BinkieRN

BinkieRN BSN, RN

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  1. lunah did you pass????

    BinkieRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    she did! lunah passed! i saw her post on another nursing forum. congratulations lisa, rn woo hoo! welcome to nursing!

  2. 18-gauge vs. 20-gauge

    BinkieRN replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    For blood we can use a 22g, for CT scans radiology asks for a 20g above the wrist. They have a nurse but say she's too busy to start IV's . I've never started an 18g, we don't stock them on the...

  3. Doctor's office and "nurses"

    BinkieRN replied to stunt's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a matter of time, it does happen and it will continue to happen. I have witnessed it and it resulted in the death of a patient. Who's license was at stake? Not the MA, she didn't have one....

  4. Doctor's office and "nurses"

    BinkieRN replied to stunt's topic in General Nursing

    Read Carefully! Inflate the ego's of non-licensed persons! I didn't say that licensed people have inflated ego's just that those without a license get one when everyone keeps calling them a

  5. Doctor's office and "nurses"

    BinkieRN replied to stunt's topic in General Nursing

    I blame it on the doctors. They are too cheap to pay for a real nurse so they'll happily pay someone without a license $10 an hour and happily refer to them as nurses, which only serves to inflate the...

  6. When is a difference in standing and sitting pulse normal?

    BinkieRN replied to mom4jesus's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There's no reason to do an assessment of the thoracic cavity which, by the way, would have to be done by CT, MRI, x-ray, or a surgeon. Our bodies automatically adjust to standing by increasing...

  7. I really need your advice. PLEASE!

    BinkieRN replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with alot of LPN's that would blow alot RN's out of the water. I have noticed that the RNs with the "I'm better because I'm an RN" attitude have yet to learn that they can learn alot from...

  8. unfair treatment

    BinkieRN replied to jean333's topic in General Nursing

    My first choice would be to speak with the doctor directly, if no satisfaction call the labor

  9. I really need your advice. PLEASE!

    BinkieRN replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

    Why so down on LPN's? RN's have a college degee but both RN's and LPN's have real education in providing health care. Since the OP wants to become a CRNA and that requires being an RN prior then I...

  10. Smoking on Campus

    BinkieRN replied to ScrubMan0416's topic in General Nursing

    I would never wish death upon anyone. I do care whether you live or die. I know nurses are aware of the health hazards of smoking, just like I know the health hazards of eating too much. We make an...

  11. Smoking on Campus

    BinkieRN replied to ScrubMan0416's topic in General Nursing

    As I posted...I thought that comment was rude and uncalled for and mean as

  12. I really need your advice. PLEASE!

    BinkieRN replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

    Well LPN's are Real Nurses but they do not have a college degree. If you plan to be a CRNA you will definately want to go ahead and persue your RN. You'll get plenty of practice being an RN and get...

  13. Smoking on Campus

    BinkieRN replied to ScrubMan0416's topic in General Nursing

    no, not as quickly as asphixation but death by cigarette, definately! i see people with ca of the lungs everyday as well as those who die of copd. a normal city dweller's lung. the black spots...

  14. obituaries

    BinkieRN replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I check the obituaries for patients I have taken care of. Nothing wrong with

  15. Jealous Nurses!!!!!!!!!!!

    BinkieRN replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know one single nurse that has ever voiced any jealousy over PT's, or OT's. We all go into it pretty much knowing what our pay is going to be. I wouldn't want to do their job even for more...

  16. Smoking on Campus

    BinkieRN replied to ScrubMan0416's topic in General Nursing

    What about my "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"? Do I not have the right to breath clean smoke-free air? Why should I have to be subjected to second-hand smoke? When I go to a restaurant I...

  17. does age REALLY matter?

    BinkieRN replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    You will do quite well in

  18. Smoking on Campus

    BinkieRN replied to ScrubMan0416's topic in General Nursing

    That's not my idea of living in a democracy. Oh "but for the grace of God go I" While I personally find smoking disgusting I can say but for the grace of God go I. I'm sure I have some habit that...

  19. Smoking on Campus

    BinkieRN replied to ScrubMan0416's topic in General Nursing

    No Smoking where I work means "no smoking anywhere on the hospital campus". Employees were going across the street the the back parking lot of a Fire Station until the Fire Chief called the CEO and...

  20. should i just quit?

    BinkieRN replied to iheartnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you need to be in another area of nursing like Home Health or private duty. Not everyone is cut out for hospital work. Both are more the caregiver role yet the pay is of an RN. Best of luck....

  21. Use of IV push antihypertensives on the med surg unit

    BinkieRN replied to will robinson's topic in General Nursing

    We push metoprolol 5mg IV but only on Telemetry patients and one nurse must push and another nurse must watch the monitor. When the patients go to CT for a CTA they get up to 50 mg of metoprolol IV...

  22. skills necessary prior to acls

    BinkieRN replied to rndme's topic in General Nursing

    I found the actual test to be harder. The questions did come directly from the book but not in the areas that I had studied. I passed

  23. does age REALLY matter?

    BinkieRN replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're totally wrong. I work with several new RN's in their 50's and they can run circles around some of the younger RN's. They are smart. They are fast. They plan on working until at least 68...

  24. change of state!

    BinkieRN replied to steff18's topic in General Nursing

    The New York BON is the only one who can give you a correct

  25. Got a needlestick

    BinkieRN replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    Up to speed...the OP posted in April 07. I hope you go back to nursing. You can step out on the street today and get hit by a bus. Nothing in life is