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  1. Lab Abbeviation Help

    mch= MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN mchc= MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOLGOBIN CONCENTRATION mcv= MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME rdw=RED CELL DISTRUBUTION WIDTH ....THATS SOME OF
  2. Rude and crude RN

    Sounds like yet another person who went into nursing for all the wrong reasons.You would be wise to document what he says and when, so your not pulled into a sexual harrassment case one day! If you...
  3. New RN can't get a job

    JUST MY 2 CENTS..LOL..DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON TRAVEL JOBS, FOR ONE YOU NEED AT LEAST A YEAR HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE AND MORE IMPORTANT,YOU NEED THE EXPERIENCE TO PROTECT YOUR LICENSE.ONCE YOUR IN A...
  4. thanks rnmay, i didn't know about that:) hey, kick butt on the
  5. Question Regarding Hourly Rates for RNs

    hi....please don't get upset about wages, it really is location, location, LOCATION.I started a new job and took a pay cut, but now will make some in milage , call pay q six weeks, and the company...
  6. Nurses leaving in droves...

    I can see why there is a nursing shortage for sure. You go into this field to take care of the sick, and end up sick of your field! Why, because it does not matter what floor you work on or type of...
  7. Nurses leaving in droves...

    Your post almost made me fall out of my chair, thanks for the laughs. That unit manager with the bread machine idea needs to come up with some better ways to help the staff and patients.If I was one...
  8. Considering switch to home health- seeking advice

    Hello everyone! I've been reading the posts here and am kinda in the same boat as you. I have done hospice work, and the company went out of business, then went to private duty nursing, only its been...
  9. Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

    If the medication is due, and the patient states pain, you need to give the medication...period! If you follow the physicians orders quickly, you won't have all that time lost on judgements. Go have...
  10. How to handle cussing nurses?

    Nurses that have 7 patients on nights in a hospital and sit on their butts?? I think someone needs to check into that. Usually you have plenty to do between assessments, med passes, call lights,...
  11. How to handle cussing nurses?

    Nurses that have 7 patients on nights in a hospital and sit on their butts?? I think someone needs to check into that. Usually you have plenty to do between assessments, med passes, call lights,...
  12. COWORKER ~Ethical dilema ~LONG ~what would you do?

    I think I have worked with this charge nurse on nights before! The job made me crazy and i finally left, but if I were to stay, I would have had discussions with the Nursing Manager .The really bad...
  13. Any tips on reading EKG's?

    Hi...when I started working in Critical Care, I picked up a book called EKG's made easy ( you probably seen the series, they even have nclex made easy). Well, what the book does is teach by...
  14. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    awwwwww...how nice...a cardiologist without a
  15. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    Proud to tell anyone I am a Registered Nurse...And even more proud to say I am still taking the bull and showing up for
  16. The government can write it anyway they want, but the bottom line is, it would take alot of stupidity on the part of a hospital to tell a registered nurse you will not get overtime for your extra...
  17. What is a watch with a second hand?

    sorry...but for someone that has graduated high school and thinking about nursing school has no idea what a second hand is on a watch, i think were all in trouble.Its a reflection of maybe how poor...
  18. a few nursing questions...

    You should never disconnect a patient from heparin without dr's order to allow it.Central lines are only flushed once a day where i am, heplocks are q shift. and usually nothing is ever piggybacked...
  19. Narcotic count

    And lets not forget the home settings...there are controlled substances at a home vent case that i have gone on, none of the rn's there count them. Don't know if its laziness, don't care, don't think...
  20. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    yeah...agree with you, but also would like to add that if anyone refers to themselves as a registered nurse and provides care to you, and you find out that this person was not a nurse,please contact...
  21. Experienced RN w/kids ready to move

    ummmm.... you aware that a hurricane went thru there over a week ago and blew the city practically off the map? It was also reported that 3 hospitals in and around the area are closed for...
  22. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    I would not work extra hours for straight pay. The hospital already owes me numerous hours in 2 -15 min breaks a day that i have never taken, and numerous short lunches. When you have to literally...
  23. Seizure pts 101

    Kelnich did not say that! Learn to read the post