Peetz

Peetz BSN

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  1. help, new grad with first NARCOTIC med error :(

    Peetz replied to cherielpn23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This was a team mistake, the narcs should have been removed from the cart and destroyed long before two weeks. Not saying that a mistake is okay, I have made a few myself, but as a learning tool, all...

  2. help, new grad with first NARCOTIC med error :(

    Peetz replied to cherielpn23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Administration could learn a valuable lesson from this mistake also. They should be asking themselves "What allowed this mistake to be made?, and how can we learn from it?" Do NOT throw in the towel,...

  3. Do you find this article insulting?

    Peetz replied to cacentralvalley's topic in General Nursing

    What I find insulting is the broadness of the comments regarding SNF's. I happen to work in a combination facility, one hall is "skilled" the other two are long term care residents. Our skilled hall...

  4. Scored a job interview, but may be in over my head

    Peetz replied to kate0010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take that time to prepare yourself well for the interview. To many time I have gone in ill prepared only to kick myself later. Again, good

  5. Scored a job interview, but may be in over my head

    Peetz replied to kate0010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Define "steep" to you it may be a small incline. You will never know unless you try. Good luck in your interview, I hope you get it. The best person for the job is the one who has the most passion for...

  6. Is a double major, BSN/BSW worth it?

    Peetz replied to caw100's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    One more semester for another degree? Absolutely!! You may regret it down the road, get it done and if you never use it, better to have it than need it and not have

  7. Is getting my BSN really going to pay off?

    Peetz posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN who is working on BSN, I will be done in May of 2012. I am working in LTC full time, two days a week as charge nurse, three days a week as bridge nurse ( helping out the charge from 11-2...

  8. Is getting my BSN really going to pay off?

    Peetz replied to Peetz's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I know how good I will feel when I graduate with my BSN, but I don't want to regret it each time I pay the massive student loan bill each month.

  9. and everyone's... OK with this?

    Peetz replied to tater.jake's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. guess I will count myself lucky to make 24.00 hr as a new nurse working in LTC/skilled nursing. I live in Oregon where the cost of living is very high so maybe it levels out, maybe not but the RN...

  10. Starting with a new group at work need advice...

    Peetz replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    I just typed a huge post and lost it when I tried to add a smiley. Here is the abridged version: Do you have what you deem " abuse" outlined so you know what to look for? Things to consider are,...

  11. new nurse refuse drug test

    Peetz replied to newnurse52's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You should not worry about the results, it is not an illegal drug and you had a current rx. What you should be worried about is your first reaction was to LIE. Not a good quality in an

  12. Can I take classes for both cna and cma at two different schools at the same time.

    Peetz replied to tebjch2010's topic in General Nursing

    Not in my state. Not sure if that is the same every where, but here in Oregon you have to have your CNA for 6 months and have logged x amount of hours worked before moving on to CMA. Check the...

  13. New grad, working 3 mo, maybe fired!!

    Peetz replied to costarica786's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No, you should not be blamed for that. You can't be blamed for that. You documented the attempt to apply the Bi pap machine twice, you can't force a pt to wear it. besides sats of 89-90% for a person...

  14. OMG will I get sued if I continue to work here?

    Peetz replied to sunshineyday's topic in General Nursing

    WOW. All I can say is CYA. Document every move you make, don't give a med unless it is totally matched with the original MD orders, not the MAR, those can be messed up by someone in between. If you...

  15. What procedures/cares can a RN do while a LPN cannot?

    Peetz replied to happy6688's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I am having the same questions. I am an RN and work with several LPN's and need to know thier scope of practice. I know the OSBN has a pdf file with the LPN and RN scopes on it but it is a hard read....

  16. This can't be right...

    Peetz replied to neophyte's topic in General Nursing

    Leave and don't look back. The DON will hang herself sooner or later, just don't be around to catch any spatter when she goes down for writing RX without a license. It seems like the DON has a complex...

  17. Giving tylenol to a family member.

    Peetz replied to Tiaj72187RN's topic in General Nursing

    I understood your post by reading only ONE time. Seems some of us ( and you know who you are) can't admit when they are wrong. No advice about giving a tylenol but your post was fine for being off a...

  18. What's eating me-theories and professionalism

    Peetz replied to pedsrnjc's topic in General Nursing

    Seems that regardless of the theory used by an RN if they would do a full assessment and find out what happended, all outcomes should have been the same. When you rely on a " theory" rather than your...

  19. Taking Statistics for my BSN, should I be scared?

    Peetz replied to Peetz's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have been reading the " stats for dummies" book and it seems like I may do fine.

  20. No responses to applications.

    Peetz replied to NJFek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I in the same boat! Sent out many resumes, watching all my classmates get hired with only one application in, no call backs or foot work on their part, so I am wondering what I am doing wrong. Finally...

  21. So why do I feel sub-standard?

    Peetz posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my county the unemployment rate has just hit 12.9%!! I am a new grad who did not apply for the internship at the local hospital but have put in a regular application with the hospital as well as...

  22. 2010 jobless grad needs advice!

    Peetz replied to frisco96's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a new graduate working towards a BSN. There is a 12.9% unemployment rate in my area so I took a job in a SNF, great hours, very comparable pay for new RN's, a good foot in the door and a...

  23. Should I walk away from this job?

    Peetz replied to hotflashion's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe you were put there to make changes in the care? With all the new staff you have the opportunity to change the level of care if at least it is just with you. If you leave because you don't like...

  24. any passers out there????

    Peetz replied to Alisha B's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed the first time. 78 questions. As far as I know the pass rate, according to the Oregon NCLEX stats are 85% pass rate for the first time. You will do fine if you tell yourself YOU WILL pass...

  25. Vaginal Internal Ultrasound...

    Peetz replied to lina.561's topic in General Nursing

    Absolulty not. You can refuse any treatment or procedure. I assume you had to sign a consent form? Do you think the procedure caused you to miscarry? I am so sorry for that, either way it had to be...