Tony35NYC

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1. Near miss, should I be blamed?

   Tony35NYC replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

   First of all, thanks to everyone for your encouragement and support. I wanted to update you with the latest developments, and you may be surprised. But, before I get into any of that, the good news is...

2. Near miss, should I be blamed?

   Tony35NYC posted a topic in General Nursing

   This week I got in trouble for a near miss. Well... myself, the secretary, the PCA, and the nurse I took report from. We were all written up for it, but I was told that it was primarily my fault. This...

3. Miami vs West Palm Beach

   Tony35NYC replied to CarrieH's topic in Florida Nursing

   Palm Beach Community College also has an RN program that you could look into if you decide to move there. http://www.pbcc.edu/programs/programsheet.asp?id=73 Palm Beach county is an ok place to live,...

4. Socal RN thinking of moving to South FLo

   Tony35NYC replied to dzylzyRN's topic in Florida Nursing

   The cost of living in South FL is not as high as it is in SoCal but it is still high if you consider that nurses earn far less in Florida than they do in California. There are hospitals in south...

5. First Med error and plain old frustration

   Tony35NYC replied to newrn05's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I think its great that you acknowledged your mistake and immediately took action to protect the patient. Your colleagues are correct that human error is always a possibility and we can never be too...

6. "open-heart" soon to become obsolete?

   Tony35NYC posted a topic in Cardiac

   Have any of you read this article?

7. labeling stethoscopes

   Tony35NYC replied to Golden_Clover's topic in General Students

   When you buy a Littman, there is a little form that comes in the box that you can fill out and send away to the 3M company for them to engrave your name and it costs about $7. If you can get the...

8. Developing Speed

   Tony35NYC replied to brotherbear's topic in Men in Nursing

   I just want to add that speed should not be a top priority for a new nurse. I believe in taking the needed to develop your own pattern of efficiency as you gain experience rather than to try to get...

9. Older guys like me, how did you get started?

   Tony35NYC replied to theatomicjeff's topic in Men in Nursing

   If you haven't yet maxed out your financial aid entitlement apply for as much free money as you can get from the feds, the state, and scholarships before you take out any student loans. Don't take for...

10. Job interview jitters

    Tony35NYC replied to Patience's topic in Nursing Career

    Even if you have multiple piercings, lose the earings. One pair of them should be ok but anything more will look gaudy. Go light on the makeup and perfume. According to Careerbuilder.com, too much of...

11. IV push ativan...please help this student!:)

    Tony35NYC replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I do not put NS into the vials. Ativan is viscous but you can still easily aspirate all the contents out with a blunt needle. I never push air into the tubex because its too easy to blow all the...

12. Protecting your license

    Tony35NYC replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    You also have to be careful of the assignments that you are given and know when to refuse, especially as a new and inexperienced nurse. If something goes seriously wrong and the patient is harmed not...

13. New Nurse with Preceptor Issues

    Tony35NYC replied to gambitlizard's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That woman is not only rude and unprofessional but evidently a mental case as well. Maybe she's just jealous of you. I would quietly look for another job then put in my notice. There are too many...

14. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    Tony35NYC replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Last year they gave out scrub shirts with the nurses' week logo and slogan on it. Considering the pitiful and pathetic gifts I've heard were given out to the nurses here in previous years I very...

15. 7p-7a question

    Tony35NYC replied to fleasle's topic in General Nursing

    Just about everything that is done on the day shift is also done at nights. Just because the patients are supposed to be in bed doesn't necessarily mean all of them are sleeping or even that they're...