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  1. Several CPNE questions

    AC439 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi....I'm studying for my CPNE and have these questions:- 1) For lab station IM/SQ inj, I know how to mix N and R insulin but what about mixing other meds for IM inj? I have never heard of mixing IM...

  2. Several CPNE questions

    AC439 replied to AC439's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks guys ! I think I may have over-thought everything and driving myself nuts. I'm goin' to Atlanta tomorrow ! Wish me luck

  3. 2nd thoughts about being a nurse

    AC439 replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is so true ! I feel the same way everyday at work. The increasing horizontal violence from other nurses makes me sick. Management doesn't know what they are doing. HR lies on the newspaper...

  4. Several CPNE questions

    AC439 replied to AC439's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks guys ! Can't believe this exam is getting close

  5. Several CPNE questions

    AC439 replied to AC439's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks a lot

  6. Anyone using 100% EMR order entry?

    AC439 replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I ever disagree with you . What I have been trying to say is my speculation for the reasons that hospitals are slow or reluctant to use technologies for work flow. Hospitals do use...

  7. Weighting diaper with stool

    AC439 posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hi, I have a question about weighting diaper. I looked into my nursing books and searched this forum but to no avail. If I have a diaper to weight and there is also stool in it, do you weight...

  8. Anyone using 100% EMR order entry?

    AC439 replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I need to elaborate more here. When I was in IT, I saw the maturation of computer technologies. Actually, I designed systems to automate as much workflow as possible. Therefore, things used...

  9. Anyone using 100% EMR order entry?

    AC439 replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse is just a coordinator, nothing more than a coordinator. You take orders and carry them out. When you see things not pull together, you call MDs, pharm, radiology etc. When things not...

  10. Weighting diaper with stool

    AC439 replied to AC439's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks a lot for the answers

  11. 2nd thoughts about being a nurse

    AC439 replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You have said everything that I wanted to say. I'm browsing this thread after I woke up in the middle of the night after a crappy day at work plus being written off by a stupid nurse who also exerted...

  12. Anyone using 100% EMR order entry?

    AC439 replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    No, we don't have this in our hospital. But as an ex-IT guy, this is the best and the right thing to do. Basically, the software can be programmed to linked to various department. The MD's order...

  13. Nurses don't have a hard job

    AC439 replied to classactkellie's topic in General Nursing

    And we always get the blame no matter how hard and how much work we have done

  14. To become a nurse or not

    AC439 replied to bluelogic's topic in Nursing Career

    Yep, that was my reason to choose nursing too - to take care of sick people. But I think the trend is that nurses are getting more into paper work instead of bed side care. My biggest...

  15. To become a nurse or not

    AC439 replied to bluelogic's topic in Nursing Career

    IMHO, you will be disappointed in nursing. I think if all you love is to be compassionate and to help people, you'd better be a CNA (if lower income is not an issue for you). I was a CNA before I...

  16. To become a nurse or not

    AC439 replied to bluelogic's topic in Nursing Career

    i can definitely related to that ! i too have bsc degree & did it before and rode through the .com golden years just to found out the it career is so insecure. basically, everybody places bets...

  17. LPN's in Critical Care

    AC439 replied to ALCCRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I'm an LPN working in PCU and I do everything except IVP and one part of the admission paper that has to be filled by an RN. Other than that, everything being equal (except pay). We do not assign...

  18. New Grad Thrown to the Wolves!

    AC439 replied to IttyBittyCritty's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like another typical story of "nursing eats the young". I feel for you and I had a similar situation when I first started. The co-workers there were not supportive and finger pointing was the...

  19. How long will I be miserable?

    AC439 replied to nrcnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    To 3535, A while back, I was having the exact thoughts as yours now - what am I getting myself into??? Not too long after I grad, I already tried to explore some other non nursing areas, even thought...

  20. New Grad Thrown to the Wolves!

    AC439 replied to IttyBittyCritty's topic in General Nursing

    Technically speaking, if you are not yet licensed, you can only do those simple tasks that do NOT require a license. Everything you charted should have an RN co-sign which indicates that your...

  21. How long will I be miserable?

    AC439 replied to nrcnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    She says:

  22. How long will I be miserable?

    AC439 replied to nrcnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    True ! There is nobody to delegate the task to. Schools teach theories only. How can someone working on a floor be able to do their job by textbook standard? This is impossible ! I do love being a...

  23. Need Information About Charlotte

    AC439 replied to twinkle's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi, I lived in Charlotte between 1998 and 2003. At that time, I was not in nursing. We have recently decided to move back to Charlotte and pursue nursing career. I'm an LPN and will be an RN in a...

  24. How long will I be miserable?

    AC439 replied to nrcnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, I too thought I was the only one working in a place like this ! I believe the worse situation is when the coworkers are not supportive. I work in a tele floor and was floated to a med/surg floor...

  25. East asian male nurse

    AC439 replied to xng's topic in Men in Nursing

    I used to be in IT/engineering and have two BS degrees and most certs, but then it became lack of challenges overtime. I decided to do something very different this time and got into