, RN

RN always is a BSN, RN and specializes in Med/Surg.

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1. Anchorage

   RN always replied to Blackbird's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I work at Providence here in Anchorage. I was born and raised in anchorage. I have never worked at Regional but I had both my kids there! It's a great hospital (smaller than Prov) and its magna...

2. cure for cancer and other diseases

   RN always posted a topic in General Nursing

   I would like everyones opinion on this. Do you think they will ever find a cure for cancer or other serious diseases. I think they will and are always working on it, but one of my patients brought up...

3. Rant Against Cancer

   RN always replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

   You sound like an awesome nurse! very gentle and sympathetic. It is so sad the stuff we see. I work in an oncology unit also and see stuff that rips my heart out. She was lucky to have you for a...

4. Anyone ever have a tummy tuck?

   RN always replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   I can't believe it. Just 2 minutes ago I started a thread on this same subject. Then I was scrolling through and I saw this one. I am also thinking about getting one done but I am so chicken. My...

5. skunks on night shift?

   RN always replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

   This is a funny thread! I live in Alaska and we don't have skunks. I had never even smelled one before until I went to NY when I was a teenager. BTW, we also have no snakes, cockroches or poisonous...

6. Blood administration

   RN always replied to 2rntish's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   same here, we change with each

7. Migrane Headache Treatment in the ED

   RN always replied to keaston's topic in Emergency

   I have a friend who had a severe migraine and the ED gave her imitrex and she went into cardiac arrest and ended up in ICU for a week. Imitrex should not be given if pt has HTN. Good thread, very...

8. have you ever "written up" yourself in an incident report?

   RN always replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

   you did the right thing. I have written myself up over a med error. It could have easily like your situation been swept under the rug and no one would have found out. But, I might have lost sleep and...

9. I wrote up a doctor

   RN always replied to RN always's topic in General Nursing

   That's interesting. If I send a copy to my insurance, what will they

10. I wrote up a doctor

    RN always posted a topic in General Nursing

    I went to the ER the other day with CP! The doc didn't even do an assessment on me. Did not listen to my heart/lungs or even look at my feet or feel my stomach or anything! In fact, he didn't even...

11. Effexor XR and Ambien

    RN always replied to LLH's topic in Psychiatric

    I've heard of Ambien having the opposite effect on people, just like Haldol and sometimes even Benadryl. I'm sorry to hear about your mom and your Breast CA. Remember you can always get support here...

12. What Do You Want To Hear When Receiving Report?

    RN always replied to rebelwaclause's topic in General Nursing

    What do I want to hear in report? I want to hear that the patient is going home!

13. Canesten Commercial!

    RN always replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    oh man. I'm with you! Hopefully only intelligent people will see the commercial and understand it's true meaning. Yeah

14. Hospice and Families

    RN always replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    First of all, don't let one patient or patient family ruin it for you. This is obviously your calling and I think you should pursue it. I too, am interested in Hospice. That is what got me into...

15. How do you stay cheerful and bubbly during work?

    RN always replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    PRAY! It