ArrowRN BSN, RN

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    Giving report on med/surg floor

    ArrowRN replied to tsm007's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Learning to give report takes time. A good brain sheet will help you keep on track and should work no matter what floor you are on. You can go by "body systems report" but sometimes its usually too...
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    Is LinkedIn Necessary?

    ArrowRN replied to bete-noire's topic in General Nursing

    after signing up for Linkedin, since you have to make you profile public for people to find you, all i got was tonnes of spam email and nothing of value. I have sinced closed my account. Nothing beats...
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    New Grad RN.... work options that do not involve a hospital

    ArrowRN replied to new.grad.rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you tried a public health center? its usually lower pay but you do get to do nursing stuff thats not like LTC and lower stress than hospital and help the community since most of the patients are...
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    I harmed my first patient today.

    ArrowRN replied to starwarrior's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Generally a 10ml syringe is used to fill the bulb. To remove the foley I use a 12 ml syringe or larger to make sure I get it all. In addition always pull back the plunger of the syringe until you see...
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    Omitted Work History

    ArrowRN replied to EvaFreeman's topic in General Nursing

    Well similar to you I left my first nursing "job" after only 3 weeks I resigned. I got an interview from another hospital and the 3 weeks job was not on my resume because it was from a application...
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    What happened to the "Emergency" in "Emergency Room?"

    ArrowRN replied to Emergency.RN's topic in Emergency

    I not talking bout people who sick with stuff like colitis or with known diagnosis of abdominal diseases, we all know you dont take A/D's for.those ailments and those may require a legit trip to ER,...
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    Tips for Surviving the 1st Semester of Nursing School

    ArrowRN posted a topic in General Students

    I can't believe I made it through finals week and my first semester of nursing school is done. I was totally exhausted with several days of 3 hours of sleep and 5 straight exams. Anyways I'm like a...
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    What happened to the "Emergency" in "Emergency Room?"

    ArrowRN replied to Emergency.RN's topic in Emergency

    All treatable at home so stock up on pepto and some immodium, gripe water and gatorade. Unless of course you got the occasional innocent "virgin" teen(sometimes adult) female who comes in with no idea...
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    Arrogant "know it all" RN

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nope but I'll let you know if I do. Unlike her I wont pretent to know it all after just 2.5 years of nursing. Since you following my other post on management, my plan is to consider starting the...
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    What is MSN - leadership and management track

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Nope Not
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    What is MSN - leadership and management track

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nurse Management

    CmartRN thanks for explanation, i'll be 40 soon so i see no sense in waiting till i in my 50's to get an advanced degree. If i do start now it will be parttime, i got a life...sorta...and it'll be at...
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    What is MSN - leadership and management track

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Uh Mark Zukerburg owner of facebook...oh and Bill Gates, Steve jobs, and Michael dell the owner of Dell.. Just to name a few Well none even had management degrees in fact no degrees all college drop...
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    What is MSN - leadership and management track

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Hi klone, we were all thought Benner's in nursing school, but like all theories its just that.... a theory. In the real world there are many people some of who may take longer or some who may take...
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    What is MSN - leadership and management track

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nurse Management

    I just feel need to do more hence reason for exploring grad school
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    Tips for Surviving the 1st Semester of Nursing School

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    Hello, I still follow this post, and I'm most worried about people who say nursing school is easy and they arent struggling. Getting books early will definitely help, maybe you can find them on...
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    What is MSN - leadership and management track

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nurse Management

    I dont know that is why i asking questions. I refering to NE-BC on their badges, i guess that is a certification. I only 1 year as a RN, I got my BSN.How does one know if they cut out to be a nurse...
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    Clinical Decision Unit

    ArrowRN replied to _LittleMsRN's topic in Emergency

    yes it's more likely easier to get from CDU to
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    Clinical Decision Unit

    ArrowRN replied to _LittleMsRN's topic in Emergency

    In nursing school my preceptor and I floated to a CDU. Its not really part of the ER but more an extension of the ER. Its more a holding area for observation where pts are too sick to be sent home but...
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    Future ER nurse

    ArrowRN replied to Nursechamp1's topic in Emergency

    some new grads in my class got straight into the ER as a new grad nurse knowing nothing about drips. You will learn that stuff. You don't need ICU experience. Just do the certifications keep applying....
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    Arrogant "know it all" RN

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am and have been open to learning, i am not open to be down trodded upon and trampled just because someone has more experience. So the feces has hit the fan and as Quick update so this charge RN is...
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    Current Male CNA/Patient Sitter & future nursing student

    ArrowRN replied to jc0322's topic in Men in Nursing

    I hate when I tell people what I do and the first thing they say is "oh you have to clean people's poop??" People who say that really have no idea what nurses do. Before I got into it I pretty much...
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    Med/Surg to ER: General work flow in ER at night

    ArrowRN posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello all, I'm coming up on 1 year working in a busy med/surg unit and I thinking of now making the move to ER versus working another year on med-surg. The hospital I'm at is a busy level 1 trauma...
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    What happened to the "Emergency" in "Emergency Room?"

    ArrowRN replied to Emergency.RN's topic in Emergency

    They make money off it but its just one of the few things that are running up health care costs and when people like me who may go in for legit reason our wait times suffer.like last time I was in the...
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    What happened to the "Emergency" in "Emergency Room?"

    ArrowRN replied to Emergency.RN's topic in Emergency

    I'm not an ER nurse but often wonder the same thing. What is most confusing is the monetization tactics being used by hospitals. They have huge electronic billboards advertising their ER wait...
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    Med/Surg to ER: General work flow in ER at night

    ArrowRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in Emergency

    Don't get stuck on that line, just asking bout the workflow, thats all. I do.have 4 years experience on ambulance I do know type of patients an ER gets cause I used to be the one bringing them in. As...