nyrn5125

nyrn5125

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  1. Floor Emergencies

    nyrn5125 replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    We yell down the hall or whatever way we can be heard. An emergency shouldn't make you think of HIPPA. Pt's are more important than

  2. MD Quote of the Week

    nyrn5125 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    our docs are pretty supportive and trusting of the nurses capabilities. When the general surgeon last weekend told me not to call him b/c he was going to a wedding I knew he meant

  3. Need help interpreting ECG strips.

    nyrn5125 replied to dani9206's topic in General Nursing

    it's tough at first. you need to just look at a lot and start off the same with each strip, do not guess the answers but some simple things to remember without getting complicated are: 1. is there a...

  4. Medications of the same class, prescribed to one patient

    nyrn5125 replied to Lady_sigrid726's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    clarify the order. some CCB have off label uses..ex raynaud's-nifedipine some CCB are for preventing vasospasm in brain vessels-nimodipine either way

  5. Help im having IV problems

    nyrn5125 replied to gropos01's topic in General Nursing

    You have to feel it.Where you want to stick them try to go up and follow the vein with your finger. you may feel it at the insertion site but if it doesn't feel like it extends up then it may be a bad...

  6. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    nyrn5125 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Toast your bread? Sure just let me finish cleaning the BM off the

  7. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    nyrn5125 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    someone needs to break the

  8. Followed MD Order--Now Do I Look Incompetent?

    nyrn5125 replied to LaurenBoog's topic in General Nursing

    It's not you. Some, not all, nursing educators are not very educated on reality. You are taking up a bed that a soon to be intubated pt may need. Emergencies happen all the time and you do need open...

  9. Stroke pt with increased weakness and slurring

    nyrn5125 replied to TonyaM73's topic in General Nursing

    stat blood sugar as the above post stated stat head ct. coag profiles and sometimes ammonia level have seen worsening after the initial symptoms and some neurologists don't get too concerned. one pt...

  10. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    nyrn5125 replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    #1 you might want good liability insurance! when i was in nursing school we were told 1st semester that if you cannot provide the care that a patient needs then look elsewhere or pick a field of...

  11. Is this fair to ask of a new RN?

    nyrn5125 replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    is it a telemetry floor? because most stepdown is 1:3 or 1:4. assume you are not at a magnet facility. of course each hospitals has different criteria in stepdown. if your hosp allows alines, cvp,...

  12. Coronary vs cardiac... silly ?

    nyrn5125 replied to TNLisa's topic in Cardiac

    is the coronary intermediate meant to really be the pre/post cardiac cath pt's at this facility? it could be cardiac would be post open heart,cardiomyopathy,valve disease, chf, chest pain. if it is...

  13. So much negativity towards Associate Degree Nurses

    nyrn5125 replied to LPN_2005/RN_10's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    you should be proud of your degree because it's still very hard getting through an associate program despite how you may be made to feel. and yes pt's just want to see RN. they don't know whether you...

  14. Patient Safety Dilemma

    nyrn5125 replied to aehart's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    patient safety is everyone's responsibility. we constantly get interrupted during med passes to place pt' on bedpan, boost in the bed, talk to family, answer bathroom lights/bed alarms, answer phones,...

  15. How easy is it to get the job of choice right after graduating nursing school?

    nyrn5125 replied to smithjen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Even if you get acls or pals to be more marketable-what can you prove you can do with it as a new grad? Nursing managers will want to know how you have used it. The best thing you can do for yourself...

  16. Just a random vent

    nyrn5125 replied to himilayaneyes's topic in General Nursing

    I have on many occasions had family members demand to see charts or get info about the patient by saying "I'm a doctor" So I politely say oh your a doctor, then you know what a HIPPA violation that...

  17. ASN vs. BSN

    nyrn5125 replied to sgarne00's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    when I went to nursing school many people already had a Bachelor's degree and were getting an associate in nursing. It really depends on the state you live in, what school will accept you and what you...

  18. As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

    nyrn5125 replied to latebloomernurse's topic in General Nursing

    in NY you can be hired as a teacher but as far as I know you have to be accepted in a master's program I think teachers deserve to be paid well but as babylady said they get lots of time off. Nurses...

  19. I'm not rude and assertive so I wouldn't survive at work...right?

    nyrn5125 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    it's wierd how we always see stuff about nurses eating their young. if it were a male dominated profession do you think anyone would bring emotion and feeling into it. no, men are "assertive". women...

  20. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

    nyrn5125 replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

    our med surg telemetry in ny and the ratio is 8:1 pt's on dobutamine and or dopamine gtt less than 5 mcg. cardizem, heparin, post cath's and ablations 2 days post avr's, chf... kinda jealous of the...

  21. ASN vs. BSN

    nyrn5125 replied to sgarne00's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    getting rid of associate programs? I wish we could bring back the diploma

  22. BSN Required...what does this mean for the 2yr ADN programs ?

    nyrn5125 replied to DaddyO's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    thanks jessy that is exactly what i

  23. BSN Required...what does this mean for the 2yr ADN programs ?

    nyrn5125 replied to DaddyO's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    cant we all just get along anyway most jobs may say "BSN preffered" however they will usually hire new adn from an excellent school as they know the adn and bsn take the same NCLEX. I have hear lots...

  24. PCCN

    nyrn5125 replied to sruthisharma's topic in General Nursing

    if you took the test from aacn that is 40 questions for $45 then yes that test is worse than actual test because they cram all the hard stuff. The actual pccn has 125 so some questions were very hard...

  25. Time for a change?

    nyrn5125 replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    dont know if leaving would be any better for you. tele med surg usually get a variety of pt's depending on the hospital.usually have 8 pt's. surgeries like ortho, gi, urologic, open heart,cath's (try...