turnforthenurse MSN, NP

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    EKG lead reversals?

    turnforthenurse replied to e71x's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Agree. You cannot always trust what the machine spits out at you. That's why the MD reviews
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    Different shifts in the ED

    turnforthenurse replied to C-lion's topic in Emergency

    There are a lot of threads here about night shifters sleeping during the day, check them out. It is an adjustment and I remember when I worked my very first 7p-7a shift I was struggling to stay...
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    IVs/blood draws

    turnforthenurse posted a topic in Pediatric

    So I work in the ER, not a pediatric ER...but we do get pediatric patients. Most of the time they come in with a fever with asthma exacerbation, but sometimes we get kiddos that come in for BH...
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    First Semester Clinicals

    turnforthenurse replied to rocababy119's topic in General Students

    Depends on your program. I went through a BSN program and during our 1st semester, we spent a couple of weeks in an assisted living facility focusing on therapeutic communication, establishing a...
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    Night Shift

    turnforthenurse replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, 16 hours of sleep? I agree, I would kill to be able to sleep for that long! lol. It is going to take a few shifts for you to adjust to working nights. I remember when I worked my first night...
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    What the recovery time after a severe hypoglycemia

    turnforthenurse replied to pinkessence_58467's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree, 4 hours is a little too long. Glucagon can work, but if the liver's glycogen stores are depleted, glucagon isn't working to work. Personally, I would have given D50 via IV STAT, but that's...
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    Sleep deprived due to nightshift

    turnforthenurse replied to hemingrald's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have issues with staying awake at work...my issues come about on my days off. I try to switch to a normal sleeping schedule on my days off but I still end up being wide awake in the middle of...
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    When the patients aren't looking..... Rockin' ER video

    turnforthenurse replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Emergency

    This looks like so much fun!!! Well
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    Getting hired PRN

    turnforthenurse replied to ledastar's topic in Nursing Career

    Typically PRN positions are reserved for nurses with experience, as most require at least 2-3 years, though some may settle for a year. They don't put a lot of time in training nurses hired for PRN...
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    How much do new BSN nursing grads make?

    turnforthenurse replied to gonnaB37nursedoc's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Don't forget that a lot of this is your base pay. Most new grads end up working nights for a year or two or sometimes more since the nurses who have been there longer typically want a dayshift...
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    Different shifts in the ED

    turnforthenurse replied to C-lion's topic in Emergency

    I work 7P-7A, but we have 1P-1A, 3P-3A, and some work 7P-2A. We can also technically pick up a shift at any time, so some people may work 7P-3A or 7P-11P (or 7A-3P, 7A-11A), pick up 4 hours at any...
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    Staging pressure ulcers

    turnforthenurse replied to SuzanneR's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a pressure ulcer module from NDNQI:
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    What to do after a rough shift?

    turnforthenurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Sleep. Or a nice big glass of wine. Or going out with my coworkers in the AM for some kegs n' eggs or breakfast tacos and
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    Question after my day as a shadow

    turnforthenurse replied to HeatherMax's topic in Emergency

    And sometimes you may see "SOA" which means "shortness of
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    Passed the CEN! Yay! Some thoughts

    turnforthenurse replied to sully75's topic in Emergency

    Congratulations! And I'm definitely bookmarking this for future reference when I get to that point of taking the
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    New triaging system...

    turnforthenurse replied to TaylorMaidRn's topic in Emergency

    The triage portion, yes, I can see how that could improve satisfaction scores...but afterwards, whether they're in the waiting room or the ER, will definitely be a problem with only 1-2 RNs and up to...
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    New triaging system...

    turnforthenurse replied to TaylorMaidRn's topic in Emergency

    Obviously unsafe to have that many patients and only 1-2 RNs having ALL of the patients in the ER. What happens if someone codes? You don't have a code team. Or a patient triaged as a 4 (stable)...
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    Which Dansko shoe is better?

    turnforthenurse replied to daisy-mae's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I thought all Danskos from The Professional Line (including the XP) were slip resistant? The XPs are slightly more expensive but they have a slightly softer, squishier insole compared to the regular...
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    I need your advice with relocating to texas!

    turnforthenurse replied to rstamps1's topic in Nursing Career

    To be honest, you're better off seeking employment in smaller towns as opposed to larger, heavily populated cities. As for being an LVN, all of the hospitals I know of hire only RNs. I know some...
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    Length of orientation?

    turnforthenurse replied to PA_RN87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had 8 weeks on a progressive care unit when I
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    Nurses Week/Hospital Week

    turnforthenurse replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, we have a "Hospital Week," too. Might as well recognize everyone at the same time to save
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    How do you do double check insulin in an isolation room and scanning?

    turnforthenurse replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, we are not supposed to take the vial out of the Pyxis to bring to the patient's room. We have insulin labels that we use to label our syringes so that is what we scan with. Insulin...
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    Nurses: How often do you...

    turnforthenurse replied to doxielover304's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    1. I have been through my fair share of codes, but in the 2+ years of being a nurse, I have only seen a couple of patients die. I think it depends greatly on where you work as a nurse. 2. Again, this...
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    Night Shift and workouts?

    turnforthenurse replied to scrubsandasmile's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I work out on my off days. I don't have the energy to work out before going to work or after getting
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    Starting PCCN process

    turnforthenurse replied to CrazyCatLadyRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I recommend purchasing the Pass CCRN! book and doing the questions on the CD that come with the book. Sure, there will be questions on there related to invasive hemodynamics that are NOT on the PCCN...