RN1980

RN1980

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  1. Multiple Drips - Did I do the right thing?

    RN1980 replied to nursingdude78's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    follow your unit policy and protocols, i have seen many a fine nurse save a pts life by doing actions they were taught in acls/pals but were later critizied by administration. but at the end of the...

  2. Experience in VA hospitals?

    RN1980 replied to evaughn's topic in General Nursing

    take this from someone who has never worked in a va..if there was one in my hometown or adjacent to it i'd be applying there right now in

  3. Should Your DON Talk to You After You Give Your Resignation?

    RN1980 replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    if it is any place worth a crap you should have exit interviews with your unit director, don and a exit interview with someone in hr dept. all of these interviews should be separate and include a exit...

  4. Nurses-Read this and respond to Dr. Ablow

    RN1980 replied to GilaRRT's topic in General Nursing

    i'll concede that prolly 100% of the interns i come in contact with have a better grasp on science based knowledge than i do (considering that they spent the last 6yrs of their life studying it)....

  5. Army PFT

    RN1980 replied to Jams95's topic in Government, Military

    good for you who have passed their apft and met the wt standards. with that said, let me state that nothing will derail your career in the millitary than failure to pass pt test and wt limits. even...

  6. Executive compensation

    RN1980 replied to dzadzey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    since when did a bean counting ceo make a split second decision that the results could determine life,sight or limb. every big decision made in a hospital is made by committie

  7. Executive compensation

    RN1980 replied to dzadzey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    lets look at my hospitals ceo,cfo,and coo. all three of them are accountants. nothing anymore special than that. anytime they need to make a big decision they hire consultants in pay them a few 100k...

  8. how many nurses have two jobs?

    RN1980 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    i have 1 fulltime icu job regular 84hrs a pay period, 2 prn and part time/prn jobs on the side that i ussually get about 36hrs per pay period from. whats really cool is that i basically get a paycheck...

  9. SRNA to FNP

    RN1980 replied to guest416560's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    i appluad your realization of what you want to do and having the guts to do it, however i think i would have chickened out and stayed the course if so close to finishing the program even if i was...

  10. difference between cardiac tamponade and pericarditis?

    RN1980 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    both of them basically can exert the same type of sx's on the pt if severe enough, however the etiology of the exact condition may vary (truama,infection,surgical procedures) if severe enough...

  11. Dropping because you're scared

    RN1980 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    better start thinking of dropping out cause of the strong possibility of not finding a job not for the idea of wiping a

  12. Can not find a job!

    RN1980 replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

    realize there are a ton of new nurses out there now lookin for jobs and hospitals are using the poor economy to cut back in nursing. back a few yrs ago when there was a great need for nursing you...

  13. are the people who work at the bons nurses?

    RN1980 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    the joke in mississippi is the the bon is referred to as the board of

  14. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    RN1980 replied to Brian's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    nurses from mississippi are with you, good luck in taking control of your

  15. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    RN1980 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    nursing is a tough, nasty and often thankless job. for many of people this is not condusive to making a person happy and cheerfull. i have often felt myself starting to snap at people for silly little...

  16. Don't you want to be a Doctor?

    RN1980 replied to silentRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    nope, i want want to marry a doctor, got my eye on a nice lookin ent doc that is on our hospital. also @ my part time job there is a nice general surg. that just got dumped by her fiance...

  17. The Failure of the Joint Commission

    RN1980 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    our hospital has just fired jcaho and hired a new accreditation group called dnv healthcare accreditation. after two full mock surveys by them and reading the reports they seemed to be much more...

  18. nursing shortage?

    RN1980 replied to RN1980's topic in General Nursing

    article is fool of stool, there is no shortage in mississippi, esp. since schools are puttin out around 500 new grads every

  19. New GUY Nurse

    RN1980 replied to fbutche's topic in General Nursing

    heck i want to be a taker for a while, ill trade you for a

  20. Is biochem III more of a "resume stuffer" for crna school?

    RN1980 replied to sixthwannabe's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    come to think of it..i knew a guy that got into a program with some withdrawls on his transcript. he was initially concerned about this & claimed they inquired about it during interview and he...

  21. Is biochem III more of a "resume stuffer" for crna school?

    RN1980 replied to sixthwannabe's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    ther programs that i have been looking inot dont require organic..thank god. but im certain it will enhance your package along with your chem. background. i think i'd try to finnish the course over...

  22. Do nurses make more money than a biological sciences degree such as biology?

    RN1980 replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    stay in school, improve your grades. there is no more milk and honey in the land of

  23. Low blood sugar, juice or D50?

    RN1980 replied to mappers's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    better get on speed with the hospital protocol concerning this, you likely wont get in trouble for for giving juice or amp of d50 and overting the deterioration of a patient, however some bean counter...

  24. Do nurses make more money than a biological sciences degree such as biology?

    RN1980 replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    no, nurses make about the same as the re-stockers at your local walmart. the current economy for nurses sux and witht he impending healthcare issues just around the corner things are likley to get...

  25. What to do if family refuses to accept responsibility for deceased's body....

    RN1980 replied to Ruas61's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    tell them you are going to sell the body to a medical school for a fee to which you and the other nurses in the unit will split for a drunkin night at the local