Okami_CCRN BSN, RN

Okami_CCRN has 10 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Critical Care, Capacity/Bed Management.

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   Changing Nursing Schools

   Okami_CCRN replied to helenj1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Unfortunately you will find that most nursing courses with clinical hours will not transfer. This is multifactorial in that every school has somewhat of a different curriculum, even if there are...
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   Maintaining compact licensure

   Okami_CCRN replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

   The NCSBN is clear about the what constitutes a primary state of residence (PSOR); "PSOR is the state where you hold a current driver's license, voter's card, federal income tax return, military...
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   Notifying manager of job application internally?

   Okami_CCRN replied to rnm66's topic in General Nursing

   I typically do not let my immediate manager know of any open internal job prospects. In the past, HR has asked me if I prefer they inform my manager of my acceptance of a new position or if I...
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   Can I go to a BSN Program after doing in LPN Program after getting an associates degree in pre-nursing?

   Okami_CCRN replied to Beautiful_Star's topic in General Students

   I am sorry you are finding yourself in this situation, unfortunately most nursing programs require that science courses be taken within 5 years. This has been a policy as far back as when I started...
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   Need a different job

   Okami_CCRN replied to Nurse_girl's topic in General Nursing

   The thing about nursing is that it is a stressful career choice regardless of setting; the real question is what kind of stress can you handle? For example, I enjoyed critical care and after a...
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   CCRN Study Tips

   Okami_CCRN replied to CVICUnurse99's topic in General Nursing

   Hey there, Everyone's style of learning & studying is different, I have always found it difficult to sit down and actually study. I got serious 1 week prior to the exam date. I bought...
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   Neurosurgery Floor?

   Okami_CCRN replied to 1234cc00's topic in General Nursing

   You will be expected to provide basic nursing care at the direction of the RN/LPN, this may include, but is not limited to bathing, ambulating, obtaining vital signs/labs, performing 1:1/1:2 clinical...
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   Tuition Assistance for CNA to LPN? Need Advice!

   Okami_CCRN replied to JOJO1015's topic in General Nursing

   It's great to hear you want to advance your education and career. However, the questions you ask are employer specific. Your best option would be to speak to your union representative regarding...
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   Post discharge care of patients with delayed ride home

   Okami_CCRN replied to Angela Guyer's topic in General Nursing

   The patient remains admitted until they physically leave the hospital and under the care of the attending physician, resident team (if applicable), and nurse. At times a patient may not agree...
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    IV bags with foil

    Okami_CCRN replied to Jackie Saunders's topic in General Nursing

    As NRSKaren mentioned, medications that are compounded by pharmacy will often have a small foil covering the medication inject port for tamper proofing. If there is a foil covering the IV spike...
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    JTube Issues in homecare

    Okami_CCRN replied to Guest26407's topic in General Nursing

    I think flushing a j-tube every 2 hours in the home care setting is difficult as I imagine the patient does not have 24/7 care. I have attached a pretty good article that outlines how to prevent and...
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    Long nails as an ER nurse

    Okami_CCRN replied to kokot pica's topic in General Nursing

    As others mentioned every hospital has different policies and levels of enforcement. With that being said I am not a huge fan of long nails both artificial and natural. They are difficult to...
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    Nurse will not give report

    Okami_CCRN replied to Guest26407's topic in General Nursing

    This is now a patient safety concern, you must inform your supervisor / manager and let them know you have tried XYZ avenues of communication to no
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    Collecting urine samples

    Okami_CCRN replied to Christina829's topic in General Nursing

    As NRSKarenRN stated, most indwelling urinary catheters have a sampling port that can be cleansed and connected to a leur-lock syringe or vacutainer device for sterile specimen
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    Harbor UCLA “Relief RN” New Grad

    Okami_CCRN replied to Mary2456's topic in General Nursing

    Every place is different, you should ask clarifying questions to your recruiter and/or onboarding specialist. In general, some hospitals only consider 1.00 FTE as full time, an employee working...