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  1. Lab Abbeviation Help

    stbernardclub replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    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

    stbernardclub replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    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

    stbernardclub replied to iliket3's topic in General Nursing

    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. New series Lifeline:The Nursing Diaries on Discovery Health channel starts Nov 7th,04

    stbernardclub replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    thanks rnmay, i didn't know about that:) hey, kick butt on the

  5. Question Regarding Hourly Rates for RNs

    stbernardclub replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    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...

    stbernardclub replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    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...

    stbernardclub replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    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

    stbernardclub replied to Genista's topic in Home Health

    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?

    stbernardclub replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    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?

    stbernardclub replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    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?

    stbernardclub replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    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. ARE THERE ANY NURSES OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY "ENJOY" or HAPPY WITH THEIR JOB.

    stbernardclub replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    not

  13. ARE THERE ANY NURSES OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY "ENJOY" or HAPPY WITH THEIR JOB.

    stbernardclub replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    not

  14. COWORKER ~Ethical dilema ~LONG ~what would you do?

    stbernardclub replied to ccrn28f's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  15. Any tips on reading EKG's?

    stbernardclub replied to nicoleinphilly's topic in Cardiac

    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...

  16. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    stbernardclub replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    awwwwww...how nice...a cardiologist without a

  17. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    stbernardclub replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    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

  18. New overtime law "myths and facts" Yes, hourly RNs are affected

    stbernardclub replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    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...

  19. What is a watch with a second hand?

    stbernardclub replied to Wanna_be_a_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  20. a few nursing questions...

    stbernardclub replied to daz2003's topic in Medical-Surgical

    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...

  21. Narcotic count

    stbernardclub replied to ragingmomster's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  22. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    stbernardclub replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  23. Experienced RN w/kids ready to move

    stbernardclub replied to allgirlsmom's topic in Florida Nursing

    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...

  24. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    stbernardclub replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  25. Seizure pts 101

    stbernardclub replied to RN92's topic in Emergency

    Kelnich did not say that! Learn to read the post