RN1980

RN1980

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  1. EMT-Practitioner

    RN1980 replied to Mr. Hat's topic in General Nursing

    if you want to work essentially as a nurse, with all nursing privaleges, then by all means goto nursing school and pass

  2. Why do you want to be a CRNA

    RN1980 replied to rice8020's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i would just find it very intriging to be able to pass gas in a enclosed space and not get yelled

  3. confused RN or RT?

    RN1980 replied to STA29's topic in General Nursing

    i know plenty of rt's that returned to school to become rn's. i personally know of zero rn's going to rt programs in return. as stated in the above post, it's probably best to follow both around and...

  4. is this legal

    RN1980 replied to looking for answers0's topic in General Nursing

    simple...if your not going to can her, have her review the policy and protocols on dealing with unruley type patients. have her give a presentation and answer questions to and from the other staff and...

  5. is this legal

    RN1980 replied to looking for answers0's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think you'll find anyone saying it was right the way the pt was treated. read my 1st post and it'll explain that i believe the pt should've been examined and there are ways to accomplish that...

  6. V-tach

    RN1980 replied to bsquared's topic in General Nursing

    hey lay off elvis...besides he ain't dead, i saw him in the jungle room at graceland this past weekend at "memphis in

  7. is this legal

    RN1980 replied to looking for answers0's topic in General Nursing

    well i hope you don't get as jaded as alot of er nurses do at times including myself. it does'nt take to long to become somewhat cynical. but i can say be prepared to be blown-off and disrespected by...

  8. is this legal

    RN1980 replied to looking for answers0's topic in General Nursing

    pt should've been assesed fully, and evaluated by md. if there was an issue with pt safety d/t possible self harm or endangerment to staff, security or police should've been notified to secure the...

  9. Angels posing as hospital patients?

    RN1980 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    certainly something to

  10. Visiting Hours

    RN1980 replied to redwolf's topic in MICU, SICU

    i know it's a big aacn thing. hell why not have open door units all throughout the hospital then? hell open the door to recovery. open door at my hospital with the way some of these ******* familys...

  11. ER Nurse's who like to fish/hunt & enjoy the Outdoors

    RN1980 replied to MacERRN's topic in Emergency

    tara wildlife refuge is a great place never been there, went to glasscock island, just outside natchez for a 2 day hunt. yep you fellas in iowa grow some big deer. i've heard stories from folks of...

  12. CVICU Depleted of staff to CRNA school

    RN1980 replied to smileyRn96's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i really don't think crna programs really give a hoot if they'er pulling nurses out of the units in order to teach them anesthesia. they are not responsible for the recruiting and staffing of hospital...

  13. ER Nurse's who like to fish/hunt & enjoy the Outdoors

    RN1980 replied to MacERRN's topic in Emergency

    bigtime into the outdoors thing, huntin and fishin alike. here in mississipp it's sort of a right of passage. man i tell you, there no better way for me to relieve a stressful day of work than to go...

  14. Lifting weights around work schedule

    RN1980 replied to Skwidward's topic in Health, Stress Management

    man i've been waiting for someone to start a thread such as this... i'm fortunate enough to work with 3 other guys and 2 girls in my rotation in the unit. the majority of us have always worked out...

  15. Minority SRNA/CRNA's

    RN1980 replied to srnabound3997's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    so if the director was european american, spanish american or someother ethnic/racial make-up you would have been equally

  16. does anyone use swans anymore?

    RN1980 replied to squirlkeeperCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    we'll get a few a month. it seems we get enough to keep you upto date on

  17. Samford University Anyone?

    RN1980 replied to NMB IVP's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    do you know if they will be initiating a docterate program within the next 1-2yrs for the crna

  18. When will they change the name???

    RN1980 replied to hand2cut's topic in Men in Nursing

    this is a sore subject of mine, i had a arguement with another co-worker of mine over this same issue. he wanted to be called something other than nurse. i told him to goto plumbing school and be...

  19. Samford University Anyone?

    RN1980 replied to NMB IVP's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    bamacrna2b thats good news, i think i would have liked samford from what i've read about it and hearing other folks first hand exp. there, but since they are starting the doctrate thing i'll be...

  20. Visiting Hours

    RN1980 replied to redwolf's topic in MICU, SICU

    my fulltime job has locked doors and 4 30min scheduled visiting times q 24hrs. we will and often vary from those times depending on the acutiy and number of pts we have. sometimes we ease up on the...

  21. NP's calling themselves MD's

    RN1980 replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    we had this same issue come up in our hospital a few yrs ago, so now only md/do personel are adressed as doctor within the hospital. it upset and hurt some feeling of a few np's and even our assistant...

  22. EKG on female patients

    RN1980 replied to bill4745's topic in Male Nursing Students

    you'll cahnge your tune once you get a complaint from some freak saying you made her feel "uncomfortable". now you think it wont happen to me cause i'm to professional, i used to be that way when i...

  23. EKG on female patients

    RN1980 replied to bill4745's topic in Male Nursing Students

    will place 3 lead on without trouble, will get female nurse or tech to place 12 lead, unless it's emergent situation. i dont want the hassle, and you dont

  24. How to deal with pt's sexual advances?

    RN1980 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    next time you are within earshot from this dork ask outloud "has anyone seen my perscription for valtrex or my std work-up report sheet" hopefully that'll nip it in the bud from there on out for him...

  25. online bsn

    RN1980 replied to desmon81's topic in General Nursing

    mississippi university for woman. but just about any 4 yr univertsity with a nsg school will probably offer a program just like the one i'm in or one that compares very close to it. get on some...