Nurse SMS MSN, RN

Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development

You did what you knew how to do; when you knew better, you did better. - Maya Angelou

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    **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    Nurse SMS replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    DFW PCU/inpatient $23.00/hr 27.50/hr when hit the two year
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    Would like some advice about a future in Cath Lab

    Nurse SMS replied to tonytorres717's topic in Nursing Career

    You will need ICU experience, usually for at least two
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    what would you do?

    Nurse SMS replied to marchedout03's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Honestly this is a risk to your license. I am big on not quitting a job until you have another lined up but the minute someone starts falsifying records with your name attached it is time to
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    what would you do?

    Nurse SMS replied to marchedout03's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You need to find another job
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    Most topics here non-clinical knowledge ones

    Nurse SMS replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I love the idea of anonymous
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    WHat's your plan after RN BSN?

    Nurse SMS replied to MissLUckyRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I plan to relax instead of study during my off
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    Giving A Family Member An Injection

    Nurse SMS replied to WanderLust07's topic in Canada

    I give my son IM testosterone
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    Case study of sorts

    Nurse SMS posted a topic in General Nursing

    Patient is middle aged (early 60s), smokes a pack per day, calls EMS after falling off the toilet and being unable to get up secondary to left sided onset of weakness. Gets TPA after arriving in the...
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    Case study of sorts

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    I do not recall the specific gravity. Certainly an interesting consideration and one that would be easily overlooked in the beginning simply due to it being relatively
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    Case study of sorts

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    I will see what I can do to find out how the patient is faring. I would love to see more stuff like this on AN. I think it benefits us all. as far as the FW flushes, I believe the doc was trying to...
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    Trouble in clinical. Prioritizing. Help

    Nurse SMS replied to bella14k's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have to say, this program sounds terrible. By senior year/semester you should be doing 12 hour shifts and learning to manage patients more independently. Probably not helpful to you but with a...
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    I just don't understand

    Nurse SMS replied to Jinx322's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The average new grad RN job search takes 6 months to one year, more in tougher
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    It is time for a change folks....

    Nurse SMS replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It dismays me to hear a patient wants to chit-chat with me while I am on shift. I have no opposition to friendly conversation. I just do NOT have time to converse. Not with the ratios being the way...
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    HELP! Masking the smell of feces!

    Nurse SMS replied to WhitneyRene's topic in General Students

    Smells are my kryptonite too. You just learn to deal with it. Mouth breathing has been my savior most of the
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    Case study of sorts

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    I have been off for three days. Unless the patient comes back to my floor and I just happen to be that patient's nurse again, I have no way of knowing. I can't access the patient's chart unless the...
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    Case study of sorts

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    The frustrating thing about this case study is that we will never know how it turns out! I love that it has so many nurses thinking
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    Case study of sorts

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    Urine OP was excellent. 1700 on my shift. UA run, small RBCs, some proteinuria. No edema. Patient was on day 17 since admission. Withdrawal should have been over by then. i too suspected another...
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    A question about vapor cigarettes

    Nurse SMS posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have had a few patients smoke vapor cigarettes in their rooms. We have no policy against it and if it keeps my restless patient happy I honestly don't have a problem with it (a point which is not...
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    Taking dying patient home with children - what are your thoughts?

    Nurse SMS replied to tokebi's topic in Pediatric

    I think this is too personal a question. It may be this was just the most plausible excuse they felt they could give in hopes of not being harshly judged for not wanting to have the dying person at...
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    My letter and appeal got denied

    Nurse SMS replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    The problem is if you can't pass NCLEX style questions in school you definitely are going to struggle with the NCLEX itself. The school has to maintain a certain pass rate to remain reputable. Going...
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    Part time

    Nurse SMS replied to Room4me's topic in General Nursing

    Schools require a certain number of clinical hours to graduate. I am not sure how part time will figure into the equation. At a minimum it will delay your ability to graduate but it may not be...
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    Case study of sorts

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    Not diabetic. I did not see the CXR itself but read the report. It stated it was unchanged. AST/ALT elevated but not alarmingly so given alcoholic status. In terms of eating, anecdotally from the...
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    Case study of sorts

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure. Might have been done in the ICU prior to transfer to stepdown, but definitely not done at the time of sudden decline. Patient had some serious occlusions. I wish I could remember now which...
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    Obesity, diarrhea and skin care

    Nurse SMS replied to DawnJ's topic in General Nursing

    Flexiseal
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    "Some people have a job. We have a calling."

    Nurse SMS replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is it a calling? For me, yes. For everyone, no. And there is nothing wrong with