GN Dave

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  1. New Nurse Rant

    GN Dave replied to Lorrie34's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey, she's the one in attack mode, so yes I think she has issues. I doesn't matter what state you are in, LPNs do not assess, that is the pervue of the RN... LPNs do collect data and report to the...

  2. New Nurse Rant

    GN Dave replied to Lorrie34's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I say that you are out of your scope of practice simply because you are. Then you chart the fact to prove it. Not trying to push your buttons, you asked for opinions, and I gave one. Attitudes like...

  3. New Nurse Rant

    GN Dave replied to Lorrie34's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, you were right, but even when you are right you are wrong, because it's the RN's job to assess the patient, not yours. You are licensed, but charting assessments is out of your scope of...

  4. nasal then oral suctioning

    GN Dave replied to chele44's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught to suction the mouth first, then the nose, because many people will gasp and inhale when you suction their nose... this causes them to aspirate the secretions from their mouth. It is...

  5. Our director doesn't believe fundal pressure is contraindicated?????

    GN Dave replied to texasrnlabordelivery's topic in Ob/Gyn

    found on pub med... one of many... arch gynecol obstet. 2009 nov;280(5):781-6. epub 2009 mar 5. use of uterine fundal pressure maneuver at lady partsl delivery and risk of severe perineal laceration....

  6. I passsed the nclex pn!!!

    GN Dave replied to Brandi124's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations, Nurse

  7. Did I do the right thing?

    GN Dave replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    i hope that some day we can get an update on his situation. whether he gets his act together or not is entirely up to him. i hope that everything turns out well for him and his family. i also hope...

  8. Socialism Is the Best Medicine

    GN Dave replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sure they don't.... they go to the U.S. to be treated, as anyone who works in healthcare along the northern border states can

  9. Socialism Is the Best Medicine

    GN Dave replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Either way they are dead... Lets spend 3 trillion a year and get the same old results... Great Plan!!! Sign me up...

  10. Socialism Is the Best Medicine

    GN Dave replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's why we have ER's and walk in clinics... NP's in grocery stores... all of this to improve patient care. No need to go socialist, where after they are rapidly seen by their primary care...

  11. I desperately needs advice

    GN Dave replied to ydan2020's topic in General Nursing

    You may need to try a community college, perhaps one where you can get on the waiting list. Get some kind of experience while you're waiting, it will help you in the long run. Work on your writing...

  12. Work vs. Clinicals

    GN Dave replied to kimsbratz's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Go to your boss and reiterate your needs. If he doesn't respond, go to his boss, and his boss if needed. Keep going until you achieve your goal. The city has a Mayor, right? See him if you have...

  13. You should NOT become a nurse if...

    GN Dave replied to dani888's topic in General Nursing

    if... you can't hold your bladder for a twelve hour

  14. Did I do the right thing?

    GN Dave replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    What you did was very honorable... you put your friend, his family, and his health first, and worried about how you felt later. He may not thank you now, but I'll bet that he will in the future. You...

  15. Inexperienced at Online Classes

    GN Dave replied to student48220's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Usually, you will be given assignments such as reading and research papers to do. Then you will take tests to show comprehension. You may also participate in discussion boards and on line...

  16. Could this be a sneaky way of discrimination on job application?

    GN Dave replied to OB6658's topic in General Nursing

    Well, on a job app or resume, they have the date that you graduated high school... doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out your approx age from there,

  17. One shoe on one shoe off

    GN Dave replied to chellelynn25's topic in Nursing Humor

    LOL... Always, always, always keep an extra set of scrubs and an extra pair of shoes and socks in your locker! Now you know...

  18. ged or high school diploma for cna?

    GN Dave replied to teysmith's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    While your friend is in the academic mood, why not schedule the GED test? It would help her in many areas of her life...

  19. <b>BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT!

    GN Dave replied to yvesul's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yea!!! :shbdy: :WHCk:

  20. NP vs PA

    GN Dave replied to MissDoodaw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just a guess, but I would assume it's because the PA will be supervised by the physician regardless of experience, so new grads are okay, but the NP must function independantly and has prescriptive...

  21. Convincing a stubborn husband

    GN Dave replied to blitz1030's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Barbara, if nursing is your calling, then please don't let anyone or anything stand in your way. It is awful when you have to go to a job you hate. There may be times when getting to your goals is...

  22. Quinidine: Do most nurses measure QRS interval before giving drug?

    GN Dave replied to RealNurseMom's topic in General Nursing

    Working in a CCU, we check the strips every shift, sooner if we anticipate a problem. Watch your strips carefully when using ANY IV anti-arrhythmic, amiodarone or such... you can catch the QT getting...

  23. I touched an Avodart capsule!

    GN Dave replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    According to the drug guide, the half life is 5 weeks, so if you are not pregnant now, and do not get pregnant within 5 or 10 weeks, there should be no significant level of the drug in your system....

  24. CMA posing as nurse...?

    GN Dave replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Nursing

    it is illegal to impersonate a nurse. each states law is different, but my state (wisconsin) says: "except as provided for in s. n 3.05(4)©, wis. admin. code, no person may practice or attempt to...

  25. White sand like particles in wet stool

    GN Dave replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    I've seen where vitamins/minerals present in stool in a solid form (granular) when intestinal absorbtion is altered or inadequate such as in dumping