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  1. Nursing School Selection Process???

    GM2RN replied to adampricecna's topic in General Nursing

    Where are the schools that have this entrance exam? I applied to NS in 2004 after looking at five different programs in my area and none required an entrance exam. As for choosing based on test...

  2. Advertisement I just saw that made me mad!

    GM2RN replied to handyrn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I've read this post several times and I honestly have no idea what this means or the point you are trying to make. Could you help me out and clarify a little

  3. do you need to take NCLEX again if you don't work for 2 years

    GM2RN replied to beba/rn's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you keep your license active by doing your CEUs and renewing it, you never have to take the NCLEX again. If you don't keep your license active, whether or not you need to retake the NCLEX...

  4. Giving pts. medications to take home at discharge

    GM2RN replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I get that you meant to help, that was never a question for me, but I was getting frustrated that no matter what anyone else said, you kept posting that dispensing is not legal, no way, no how, end of...

  5. What's the deal with ER?

    GM2RN replied to JenniferSews's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not careful as in you'll get in trouble if you don't, careful as in making sure examples are true

  6. What's the deal with ER?

    GM2RN replied to JenniferSews's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I get the point you are trying to make with the above statement in bold, but I gotta say that that I have cared for a LOT of elderly people and very few of them took trazadone. Be careful of making...

  7. Giving pts. medications to take home at discharge

    GM2RN replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did go to the BON for my state and meds dispensed from the omni are not required to have instructions and precautions printed on them, only that they are dispensed in packaging that "shall have...

  8. Most amazing thing

    GM2RN replied to justbarbi's topic in General Nursing

    following

  9. What's the deal with ER?

    GM2RN replied to JenniferSews's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As an ED nurse, I'd say that this post is spot on. You truly wouldn't believe how many patients we get with such vague complaints that we really have little to no idea what we should be looking for...

  10. Advertisement I just saw that made me mad!

    GM2RN replied to handyrn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm not about to justify MY practice as an RN because I know what kind of nurse I am, but I will say this... I've heard the the line before about "ADNs have better clinical and critical thinking...

  11. Giving pts. medications to take home at discharge

    GM2RN replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Uh huh...that's why it's written on the home med list, as I already stated, which is signed by the doc

  12. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    GM2RN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Check out this thread. It has some fabulous, creative advice for getting a job.

  13. Can you piggyback critical meds like IV Potassium or Mag at your hospital?

    GM2RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    No problem. You should do fine. One more piece of advice if you don't mind. Unless there is some compelling reason to run it faster, I always start potassium at the slowest rate and maybe increase...

  14. Advertisement I just saw that made me mad!

    GM2RN replied to handyrn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Of course, because we all know that the best students only go to community colleges and get ADNs instead of BSNs. And how, exactly, is this NOT bashing BSN

  15. Which specialties have 3 pts/nurse or less?

    GM2RN replied to RPN_2012's topic in General Nursing

    The best ratio that I have personally seen for the ER, on paper at least, is 3:1 with a critical patient, and 4:1 without. Of course, we all know that when the census is up and nurses are few, that...

  16. Giving pts. medications to take home at discharge

    GM2RN replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I don't have a license to dispense medications (and I agree that I don't), then I shouldn't be able to administer them either. I don't see a difference if, by your logic, I can't answer all of the...

  17. Rocephin Question

    GM2RN replied to janat's topic in General Nursing

    If the mfg says you can use more lido then it's worth a try. You could always give it in the thigh if you need another spot to inject it. But don't forget that you can give decadron PO. Just mix it...

  18. Can you piggyback critical meds like IV Potassium or Mag at your hospital?

    GM2RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    If it's not written policy and your DON approved it, I don't see how you can be written up. But for future reference, even if it's not written policy where you work, any "high risk" IV medication...

  19. How the heck was I supposed to answer this interview question?

    GM2RN replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget that assessment includes what we initially see with our eyes and hear with our ears before we lay hands or a stethoscope on a patient. Plus, a HTT assessment isn't expected in a situation...

  20. Giving pts. medications to take home at discharge

    GM2RN replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I also work in the ED and send meds home all the time. All discharged patients get a computer printout of their home med list and we write any prescription meds on it that are written in the ED. We...

  21. Rocephin Question

    GM2RN replied to janat's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...I've never gotten an injection of rocephin myself, but I've given quite a few and have seriously never had a patient tell me that it hurt like

  22. Rocephin Question

    GM2RN replied to janat's topic in General Nursing

    We always give decadron PO to kids but mix it with another liquid med such as tylenol, if ordered, or mix it with a small amount of juice. I've never had a problem with it that

  23. Contact precation and Isolation question

    GM2RN replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    Policies will vary from one facility to another. You need to check the policy where you work. For instance, one hospital where I work no longer isolates for a r/o c-diff unless and until a stool...

  24. Switching Careers After only 1 yr

    GM2RN replied to AXIDRN's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, that's a given, especially once you factor in 1/2 hour for lunch and travel time to and from work. But if one is consistently staying over to finish work, then time mananegment needs to be...

  25. Take a pay cut AND work M-F?

    GM2RN replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I would take any pay cut for a job that I really wanted that would still let me pay my bills and have a decent amount leftover. That said, even though some places will hire new grads for case...