Smokey9283

Smokey9283

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  1. Question for RNs please

    Smokey9283 replied to hollyandsky's topic in General Nursing

    There is nothing wrong with doing your LPN first then obtaining you RN. The benefit is you gain nursing knowledge and experience while you are working towards your RN. And you can take a little...

  2. How to: Become a nurse manager or Director of Nursing

    Smokey9283 replied to TJSbaby's topic in General Nursing

    I think that a good nurse manager needs to have at least 10 years experience in med/surg staff nursing. Nurses that go straight into management after school tend to not have a realistic appreciation...

  3. LTC-Is it that bad???

    Smokey9283 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of work, not enough people, but rewarding and at the end of the day I love feeling like I earned my money and helped someone. Some of the posters say that they don't get to take their breaks....

  4. Is Nursing school that hard??

    Smokey9283 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    oh

  5. Cna challenge lpn boards

    Smokey9283 replied to marineswife0809's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    LPN's can do a lot more than a CNA can, They can do head to toe systems exam, then can insert foleys and tell you why they are inserting the foley and why it's a sterile procedure, they take orders...

  6. Albuterol and CHF

    Smokey9283 replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing makes me angrier than EMS coming into my LTC facility and telling me that how I'm doing my job is wrong. One incident I had was when a Paramedic came in after I called 911 because I had a...

  7. My new "Urgent Care" job is like ER lite--anyone with the same experience?

    Smokey9283 replied to pennyg1's topic in Emergency

    The Urgent Care that I work at is attached to the ER and we have problems as well. The triage nurses will sometimes triage a patient to Urgent care because they refuse to go to ER even if the triage...

  8. My wife is having a Whipple!!!!

    Smokey9283 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My wife is undergoing a partial pancreatectomy. The MD is unsure if they will be doing the Whipple, Mesopancreatectomy, or Distal pancreatectomy. My question is, Have any nurses on this forum seen a...

  9. My wife is having a Whipple!!!!

    Smokey9283 replied to Smokey9283's topic in General Nursing

    FYI:THIS IS NOT REQUEST FOR ADVISE!!! My wife has already made the decision that this surgery is going to

  10. Nursing Responsibilities

    Smokey9283 replied to oldfashionedlove's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto: it is every nurses and nursing staff's responsibility to perform all basic nursing

  11. would like opinions on this letter please

    Smokey9283 replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    Perfect

  12. would like opinions on this letter please

    Smokey9283 replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    When any nurse in the ER sees "Breathing problem" or "Difficulty breathing" they tend to react pretty quickly. So I truely believe that if those had been the chief complaints that service would have...

  13. would like opinions on this letter please

    Smokey9283 replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    The "potential" is always

  14. would like opinions on this letter please

    Smokey9283 replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    No one is perfect 100% of the time. The point of triage is to visualize your patients during the time of assessment. The system certainly isn't perfect either. When the triage nurse needs to see 20...

  15. LPNs and RNs---does your hospital see a difference?

    Smokey9283 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    As an LPN I know that I take my direction from the RN. Regarding not knowing what is going on with a patient, it is the opposite in our hospital. The LPN's float the floor and do various tasks for...

  16. would like opinions on this letter please

    Smokey9283 replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    I think that the triage nurse did a good job. She listened to you when you spoke up about your son's condition, and did everything she should have done after assessing him. She doesn't need to...

  17. Will I be able to get my license?

    Smokey9283 replied to sleephood's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    This will definately warrant a call to the BON. You will probably have to withstand a hearing as to whether or not you are granted a license. I also wouldn't be so quick to think that you will not...

  18. I don't want to be the ONLY nurse in ICU!

    Smokey9283 replied to mojitogirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In the Rural Hospital that I work at, there are 4 CCU beds. The nurses that work there don't have a HUC for support either. The CCU is located right in the middle of the Med/Surg Floor, so the...

  19. Am I wrong because i don't want to do CNA duites

    Smokey9283 replied to zoeyzoe's topic in General Nursing

    I think you need to re-evaluate what it means to be a nurse. I would think with a care load of 6-8 patient's per 1 LPN and 1 RN could be divided so that neither nurse feels like they are being taken...

  20. Humidity and Infection Control

    Smokey9283 replied to ChristopherH's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that the concern is so much infection spreading in the air, as micro organisms accumulating and multipying in he water tank. Remember, bacteria like warm, moist, dark areas. If LTC...

  21. Mar question when pulling narc's

    Smokey9283 replied to rhondaa83's topic in General Nursing

    You should have a MAR with you anytime you are pulling medication out for a patient. That is the only way you can verify the five rights for each

  22. I have a ? for a school paper.

    Smokey9283 replied to futurenurrse's topic in General Nursing

    The role/s of nurses in todays world are many. We are patient advocates, we are educators, we are a shoulder to cry on, we are the bearer of loads for patients. There are really so many aspects of...

  23. First Contaminated Needlestick

    Smokey9283 replied to Nurs0706's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught to never recap a dirty needle using any method, under any circumstances. I hope that everything turns out for the best. Good

  24. am I wrong to say this to a family?

    Smokey9283 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Once I had a resident that actually died in her wheel chair, pulsless, bp-less and breathless. We transferred her into her bed and she came back. She is still alive 3 years

  25. Anyone attending Anoka Tech?

    Smokey9283 replied to MeLindakay21's topic in General Nursing

    Loved it. They have a very high boards passing rate. They were all so friendly. It was