SunnyAndrsn

SunnyAndrsn

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  1. Unit Secretary Doesn't Know Scope of Practice!

    SunnyAndrsn replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, My former SIL was NOT terminated from her job, and should have been. She leaked information to the local media (this was back in 1991) regarding the identity of an 18 year old single mom (a...

  2. Investing In A Good Stethoscope

    SunnyAndrsn replied to NICUplease's topic in General Students

    I have a Littman cardiology, not sure if it's master cardiology or not, as it was a gift from my husband. Do get your name put on it, as all stethoscopes have a tendency to grow legs and walk away....

  3. how are you paying for nursing school? or how do you plan to pay for nursing school?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to mashamontago's topic in General Students

    I've paid mostly out of pocket, but I did take out a few smallish student loans. Less than $7000 total in loans over the last three

  4. Follow-up interview advice needed ASAP please.

    SunnyAndrsn replied to HappyPediRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Call next. I was sure I didn't get the job I applied for as an LPN this winter, but I called and spoke to the person I interviewed the day after she told me they'd be making a decision and I hadn't...

  5. Will I be able to live my life as a nurse?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to ministry88's topic in General Nursing

    Well, your journalism style is a great read and put a smile on my face! A couple of things come to mind when reading this. 1. Welcome to the real world! First career job and all the BS that goes...

  6. Questions for NPs and RNs!

    SunnyAndrsn replied to puravida03's topic in General Nursing

    The answer is going to depending on the kind of nursing. Even within hospitals, the answer differs based on ICU, emergency, med surg, psych, L&D, or surgery/day surgery. There's home health, LTC,...

  7. About to give up!

    SunnyAndrsn replied to BLuDKLoT's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto this, I've found school as an adult (with life experience) learner much, much

  8. About to give up!

    SunnyAndrsn replied to BLuDKLoT's topic in General Nursing

    slow down a bit! i understand you want to get going now, but i'm graduating in dec. and just turned 35. like you, when i made the decision to go back to school, i wanted to get it all done as fast...

  9. Prayer at work??

    SunnyAndrsn replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for clarifying. This is what I suspected, the assumption that you shared the same beliefs, and that your participation was a given. That would have upset me too, which is why I would...

  10. I'm starting to get concerned about salary...

    SunnyAndrsn replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Wisconsin LPN-17.02 for 2nd

  11. Did You Settle for Nursing?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to sarahrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, I chose nursing in my 30's as a second career. It's a good fit for my personality. I want to be in healthcare--and I wanted "in" with a relatively good salary quickly. Nursing fit all of...

  12. Would you ask a patient's child to dress his or her parent?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I would have said no as well. A few years back, DH and I cared for a little boy who was a burn survivor. He was burned over nearly 45% of his body, and about 8 months into his recovery (6 hours of...

  13. Prayer at work??

    SunnyAndrsn replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    Would you care to share the other situation? The MD grabbed your hand, and there are few circumstances (can't think of any right now) where this would be appropriate. Would the situation still have...

  14. Is LPN school just as hard as RN school?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to NICUplease's topic in LPN to RN

    The third semester, the one I finished in May, which is the first semester of "RN" was the most challenging for me. We also had a high percentage of failure as well. My class lost 8

  15. Help me with my dad

    SunnyAndrsn replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    He sounds like my dad! My dad hates to spend $$$ on anything related to medical costs for himself, yet of course for my nephew who is hospitalized with leukemia, he told our family "he'd take care...

  16. MA's know as much as RN's??

    SunnyAndrsn replied to JettaDP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad that she represented herself accurately and provided some education about her role and training. It was nice she took the time to

  17. RN's at my job tell me "Diastolic BP is when the sound 'changes' NOT when it stops!"

    SunnyAndrsn replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. If there is ever a question of a strange number from the machine, I'll get a manual cuff, and the numbers are always very close, within 1-2. So, I'll keep doing it this way, the way I was...

  18. On the other side

    SunnyAndrsn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today we got a call that will change our lives forever. My nephew, age 18 and getting ready to leave for college, was dx with leukemia. We have little infomation, other than his WBC count was so...

  19. On the other side

    SunnyAndrsn replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in General Nursing

    thanks, they helped. i found a message board within one. i see there are some who have made it as long as 6 years in the chronic phase. i hope my nephew is one of them. i just want him to be able...

  20. On the other side

    SunnyAndrsn replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone, we have a type of leukemia: Chronic myelogenous leukemia. Any information (good or bad) would be

  21. RN Student Help: MAR against MD's orders.

    SunnyAndrsn replied to Uncle Harold's topic in General Nursing

    What's Regan? Do you mean Reglan? Hmmm.... If you can't read the handwriting, then ask for help. I do, other nurses do all the time. It's our duty to make sure these things are correct. As you...

  22. Couldnt put in a foley!!

    SunnyAndrsn replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    Ask for somone else to hold a flashlight or a pen light to help you visualize the opening. During my first solo experience at a straight cath on a woman I failed miserably. I felt terrible! She was...

  23. I think I just need to talk about this...

    SunnyAndrsn replied to fireflies_for_me's topic in General Nursing

    That is so sad! Remember that a suicide attempt is a cry for help, a permanent solution to a temporary situation (usually...you mentioned LTC, perhaps she was try to speed something along). In any...

  24. Differences in pain medication

    SunnyAndrsn replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    I personally found that percocet worked better for me, best when taken in conjunction with visitril. Please remember that their are different strengths of percocet-- 5/500 is a common one that we use,...

  25. Dementia pts refusing to eat.

    SunnyAndrsn replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    We try puree and thickened liquids. Small, frequent portions with Boost pudding or Magic Cup type "power pudding" in between meals. Thickened MedPass with meds. Feeding these patients helps for a...