JustEnuff2BDangerous

JustEnuff2BDangerous BSN, RN

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  1. does working as an lpn stop the clock for rn experience?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I'm moderately confused by this thread. In Oklahoma (and I know it is different for every state), you can NOT work as a LPN once you receive RN licensure, and cannot work as a CNA once you receive...

  2. Would you travel overseas for a medical procedure?!

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sure would, assuming all the ducks were in a row (hospital had good outcome percentages, was clean, staff was friendly, etc) and it wasn't somewhere crazy like a third world country where they use...

  3. Is leaving the premises and coming back considered job/ patient abandonment?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a hospital so that's all I have for my frame of reference, but we are not allowed the leave the hospital while on the clock and caring for pts. That makes it "illegal" for a nurse to go...

  4. Signing orders off

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to CopperEmerald's topic in General Nursing

    We charge our own pts on my floor (we don't have one single charge nurse for the floor), so each RN is responsible for noting the orders on his/her pt's chart. Typically our unit secretaries will put...

  5. Walking away from nursing after 8 months

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'd just personally like to say, God bless you for working in an LTC/nursing home. Just being IN one of those places stresses me out, bad. I could never never never never NEVER work there, in fact if...

  6. Night shift duty is it better than days???

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to stylishgurl's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on your preferences. Night shift is typically "quieter" than days because the patients are usually sleeping, the doctors are usually not rounding or doing procedures, etc. I prefer days...

  7. charting resting with eyes closed vs "asleep"

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I wish they'd make that more widely known then, because I see it all the

  8. charting resting with eyes closed vs "asleep"

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught in nursing school to chart the obvious but not the assumed - If I walk into a room and a pt is napping, I usually write, "Pt resting supine/lateral R side/lateral L side with eyes closed....

  9. If Nursing Were an Olympic Sport...

    JustEnuff2BDangerous posted a topic in General Nursing

    What, in your opinion, would the scoring be based on? Some of my ideas: - Starting the hardest IV - Making the most beds in a given amount of time - Transcribing orders with the worst handwriting...

  10. question answered

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above posters. To take vital signs and not document them, especially to not document them because they are not ideal, could be considered negligent if something adverse were to happen...

  11. Getting really concerned about going into nursing...

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to mfrancisco's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing at its best is wonderful, compassionate, friendly, life-saving, comfort-giving, grief-easing. Nursing at its worst is mistake-ridden, blame-placing, exhausting, overextending. People rarely...

  12. Being direct with co-workers, aides, sitting at the desk, ect...advice please

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps the problem is you are not being direct enough. If call lights are going off and you're drowning in work down the hall and people are sitting at the desk, you need to know how to ask for...

  13. Changing Careers....is Nursing a good choice? Need some Advice!

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to Jepa23's topic in General Nursing

    My best advice to you if you are worried about your finances is this: Start living as if you were making $30,000 a year. That's about $2,500 a month, about $1250 a paycheck if you get paid twice a...

  14. I can't let you do that- it's against policy!

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to RhiaRN75's topic in Nursing Humor

    Agreed, I'd miss my puppy terribly if I were in the hospital, but I don't think they make dog purses big enough for German

  15. You Know You've Had A Hectic Shift/Day At Work

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    After an especially busy day at work my husband almost always has to tell me to "slow down".. I'll go speed walking through our house because it's the same pace I've been walking up and down the...

  16. You know your shift is going to be INSANELY busy when...

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    - You hear a Code called as you walk into the hospital, a Code called during report, and a Code called as you're walking out of report (this = about an hour's time span!) - You've been at work 30...

  17. How Many Patients Each Shift?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to NurseStephen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1) What type of setting do you perform nursing? Medical-Surgical/Oncology (we give inpatient chemo) 2) What type of nursing care do you perform - team nursing, primary nursing, or other? Team nursing...

  18. If you graduate with a BSN..

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to KiddKev's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think requiring one or two years experience is a very prudent recommendation on behalf of these schools. Going straight into your MSN after nursing school deprives you of a critical one or two years...

  19. A year of Med/Surg... Seriously?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to SoClose!'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated May of 2009, got my license in July of 2009, and started working in early August of 2009. In nursing school, I HATED med-surg. HATED! My senior year of nursing school I was originally...

  20. Question about Xopenex

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to amyann's topic in General Nursing

    She probably was doing it just to be on the safe side since the pt was c/o SOB. However it seems to me that the SOB in this case very well could have been caused by anxiety, which could have been...

  21. What's the easiest way to disseminate information on a floor?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Our manager holds monthly meetings, one at 0640 and one at 1440, so that all the shifts are covered whether you're nights, days, or evenings. And you can choose which one you want to attend, so on...

  22. Please help!! Will I pass NCLEX with 50-60% on kaplan Q bank??

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    60% is the "magic number" on Kaplan, however I did not start making 60% and above until my last few days before the NCLEX. It is more important to focus on the questions you are taking and strive to...

  23. How long did you oriented as a new nurse?

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you are a new grad I would request no less than 6-8 weeks with the option of requesting more time if you still feel extremely uncomfortable (I say "extremely" because you are going to be somewhat...

  24. Religion and Nursing

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to tryingpatsy's topic in General Nursing

    1. I'm Christian for all intents and purposes, but I'm nondenominational and in some ways pretty nontraditional; I believe in God and Jesus but do not follow the trends of the "Church" in some things...

  25. Already taken the NCLEX? Quick (really) question.

    JustEnuff2BDangerous replied to SusanKathleen, RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the Kaplan course, completed every question trainer and question bank, and passed with 75 questions in about an hour and 15 minutes. I thought Kaplan was, on the whole, much harder than the...