marlboroking

marlboroking has 8 years experience and specializes in Surgery.

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1. A little anxiety applying for Nursing school as an older male

   marlboroking replied to Magnicious's topic in Men

   We had 60 year olds in our class. Nursing is predominantly female, however there are areas were women don't work and areas were men don't work. Good job getting into nursing school. Just make sure that your shirt doesn't have a pleat towards the b...

2. When is a patient your patient?

   marlboroking replied to shannonFNP's topic in Emergency

   Where I work we have about 53 beds and it's busy most of the time. Our triage has only two rooms. There are no cardiac monitors, suction, scopes, beds, etc.. Just a dynamap, chair, weight scale, etc. We only have one nurse and two techs. Our dep...

3. Collecting co-pays at the ED registration desk.

   marlboroking replied to TlhRNED's topic in Emergency

   I think it's a good idea. It's a way to collect some money. What does it hurt, if they can't pay, they won't, if they do, it's a bonus.

4. Am I still considered a new grad? Please help.

   marlboroking replied to Pooh Bear RN's topic in General Nursing

   you are still a new grad., especially since you are in orientation. Take the job. If you don't someone else will.

5. Nursing Stereotypes and a Dumb Society

   marlboroking replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

   Patients see nurses like people see servers at a restaurant. Then when they need pain medicine all of a sudden we are the doctor. Example: Patient comes to the hospital and asks us if we can have pain medicine before seeing the doctor. CNA's see...

6. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

   marlboroking replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

   Let me see if I understand this correctly. If an RN is assigned responsibility to a patient and an LPN is assigned to the same patient, the nursing supervisor is in charge of that LPN?

7. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

   marlboroking replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

   The RN is in charge of the LPN providing care to the client even if they are not in house at the same time. The RN is ultimately responsible for the patient's care and well being and is held accountable if the orders and standard of care aren't bein...

8. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

   marlboroking replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

   Should an LPN make more than a new grad RN? This RN is in charge of the LPN who is caring for the patient and is ultimately responsibile for the patient care, correct? Yet the LPN should make more? I wouldn't think so. Otherwise said these compa...

9. Would you tell her NOT to try to be a nurse?

   marlboroking replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe she should stop worrying about school and try to focus on her family.

10. On call pay?

    marlboroking replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric

    Our call pay is about $2.25. I think they should at least give you base pay for being on call. Why? Because the hospital is asking you to stay in a certain mile radius during call. The rule is that I must be within close proximity to the hospital...

11. Acute MI

    marlboroking replied to marlboroking's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the comments. Reading from the above posts it seems like fentanyl may be a better alternative than morphine for patients with low blood pressure? I should have posted this scenario in my original post. My Scenario is this: A patient is ...

12. Acute MI

    marlboroking posted a topic in General Nursing

    In patients with acute MI, how would you treat their pain if they have a low blood pressure?