RedhairedNurse

RedhairedNurse BSN, RN

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  1. Do you LIKE every patient that walks through your door?

    RedhairedNurse replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    EWWW!!

  2. Trying to understand difference between LPN and RN practice....

    RedhairedNurse replied to lovesunsets's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my state of TX and at my hospital.... The LVN can not do the following: -Admission assessment -Initiate care plans -Start blood transfusion, but can monitor afterwards. A shift assessment must be...

  3. Can never be to safe...

    RedhairedNurse replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    Did you hear about the Chelsea King case in California. So sad. I'm not sure she was able to fight back because he used pepper spray on her. However, the same attacker (hope he rotts) attacked...

  4. Can never be to safe...

    RedhairedNurse replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to throw it out, because you never know, it could help protect you against an amateur attacker (if there is such a thing). I just use a different form of protection. Just be aware...

  5. Can never be to safe...

    RedhairedNurse replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    And this is exactly what I teach my daughter, run like hell. And if that doesn't work, kick, scream and FIGHT! I too, have hand guns in my house and feel sorry for any body that tries to break in...

  6. Can never be to safe...

    RedhairedNurse replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    This is good. I had a hand gun under my seat (years ago) before hand gun license. My car got stolen and when they recovered my car, my hand gun was gone. ) : I would carry a gun in my car when...

  7. I Need Yur Advice Please

    RedhairedNurse replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Do the smart thing......Go the ASN route first. You'll have plenty of time to set other goals. Get some experience. I agree with Jo PACU RN. I would not want to see an FNP without any nursing...

  8. Can never be to safe...

    RedhairedNurse replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you.....That creep that killed Chelsea in California would use pepper spray/mace on his victims. Myself, I know some self defense which I think is the best weapon. I'm from a hang gun...

  9. Night shift duty is it better than days???

    RedhairedNurse replied to stylishgurl's topic in General Nursing

    I do nights now but have requested days. I use to be an exercise freak before I started working in the hospital, luckily, I've recently desired to start exercising again and it feels so good. But,...

  10. Do nurses age more quickly than average?

    RedhairedNurse replied to Crystal112's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think it all depends on how well you take care of yourself. IF you let yourself get the belly fat, sure, you're going to look old and probably come down with an illness. If you work out and try...

  11. Identifying yourself as an RN when flying commercial

    RedhairedNurse replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    Never......unless an emergency that I could

  12. Management of Marijuana Withdrawal

    RedhairedNurse replied to TriniStudentNurse's topic in General Students

    Marijuana doesn't cause withdrawals at all. Believe me, I had my share of smoking that stuff in my younger days. Quit, no problem. Not to say that I didn't still want it. But no withdrawals...

  13. No one told me....

    RedhairedNurse replied to Reese17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I buy the New Balance 845, nothing less will do. They cost about $125 at the NB specialty store. I also get the NB arch supports that cost about $40. I think they're the highest/tallest arch...

  14. Incident report for infiltrated vein?

    RedhairedNurse replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great thread that's been started.....I'm learning a lot here. tokmom........can you give other examples of what type of over charting you do and perhaps elaborate on how your covered...

  15. Incident report for infiltrated vein?

    RedhairedNurse replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen many infiltrated IVs, but never notified Dr. Are we suppose to notify a dr in this case? It's hard to believe they wrote up an incident report for this. I work at a teaching hospital...

  16. Prior Arrest and Nursing

    RedhairedNurse replied to Shadownurse1543's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm not sure that I understand your post. What the OP is talking about doesn't mean his/her license are barred! The application for being a nurse clearly asks if there are any arrest, a nursing...

  17. 'I love my patients!'.

    RedhairedNurse replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I like my job, can't say that I love it, that's a little too strong of a word. I Love my daughter and I can't imagine comparing that 'Love' for my daughter to that of my job. If I didn't like my...

  18. Prior Arrest and Nursing

    RedhairedNurse replied to Shadownurse1543's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    In my opinion, a nurse needs to be very thorough in all things. After all, you are dealing with the lives of other's and if you don't read that medication bottle or read the doctors orders...

  19. Let's talk about the basic facts about the health care reform bill...

    RedhairedNurse replied to morningland's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    No, our cars are more important than our health? huh? Who doesn't drive cars? Most people drive cars, come on. Not only that, but there are going to be people that aren't going to buy the...

  20. Question on lab. Test

    RedhairedNurse replied to rinks2010's topic in General Nursing

    Not only are you learning lab test, you're also learning how judgmental this board can be, aren't you? I'm sorry for the responses you've received. I'll be glad to help in answering your questions,...

  21. Question on lab. Test

    RedhairedNurse replied to rinks2010's topic in General Nursing

    When your pts need teaching and need questions answered, do you tell them to do the research and find out for themselves? Why on earth do we have nursing instructors if these students should go seek...

  22. Need Encouragement

    RedhairedNurse replied to china4mom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just take it as a learning experience. Remember that pts going to OR should most always receive their BP meds because of rebound HTN after

  23. What do you think of my ESSAY?

    RedhairedNurse replied to emrebeth3's topic in General Nursing

    You need to remove the comma in this sentence---- "I feel as though becoming a mother brought out the nurse in me and........." As one of my English teachers once taught me. It's better to not use a...

  24. What I have learned from working with a QUAD

    RedhairedNurse replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    Man, this is a great site. Thank you so much. I wish I would have known about this earlier, but hopefully, my former pts will find this site. I will always keep this in mind if ever I get...

  25. What I have learned from working with a QUAD

    RedhairedNurse replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've recently encountered working with these type of pts for the first time in my nursing career, one was para and one was a quad. New onset for both due to trauma. It's so hard sometimes to know...