cb_rn

cb_rn

CT stepdown, hospice, psych, ortho

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  1. Med/surg certification exam review book

    cb_rn replied to Colleencat's topic in General Nursing

    you can get 88 ceu if you take a test after you review that ANCC med surg book for an additional

  2. Is this common on night shift?

    cb_rn replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    I think what you're describing is the norm. Especially for a new nurse. Same thing happened to me on a cardiothoracic stepdown floor. There was just too much to learn and it was easier to do the basic...

  3. How far do you go with precautions...

    cb_rn replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    That really sounds extreme. I know it would take forever to administer meds that way but I just had to do a culture on some common surfaces in my house. I wish you could see the agar plate from the...

  4. Nurses-Read this and respond to Dr. Ablow

    cb_rn replied to GilaRRT's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't this doctor know we can't all be Chiefs? Ya gotta have some Indians too. I am doubting that he's in a medical-psych setting or else he'd know that nurses are invaluable. If he's any kind of...

  5. Nurse Pre-req Prices...

    cb_rn replied to lina.561's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! What state are you in?? When my husband gets out of the marines I want to move there and get residency for my rugrats, I'll have 4 in college at the same

  6. How can I manage my anxiety on the floor?

    cb_rn replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't ignore the advice you are getting to seek medical attention. If your anxiety is palpable, you can easily spread that to a patient or family and nothing spirals out of control like an...

  7. You can only take so much screaming, impatience, and disdain

    cb_rn replied to shiccy's topic in General Nursing

    Who knows if that doctor was just terse or trying to be a harda*s. But we all know there are a few that love to pull rank just like there are nurse managers and charge nurses and every other position...

  8. hospital salary

    cb_rn replied to mcpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    CCRN & PCCN & RN, BC ...the certified nurses get something like $1.10 an hour but the if you're really looking for money the weekend option folks get $10 more an hour plus the usual shift...

  9. PPD test question

    cb_rn replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my last hospital the patient couldn't go to a SNF or LTC facility without a PPD that had been read. It delayed discharges all the time. And I have read many a PPD. Its not that hard, its well...

  10. Continuing Education Becoming A Sick Joke?

    cb_rn replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    This is not disregarding your post. While I have never had your experience, I am sure there are some places of employment that do not value the employee that takes the initiative to seek further...

  11. IV stop times

    cb_rn replied to Josh's mom's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Great point. Wonder where someone could get a job auditing charts for incomplete documentation for the purpose of bringing lawsuits. If the pay is per incident, I could retire

  12. Novice ER Nurse needs help please

    cb_rn replied to Lunar's topic in Emergency

    So include in your plan that you are going to read critical thinking for nursing books (go to amazon and do a search and pick a couple that have high ratings) and start going over case scenarios on...

  13. Help please -Benefit for a fellow nurse

    cb_rn replied to withasmilelpn's topic in General Nursing

    make sure you look into what regulations you have to follow if you prepare the food yoruselves. It would be awful to get in trouble over food service rules when you were doing something so thoughtful...

  14. body image, not helping in care

    cb_rn replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    people sometimes just need time to grieve for loss of body image. I did home health and hospice with a super dooper WOCN and she told me out of all of her many years she only had one patient that...

  15. NLNAC the only way to go?

    cb_rn replied to Uniquemoi04's topic in General Nursing

    There are 2 nationally certified bodies for accrediting nurses education: CCNE and NLNAC. CCNE only accredits BSN MSN and doctorate programs, NLNAC accredits those plus associate and diploma. In order...

  16. Signed up for ACLS...what to expect?

    cb_rn replied to jmokeefe's topic in General Nursing

    It is imperetive you be able to interpret ECGs on the fly, you have to look at the monitor, call it and start the right treatment which is based on the rhythm. I don't know that it will make you more...

  17. New Job and Pregnant

    cb_rn replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps all women of childbearing age should be made to sit at home, waiting to be barefoot and pregnant, unless they can show evidence of sterilization. Strained resources due to someone else's...

  18. NCLEX.....Pay to prep???

    cb_rn replied to NurseVab's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    my school made you pay for the NCLEX review by f&S nursing but I still have the spiral book they made us and use it to look up things I never use (like pregnancy stuff). I think I slept through...

  19. IV stop times

    cb_rn replied to Josh's mom's topic in General Nursing

    watch and see if some of the infusion times on the bags don't magically increase when someone smarter than me figures out we can make more money if we run the med in slower (not meaning the nurse runs...

  20. Any nurses in Beaufort,columbia,charleston sc

    cb_rn replied to purple*11's topic in General Nursing

    Beaufort is a long way from Columbia. Hilton Head, Hardeeville which is Coastal, and Beaufort Memorial are within an hour of each other. Charleston's hospital is a big center, its about an hour and a...

  21. New Job and Pregnant

    cb_rn replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I worked until the Friday before I delivered and was only off because it was my weekend to be off. Had to call in for Tuesday because went into labor on Monday morning though Maybe I needed a little...

  22. Finally a Job offer

    cb_rn replied to cantwaitRN's topic in General Nursing

    As PP stated, PPDs are fine while pregnant. You don't need to disclose your pregnancy to anyone other than your direct unit manager. It isn't a company wide issue. I recommend you let her know...

  23. New Job and Pregnant

    cb_rn replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    If you are planning on returning to work after your 6 weeks, what's the problem? I don't know why she wouldn't be able to sleep at night. People get pregnant, have babies, do their maternity leave,...

  24. help! i need advice on becoming a home health nurse

    cb_rn replied to megcd's topic in General Nursing

    yes, it can be scary to go into someone's home by yourself. They will tell you at your agency that you don't have to go somewhere you don't want to but the truth is that (at least my agency) never had...

  25. math question

    cb_rn replied to lake girl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone is upset, at least I'm not. The problem isn't even an order. It doesn't give a time either...not daily, tid, or stat. My point was only the question is obviously written to...