nurse grace RN

nurse grace RN BSN

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  1. Issues with a doc...(long)

    nurse grace RN replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    You did a great job advocating for your patient. He sounds like a real a**hole. He was probably last in his class in med school. By all means report him to everyone who will

  2. Nurses who signed contracts to work for tuition

    nurse grace RN replied to SpiceChick01's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am in my third year of payback----although I have worked for this facility for 21 years. My total for tuition ,books etc= $24,000. They let me start where I wanted and I have had the chance to...

  3. s-q insulin question - please help

    nurse grace RN replied to pattchez's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We draw up our insulins and give them---we only give sq on our floor- But we must see the result in the computer for the BS --we don't read off of paper or take someones word for it---there have been...

  4. Lab diagrams

    nurse grace RN replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Ther is also one for hematology: \________/ / \ I believe WBC goes on left in bracket, hgb on top line, Hct on bottom line and platelets in left bracket. Most MDS...

  5. I just want to make sure this is appropriate

    nurse grace RN replied to cassyandra00's topic in General Nursing

    I always hated those APA papers--had to do 1 every semester...Wish you much luck with yours : 1) always wanted to be a nurse, finally went to nursing school at age 45---was a med tech for 18 years...

  6. Got called to HR...what fun!

    nurse grace RN replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    I had an experience a few months ago, where I was called into my managers office "for a talk". She told me one of my co-workers was accusing me of using profanity and punching a wall. This co-worker...

  7. Was I overreacting?(long)

    nurse grace RN replied to newlywedRN's topic in General Nursing

    No you were not overreacting , you were on top of things because you are an excellent nurse!!! I agree that the rapid response team should have transferred the patient. You followed your gut and stuck...

  8. 2nd Career - Are you happy with your decision to become a nurse?

    nurse grace RN replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I always wanted to be nurse but never got to school for it.I became a medical technologist instead, until I went to nursing school at 43.I graduated at the ripe age of 46. I love being a nurse because...

  9. RN trainwreck

    nurse grace RN replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    :caduceus::monkeydance:On our floor we have gone to an SBAR format for report. _S situation--why the patient is ther, cc,age ,hx, etc B_ backround--what has been done to date:tests ,consults, abnormal...

  10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    nurse grace RN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    About 10 years ago before I decided to go to nursing school I was a med tech and we did blood rounds in the morning between 7a and 8am.I was on an orhto/med/surg floor with a male co-worker and we...

  11. Incompetent nurses

    nurse grace RN replied to medicrnguy's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to know how Keith knows about these incidents? Was he the person calling the floor to tell the nurses of the changes? or he is he repeating a story he was told.... also a big question,...

  12. Magnet Sites and Nursing Communication

    nurse grace RN replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    We all have online email available, plus bulletin boards and the potty signs. We are magnet and we stay up on things.Good

  13. What medical term do you dislike the most ?

    nurse grace RN replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I dislike it when a patient is referred to as "pleasantly confused" in report. Either they are confused or not and usually I find that there is not anything "pleasant" about their confused state of...

  14. Charge Nurse already

    nurse grace RN replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That is alot of responsibility for a new nurse. I think I would look elsewhere for employment. Good luck and God bless

  15. What do you think of this ratio?

    nurse grace RN replied to HealthyRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Our ratio is generally 1:5. Occassionally 1:6. 1:4 is a great ratio and the offer to shadow is too! Good

  16. What medical term do you dislike the most ?

    nurse grace RN replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    smegma, chyme, gravid, noncompliant, protuberant,fecund, fluctuant, indurated, puke, tossed cookies, trots,hershey squirts, lungers, lugees, and other slang for mucous etc...... ew!!!!!!!!!!! sputum...

  17. Can Your Nurses Stop a Surgeon

    nurse grace RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We peform timeouts for everything even bedisde procedures. Too bad if the doc doesn't like it. It is a JCAHO policy not just a hospital policy!

  18. Change in IV Phenergan Policy

    nurse grace RN replied to RNKPCE's topic in Patient Medications

    We gave it mixed in a 50cc bag of NSS and infused as a piggyback or alone over 15 minutes

  19. Guess what RN's, you didn't need that college degree!!

    nurse grace RN replied to welnet66's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I graduated with a diploma and an associate degree from my school, Helene Fuld in Blackwood,NJ. Let me tell you that the program was rigorous---harder than my BS program in Medical

  20. nurse pt ratio

    nurse grace RN replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    I love Med/Surg and our ratio is 1:5 or 1:6. I love it because I tried specialty areas and ended up "asking to go back to med/surg because I felt I needed better skills and to learn to prioritize. It...

  21. Patient tells it like it is!

    nurse grace RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    kudos to you and the