RN1980

RN1980

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  1. Can you answer this question?

    RN1980 replied to goodgrief's topic in MICU, SICU

    make sure the o2 is on while the pt is being

  2. Male Nurses straight cathing female patients

    RN1980 replied to ptjones68's topic in Men in Nursing

    nope, dont do female caths unless the crap is fixin to hit the fan. seen much trouble come about from accusations on past nurses from this procedure and 12 leads. now if a female staff member wants...

  3. How is the union at Biloxi VA?

    RN1980 replied to MsLVN-BSN2009's topic in General Nursing

    i had no idea they were, no wonder many of the nurses i meet that work at the va love

  4. Finally leaving floor nursing after 17 years THANK GOD !!!

    RN1980 replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    wow 17 yrs on a busy medsurge floor!!! you should qualify for disability and pstd...good

  5. Do you guys really hate nursing this much?

    RN1980 replied to damaranicole's topic in General Nursing

    can't speak for anyone else, but there have been days that were so bad that i would had rather painted fences for a living than to spend another 12hr shift in the

  6. CRNA or NP?

    RN1980 replied to heavensent88_RN's topic in General Nursing

    you got to be freaking kidding me, seriously....i got a better idea, well i better

  7. sats/oxygen guidelines/situation

    RN1980 replied to philnonymous's topic in General Nursing

    obstructive sleep apnea? may need sleep study after d/c. if dropping of sats was just transient without any effect of hr by lowering or raising it prolly not a big deal. if it worries you ask the doc...

  8. Anesthesia Provider Pay to Drop 60%

    RN1980 replied to Screen name's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    my information is from our revnue management and insurance billing managers along with other personel that deal with insurance issues on a dailey basis with regards to collecting fee and other...

  9. when crazy family member is also a nurse

    RN1980 replied to rnto?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    crazy family members can really put added pressure on your job but dealing with a lunatic family member thats a nurse is just about the worse. thank god for locked door

  10. Peers don't believe nurses can't get jobs...

    RN1980 replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    it is certainly slim pickings out there, esp. here in mississippi. i have a cousin who graduated recently and literally could not get a decent job that was worth a crap. i felt so sorry for her with...

  11. Anesthesia Provider Pay to Drop 60%

    RN1980 replied to Screen name's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    all this is mute. private insurance rates will soon be so astronomical that nobody will be able to aford them and will have to switch over to obamacare for financial survival. this mean a reduced...

  12. William Carey

    RN1980 replied to Cmunst45636's topic in General Nursing

    exactly what bucknangler stated, but i'll add way to expensive. not to hijack a thread but you need to be aware of what the new healthcare reform is going to do to the new nurses within the next 2-4...

  13. CEN, CCRN, or TNCC?

    RN1980 replied to Liz520's topic in Emergency

    As someone who has sat and "fortunately" passed both exams I think its prudent for any nurse to try to obtain a specialty certification. However I don't honestly believe that just having a...

  14. are canadian RNs still going to USA

    RN1980 replied to nurse4hearts's topic in International Nursing

    well thanks to our new health care reform our taxes will probably be sky high before

  15. Inappropriate ICU admissions

    RN1980 replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    yep, or they'll reply with a snide comment like " if i sent them to the floor, the nurses out there will page me all ******* night about this pt, i'll just leave'em in the unit cause i know ya'll take...

  16. New health care bill..

    RN1980 replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    500 billion in reduced reimbursements to hospitals? well what does that spell for the average nurse...reduction in wages, reduced hrs and bennifits, also throw in layoffs of nursing and support staff....

  17. What do I need to become a RNA?

    RN1980 replied to license.nurse85's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    whats a

  18. Anesthesia Provider Pay to Drop 60%

    RN1980 replied to Screen name's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    there nothing wrong with wanting to be paid well for the services you offer. i can tell you with absolute sincereness, if i came in today and my pay was cut by 50% i'd be looking for something else to...

  19. How Much Do You Make As a Flight Nurse?

    RN1980 replied to MrsRitchie's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    A guy I take ACLs courses with over the yrs is a flight nurse for north ms. he flat out told me he makes anywhere between $75-85K/yr. now I don't know how many extra shifts he works or if he does any...

  20. Chiropractor to CRNA advice

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

    my advice (comming from someone who is not a crna but will be applying to programs next yr) is to get her bsn as fast as possible, now depending on the schools available to her is a choice of programs...

  21. Does it matter if your LPN school was not regionally accredited?

    RN1980 replied to RN543's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    how were you able to upgrade into a rn program if your lpn program was not accredited? i know all the lpn to rn programs around here state that they will only accept you if you graduate from a...

  22. Inappropriate ICU admissions

    RN1980 replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    i think part of our problem is that the docs get to charge differently for acute care patients vs genreal care patients. if our erp's admit a patient to icu they get to charge a higher service fee for...

  23. Inappropriate ICU admissions

    RN1980 replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    here is aprime example. last wk we got a direct admit from a primary care clinic for 89yo who had cva. apparently on the way to the hospital from the docs office his condition worsened so they...

  24. Nursing in the Florida Keys

    RN1980 replied to LesphotoRN's topic in General Nursing

    lord i wish i had the funds to relocate down

  25. I really should introduce myself...

    RN1980 replied to Scottish_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    baptist golde traingle hospital in in columbus think the er sees around 40,000 yr, has around 20bed icu new womens center and alot to offer, but has extremely high nurse turnover, alot of nurses leave...