cb_rn

cb_rn

CT stepdown, hospice, psych, ortho

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  1. Any kind souls willing to answer thoughtful 12 question written interview for me?

    cb_rn posted a topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    i'm finishing up my bsn and as one of my very last classes i need to collect "interviews" on certain specialties for a paper. i did not write these questions, they are the required format that must be...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. Shift Work Sleep Disorder

    cb_rn replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    NOT MEDICAL ADVICE but I have experience with a similar med. I take provigil for shift work disorder. My doctor told me its a stimulant and when I looked it up in epocrates there was unknown mechanism...

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

    cb_rn replied to cantdecide33's topic in General Nursing

    Why go through it if you think you might not like it? Sure, you may end up loving nursing but you just as likely won't. Don't do it for the money or job security or employability because (as you may...

  19. Have you ever had a pt have sex...

    cb_rn replied to jarrn03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Irregardless of whether the idea of having sex in a hospital is appealing, why would a natural way of stimulating labor be offensive? Is it better to go ahead and hang a pit drip when contractions...

  20. job hunt in LA

    cb_rn replied to bieRN's topic in California Nursing

    I could be wrong but Anaheim Regional is full for this session and will offer another new grad "wave" of hires in July. Check with HR to get timelines for

  21. Why is it so hard?

    cb_rn replied to ogfmama's topic in General Nursing

    There was a program in NC somewhere near Winston Salem that had evening RN classes at a community college. Cannot remember which one it was for the life of me but that was several years ago before I...

  22. The Best Pathology Book?

    cb_rn replied to Dragonfly1919's topic in General Nursing

    McCance & Huether, Pathophysiology the biologic basis for disease in adults and children used it in my BSN, using it in my MSN FNP

  23. Ideas for preceptors/new grads

    cb_rn replied to purple_nomad's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a hospital that had you fill out a learner's assessment and you were matched to a preceptor who's style met your

  24. So... how do you deflect family members when you're busy?

    cb_rn replied to nenabee's topic in General Nursing

    "Mr. X, another patient needs my full concentration right this moment. I understand its frustrating but I know that if your mother was in this position you would want me to be giving her my undivided...

  25. Relationships with Doctors

    cb_rn replied to G in Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    With one exception every resident-nurse relationship I ever witnessed ended not in romantic fireworks but in a massive, eyebrow singe-ing explosion. And the nurse ALWAYS took the brunt of it. Your...