DanidelionRN

DanidelionRN BSN, RN

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  1. Difficulties Defining Scope of Practice

    DanidelionRN replied to DanidelionRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I couldn't find a page like that one for some reason- I had only found a long complicated PDF document of rules that only talked about the IV stuff. That was helpful. I still think my...

  2. wrist cuffs? how accurate?

    DanidelionRN replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This doesn't always work. My facility does not provide much in the way of equipment. When I was hired, I was a bit shocked to discover that every nurse had her own thermometer and blood pressure cuff-...

  3. Speedy med pass

    DanidelionRN replied to sbostonRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work 12s too, but my patient load is smaller on average. On the skilled unit I have between 9 and 25 patients depending on which hall and the census... the LTC end of the building, the pt. load is...

  4. Advice for new clinic job

    DanidelionRN replied to jen42's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    http://www.rxoutreach.org/ This is the site that I used to get meds through- it made getting them cheaper than the $4/mo rx at walmart even. If someone can't afford $20 for six months' worth of a...

  5. LTC Salary for new grad RN

    DanidelionRN replied to Manang Biday's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Here in IA i was hired in March as a new RN at a LTC for $20/hr. Iowa is one of the lowest paying states for nursing

  6. Have you ever made a medication error- yes, no or almost.

    DanidelionRN replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    One time i had two different IV antibiotic bags to hang for two patients in my LTC facility. (I've got about 6mo. experience in nursing so far now) Both were on the same Nafcillin antibiotic, with the...

  7. Evidence Based Practice

    DanidelionRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So, when I was working as a CNA this past year at a nursing home, I saw something that was a bit contradictory to what I had learned in my Nursing skills lab at school. The CNAs there were running...

  8. I need help prioritizing my nursing diagnoses.

    DanidelionRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am doing a Clinical Decision Making worksheet on my patient from clinicals this week, and I'm having trouble deciding which diagnosis is the priority diagnosis....

  9. I need help prioritizing my nursing diagnoses.

    DanidelionRN replied to DanidelionRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for the help... though according to my Carpenito-Moyet "Handbook of Nursing Diagnoses"- the only major defining characteristic of impaired gas exchange is dyspnea on exertion. Other htings are...

  10. Most commom camp issues and tips...

    DanidelionRN replied to carachel2's topic in Camp

    Yeah... i forgot the water part. My major role at camp as the nurse's assistant was keeping all the water coolers around camp filled with nice icy water, and well supplied with cups. This also ended...

  11. Most commom camp issues and tips...

    DanidelionRN replied to carachel2's topic in Camp

    I am a nursing student, but I have been the assistant to the nurse at summer camp the past two summers, at a bible-camp in WI, that has eight weeks of camp, (11 weeks of being there) and around...