cb_rn

cb_rn specializes in CT stepdown, hospice, psych, ortho.

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1. What HAVE you said to patients???

   cb_rn replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

   I hate it when families tell you not to give Mom morphine because she doesn't need it. Once we had this patient that just wouldn't leave - literally - every time a d/c order got written the daughter...

2. When are ted hose removed/ted hose care?

   cb_rn replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

   Why do teds need to be taken off? Have you ever went to give a bed bath and caught a whiff of a leg thats been in a ted or a compression sleeve for a little too long? Even if it weren't for the other...

3. Best way to lift a sagging breast for apical pulse

   cb_rn replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

   On an awkwardly related note, imagine my surprise when a more seasoned nurse than I used a large amt of tape to "hoist" a very thick panniculum (is that the right word, I call it my mini-version the...

4. Becoming a nurse as an Air Force wife

   cb_rn replied to gee325's topic in General Nursing

   Marine wife here. I've never had a problem obtaining a job when we move but that is because I have a BSN. I've been told many times the BSN was the key in me getting the position over another...

5. I got a ethical question

   cb_rn replied to dellinspiron1720's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry, what? You have to debate that you its possible respect patient autonomy without following their wishes? check out this link http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/autonomy-moral/#BasDis Can I...

6. Stop! I don't want someone like you touching me!

   cb_rn replied to Seth O Scope's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Just had a situation where patient refused a dialysis cath because the doctor was from a foreign country. The patient also refused virtually all care from any non-caucasian nurses on a floor where...

7. Getting hit on at work?

   cb_rn replied to ToughLover's topic in General Nursing

   I find your response a little bit flippant. I started working mental health at age 18, stayed there almost 8 years. Yes, I got hit on. Most everyone did. However, the fact that they were psychiatric...

8. Picking RN jobs

   cb_rn replied to LatinainOhio's topic in General Nursing

   Hows the job market there? If its tight, I would snap up the actual offer. You can switch to a position of your choice after you get some experience. A new grad program, especially on a specialty...

9. Need advice about job situation

   cb_rn replied to sungrl01's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry that happened. This is probably of no consolation to you but it is often difficult to transition into a nursing position when a unit is used to you in a more supportive type role. If the job...

10. CA RN needs to move out of state

    cb_rn replied to princess pickles's topic in General Nursing

    Pick carefully which states you want new licenses in (most bang for buck will be a compact state) because the whole license thing is a giant money siphon. Every one you apply for will end up setting...

11. The CA New Grad Crisis?

    cb_rn replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    the hospital may not be paying for benefits per se but they are reimbursing the agency hand over foot to pay for that experienced traveler's benefits, housing, and

12. Telemetry Monitoring

    cb_rn replied to DLovesNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a large hospital with a big open heart program that was like this. We had a view of the central monitoring screen in every room up toward the ceiling that you could look up at and view...

13. Can't decide..help?Cna wasn't for me will Rn be?

    cb_rn replied to cantdecide33's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't about could OP become accustomed to the work or the gross-out parts - if there are doubts about a career's suitability why pursue a demanding program that doesn't have a great employment rate...

14. So tired :(

    cb_rn replied to EarthChild1130's topic in General Nursing

    also DO NOT volunteer that you are a military spouse unless you have to. Voice of experience, unfortunately since they know we move a lot, we tend to have an unspoken prejudice against us (but has...

15. So tired :(

    cb_rn replied to EarthChild1130's topic in General Nursing

    Did you apply for unemployment? Many states allow you to claim unemployment if your husband got orders to a new duty station and that was the reason you had to quit your job. Good luck...