BarbPick

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  1. Attention all clinical instructors, would you do this??

    BarbPick replied to RN_2_B_5/2004's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hey ...............Time out!!!!!!!!!! Reality Check time!!!!!!!!!! Hospitals are open 24/7 365 and orders change on all shifts. Do you really think your are learning how to be a nurse in clinical?...

  2. Attention all clinical instructors, would you do this??

    BarbPick replied to RN_2_B_5/2004's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Little Prep time.... I am sorry you can't see the whole picture. Choices have to be made. "We have to split the class,(sigh) that means less prep time for the second group. It is either that Ms...

  3. LPN Licensure for RN'S?

    BarbPick replied to JWB's topic in General Nursing

    Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, when i was in a BSN programand finished my Junior Year , at the U of Miami, I was allowed to take the Florida LPN exam, I did it in 1973, and got double min. wage...

  4. How do you stay warm in your scrubs??

    BarbPick replied to mdwRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is always cold in the hospital at night, so in Miami, I wear long underwear!!!! I have to get them on line. They have cute flowers on them. I got them here:...

  5. malpractice?

    BarbPick replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    This was brought up to get feedback and that is what is happening. "Don't listen to advice on the Internet" Gimme a break, MedNurse is not giving legal business to someone who has legal services on...

  6. Drug Seeking Patients

    BarbPick replied to Stormy62's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I also am followed by the same doctor I have had for over 15 years. He came up with the solution. He put me on Pamelor, it has made me pain free without addiction. Here is a link:...

  7. Tired of Pain! Any suggestions?????

    BarbPick replied to emmaline's topic in General Nursing

    Go here, go there... do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around, swing a black cat over your head.... ok enough.. The neurologist is a good idea, that said, I am a chronic pain sufferer and have...

  8. malpractice?

    BarbPick replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Was she guilty of acute stupidity? You betcha!, The question is, it it actionable? Find out! There is a time factor here and it has to be acted upon. There are many degrees to malpractice. A good...

  9. considering the move

    BarbPick replied to KYMSRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Nursing is Nursing no matter where you go. You are looking at one of the prettiest areas in Florida. OLd and quaint yet an hour away form a Major City, Orlando. Beautiful horse farms. Nice mall,...

  10. Question for management

    BarbPick replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.kickbully.com/main.html http://www.femail.com.au/workplacebullying2.htm You go get em'

  11. Interested In Diabetes

    BarbPick replied to ccmick's topic in General Nursing

    If that is your desire, spend a full year on a Med Surg floor as a new grad. You will see so many interesting things, plus learn how to organize your time practicing

  12. RN Certificate

    BarbPick replied to tamj123's topic in Home Health

    to be an RN C, you must be a specialist in your field of nursing and sit for an extremely hard exam, to prove your knowledge. PALS from the American heart association and it is how to run a code for...

  13. Drawing bloods through IV line

    BarbPick replied to NYCRN16's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    The reason you should not redraw bloods from an existing site is due to the cath material it is made from. A few minutes after it has been in the vein, it softens to conform to the vein. It becomes...

  14. What is going rate for BSN RN

    BarbPick replied to mrdoc2005's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    there is no "going rate" for BSN's. A better question is who will be hired first? Answer, the

  15. ethnic holiday foods

    BarbPick replied to neetsmalik's topic in California Nursing

    My husband is British by heritage. Hi great grandmother was raised in Colonial India, her father helped build the railroad. No holiday is complete without a Curry Dish CHICKEN CURRY INDIAN STYLE 3...

  16. Mu husband wants to move to Montana

    BarbPick replied to Nutty RN's topic in General Nursing

    All you need is to listen to Marie Dan Seal's song called "Meet me in Montana" Recorded with Marie Osmond. You will pack your bags after it finishes. Here are the lyrics: Wrote my whole life down in...

  17. But I have little kids!

    BarbPick replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I am working Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the requirement is an eve and a day of a holiday, I am working 7P's to 7a's. Can't see having to work Christmas Eve, just to sleep all day Christmas....

  18. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    BarbPick replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Race is not mentioned on my license. A Nurse is a Nurse. You need a Nurse, you get a licensed one.

  19. nursing student needing advice

    BarbPick replied to flw2185's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Do yourself a big favor. Learn how to manage your time in adult med surg nursing for a full year. It will be something you can base your whole lifetime around. Specialize after. My cousin went...

  20. chicken pox titer

    BarbPick replied to philhou's topic in General Students

    Chicken Pox is an inconvience, not fatal. But.....to work in nursing these days I had to provide proof of viral titers. I was negative for mumps. I need to be re immunized for all, just to become...

  21. general nursing question

    BarbPick replied to jannurse's topic in General Nursing

    For a while, I had difficulty hearing heart tones. This really scared me. Bottom line, I had to change scopes. The hearing specialist told me NOT to use Littman scopes, try an augmented scope...

  22. First Clinical in Oncology!

    BarbPick replied to neonatalRN's topic in Oncology

    A fever of 100 can be a crisis for an oncology patient. Your assessment skills could never be more

  23. My teacher humiliated me in front of the class

    BarbPick replied to twintoo's topic in General Students

    Goofylucy What a perfectly chosen name. I was so blessed not to have you as a student of mine. You pay my salary......hardly. Where did My University ever get such a Nursing Instructor as me?...

  24. Having trouble hearing with stethoscope

    BarbPick replied to MisterArnold's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    OK, ol' lady here again. I can't hear a thing with a traditional littman scope. The Sprague Rappaport models originally made and still made by Hewlett Packard. Mine when I got it, in 1975 cost...

  25. flu shot frenzy

    BarbPick replied to kcrnsue's topic in Public, Community Health

    So answer the question, do ya got the stuff and can I have