perky_nurse:)

perky_nurse:) specializes in ER.

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1. ED shortage?

   perky_nurse:) replied to solneeshka's topic in Emergency

   2 or 3 times in the last 2 years, it was slow enough that I was sent home a few hours early, never a full

2. Is it legal for a teacher to invite a student over to study?

   perky_nurse:) replied to nautica843's topic in General Nursing

   Wow...sounds like a bunch of...gossip mill/jealous/witch hunt garbage to me....these are just the type of new grads that i hope never make it into my department...geez...:icon_roll A word of...

3. How do you waste medications?

   perky_nurse:) replied to WondeRNurse's topic in General Nursing

   :barf02:YUCK!!!!

4. skills and knowledge must know by a nursing student to pass the board or nclex exam.

   perky_nurse:) replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

   Take kaplan, and do the online tests. There are usually a lot of priority questions, where it gives you different scenerios/pt hx and asks which patient should you see/assess first. BTW, no matter...

5. Am I out of luck for admissions- Indianapolis

   perky_nurse:) replied to dizze98765's topic in General Nursing

   Do you have to attend in Indy? University of Southern Indiana has an accelerated program for people who already have a degree. I do not believe it is as competitive as Indy. That is, if you are...

6. Patients that are hospitalized because of a dare...

   perky_nurse:) replied to NsgChica's topic in General Nursing

   Had a kid who ruptured his spleen after his friends dared him to run and tackle a snowman they had built.

7. Noticing a trend here

   perky_nurse:) replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   The OP wasn't discouraging people who come here to "accumilate information" she is referring to people who Hi-jack vents- and act like self-righteous, know-it-alls...when they have no experience to...

8. Outrageous ER Stories

   perky_nurse:) replied to suitebliss's topic in General Nursing

   OMG....

9. RN doing conscious sedation non-intubated patient

   perky_nurse:) replied to Surgerygirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Nurses cannot push propofol. Only a physician or nurse anesthetist can give it. We use mostly propofol in our conscious sedations in the ER. I don't think we even do versed, at least not commonly....

10. Surgical Nurse=Singular Curse!

    perky_nurse:) replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Allnurses = Null orifices!?!?!? :icon_roll New Grad = New Drag I am SO addicted to this