canigraduate

canigraduate

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  1. Ethical dilemma

    canigraduate replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    Time to bail. Take the receptionist with

  2. My DON came to my house today

    canigraduate replied to mtjoanna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You could also report the facility and the individual docs to the state and to CMS for

  3. My DON came to my house today

    canigraduate replied to mtjoanna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As far as holding the lasix, I guess you could have just given it and put your patient into an arrhythmia. *sarcasm* Actually, that's not such a bad idea. Then they'd have to go to the hospital where...

  4. My DON came to my house today

    canigraduate replied to mtjoanna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'd tell that DON if you catch her on your property again you'll press charges for trespassing and get a restraining order. Going to your home and harassing you is NOT OK. Anybody who comes pounding...

  5. My I'm going to medical school

    canigraduate replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wha..?? This doesn't even make sense. Have fun in medical school? Maybe it won't make you any stranger. Rotten yellow boards, and

  6. Can I get hep C without a needle stick?

    canigraduate replied to futurerntho's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What is it with you and bump paranoia? Maybe you just need some

  7. MAR how should it read?

    canigraduate replied to newrnontheblock's topic in Patient Medications

    So, your order reads 1 tablet, and the med pack reads 2 tablets. Your five rights do not list number of tablets, they list the dosage. You need to do your 5 rights 3 times. This will take out a lot of...

  8. Moving from TX to MI, still a student, where should I test?

    canigraduate replied to skeames's topic in General Nursing

    To get your license by endorsement in MI, you still have to get a background check and your fingerprints done. It took about two months in 2014. It would probably be faster to take the NCLEX in MI....

  9. Educational Advertising at a for-profit program, what the?????

    canigraduate replied to LobotRN's topic in General Nursing

    And check out the FRIDGES!! LOL!! This was one weird and creepy promo. Why anyone would climb in bed with a creepy

  10. Is it just me?

    canigraduate replied to 1_fit_male_nurse2b's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Nursing is a lot about adjusting. So, there are often last minute changes to schedules, class numbers, clinical sites, even professors. Because the info is so often in flux, they don't like to give it...

  11. Recovery experience translatable to resume?

    canigraduate replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurses Recovery

    While your time in recovery may help you with patients, it does not belong on a resume. That is highly personal information that will be used against you in the selection process. You can talk about...

  12. How many med errors are acceptable for a new grad RN at a teaching hospital?

    canigraduate replied to 1Jessie86's topic in First Year After Licensure

    None. You should be checking your five rights three times prior to giving meds. 1) when you first read the order 2) when you pull your meds 3) before you give the meds to the patient The nurses who...

  13. Anyone excited about your RN life ahead?

    canigraduate replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    It's a job. Of course money is

  14. Plan B!

    canigraduate replied to Determined2017's topic in General Nursing

    You can be offended if you want, but I've not had an easy life. Plan B is there for when shiitake happens. I do think it isn't smart not to have a Plan B. The universe doesn't always fall in line with...

  15. Now my employer has threatened us with calling the BON if we don't get a pain scale...

    canigraduate replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Again, this is a problem to take up with the providers, not with nurses. If you have to have a pain scale to meet government regs, the providers can always write "for mild, moderate, or severe pain"...

  16. I Am Struggling to Find My Purpose in Nursing

    canigraduate replied to SteelyJones's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of those questions that we can't help you with. We don't know you. Find a career counselor and ask them. This is not meant to be mean, just to point you in the right direction. Asking...

  17. endorsement?

    canigraduate replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Colorado Nursing

    You can apply for a license without a permanent address in CO. Make sure you apply at least 2 months before you need it. Three months is better. It takes forever. I can't remember if it was CO or AZ,...

  18. Plan B!

    canigraduate replied to Determined2017's topic in General Nursing

    I always have a plan B. Always. My current plan B is to get a job at a retail store that I like until I finish my MSN and get a teaching job. When I was in nursing school, I worked as a server, as a...

  19. Drug seekers

    canigraduate replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you have issues with addicts. You may not be aware of it, but your post is judgmental in tone. I'm sorry you feel "dirty" for helping them. It's because of your own biases, not because...

  20. What would say to a nurse shadowing you

    canigraduate replied to cloa513's topic in General Nursing

    No offense, OP, but you are REALLY hard to understand. Maybe your speaking skills are clear, but your writing skills need a lot of polishing. You are insulting people who are trying hard to decipher...

  21. Very Low Dose Insulin Administration

    canigraduate replied to ILoveMyJobRN's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, if I got an order like that, I'd call the doc and tell him to bring me some syringes. Especially if this was something new and we didn't have any practical way of following the orders. I've...

  22. Really, is this real?!?!

    canigraduate replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work OBS and I never get more than 5, at night. What you're having to endure is ludicrous. Even on Med-Surg, I've never had more than 7, again at night. And I've worked in some shitholes. I'd notify...

  23. Should Our Study Group Allow a Failing Student to Join?

    canigraduate replied to WellThatsOod's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Pecas, you said what exactly what I was thinking. Give the slacker the benefit of the doubt. Let said lazy ass try to fit in by doing her own work to compare with yours. Make it a requirement. If the...

  24. Can you get poked by removing an iv catheter?!

    canigraduate replied to futurerntho's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! You're fine. Pressure does not equal fingerstick. Fingersticks

  25. Psych/ Anxiety

    canigraduate replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    That poor child.