november17

november17 ASN, RN

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  1. Does this ever make you angry?--VENT

    november17 replied to PiPhi2004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have a friend with a business degree that makes the same as I do. In ten years his salary will probably FAR surpass mine. Also, his job has way more perks. I'm kind of jealous. Plus the corp he...

  2. Nurses malpractice insurance

    november17 replied to elk007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Heheh I signed up for that insurance two days before I hit one year so I still got the discount :) My wife is a massage therapist and has malpractice insurance. My cousin builds houses and he has the...

  3. Nurses malpractice insurance

    november17 replied to elk007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's $50 a year through the website that was posted earlier in the

  4. Schools producing good NCLEX takers? Or good nurses?

    november17 replied to celeste7767's topic in General Nursing

    The school I went to focused HEAVILY on the NCLEX. That being said, since I've started working, I've heard many comments about my school. "Oh, you're a Delta nurse, no wonder you catch on so quick."...

  5. Written Up Again?? what's wrong with this picture??

    november17 replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, the pharmacist often is the one that doses the coumadin based on the day's PT/INR score. I was taught to NEVER give that dose of coumadin, no matter what it said in the MAR, without...

  6. Do nurses actually measure liver span during physical assessment?

    november17 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I've never done it. If you actually had a patient with an inflamed liver you're liable to get punched or something if you try to palpate it (it would be VERY painful to do that to someone with a liver...

  7. arterial vs capillary glucose sample and a disagreement @ work

    november17 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a patient that had a PICC line. I did a PICC blood draw for the lab person. After the draw, a CNA ask me to put a dot of blood on the glucose meter. I told them no, and that they needed to poke...

  8. IV anxiety

    november17 replied to Midnight1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There's nothing better than that little pop you feel when you a puncture vein with a 22 gauge catheter..I don't mean that to be gross, I just get that, "mission accomplished" warm fuzzy feeling. I...

  9. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    november17 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Welp, I can only guess as to why her weight-loss plan by eating more green leafy vegetables

  10. Am I going to lose my license?

    november17 replied to unlucky_monkey888's topic in General Nursing

    With all this stuff about health care careers being on the up-and-up, unfortunately it will continue to attract people that aren't cut out for the

  11. Going for RN...what should I do?

    november17 replied to art0734's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try harder. RN school is VERY difficult. If you're not doing so hot in your prereqs, you need to step up your game a bit. If you're struggling with micro and A+P then you will have a lot of problems...

  12. Interventions for chronic pain

    november17 replied to mistiffy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1. Administer prescribed analgesics when client states pain at 2 or higher on a 0-5 scale. 2. Assess pain q2h, prn, and one hour after administering analgesics. 3. Teach client to ask for prn...

  13. what to practice my skills on

    november17 replied to SN31's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I practiced foleys on a teddy bear. Q-tips, a straw, a plate, pair of gloves folded at the bottom, and some imagination for everything else. Not the greatest practice but it helped get my muscle...

  14. FUN thread! how many months are you into your first year?

    november17 replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    8/15/07, I think it was..So 8 mos almost - Orthopedic

  15. Work Environment / Work Culture - How to Improve in Orthopedics?

    november17 replied to logique's topic in Orthopedic

    There is an orthopedic surgeon on my unit that is known for being a real stickler; One time this one particular orthopod wrote an order for a particular patient to use crutches. PT/OT went in to do...

  16. nursing and vacation time

    november17 replied to hygienejunkie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know for the major holidays we do a rotating schedule like every 3rd holiday you work. So I already know that I have to work Easter in 2010, and in 2013, etc. As far as the minor holidays I'm sure...

  17. nurse reaction to non-nurse involvement with Magnet

    november17 replied to still swimming's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yea, and the other thing, our hospital gives out awards every month in a newsletter...kind of like "employee of the month," but it is awarded for the most "compassionate" employees. You get a...

  18. nurse reaction to non-nurse involvement with Magnet

    november17 replied to still swimming's topic in General Nursing

    No joke. My coworker had a patient last week whose family member came out and said their dad was cold. Fine. Someone went in and gave the patient 2 hot blankets without my coworker's knowledge. Trying...

  19. Ahh-HA! They're on to us!

    november17 replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    lol. I never say that stuff. Our unit coordinator went to a press-gainey conference and he was saying they were saying to teach staff to say that kind of stuff. We laugh about it. Our unit has the...

  20. Considering Home Care Nursing

    november17 replied to Nurse_Newbie's topic in Home Health

    I've heard good things about home care nursing. I did home care briefly as a CNA and I enjoyed it. Although it was a bit different because as a CNA I was with 1 patient all day long in their home. The...

  21. was/is graduation this negative for you too?

    november17 replied to angelwingsamy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear about your disappointment. I was in the exact opposite boat. You see, everyone else wanted to go to my graduation, etc. I was just so happy that it was over with, I realized that I...

  22. Nurses malpractice insurance

    november17 replied to elk007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My hospital says that too, but I don't really 100% trust them. To be honest Not only that, but what if you get hit with the lawsuit after you stop working

  23. Prefering RNs to LPNs

    november17 replied to SunnyandIrish's topic in General Nursing

    Out of the three major hospitals in my area, 2 have eliminated all LPN positions within the last 5 years. Just

  24. Work Environment / Work Culture - How to Improve in Orthopedics?

    november17 replied to logique's topic in Orthopedic

    Typical that they'd assign a person to solve a problem that doesn't really know much about it. Haha. Maybe we work for the same healthcare

  25. Do family members injuried bother you more than patients?

    november17 replied to Marie-SC's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest, not