turnforthenurse MSN, NP

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    Critical care book help

    turnforthenurse replied to monkey2008's topic in MICU, SICU

    I really like the Manual of Critical Care Nursing: Nursing Interventions and Collaborative
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    Need information about base rate pay for new RN (bsn)

    turnforthenurse replied to tbrooke's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And not only does pay differ based on state but it also differs based on where you live. I live in Texas and the pay in Austin could be different from the pay in Houston, for example. It all depends...
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    Things You Didn't Learn in Nursing School

    turnforthenurse replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that in addition to being a nurse, we also had to be a pharmacist, a therapist, a teacher, a plumber, mechanic, nutritionist, a legal drug dealer, a physical therapist, a punching
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    What Are The Rationales for these two treatments?

    turnforthenurse replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    It just depends on the doctor. Maybe they order fluids if they suspect a right-sided MI...where you DO NOT want to decrease preload because those patients are preload dependent. Patients presenting...
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    How to get faster at med pass

    turnforthenurse replied to noyesno's topic in Medical-Surgical

    A med pass isn't a race, so please take your time. If I am giving a medication, I tell the patient the name of the medication and what's for. If it's a new medication that they are starting, I go...
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    Always thank your nurse...

    turnforthenurse replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Truth.
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    Attention All Nurses....

    turnforthenurse replied to combsj25's topic in General Nursing

    I do damage control. and put out
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    Phone, cell, beeper and texting.

    turnforthenurse replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    We can text the doctors using an online paging system and then they call us back with phone orders. These "texts" go to their pager, not their personal cell phone. The doctors love this, and the...
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    Why do doctors ask the nurse?

    turnforthenurse replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a patient who kept having runs of v-tach...called the hospitalist to let him know, he told me to consult cardiology. I asked who, and he said "anyone, whoever is on call." This was at around...
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    Fundamental in nursing

    turnforthenurse replied to Clistine48's topic in General Students

    Definitely not easy, but an important course because it's the building block to your other nursing courses - hence why it is called "Fundamentals." You will be learning about the nursing process,...
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    most hated subject???

    turnforthenurse replied to fullstopltd's topic in General Students

    More to add....my nursing theory and nursing research courses. Theory was incredibly dull. Research was just a horrible experience for
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    Clinical instructor said I'm too quiet

    turnforthenurse replied to jes07's topic in General Students

    It is NOT a bad thing. I was very quiet throughout nursing school and clinical. I always asked for clarification when needed, asked questions and tried to get involved as much as I could during...
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    Working and nursing school?

    turnforthenurse replied to niikkayx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You won't really know until you start. I worked all during school. I had an apartment with two other roommates so I had rent to pay + cable and electric bills, gas & food (though my mom helped...
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    Full-time vs. Part time

    turnforthenurse replied to m3091's topic in General Students

    I would also select the full-time position with benefits. As llg stated, you want to get your career off to a good start. Typically when employees get put on call (or called off), they select the...
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    Bicarb Gtt

    turnforthenurse replied to sleepy17's topic in MICU, SICU

    Bicarb isn't used as frequently in hyperkalemic states anymore, it seems...the typical treatment is regular insulin IV + D50 + calcium chloride + kayexalate. It's true that potassium leaks out in an...
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    Habits you picked up from work...

    turnforthenurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    a lunch hour? what's that? Most of the time I just scarf down whatever food I can within the few minutes I have, if I'm that lucky. I have signed my checks/credit cards with "turnforthenurse,...
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    What is the first thing you do when you put a fall-risk pt in the bed?

    turnforthenurse replied to Tyris's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Fall risk bracelet, fall risk sign on the door (it's just a little blue and yellow striped magnet that sticks to the door frame...), non-skid socks, side rails up x2, make sure the bed is in the...
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    Mnemonics for Pediatric Vaccine schedule?

    turnforthenurse replied to LoopsRN2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is great. I wish I had come across this when I was in my peds
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    Checking orders

    turnforthenurse replied to nursedanny614's topic in Medical-Surgical

    6 different MARs? That does sound like an unorganized mess. Why not just put it all on to one
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    How did you decide your specialty?

    turnforthenurse replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn't worry too much about it until you're in school. In school, you will be exposed to different areas of nursing through your clinicals. I was always interested in critical care, whether it...
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    Interpreting ECG strips

    turnforthenurse replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    SkillStat 6 Second ECG ECG's Made Incredibly Easy ECG Workout by Jane Huff RN (this book has A LOT of practice
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    Unclogging a g-tube

    turnforthenurse replied to KatieNoelLPN's topic in General Nursing

    and make sure the meds are well crushed! and make sure you are using crushable meds...no ER/DR preparations or potassium (make sure you get the liquid elixer ordered instead)! As for unclogging a...
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    12 hour shift

    turnforthenurse replied to haiman7's topic in General Nursing

    Especially if you work 12 hour nights. I used to work at a hospital that was about 40 minutes away from home. Worked as a PCNA on a VERY busy medical telemetry unit. I couldn't tell you how many...
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    EKG courses

    turnforthenurse replied to tkanca's topic in Cardiac

    Any EKG course would be beneficial, as the rhythms are all the same and so are the treatments. Before you spend your money, though, check and see if your facility offers an EKG course. I work on a...
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    priorities and time management

    turnforthenurse replied to amzyRN's topic in Cardiac

    Use the search function as you will find there are a lot of users here who have posted their brain sheets. We have computer charting where I work, so we always do report with that. Afterwards, we...