unknown99

unknown99 BSN, RN

Inpatient Acute Rehab

Member

  • Content

    933

  • Visitors

    10,016

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    13

All Content by unknown99

  1. Kaplan vs Univ. of Phoenix

    unknown99 replied to kmj1025's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You can go stright into MSN with Kaplan also. I have also heard that U of P is a great

  2. Kaplan vs Univ. of Phoenix

    unknown99 replied to kmj1025's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I attend Kaplan. It is a wonderful program. It is the less expensive one, with, in my opinion, a better curriculum. Everything is done online, and is very convenient. Of course, there are some classes...

  3. Can I do it with 4 kids?

    unknown99 replied to lost_as_an_easteregg's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, you can do anything you set your mind to. It will be difficult, but if you want it bad enough. I did not have the situation you have... I had a good support system... and 5 kids. I went through...

  4. Syringe Pump or Buretrol?

    unknown99 replied to QTBabyNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Buretrol is what we use. It is much safer in that it has to be checked more often. The sets we have can only be set for one hour before an alarm will sound telling the nurse it has to be checked. And...

  5. contamination of primary line

    unknown99 replied to sunlovin35's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Yeah, change the tubing just to be

  6. When will if ever will I get it...

    unknown99 replied to loriannlpn's topic in Ohio Nursing

    This is very true. Time, practice/experience, and patience, that is what it

  7. Osteosclerosis??

    unknown99 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    There are a couple of good websites that have a good amount of info on it. http://www.familydoctor.org/251.xml http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/hyper/hyper.htm Hope these help. And......

  8. Osteosclerosis??

    unknown99 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    What I know about osteosclerosis is that it is an abnormal thickening of the bone and can be assosciated with renal disease and/ or secondary hyperparathyroidism. Most of the time though, it is linked...

  9. Be careful what you say...LOL!

    unknown99 replied to Antikigirl's topic in Nursing Humor

    That is a

  10. Suprapubic Catheter

    unknown99 replied to nvnurse's topic in Nevada Nursing

    In Ohio, LPN's can change an SPC. I did as an LPN (now RN). It is so much easier than a regular urethral

  11. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    unknown99 replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Caller ID is the way to

  12. Venting...Hosp pts coming from skilled nursing facilities

    unknown99 replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    I cried when I read this! This is such inhumane care! The staff would not treat their animals this way!! This needs to be fully documented, pictures need to be taken, and the state department of...

  13. 'RUE Education' online RN degree???

    unknown99 replied to wildetag's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I do know that with Most online LPN to ADN programs, at the end of the program, you are required to do a weekend clinical and skills lab/check-off. Some programs require, also, that you have a...

  14. How can you say you're not paid well?

    unknown99 replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

    I could not have said it better myself Mercy!!!! I, too, grew up poor, sometimes wondering if I would get to eat. I never had nice clothes or toys, or anything that most kids get to enjoy. I , too, do...

  15. What is so darned difficult about oral care?

    unknown99 replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, you are right. There is no excuse for being short staffed. Until the individual states have people who make up the ratio staff to patient laws actually see and work like the staff in nursing...

  16. Nil by mouth error

    unknown99 replied to littlehobo's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Both are responsible. The agency nurse aidefor not "noticing" the sign, which was clearly posted, and yourself, if you were the one in charge. It was an honest mistake, but mistakes do not hold well...

  17. Positive Pressure Valve on Peripheral IVs

    unknown99 replied to shawnmed's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    We use them only on Piccs and central lines due to the high

  18. What is so darned difficult about oral care?

    unknown99 replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Time is valuable, yes, but so are the health and welfare of the patients that rely on the staff to care for them. These staff members would not say "Oh, I don't have 2 minutes time to brush my teeth,...

  19. How can you say you're not paid well?

    unknown99 replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

    Yes Aaron, you are missing something. Not every nurse lives and works in New York. When you BECOME a nurse, who lives in a less wealthier state, trying to pay a mortgage, raise the kids, cloth tham...

  20. What is so darned difficult about oral care?

    unknown99 replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is true, but the patients should not have to be neglected because of it. Recently, I got a patient on the surgical floor who had fallen at the local nursing home and broke her hip. When I went...

  21. Warning...Don't Eat Chicken Sandwiches

    unknown99 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Fran, that is too

  22. RN to BSN Online

    unknown99 replied to malsc1104's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I, too, am going through Kaplan online. It is an awesome program. It is one of the best there is. They help you in anyway. The instructors are phenomenol. Kaplan is also one of the cheaper ones. They...

  23. 'RUE Education' online RN degree???

    unknown99 replied to wildetag's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am an ADN/RN and am doing the home study/computer study for my BSN through Kaplan University online. It is the best that I have found. I know of 7 LPNs who used RUE for their ADN, and only one...

  24. falling leaf fall program

    unknown99 replied to panurse101's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Every patient does have at least one fall risk. Where I work (in a hospital), we have the SAFE program---- Staff Against Falls Everywhere. A red stripe is applied to the door chart box to let us know...

  25. Why "male nurses" instead of "men in nursing"?

    unknown99 replied to JDCPhD's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey guys, I am not a male; I am a female, and I too, am a nurse. I agree with casualjim; why the difference? A nurse is a nurse no matter what your gender! Sorry about the invasion!! I just had to put...