husker_rn

husker_rn RN

med-surg 5 years geriatrics 12 years

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  1. Submit a School Review and Qualify to Win $100!

    husker_rn replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Please add Clarkson College of Allied Health in Omaha, Nebraska to your

  2. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    husker_rn replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One big difference you overlook....those nurses in prestigious jobs have physicians, specialists, available within minutes. LTC nurses don't have that luxury...you had better know what you are...

  3. Georgia joining the eNLC or NLC? What's the difference and how will it affect my licensing

    husker_rn replied to trinurse94's topic in General Nursing

    Very true. I graduated with my BSN in Nebraska but took boards in Montana. Arranged testing before I moved to Montana. Same test no matter where you take

  4. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    husker_rn replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses week...you mean healthcare week ?? You mean someone appreciates their staff ? Absolutely nothing; however our pharmacy sent a fax that said thank

  5. Am I too old????

    husker_rn replied to Roxy Simms's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was 39 when I started. Got my BSN 42. Now at 67 still nursing and loving it. If that is your dream go for

  6. Waiting for Clarkson!!!!

    husker_rn replied to confusedstudent_88's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck from an old Clarkson grad

  7. Nurses Week/Hospital Week

    husker_rn replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    We have hospital week and we had nurse's day last Wednesday. i sure fell appreciated

  8. Jean Watson Caring Science

    husker_rn replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My school used Watson's carative factors too. It did encourage us to look at our patients as people and not just disease processes; and to realize our priorities were not necessarily those of the...

  9. Do LTC nurse-resident ratios reflect how society feels about the elderly?

    husker_rn replied to ehooper80's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like we are good at lip service about caring for kids and the elderly but unfortunately we seem to fall short on actually delivering many

  10. HELP...2 wks left of orientation and I'm still SO slow!!!

    husker_rn replied to Kim, HHRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Make yourself a to-do list and follow it; make sure you prioritize things on the list. And THE most important piece of advice I can give you is to learn to do it right, then learn to do it

  11. what is the shortest amount of time you've lasted at a nursing job?

    husker_rn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    3 weeks. Hired at a SNF that sounded good...but wasn't. Phones turned off because of unpaid bills, no supplies for the same reason. I could go on; I gave my notice 3 days after I started. Never...

  12. what can I read about dealing with death and family of the dying

    husker_rn replied to Grnrn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Took a class on death and dying in nursing school and read several of Kubler-Ross' books. They were very

  13. How far did you or are commuting to and from work/school?

    husker_rn replied to luckystudentnurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I drove 85 miles, one way, 5 days a week for 4 years including summers to earn my degree. Now I wonder how I did it but at the time I just did what I had to do to get where I wanted to go. Now I...

  14. What color do you wear?

    husker_rn replied to Lorien_LPN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Eggplant, dark purple here. I am sick of it; anyone in any color scrubs is thought to be a nurse by most of my

  15. What on earth did nursing students do before the internet and msg boards??

    husker_rn replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    llg made a really great observation. I am a pre-computer, msg board nurse. We did indeed work together. My class consisted of 17 students. We didn't all like each other but we helped each other...

  16. Hugs to you floor nurses

    husker_rn replied to frann's topic in General Nursing

    sarjasy, I very much understand how the OP felt. And this IS the place to vent. Only those of us in the trenches really understand the stress and frustration that goes with working med-surg. If...

  17. Nurses, are you glad that Obamas Healthcare Bill Passed?

    husker_rn replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I voted yes. Yes it will cost, but because I have health insurance it already costs me. I { my insurance carrier } am charged more because I AM covered. Easy to look the other way unless you...

  18. To the RN I just had hospital orientation with today....

    husker_rn replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Nursing

    Just the tech Please lose the word " just ". CNAs are just as vital to patient care as nurses. I too worked as a CNA while in school and worked with nurses who looked down their noses at CNAs;...

  19. Pay Scales

    husker_rn replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    Where's this sit at a desk job ?? Count me in !! Seriously, there are times we get paid for what we know. And ultimately the CNAs are always working under some nurse's

  20. SO am I the only one who loves LTC?

    husker_rn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I love my elders too. Right now I'm back in med/surg but make it known that I will always be glad to take the older, confused, fragile ones. I miss LTC just no job in a decent one open at the...

  21. Thank you Hospice Nurses!

    husker_rn replied to sweetiepeas's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I second your thanks to hospice nurses. I recently got hospice involved in my husband's care { terminal colon cancer }. I am able to be his wife, not his caregiver, and the hospice nurse does a...

  22. administering blood products

    husker_rn replied to ello7's topic in General Nursing

    Blood Bank says 20 minutes between checkout and hanging. We can only get one unit at a time; doesn't bother me since I can only hang one unit at a time

  23. What happened to make him die?

    husker_rn replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    Silent aspiration ?? Happens sometimes; a patient may aspirate but have no cough afterwords, body doesn't realize he/she has aspirated. Don't beat yourself up, you did your best and as others...

  24. PleaseRespond: (for my thesis project) "do you work for a Magnet Hospital?"

    husker_rn replied to lexgarmom's topic in General Nursing

    A. No B. No C. Yes D. No E. Nothing F. No G. I would like to feel like my opinions are heard and valued; I wish we were more important than patient survey results, nevermind that the survey...

  25. Will you give out a medication without the order yet?

    husker_rn replied to rn4ever?'s topic in Patient Medications

    No order, no med. End of story. Absolutely you did the right thing