Ima Nurse

Ima Nurse has 5 years experience and specializes in Home Health currently, med/surg prev.

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1. Do you form outside relationships with your patients?

   Ima Nurse replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

   It is not a good idea to form personal relationships with pts. Way too messy! In my experience it helps to put it off on your employer. Simply tell the pt it is against your employers policy to give out your personal info. Keep it short, simple, brie...

2. Cheesy Activities in LTC

   Ima Nurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

   My grandmother was in a LTC facility. I remember one of their activities being painting ceramics. Just an idea. . . not sure what the budget is. . .

3. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

   Ima Nurse replied to Danielle7's topic in Relations

   I was yelled at over the phone by an MD because a rather new nurse paged them "for me." Long story, but basically I got pulled out of the station before I could page the MD on call. The new nurse was eager to help with anything and everything so she ...

4. *Weird* Patient Allergies

   Ima Nurse replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

   One of my 3 year old daughters is allergic to Claritin. I get strange looks when I list it, but it is true. She definitely had an allergic reaction the one time it was given to her - bright red rash soon after taking it. I've had people tell me cat...

5. Florida RN license by endorsement?

   Ima Nurse replied to Ima Nurse's topic in Florida

   Thanks for the link, Bumblebee! The info packet on the Florida site breaks it down and now I have a better understanding.

6. Florida RN license by endorsement?

   Ima Nurse posted a topic in Florida

   Currently, I'm licensed as an RN in Louisiana. We're looking to relocate to Florida, and I'm having trouble understanding what I need to do to get a license there. The FSBN website has info about "licensure by endorsement." Does this mean that I have...

7. Catchy One-Line Phrases

   Ima Nurse replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   There is a nurse at the pediatrician clinic I take my preschool aged twins to, and she is hilarious. She's one of those people that can make everyone laugh. The funniest thing she ever said was on the day that she measured and weighed my girls. On...

8. Vultures

   Ima Nurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

   Who else remembers the commercial from a few years ago targeting diabetic schizophrenics? The commerical specifically mentioned those two conditions and two specific meds used to commonly treat each one. A friend of mine who lived in a different pa...

9. seasoned nurse needs advice

   Ima Nurse replied to lynn0808's topic in General Nursing

   It sounds as if the unit is dysfunctional -high staff turn over rate. That's never a good sign. The pt complaints would bother me too. Yes, in my experience, I have seen a preceptor sabatoge the nurse they were supposed to be helping. I'm sorry y...

10. Need to know if changing Supra Pubic Cath's is in LPN scope of practice in Florida

    Ima Nurse replied to MeganMLPN's topic in Florida

    RNs and LPNs can't change g-tubes in Louisiana either. I'd never considered a suprapubic cath change. I'm going to go check the LA BON site and read the nurse practice act to see about the suprapubic cath change. I have a 3 year old daughter with a...

11. Need your advice....especially ER nurses

    Ima Nurse replied to feebebe23's topic in General Nursing

    I was rushed to emergency surgery when my gallstones were finally found. The surgeon said I had a stone the size of a half dollar coin obstructing my common bile duct. My gallbladder was full of stones, enlarged, and very infected. I do realize thoug...

12. Do you have Malpractice insurance for RNs ?

    Ima Nurse replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    I have my own nso policy, and I feel like the others who posted above. I'd rather take my chances *with* it than without it.

13. Hippa Gone Wild

    Ima Nurse replied to 9309's topic in General Nursing

    Yep! It is because of kooks that we have to have HIPAA. It used to annoy me to because I felt like common sense should be used. That was until I had a HIPAA violation happen against my daughter. My daughter goes to speech therapy and she also receive...

14. Failed the NCLEX-RN exam the third time

    Ima Nurse replied to anneles's topic in NCLEX

    Hi. I'm sorry you are having such a difficult time. I recommend Marlene Hurst's review course. Here's her website: http://www.hurstreview.com/

15. After A Year of Nursing...I Still Feel Like I'm Dieing

    Ima Nurse replied to actress8503's topic in General Nursing

    Cupcake25 is so right in what she said. I took an ER position as a new grad and was scared to death. It took alot of courage for me to admit that *I* just wasn't ready for that. I went to my NM and talked to her, and she helped me transfer to the ...