RNKPCE

RNKPCE

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  1. "If you sit down and chart for more than 15 minutes, that's considered a break"

    RNKPCE replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Some examples of California labor law 1. Q. What are the basic requirements for rest periods under California law? A. California employees covered by the rest period provisions of the Industrial...

  2. rhythm question

    RNKPCE replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    A run of p waves without any QRS that takes the heart rate down to 36 is a block. The atria are working but the impulse can't be conducted through to the ventricles at that particular time possibly...

  3. "TIME BACK" vs. Overtime "PAY"

    RNKPCE replied to Paws4K9s's topic in General Nursing

    So what if you make an error during the 9th, 10th or 11th hour. According to the hospital time sheet you weren't working. Will your hospital back you in a lawsuit? Just another way to look at...

  4. silly nursing question, hope u can answer it...

    RNKPCE replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated over 20 years ago. The nursing class before me was in the skills lab while we were. They were practicing NG tube, if you wanted to put one down a fellow student you had to have one put...

  5. Change of shift calls to MD. Who should take the call?

    RNKPCE replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes we need to assess the effects of meds we give but the term "we" means which ever nurse is assigned to the patient. If you give a PO pain med 30 minutes before your shift ends you aren't going to...

  6. 2009 Magnet Conference

    RNKPCE replied to tackettj's topic in General Nursing

    I have gone in past years and it is a wonderful experience. It is really rejuvenating to be around all those nurses who really care about nusing excellence. Usually one night they have a nice dinner...

  7. Are COWs causing injury?

    RNKPCE replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    They are a pain. We have to use them to do our two patient identifiers and then check the med order and chart the med as we give them. Frequently they are "down" and our IT dept has to come reboot...

  8. Swing shift hours, day shift spouse

    RNKPCE replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    I would sit her down and tell her what you are telling us and then warn her if she doesn't stop you will be waking her up when you get home. If it doesn't change this would be a deal breaker for me....

  9. Getting called off

    RNKPCE replied to pottie's topic in General Nursing

    Hardly ever called off. Either we are short staffed and they are calling for extra help or staffed appropriately. If we are overstaffed there are usually volunteers to take the day off. If no...

  10. Nursing to ECG Tech

    RNKPCE replied to GlennRN's topic in General Nursing

    We had no openings for new grads but needed some monitor techs so they trained 2 new grads, after 1-2 mos one new grad positioned opened up on the tele floor. This nurse is probably better at rhythms...

  11. Weekends only or eo and during week

    RNKPCE replied to Emilysmom2, RN's topic in General Nursing

    If your kids are or will be heavy into sports or other weekend activities you won't get to cheer them on much you will either be working or sleeping 3 out of 4 weekend a month. I have worked 24...

  12. Research on NCLEX-RN Preparation

    RNKPCE replied to victo019's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1)almost 23 years ago, yikes! 2) once, I took it just before my final semester of nursing school, we were able to do that back then(public health and preceptorship was the final semester) 3) Prep...

  13. What Constitutes a Telemetry Unit

    RNKPCE replied to Pudnluv's topic in General Nursing

    If it is grey, has a trunk, and weighs a ton it is an elephant even if you call it a dog. I work tele and we have 4:1 ratio 24/hrs a

  14. A Patient Made Me Cry Today

    RNKPCE replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can barely see as I am typing this due to my tears. Thank you for sharing how nurses can make a

  15. Paid vacation??

    RNKPCE replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Nursing

    Asking that here you will get many different responses. Some hospitals use PTO (paid time off) which is used for both sick time and vacation. Others have straight vacation and straight sick time....

  16. I can't make up my mind..med surg vs telemetry

    RNKPCE replied to Ordered Chaos's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient assignment on tele was lower than med-surg I would say tele. Depending on the hospital the tele unit can be like the med-surg with patients on monitors. Where I work we get a lot...

  17. Nurses that are late for report

    RNKPCE replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    First thing, where I work the off going charge makes assignments for on coming shift. They know the level of acuity of patients and it avoids the oncoming charge coming in early or report starting...

  18. Extra pay for charge?

    RNKPCE replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    5% of base

  19. Coumadin question

    RNKPCE replied to starletRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my patients also take their coumadin in the evening at home probably for the above

  20. PRE-NURSING CNA - beneficial or harmful

    RNKPCE replied to dwilhelm's topic in General Nursing

    I would think your med tech would more than qualify . But if they are inflexible that it has to be a CNA than unfortunately there is nothing you can do. You can try by writing a letter asking for a...

  21. Question about working per diem

    RNKPCE replied to ccjus123's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Some people also work 3 12hrs and one place and per diem somewhere

  22. Stroke Patients

    RNKPCE replied to kpyers32!'s topic in General Nursing

    Aphasia can be expressive, receptive or both. In expressive the patient has trouble expressing his thoughts, receptive trouble understanding language he receives from others or written material...

  23. Question about going PRN

    RNKPCE replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Every hospital is different. But your manager is giving you a heads up. Can you talk to other PRN nurses on your floor or hospital and see how it is going for them? I wanted to go PRN and planned to...

  24. Discouraged-need a book about what goes RIGHT with the human body!

    RNKPCE replied to SiennaGreen's topic in General Nursing

    What you are going through is pretty common in nursing students and other medical profession students. I know one of my nursing school friend's thought she had a new illness with each body system...

  25. Elderly CNAs

    RNKPCE replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember two older CNA's in particular, they were around their 60's and they did a great job. I am not sure our newer aides know what HS care is. Generally speaking the CNA's with the worst...