RN1980

RN1980

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  1. Daytonite has passed away...

    RN1980 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    well she is teaching st. pete the theory of "nursing

  2. Happy Nurse's Week!

    RN1980 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    tell you something funny..at my partime job the all the icu nurses got $50 gift cards from the mda's and intern. med doc's. they paid for it themselves! this vastly overshadowed the generic emailed...

  3. A "chick's" perspective on Men in Nursing

    RN1980 replied to KimmbaFNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    trenia..thats a funny ass line..i got to remember that

  4. Hiring for strike

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

    being a mississippi nurse myself i'll add, nurses "scabs" that work strike positions may in fact be from the south, but they were born in the

  5. Nurse Killed by Afghan rocket fire

    RN1980 replied to just_cause's topic in Government, Military

    gods speed

  6. A "chick's" perspective on Men in Nursing

    RN1980 replied to KimmbaFNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    fellas it always help to let them know you might sort of be seeing someone ..man they flock to you like sharks. its like they are tempted by the forbiddin fruit or

  7. Height Fright

    RN1980 replied to Soldier of Empathy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    i'm right at 6'1 and i always wack my head on lights and swing arms in the unit and er. there are just so many females that are 5'2-5'8 that pull those things down so to there arm reach

  8. What am I doing wrong?

    RN1980 replied to masek77's topic in Male Nursing Students

    its just such a supply and demand issue right now. im in the south and we are just full of nurses and schools are pumping them out by the thousands every few months. when i graduated around 7 yrs ago...

  9. reamed out for using soft wrist restraints

    RN1980 replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    i would have told that idiot to take the damn restraints off herself as soon as i finish giveng her report if she wanted too. then the next morning i would inform her not to tell me about how often...

  10. Does your OR have to hold til theres a PACU bay??

    RN1980 replied to PACURN1818's topic in PACU

    exactly what meandraggonbrett said. it is not safe for the o.r. crew just to bust through the pacu doors without some sort of phone report and to have pts being "waken up" recovered in the hallway....

  11. Which comes first: PACU or ICU?

    RN1980 replied to wannabecnl's topic in PACU

    if you want crna skip pacu and jump into the first icu you can find. prolly a busy general medical unit will help you the most..rationale being you will see alittle bit of everything. if you like the...

  12. are you in the area of Sales/Pharmaceuticals? tell m about it.

    RN1980 replied to hansmanalo's topic in Men in Nursing

    you got to be the perky cheerleader type with the short skirts and most important the "gift for

  13. How do you measure temperatures?

    RN1980 replied to EMSnut45's topic in MICU, SICU

    back of my hand to pt's

  14. A Kind Act....

    RN1980 replied to jabroadwater's topic in General Nursing

    im suprised this is the 1st time this has happened to you, its a common occurance in mississippi. its happened to me and many co-workers before. dang tornados everywhere

  15. If you were my preceptor......what should I know?!

    RN1980 replied to FLancaster11's topic in Critical Care

    the only thing i expect the preceptee to know is what they were taught in school. i honestly cant expect them to really feel confident in anything other than what they were exposed to in their...

  16. Becoming RN solely to become CRNA

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

    i may be wrong, but i sence some sarcasm in the post from mcuubed 45. i used warm and fuzzy feelings for the down payment of my triton bass

  17. Mandatory Overtime-- what do you think?

    RN1980 replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    we have mandatory ot built into our work schedule in the icu and er. we work 7 12hr shift q 2wks. so we get 8hrs ot q pay period. when i first started we had some 8hr shifts, but soon those went by...

  18. Giving Nitro Spray

    RN1980 replied to naddie01's topic in Emergency

    if a pt walks into our er that is showing actual signs of angina its gonna take a sys

  19. Critical care drips

    RN1980 replied to kc87t's topic in Emergency

    i prefer levophed over dopamine as vassopressor for many personal reasons and past exp. but mainly due to norepinephrine wont tickle the hr as much as

  20. Do FNP's really make 80k to 90k a year?

    RN1980 replied to mariposabella's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i live in north central mississippi. a former co-worker of mine has been a fnp for a small sized family medical practice for about 6mos since she got out of school. she informed me upon getting hired...

  21. Help RT vs RN at Hinds CC

    RN1980 replied to Chemistry Sux's topic in General Nursing

    resp is a cool job, much less hassle than being a nurse. however, more doors will open to you with a rn degree and dont forget about the possibility of obtaining a advance degree which is lost with...

  22. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    RN1980 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    clearly so, i stated that hospitals followed joint commission evidence based guidlines or attempted to comply with them. not every evidence based concept is supported or pushed by joint. not one...

  23. What do ER's hire more: PA-C, FNP or ACNP ?

    RN1980 replied to treejay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    yep, thats typical of my home state. the only thing we are progressive in is teenage pregnancies and handing out wellfare checks. i think the pa program is at mississippi college and their clinicals...

  24. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    RN1980 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    3month orientation here at my fulltime job and certainly not called a residency..it was refered to as going to work and learning the ropes. however at larger teaching hospitals in my area they have...

  25. What do ER's hire more: PA-C, FNP or ACNP ?

    RN1980 replied to treejay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    in mississippi there are vastly more np's providing care in the er's than pa's. i think there is just one pa program in the whole state and it might have just started about 1 yr ago. though i have...