TLSpaz

TLSpaz ASN, RN

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  1. I asked one simple question...

    TLSpaz replied to TLSpaz's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You wouldn't believe me if I told you...and I'm kind of afraid to share it because it's so...ummm...unique (not to mention ridiculous and unnecessary), that it is practically a signature. If I told...

  2. I asked one simple question...

    TLSpaz replied to TLSpaz's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No trich, no yeast, no hyphae, no clue

  3. An omen...

    TLSpaz replied to Cohiba's topic in Emergency

    @emtb2rn: Truer words were never spoken! Wait...do we work at the same

  4. An omen...

    TLSpaz replied to Cohiba's topic in Emergency

    I did hear that, and though no pts actually bit the dust last night (despite their best efforts), I sure feel like I am about to now. Time to sleep so I can do it all again

  5. On accreditation

    TLSpaz posted a topic in Excelsior College

    Sitting in employee orientation last week at my new job, we were asked to introduce ourselves. One woman, a "seasoned" LPN, shared that she had just recently enrolled in the Excelsior ASN program....

  6. Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    TLSpaz replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I haven't read through all of the posts, so forgive me if I am repeating something but in my present state, the Nurse Practice Act requires name badges to specify RN, Registered Nurse, or Registered...

  7. Paramedic to RN Students

    TLSpaz replied to CKPM2RN's topic in LPN to RN

    Former Army medic here who successfully completed a bridge program 4 years ago; our stories actually sound quite similar. I think the best way to prove the nay-Sayers wrong is just to get out there...

  8. The Clinical Performance in Nursing Exam (CPNE): what the heck is this madness?!

    TLSpaz replied to Lunah's topic in Excelsior College

    The weekend I "slayed the beast" in Savannah, we began with eight candidates. Two of us passed. I had been an Army medic; the other passer was presently serving as a Special Forces medic. (He was...

  9. Slamming in IVP meds and Running Incompatible Meds Together: Is it as bad as they say

    TLSpaz replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient Medications

    Thank you for sharing this. We were just discussing this at work a couple of nights ago. I noticed the date of the study you referenced is 1978. A (quick) internet search didn't reveal any...

  10. Medication Management at Camp

    TLSpaz replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Camp

    Thanks for this post! We are sending our boys to camp for the very first time this summer. In fact, we are dropping them off this evening. One of my sons takes a Schedule II psychtropic med, and...

  11. PRN hours decreased because of the ACA

    TLSpaz replied to kdhunley's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My father works in retail management. He explained this to me this weekend. He says basically the same thing that you say here. He also said that even though the mandate is delayed until Jan '15,...

  12. PRN hours decreased because of the ACA

    TLSpaz replied to kdhunley's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am in a PRN position that doesn't allow me to work more than 25 hours/week, allegedly due to ACA rules. My husband is an active duty servicemember, so I am covered under his Tricare Prime policy....

  13. OMG Say it correctly!

    TLSpaz replied to seanynjboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ...or PHRENergan...or

  14. Are you a nurse with "alternative" spiritual beliefs?

    TLSpaz replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    THIS!

  15. CPNE this weekend...

    TLSpaz posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did it!!! I passed the CPNE at Memorial in Savannah, GA this weekend. I passed all labs and PCSs with no repeats! THANK GOD this thing is in my rearview!!! NCLEX-RN, here I

  16. Wear gloves to take oral temp?

    TLSpaz replied to dslpninla's topic in Excelsior College

    Why would you need to be gloved with a glass one, but not the digital one? Because a glass thermometer has a plastic sheath that requires you to remove it with your fingers, whereas (in my experience,...

  17. Upfront payment for non emergent conditions

    TLSpaz replied to danggirl's topic in Emergency

    I don't ever recall a pt with chief complaint of "sore throat" being relegated to RCRP status (my facility's designator for pts triaged as "routine"). I even remember reading a PA's documentation in...

  18. Upfront payment for non emergent conditions

    TLSpaz replied to danggirl's topic in Emergency

    The ER that I just recently resigned from has a very similar policy in place. I do not have too many positive things to say about my former place of employment, but this policy is a good thing, in my...

  19. So disgusted with everything

    TLSpaz replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    And it helps to be able to turn people away too, huh,

  20. From honeymoon to hell in a few short weeks...

    TLSpaz posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first job, my dream job, my ER job that I have wanted for as long as I can remember.... The honeymoon period was full of blissful idealism. Reality is a bitter pill to swallow. The honeymoon...

  21. Military spouse with a compact license

    TLSpaz replied to RNforbabies's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    BTW... I actually work in SC, but have a GA drivers' license. On the SC state board website, I have two addresses listed. One is my home address (SC) and one is my mailing address

  22. Military spouse with a compact license

    TLSpaz replied to RNforbabies's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I am a milspouse. I live in GA (not a compact state) but SC is my home-of-record. I can hold concurrent licenses for GA and SC because GA is not a compact state. The compact will not allow you to...

  23. Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill SC

    TLSpaz replied to kam.i.am's topic in General Nursing

    I got the job and started on 10 Oct. It's very early in my PMC journey but I am having a fantastic experience thus far. Benny Marret MADE that first week of orientation. I am in the New Grad...

  24. Making Reservations for the ER

    TLSpaz replied to kaliRN's topic in Emergency

    Our ED( a Tenet facility) implemented this system recently. So far, the patients who have actually used the system seem to be satisfied with it. And therein (say some advocates) lies the benefit....

  25. So, we don't learn how to do IVs in nursing school?

    TLSpaz replied to i<3u's topic in General Students