ilstu99

ilstu99

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  1. PHOTOGRAPHS with cellphones

    ilstu99 replied to embarrasingfield's topic in General Nursing

    I thought about that for a while before I wrote it, because I wasn't sure that's how I wanted to put it.....if that makes any sense. I don't see it as "public" as a park or the mall, but people pretty...

  2. npo question

    ilstu99 replied to julezzz26's topic in General Nursing

    Our med-surg floor allows sugar free gum, sugar free hard candy and Cepacol lozenges. If that's not acceptable, it's ordered as "strict

  3. Teas Test

    ilstu99 replied to davidkathryn's topic in General Nursing

    We didn't do the TEAS when I went through nursing school, although I hear they do it now. I would try the Students forums. I've seen lots of TEAS talk over there. At any rate, don't worry about...

  4. Am I wrong?

    ilstu99 replied to emmy41lgpn's topic in General Nursing

    Were you to call my MD, you would get an answering machine recording telling you to go to the ED for any emergency. Just out of curiosity, I called our pediatrician and my husband's oncologist and got...

  5. Sundays Off??

    ilstu99 replied to daisy87's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that 12-hour shifts would be found at most 24-hour facilities, and therefore would usually include weekends. We do have a couple of surgi-centers that do 12-hour shifts a couple of days...

  6. New Grad Applications -- Transcripts Required?

    ilstu99 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    For every job I applied for, along with letters of recommendation and reference forms filled out by

  7. bedside nursing??

    ilstu99 replied to meigan091's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not stupid at all. Areas of nursing that are not bedside might include with ones previously mentioned, and also nursing informatics, patient advocacy, research and development...essentially...

  8. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh 85 questions

    ilstu99 replied to hopefulnurse2be x2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The NCLEX is designed to mess with your brain, I swear. I had 220 questions and passed. At least I think it was 220. My brain went a little numb around 160. At any rate - no matter what, you will be...

  9. 265 Questions Again:5th Time Now!!!!!

    ilstu99 replied to rafRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations!!!!!!! That's SO

  10. PHOTOGRAPHS with cellphones

    ilstu99 replied to embarrasingfield's topic in General Nursing

    Some of my co-workers have Internet pages like Facebook and myspace. A few of them have pictures of themselves at work....sometimes acting like complete morons. No, there are no patients in the pics,...

  11. non nursing side jobs

    ilstu99 replied to rehab girl's topic in General Nursing

    I drive a school bus PRN, and volunteer at my kids' school as a tutor and mentor. I know it would be a nightmare for some people, but I LOVE the kids. They are like a huge dose of energy for me. It's...

  12. PHOTOGRAPHS with cellphones

    ilstu99 replied to embarrasingfield's topic in General Nursing

    There are no cell phones allowed in our unit, but cameras are everywhere. Families use them, staff uses them...every day. We also have parents that stay at the bedside, making notes about everything...

  13. What was your most embarrassing moment?

    ilstu99 replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

    My last semester of nursing school on the cardiac floor: The gentleman in the bed next to my patient's bed was just sort of watching me. I felt he was kind....expectant. You know, that look they get...

  14. Am I wrong?

    ilstu99 replied to emmy41lgpn's topic in General Nursing

    My PCP doesn't do on-call hours, either. She's one woman in a private office. I like that, so I stay. I realize that there are downsides, but the overall care I receive is more important to me that...

  15. tracking nursing movements

    ilstu99 replied to candycane267's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why it would matter. All three of the hospitals I have spent any time in "track" their nurses electronically. Everyone's badge has a little sensor in it, and it lights up the bar outside...

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

    ilstu99 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    You are, but I would do it their way, and discuss the differences with your instructor. The END of the 4th/5th Korotkoff sound is the diastolic pressure. If you can hear a sound until the cuff...

  17. JCAHO requirement? hourly rounds and written report at change of shift?

    ilstu99 replied to blackberry's topic in General Nursing

    In my looking around, I found this page regarding shift change reports: http://www.jcipatientsafety.org/22844/ I haven't seen anything specifically regarding hourly documentation, but it would...

  18. Does Pharmacy Experience Help??

    ilstu99 replied to joshindfw's topic in General Nursing

    I think that would be a GREAT idea! One of the areas a lot of RN's I know struggle with is pharm. Any experience would be helpful. Getting paid to get that experience would be a total bonus. Good...

  19. JCAHO requirement? hourly rounds and written report at change of shift?

    ilstu99 replied to blackberry's topic in General Nursing

    Page 7 from: http://www.jointcommission.org/NR/rdonlyres/13234515-DD9A-4635-A718-D5E84A98AF13/0/2008_FAQs_NPSG_02.pdf [2E] Our nursing staff prefers to audiotape the change-of-shift report. Is this...

  20. JCAHO requirement? hourly rounds and written report at change of shift?

    ilstu99 replied to blackberry's topic in General Nursing

    We do verbal, bedside reporting hospital-wide, and we also have to document an hourly patient check. I don't know if it's Joint Commission thing or not, but that's how we

  21. random drug tests?

    ilstu99 replied to carrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't think you were jumping on me....seeing as how what you added was pretty similar to the second half of my post. People who speed past me scare me WAY more. The potential there for several...

  22. My two least favorite words

    ilstu99 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    NEC = Necrotizing Entercolitis. Totalis = Less than 25% of the intestine is healthy due to rampant necrosis. Feeder/growers are those babies who just need to figure out how to eat a little better,...

  23. What if men dominated the Nursing profession?

    ilstu99 replied to **All Heart RN**'s topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with the notion that other professions don't have multiple entry points. There are many that equate experience with education. Some that require a minimum education, but have many...

  24. Would you agree that it is okay for a CNA and an RN to do the daily narc count?

    ilstu99 replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I would say no to that. I don't know how yours is done, but we have to have access to the Omnicell medication system in order to witness a count because it asks for our username/password. Our CNA's...

  25. Do You Announce That You're a Nurse?

    ilstu99 replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the situation. My husband's MD knows I'm a nurse, because it allows him to be cared for at home after his treatment/procedures, rather than to have to be in-patient overnight. I also...