RNKPCE

RNKPCE

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  1. HELP! UC Irvine vs Sonoma University

    RNKPCE replied to terralinda's topic in California Nursing

    Congrats. Not sure about the programs but very different size schools and locations. I would assume more clinical locations at UCI. When did you find out about your acceptance at those

  2. How would you have handled this?

    RNKPCE replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing ultimately however I wouldn't have considered having the daughter come and drive her in her own car with a blood pressure that low. What if she had arrested while the daughter...

  3. Incident report for infiltrated vein?

    RNKPCE replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Incident reports I written up things such as IV infiltrations because they could lead to other complications and this way you have a written record of the event. At my facility I wrote one up...

  4. Calling out the pts name in the waiting room...HIPAA?

    RNKPCE replied to TeresaEDRN06's topic in Emergency

    Another thing that has to be sanitized. I can see giving it to a patient who needs stitches and blood gets on it or some other body fluid. I wish I thought of

  5. What does "contingent" mean?

    RNKPCE replied to MsPebbles's topic in General Nursing

    Contingent work is not the worse possible assignment. I've been doing it for almost 6 years and love it. I changed to PRN once we could financially take the hit if I got cancelled a lot and believe me...

  6. rotator cuff surgery

    RNKPCE replied to cannoli's topic in General Nursing

    My sister in law at rotator cuff surgery and she was back playing beach volley ball in 4mos sooner than the 6-9 mos she was told. We do shoulder surgery with rotator cuff repair where I work. The...

  7. SFSU Nursing or CSU Sacramento Nursing

    RNKPCE replied to gerrafe's topic in General Nursing

    Gerrafe did you get accepted into the school or the nursing program? I know someone who applied there and found out she got into the college but hasn't heard yet about the nursing

  8. In need of a pep talk

    RNKPCE replied to bdbrdb's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I try to leave work and its problems at a church I pass on my way home. If I choose I can pick them back up on my way in the next time I work. Yeah sometimes that doesn't always work. I work swing...

  9. Working prn while working elsewhere part time

    RNKPCE replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Best way to try something new. I've done it. I am still at both places. It can be hard if your prn job wants to know when you are available and you don't have the schedule for the other job yet....

  10. SFSU Nursing or CSU Sacramento Nursing

    RNKPCE replied to gerrafe's topic in General Nursing

    CSU Sac has already sent out acceptance

  11. Nursing student pass out??? I

    RNKPCE replied to ladybugme!'s topic in General Nursing

    I was a student nurse working as a cna and passed out assisting a nurse put in a foley(my first time) the curtains were pulled all around the bed, so it was a combo of things. I've also felt faint...

  12. Should I have worn gloves?

    RNKPCE replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to wear gloves for that but it isn't necessary. I don't wear gloves if I put on a bp cuff, check for pedal pulses, assist to sitting for listening to lungs. If you go for a massage outside...

  13. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    RNKPCE replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    MRSA -

  14. A Nurses Life

    RNKPCE replied to studentstorm's topic in General Nursing

    Never did I imagine when I chose nursing at 19 that it would be the best job for me. I didn't realize at the time that I could work full time, part time(2/5,3/5. 5/10, 7/10, 4/5, 9/10), per diem,...

  15. Are you able to put away money for your retirement?

    RNKPCE replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    That is one of the main goals of my working to put away the max for my husband and my retirement. I don't work enough to get the matching

  16. Accepting gifts from patients...

    RNKPCE replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I see nothing wrong with small token gifts such as candy, fruit baskets, pizza. My sister is a teacher and gets plenty of gifts at Christmas and end of

  17. Accepting gifts from patients...

    RNKPCE replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Usually it is candy. But once I got a set of heart shape paper weights, still have them. Recently I got a book a patient wrote. One patient folded a dollar bill in the shape of a shirt and gave it...

  18. Do you guys have Pyxis in your hospital?

    RNKPCE replied to lambimari's topic in General Nursing

    Have used Pyxis forever it seems for both meds and supplies. We use to pulls meds for more than one person but not anymore. This is a med safety issue. Less likely to give wrong med to wrong patient...

  19. Rude Doctor!

    RNKPCE replied to ohioRN09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I recently got to hear a doctor speak about nursing where he worked and he said he practiced for 40 years and never had a law suit and he said you know why" because those nurses had my back, when I...

  20. Rude Doctor!

    RNKPCE replied to ohioRN09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Definitely write the doctor up. Certain doctors have reputations for being this way. Depending how your institution works these write ups do make a

  21. 2nd rejection fingerprints and name search

    RNKPCE posted a topic in California Nursing

    So some of us older nurses didn't have to have fingerprints when we first passed our boards. We are having to get them now. I did them at a local Livescan and the first ones were rejected for poor...

  22. How often do you work extra?

    RNKPCE replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    Close to never. But they call often sometimes every day then maybe they call once a week. Gotta love caller ID and answering

  23. Please, some info on unions, hospital affiliations, and legislation protecting nurses

    RNKPCE replied to essedus's topic in California Nursing

    CNA is not the only union in Calfornia. I know several facilities that have their own independent or smaller unions like CRONA at Stanford. Kaiser is a health care giant they are insurance and...

  24. ACLS & PALS in The Bay Area

    RNKPCE replied to NervousRN's topic in General Nursing

    Heartshare in San Jose very

  25. Wage Negotiation? Interview Advice?

    RNKPCE replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    If it is union they may not be room for negotiation. Possibly what spot in the clinical ladder you might start at depending on experience. At my union facility we all know what each other makes it is...