TinyNurse

TinyNurse RN

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  1. Anyone deal with people badmouthing your school nursing program?

    TinyNurse replied to eandgsma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    noone bad mouthed the program I graduated from, but please remember people will always find a way to be or sound superior. Also alot of people are loyal to the school they graduated from. my mom...

  2. How do you deal with anti-OB people?

    TinyNurse replied to ParasMom's topic in General Nursing

    DONA or ICEA i'm pretty sure are the organizations that give credentials to

  3. Meds you hate to give....

    TinyNurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'll go with kayexelate , and Bicillin

  4. Nail care restrictions by nursing aides

    TinyNurse replied to bchapin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I remember as a nursing student back in Ohio I provided nail care to a resident. I was told to do so by the RN, and my

  5. How do you deal with anti-OB people?

    TinyNurse replied to ParasMom's topic in General Nursing

    From my personal experience I've also seen medical professionals, CNMs to be exact try to scare a healthy pregnant woman out of a homebirth. (long story) As women the best thing we can do is become...

  6. Online Science Courses

    TinyNurse replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I see someone asked in this thread before, but i'm also looking for an online statistics class. Any

  7. REST BREAKS for Nurses in The ER

    TinyNurse replied to AngelGirl's topic in Emergency

    Angelgirl, that sucks! I'll have to say that I got a rude awakening when I got to TN, after working in CA............ In a big level I in socal, the ER had one nurse that all he/she did was give...

  8. Man shoots himself in the ER

    TinyNurse replied to SANDMAN_RN's topic in Emergency

    sandman, i'm so sorry this happened in your facility..... tom, you crack me

  9. Evil People

    TinyNurse replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    I couldn't agree more. It's amazing how many people in the ED are not appreciative of the care we give

  10. first period in 2 yrs

    TinyNurse replied to shearernurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    anorexia? there are a ton of probs as mentioned

  11. I need advice from an RN!

    TinyNurse replied to selulion's topic in General Nursing

    congrats on startng school!!!! I've been a nurse for 2 1/2 years in the ER and i love it!!!! i couldn't imagine anything else!!!! I'm a travel nurse now and it's great i definitely recommend...

  12. Hello I am taking a pole

    TinyNurse replied to michw2's topic in General Nursing

    it's actually illegal to use RN behind your name if you haven't passed your boards and earned the title.

  13. trauma vs er nurse---difference???

    TinyNurse replied to akerdonn's topic in Emergency

    Alot of hospitals work trauma in the ER and the nurses rotate through the trauma rooms. Now, this hospital that I'm at in San Diego sends all of their trauma recuscitations directly to the SICU for...

  14. Is this normal for agency? (long)

    TinyNurse replied to mtnmom's topic in Agency Nurses

    That sucks that the agency didn't cancel you ahead of time, and you showed up at the hospital. You should get paid a few hours minimum just for driving. (I've seen this happen more than once) Most...

  15. Info on supplemental health care

    TinyNurse replied to franken's topic in Travel

    my mom did an assignment with them back in Ohio. She liked the company. She also ended her contract early d/t needing a hip replacement, and supplemental was very

  16. Too busy for break?

    TinyNurse replied to merae's topic in General Nursing

    in any other state it was often too busy to get a break......but in California with the staffing laws, I have the option to take a break or decline. We have a nurse that is only considered a "break...

  17. nursing agencies in Ohio

    TinyNurse replied to rnaffah's topic in International Nursing

    i've been told that i'm not allowed to recommend agencies here. i'm from ohio and i know

  18. Can anything be done about feeling like a waitress?

    TinyNurse replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me....i would love to give water/ice visitors stuff, but in my ER I don't have time...... I mean how can i explain that we only feed admitted patients, and for family members our cafeteria is...

  19. Cen

    TinyNurse replied to KatieBell's topic in Emergency

    I recieved the book in the mail today......it definitely is not as intimidating as the CEN review manual from the ENA. hahaha. lets just hope i can study and do

  20. I was horrified today!!!!

    TinyNurse replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    nursejennie76, yeah that stuff is pretty hard to deal with huh? i'm in total agreement with you!!! I've seen nurses in the ER actually report the ECF for stuff like that. xo

  21. No More Demerol IV Push???

    TinyNurse replied to VickyRN's topic in Emergency

    difficult to metabolize, risk of seizures................ rarely given in ER. ( in

  22. ER Orientation Manual

    TinyNurse replied to capnnikki's topic in Emergency

    wow, i'm sorry i don't have any advice to offer you.....especially for a school project, but I think that you'd defniitely need to have ED experience before you write an orientation manual. Best of...

  23. emergency certification

    TinyNurse replied to tattooednurse's topic in Emergency

    and some hospitals offer a whopping 50 cents an hour extra if you have the certification.....others offer nothing. some hospitals have like RNI, RNII, RNIII, RNIV and part of the RN IV cert is...

  24. ER - Trauma difference?

    TinyNurse replied to nursing 101's topic in Emergency

    but wait......... I'm used to the ER recieving Traumas in a level I, but here in San Diego, the traumas bypass the ER completely at this level I, and go straight to the ICU where they perform a trauma...

  25. Reglan IV

    TinyNurse replied to gwrn99's topic in Emergency

    once as a new nurse my preceptor told me to mix reglan 10mg in a 50ml bag of .9 and infuse over bout 10 minutes............... i really didn't understand............... now i