singleprego

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1. what unit is best for ADD type?

   singleprego replied to mh356's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I have ADD and I find that Chronic Hemodialysis is great for that. The chaotic environment of my clinic is great for my ever moving

2. Dont want my license to cover a certain PCT

   singleprego posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I will be going to my FA this Wed and telling her that I am not willing to have a particular PCT working under my license. I am not sure how it is going to go, but I am going to stand my ground. This...

3. Nursing scope of practice/Standard of care

   singleprego posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I am a RN working at a chronic facility. The FA spoke with me concerning a decision I made a few months ago. Some background on the clinic for you- Most of the nurses have been working there a very...

4. Would you do it?

   singleprego replied to jennjen512's topic in General Nursing

   If the pt was AOX3 I would transfer the call to the pt. I did get a call from the CDC or something asking for information on a pt. To make a long story short, I had the house supervisor give the...

5. DNR tattoos...

   singleprego replied to MerdalRN's topic in General Nursing

   That would be tough for me. I suppose if I were first on the scene of a MVA and a shirt were torn and I saw a big "DO NOT RESCUSITATE" written on his/her chest, I would only honor it if it had the...

6. Woah! A peek at a practice exam for NP

   singleprego posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Wow, I have one week to submit an application to the nursing program for RN to MSN, to be a NP. I went to a web page that has a practice exam.... Tell me, will I get enough education to pass this...

7. Holding our tongues vs things we really want to say!

   singleprego replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

   I know this is an ER thread but as a previous medsurg nurse ( I would get the pts from the ER) I always loved the crack head regular that would come in complaining of abdominal pain.... I would...

8. Behavioral Problems:Patients in Outpatient Clinics

   singleprego replied to amartin2516's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   A comment after reading errosmith's thread. I treat my patients with respect. I feel that if it wasnt for my patients being there, I wouldnt be there. I am here to work for them. In fact, Ive began...

9. Scope of RN license

   singleprego replied to starbin's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I got an email from my FA a few wks back stating that "Dr. Smith" wants me to give pt X vanco. The FA got a wound culture result off the fax machine on a day that we weren't open. He called and...

10. getting a job with a narc restriction

    singleprego replied to ms. papa RN AGAIN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi, new here, but Ive been through hprp and I have gotten jobs and I am working now. Yes it was difficult, but fortunately when I was able to return to work I contacted the place I worked through the...