PAERRN20

PAERRN20

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  1. Do per diem positions get orientation/training?

    PAERRN20 replied to tinatinabobina's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I may be wrong but usually per-diem positions require experience in that area of nursing. So an ICU nurse probably wouldn't be able to go to postpartum per diem. My hospitals give 2 shifts with a...

  2. Clueless Patients and The Problems They Cause

    PAERRN20 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh yes! ER nurse here and I can't believe some of the things patients refuse to be transfered for. Lacerated organs, active MIs, hemorrhages, brain bleeds, trauma, the list goes on and on. I...

  3. Has anyone picked a specialty before nursing school and actually done it after?

    PAERRN20 replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I wanted to go into OB during school. Well when I was in OB rotations during school I hated it. I work in the ER now and my least favorite thing is still anything OB! But I have never been...

  4. Recommendation fors ADN to BSN Programs

    PAERRN20 replied to lamgmt's topic in General Nursing

    My suggestion is to look at local universities in your area and see if they have an RN-BSN program. Many schools are going online now. University of North Carolina, Kent State, Texas Tech, University...

  5. Help with Departments!

    PAERRN20 replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    In my area PCUs are not telemetry step down units. PCUs or progressive care units are like rehab or long term care floors. These patients are not critical but rather sub acute patients- hip fx,...

  6. More than one way to get acute care experience?

    PAERRN20 replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    Yes OR is considered acute care. Especially if you are in a trauma or open heart OR. Generally any department (except maybe rehab) in a hospital is considered acute

  7. Master of Science in Gerontology

    PAERRN20 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the

  8. Master of Science in Gerontology

    PAERRN20 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. I do not want to get a MSN for various reasons. I have an ASN and a BSN so I don't want to do anymore nursing. I am interested in the administrative side of things. I will look...

  9. Poor spelling in charting

    PAERRN20 replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are fine. If that is the worst mistake you made you are doing

  10. Saline flush..saline taste?

    PAERRN20 replied to Gabriel13's topic in Emergency

    I have often wondered this too. I hear it most often with a flush. Oddly enough I have never heard anyone complain when I let a bag of saline free flow. But it is almost a daily occurrence when I push...

  11. Did I miss the part about the hospital being the drive-thru?

    PAERRN20 replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    Also forgot to add one of my favorite quotes- This is not Burger King. You can't have it your way. You get it MY way or you don't get it at all! Soooo true for hospitals and the "customer service"...

  12. Did I miss the part about the hospital being the drive-thru?

    PAERRN20 replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. It is the same in the ER. Patients come in with a sniffle and expect to be bumped to the front of the line. Sure, I'll stop doing compressions on this guy in VTach so I can wipe your...

  13. Nursing and Lupus

    PAERRN20 replied to jrw03282009's topic in General Nursing

    Check your private messages

  14. BSN or training certifications? More competitive/competent in L&D?

    PAERRN20 replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You will never regret more education. Whether it is BSN or certifications. However, a bachelor's degree will serve you well for the rest of your life. A BSN isn't all about leadership coursework. A...

  15. How can I put my credentials on a nametag without writing a book?

    PAERRN20 replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    I would put your highest degree, a specialty certification, and then RN. That is more than enough. I don't have BSN, RN on my badge, but I would like to and I feel that degree, RN is sufficient and...

  16. t/c or "to consider" - is this universal?

    PAERRN20 replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    Nope I have not seen this used in the USA. Mostly see s/p, r/o,

  17. "Experimental Units"?

    PAERRN20 replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Leave. NOW. Don't wait till you get

  18. Emergency Nursing: Acute substernal chest pain

    PAERRN20 replied to CollaborateRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok...well I would do A, D, B, E, C, and then F. In real life- the monitor, BP, and pulse ox gets done the same time. Then I do a quick EKG. Put a line or two in. I don't do the blood glucose or foley....

  19. Emergency Nursing: Acute substernal chest pain

    PAERRN20 replied to CollaborateRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sorry not gonna do homework but remember the ABC's- airway, breathing, circulation. Nothing else matters if you don't have those

  20. Not loving my career choice today

    PAERRN20 replied to willcare4u's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't work med surg but a suggestion from a new grad that is a year and a half out. Try to get everything done on one patient before moving to the next. Give meds, check VS, check IV site/fluids,...

  21. Something funny happened at the flu shot clinic today.....

    PAERRN20 replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha good

  22. Something funny happened at the flu shot clinic today.....

    PAERRN20 replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    Well not a flu shot story but a shot story none the less! I posted this in another forum too. I was going to give an IM injection of a med in the thigh and the patient wasn't too sure about that. So I...

  23. Words you never dreamed you would say as a nurse...

    PAERRN20 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was giving an IM injection and that patient wasn't sure about the thigh muscle so I said "go ahead and drop you pants and underwear and I'll take a look at what you've got!" I wanted to crawl...

  24. Homecare Cleansing of Nasal Cannula

    PAERRN20 replied to retyurednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think good ole soap and water would be fine. Also you can clean it with alcohol, just make sure it is rinsed very

  25. Using Ampules w/o filter needles

    PAERRN20 replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you but how much can a single filter needle cost? Also if the OP only has an emergency drug in an amp, why not just buy a box of filter needles? Sounds like they wouldn't get used