TakeTwoAspirin

TakeTwoAspirin MSN, RN, APRN

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  1. Let's keep grandma/grandpa alive until after the holidays

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    My father died over the Christmas holidays over 10 years ago. I still spent the better part of this Christmas weeping. Just when you think it's getting better and the grief is finally passing you...

  2. questions about your first code.. from a student nurse

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to tinker72's topic in General Nursing

    My first code was also on a child, although fortunately it wasn't when I was a student. The child did die, but the team in the room that day did EVERYTHING possible and that is what I console myself...

  3. OR nurses not critical care?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to AZRN52's topic in Operating Room

    It doesn't get any more critical than when you crack a chest in the trauma bay because the patient isn't stable enough to make it to the OR. Such extreme cases don't happen often, but they do happen....

  4. Legal Nurse Consultant: Is this what it is made out to be?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to DNS on the go's topic in Legal

    The American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants has a lot of info your friends might want to look at before they do anything. The AALNC also offers on line courses for a whole lot less than...

  5. Can an R.N. just be PLOPPED into ICU to work???!??

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    There is embracing a new challenge, and then there is endangering lives. Taking on patients with such high acuity, especially vented patients, requires appropriate training. Taking this on without...

  6. thinking of switching from main to outpatient

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Lasoniamacaroni's topic in Operating Room

    I think that's a crock! The basic job is the same whether you are at a trauma center doing routine cases (which for the most part is the case for many of the rooms in a trauma center - unless you are...

  7. Skin prep application

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to pumpkin314's topic in Operating Room

    Generally, you always start at the surgical site. If you are using Duraprep you just paint it on evenly from u-drape/torniquet to foot strap. Make sure you cover everything circumferentially. If...

  8. Stealing stethescopes

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ICU_RN_BSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Rather than buy a stethascope that won't be appealing, why not just don't lend it to anyone?! If they ask if they can borrow it, just say NO. It's a piece of personal (emphasis on PERSONAL)...

  9. All LPNs laid off in a day

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to RiverNurse's topic in General Nursing

    As bad as it is for the LPNs who have been laid-off, their going may actually make your job more secure (I'm assuming your a RN). With so many of the ancillary and LPN staff gone they will need good,...

  10. I take it personally...

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Bortaz's topic in General Nursing

    If you didn't take it personally I would be more worried. You're upset because you put yourself "out there" emotionally for your patients. If you didn't it would be time to sit behind a desk and do...

  11. Tactful way to say why I want to leave?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to jess477's topic in General Nursing

    Don't make it about the job you are leaving, make it about the job you are applying for. So, when asked why you are leaving say that X about the job you are applying for is extremely attractive to...

  12. HELP!need advice on situation

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to travel nurse2009's topic in Operating Room

    I would simply be grateful to be out of this situation and walk away. This facility has to undergo routine checks and I would leave it to the authorities to sort this mess out and just count my...

  13. Best paying hospitals? Best places to work?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to NURSESrMEAN's topic in General Nursing

    "Ladies"?

  14. Investigator wants to ask me about a patient death from this year... what do I do?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to TxAnon's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would not speak to anyone I have never heard of over the phone about such a matter. You are taking their word for it that they are who they say they are. If they contact you again, as them to...

  15. re-thinking my choice

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ASUN2010's topic in Operating Room

    I think you should slow your roll a little and take a breath. First of all, if you are working without a license yet then it is perfectly reasonable that you should be watched closely, and should not...

  16. ONE POINT from passing Pharmacology first term : (

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Flippy_Floppies's topic in General Students

    Better you let down those parents, friends and family than a patient who is counting on you to know what you are doing and what you are administering to them. Re-read you're posting and look into...

  17. Questions in regards to OR nursing

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to disciples's topic in Operating Room

    If body fluids bother you, then being in the OR (either as a circulator or scrub) may not be for you. As an RN you will have to clean up bowel movements on occasion, help patients with bed pans in...

  18. How to beat the freshman 15!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to StangGang92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can beat the freshman 15 by sticking around and becoming a senior. By your last semester you will be running around so much, and so stressed out by finals and NCLEX study that you will probably...

  19. I need help...quick!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    There is a nursing math threat on this site that will probably walk you through all the nursing math you will every need to know. It's a sticky thread at the top of the page on the student nursing...

  20. Malpractice insurance for RNs?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ecierra's topic in General Nursing

    If you own nothing and have nothing to lose you don't need insurance. If you have a home, car, savings, personal possessions, then you need insurance. If I have a problem then I want a lawyer who is...

  21. how to assess chest pain

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Simply, if the patient says they are in pain then they are in pain. I think you are treading into very hot waters if you assume someone who has a psych diagnosis may not be as believable as someone...

  22. Code Brown

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the OR so I don't really see too much of code browns. Have only had a couple. The worst one was a lady who was in stirrups when she coughed hard during extubation. I was across the room, but...

  23. Does anyone know of a community college in MD that has a good nursing program. Help!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to terrahbella's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I believe Montgomery College has a partnership deal with UofMD, although I don't think you are absolutely guaranteed entry into the UofMD nursing program - you still have to make the

  24. Malpractice Insurance

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to apocatastasis's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is always the same, if you have something to lose you need insurance. Don't count on your employer to stand by you when push comes to shove. As far as being in LTC goes, a local LTC...

  25. Master's after 40, is it worth it?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on why you are doing it. If you're doing it because you think you will earn significantly more money, well it depends on what you're taking the master's in. You may or may not earn tons more...