ParvulusPuella

ParvulusPuella

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  1. new grad. on tele floor

    ParvulusPuella replied to ashleighlt's topic in Cardiac

    You aren't going to be the only nurse on the floor. Keep comminicating with your charge, or other nurses on the floor, and they'll help you think through situations and help figure out if RR should...

  2. Visitor policies

    ParvulusPuella replied to FoolsErrand's topic in General Nursing

    8a-8p. But we do have private rooms, and as long as they are behaving and quiet, we usually don't pay them any

  3. charge pay

    ParvulusPuella replied to suhlir's topic in General Nursing

    New England. 20 bed CCU 1:4, 12 hr shifts. Charge makes $2.00/hr more. Day charge generally has no pt assignment, Night charge takes an assignment after midnight (we work 6-630), However, we've...

  4. PCCN?

    ParvulusPuella replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Critical Care

    I'm studying from the ANCC book as well. Seems good so

  5. when did you have your OR clinicals?

    ParvulusPuella replied to jusstme's topic in General Students

    In my ADN program, we didn't have a specific clinical for OR. During one of our med-surg rotations, we had one clinical day that we went and observed in the OR. That was the extent of

  6. To place pneumonia patients on Iso or not?

    ParvulusPuella replied to SunshineAnytime's topic in General Nursing

    We wear masks until they have been on antibiotics for 24

  7. No IV Practice / Little hands-on practice in clinicals

    ParvulusPuella replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in General Students

    That doesn't sound unusual. We never learned how to start IVs or draw blood in school. And we were never able to hang any sort of cardiac drips or blood in clinical, those had to be done by a nurse...

  8. Sick with worry

    ParvulusPuella replied to wantomove's topic in General Nursing

    The catheter, once inserted and the needle removed, is just a flimsy plastic tube. It's more likely that the spike from the tubing would poke through the trash bag and injure someone, than someone...

  9. what's eligibility?

    ParvulusPuella replied to mhmendoza's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Your school mails your transcripts to your state's BON to prove you have taken and passed an approved nursing curriculum, and then the BON lets PV know that you are eligible to sit for the exam. Then...

  10. I'm officially confused. (Question that has million answers)

    ParvulusPuella replied to Nurseadam's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Definitly cover with saline soaked gauze. While doing that you could have the coworker call the MD, and be getting vitals. But you need to protect the vicsera

  11. Substitute Pay

    ParvulusPuella replied to KSGMaine's topic in School

    $100/8 hour day for sub nurse, sub teachers make $75/8 hour

  12. I've got a question and would love some help with it. =)

    ParvulusPuella replied to justme12's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    At my CC, we could automatically apply for our LNA license after the first semester (endorsement by education instead of examination). After the third semester, we could apply to test for our LPN...

  13. RNS AND OTHER NP/PA ...I have an important question???

    ParvulusPuella replied to smak60's topic in General Nursing

    I thought MAs worked under the MDs license, and whatever the MD trained them to do, they could do? Though that could also be a state to state thing. I don't know if the BON could help much, as MAs...

  14. Medication Errors?

    ParvulusPuella replied to Monica08's topic in General Nursing

    How/why would that even be possible? As far as I know, all those neb treatments come in their own little bullet packaging...obviously for nebs and not for IV use...unless you are in a different...

  15. I like being different.

    ParvulusPuella replied to ajeanine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    From my experience, school was a lot more strict than work is. For clinicals for school, hair had to be a natural hair color, nails couldn't be painted (not even clear!), no visable tattoos, and one...

  16. how do you night nurses do your assessments?

    ParvulusPuella replied to redredrose's topic in General Nursing

    I go around with the LNA for 0200 vitals and get my second assessment done

  17. Patients' "home remedies"? What have you seen

    ParvulusPuella replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't sound that unusual- when I worked in a pharmacy, we often mixed ointments containing coal tar for

  18. Patients' "home remedies"? What have you seen

    ParvulusPuella replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    Had a patient come in with chronic venous stasis ulcers on her BLE. They had been weeping for quite some time, and the pt was supposed to be following up with the wound care clinic. Instead she...

  19. You Know You Are a Nurse When...

    ParvulusPuella posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    My grandmother just shared this list with me, and I thought it was wicked cute!! Feel free to add your own :) You Know You Are a Nurse When... You would like to meet the inventor of the call light...

  20. I volunteer at a hospital & am wondering what the patients call the unit secretary on

    ParvulusPuella replied to ladylulu's topic in General Nursing

    I think we just call it the Hill-Rom, cause thats who makes ours. We can use it to locate staff (if we are wearing our locators...), as well as respond to call bells with the phone receiver

  21. What are you best work tips?

    ParvulusPuella replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've made up a quick worksheet that I fill in when I get my assignment. I have a max of 4 patients, and working nights, no discharges (ok, maybe the rare one). It just gives me little check boxes...

  22. need more responses to my survey: Staffing adequacy

    ParvulusPuella replied to Studentsally's topic in General Nursing

    Done as

  23. is 3rd shift inevitable for new nurses?

    ParvulusPuella replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in General Nursing

    I started on nights 6p-6a simply because it was the only shift available. Another new grad started on days- she got hired before me. I love nights though, and wouldn't switch to days even if there...

  24. Passing meds after day 4?

    ParvulusPuella replied to meghan91's topic in General Students

    Good point on passing a test: We had to pass our first math test before we were allowed to pass meds. 1st semester there were 3 tests total, then it dropped to one a semester after. If you failed,...

  25. Passing meds after day 4?

    ParvulusPuella replied to meghan91's topic in General Students

    I went to a CC, we started med pass the 2nd week of clinicals (second week of classes), but ONLY po meds. And of course, had know the meds we were giving down inside and out, our instructer asked us...