RochesterRN-BSN

RochesterRN-BSN BSN, RN

Psych, ER, Resp/Med, LTC, Education

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  1. I cant start IV's!

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to Creamsoda's topic in Emergency

    Absolutley!!! confidence is KEY!!! Go in telling yourself you will get it. It's funny that you say that cause I always go in with with just what I need, set up and start looking for a vein. When I...

  2. 3% NS

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    So if I had a patient with a sodium of I think 117 on an inpatient psych floor--asymptomatic, believe it or not--should that have been considered unstable enough to infuse IV and to transfer the...

  3. I cant start IV's!

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to Creamsoda's topic in Emergency

    Well if it makes you feel better my first job was in Labor and Delivery and I gotta say I was aweful with the IV's!! I remember calling my long time friend who had been an RN in the PICU for years and...

  4. Another ethical med question

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I think Tait covered it well......that's exactly what I would do. You will find that it isn't all that often--unless you are in psych--that patients will refuse

  5. Ethical Question about NGs and medication administration

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in General Nursing

    Okay I think we have established that this woman is not a terminally ill patient, correct? How old is this woman/patient we are talking about here? Any other medical problems? ...or was she just in...

  6. Ethical Question about NGs and medication administration

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in General Nursing

    definately a difference when you have a terminal patient--I did medical before psych and had that happen and yeah it is different--more like you talk about, with social work. But in a patient that is...

  7. 3% NS

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    okay...GilaRN, you sound like you know a lot about this stuff...not my area of expertise, but since mental health patients do have medical problems it's nice to try to stay somewhat knowledgable about...

  8. Ethical Question about NGs and medication administration

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in General Nursing

    that is not really the role of a social worker........they don't deal with meds and refusal of medical care--that is what psych is for. She needs a psych consult not social

  9. This was a question on our test today. What do you think the answer is?

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to APRNReneeJ's topic in General Students

    As a psych nurse who deals with straight psych patients but we get this kind of patient despite that it is more organic/disease related ---can't be corrected with meds--and have to say that I would...

  10. 3% NS

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    Curios as I have been in psych for a while now and out of straight med-- should this patient be on tele monitoring for the infusion--when I was inpatient psych we had to replace calcium via IV for a...

  11. Ethical Question about NGs and medication administration

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in General Nursing

    As a psych nurse I would say this patient is what we call passively suicidal. Do you not have an inpatient psych unit at your hospital? Before working psych ER I worked psych inpatient and we got...

  12. Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I don't think that anyone was saying ALL nursing students wear gloves for VS and when totally not necessary.............the poster was saying the the ones here where where wearing them were NS's and...

  13. Need Help ASAP...Could seeing a psycologist effect my nursing license?

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to skittlebear's topic in Psychiatric

    Your employer has absolutely no right to hold anything against you here! You are doing what you need to do to get through a hard time. First of all it's none of their business what goes on in your...

  14. Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    LOL.....Interesting point! you are right

  15. Already have a BA, Associate's RN or BSN? Question

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to lifeisaflowergarden's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a BS in health science and felt I didn't want to spend a longer time to get a degree that was going to be less then what I already had. I am in upstate NY and fortunately the year I wanted to go...

  16. Is this odd to you too?

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    I would be curious as to if there are any state laws in regards to this......for sanitary reasons, or some other reasons. I gotta admit it's a bit weird but people do weird things when stressed and or...

  17. Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Sorry don't mean to offend you....but don't be surprised if you do have a patient asking why you are wearing gloves to do the VS. .......I happen to be with CardiacRN2006 on this one........its a...

  18. Looking for an RN to help me!

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to BellaLee0103's topic in General Nursing

    Is there an RN in a particular specialty you would find most helpful to interview? I would think most here would be happy to help-- I would put it out there what kind of nurses you would most like to...

  19. Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    THANK YOU cardiacRN2006........I couldn't have said it better myself. Glad to see I am in the majority here!! And I do agree it shows a lack of education. It's like the person who says oh god I have a...

  20. Test Help

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to grenda12's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am a psych RN--not sure how to help--sorry you are having such a hard time.....can you remember what kinds of questions they have asked in the past? Maybe go and talk to the instructor........if you...

  21. Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I think that is really cold to wear gloves to do VS-- maybe if the patient has open wounds on the arm or something--or on precautions-- as a patient I would be offended. Sounds like a bit of a germ-a...

  22. A family so nasty, I feel like quitting

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    You have to try to focus on all the families that appreciate all you are doing to care for their loved one. There is always gonna be that one family that you just can't please. They come around now...

  23. mandating uniforms

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to biancagirl's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am in Rochester NY and all but one hospital has gone with certain colors and the only one that has not --I am at now and in psych were I can were street clothes or scrubs--and they had a unit do a...

  24. To all NCLEX-RN passers who self-studied

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to berna1126's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Okay --I gotta ask--I am not a new grad--took my NCLEX back in 2003 and passed after 75 questions on the first try and studied on my own-- other then the session my school had with some review...

  25. Drug cards/references HELPPPP!!!!

    RochesterRN-BSN replied to pepperoni's topic in General Students

    When I was in school I used Lippincotts--had to as the writter of the book teaches the pathophys/pharmacology class there!! LOL I found that I also did have to use the internet a lot for my clinicals...