Flo. BSN, RN

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  1. Flo.

    Are there any floors like mine, acute care, with no lifting equipment?

    Flo. replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    We have no lifts it is
  2. Flo.

    ICU Nurse Monitoring Telemtry Patients

    Flo. replied to 2monkeys's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was always under the impression that tele had to monitored by a person 24/7. My hospital has a team of tele techs. It seems dangerous to me that a nurse could have a critical pt and at the same time...
  3. Flo.

    Morphine dose in vial?

    Flo. replied to Chaya's topic in General Nursing

    We have 2, 4, and
  4. Flo.

    Question about flushing lines

    Flo. replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the same thing. It reminds me of the old "you got to get every tiny air bubble out of the syringe"
  5. Flo.

    how will i remember all of this..

    Flo. replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    It will just take time. You will get
  6. Flo.

    Giving meds "on time"......

    Flo. replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on your floor. I pass meds and asses my patients at the same time. This is because the MDs, PAs, NP, and charge RN round on he pts during shift change. So basically the whole floor...
  7. Flo.

    Post CABG, HR105= is it normal?

    Flo. replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    What parameters did the doctor give you to call? If you are ever questioning if you should call, go ahead and call. Better to make a few unnecessary phone calls then to miss that one call that you...
  8. Flo.

    Where to start

    Flo. replied to bnmusc's topic in General Nursing

    I love surgery because I don't like sick patients. I don't have to worry about catching any nasty bugs on my floor because all the pts get a pre op workup and if shows anything surgery is postponed....
  9. Flo.

    Do doctors and nurses hate each other?

    Flo. replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I didn't know that Shaw has a PhD in English. Now it almost seems that she went into nursing to write about it. One thing is for sure I would not want to be her co-worker. The docs that I work with...
  10. Flo.

    asystole then DC

    Flo. replied to nurse2033's topic in Emergency

    Scary, even scarier that she went home. In my hospital that would have been ICU with extensive testing. What did the doc say was causing her
  11. Flo.

    If you were medical equipment or medicine, what would you be and explain Why...

    Flo. replied to futurepractitioner1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I would be morphine because I make people feel
  12. Flo.

    Strep - Call in or go anyways?

    Flo. replied to TX_nurse_08's topic in General Nursing

    Don't even think about going into work with strep. Especially in the NICU. It could kill a
  13. Flo.

    Nurses with nose piercings?

    Flo. replied to Chameleonchick's topic in General Nursing

    I am in my 20s and I find piercings and visible tattoos very
  14. Flo.

    What does your facility do?

    Flo. replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    We have room number, the last 3 letters of the last name and first letter of first. Along with MD and RN assgined. So it looks like this 521 Gra, E- Smith-
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    Hourly rounding logs

    Flo. replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My facility uses hourly rounding but I have never seen any one actually hourly round. Staffing just does not allow for it. Upper management keeps adding documentation and nursing responsibilities...
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    Where did you hear that?

    Flo. replied to SpEdtacular's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt that did not understand that jello melts in your stomach. Her argument was "if you leave an ice pop out it melts, if you leave jello out nothing happens." She was on a liquid
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    Things you'd never have done before...

    Flo. replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love massage! After being a nurse for a while now naked people don't phase me. I figure massage therapist are the same way. Plus you are draped so only the body part they are working on is
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    Nurses with nose piercings?

    Flo. replied to Chameleonchick's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital is very strict with the dress code. No visible tattoos, hair in a natural color, only women may have pierced ears, no piercings other than
  19. Flo.

    So i'm a Nurse right????

    Flo. replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No you are not a nurse. Not until you pass the NCLEX and are licensed by a
  20. Flo.

    I'm a dispairing student in need of advice.

    Flo. replied to Steveo.O's topic in General Students

    That stinks. I actually think being gay and male would help you get in. Lots of schools value diversity. But then again I am not familiar with
  21. Flo.

    Is it only hard for Asn and Bsn nurses to get hired?

    Flo. replied to UpstateNyDollCna's topic in General Nursing

    Totally disagree with the advice to get a ADN. In my area ADNs are not being hired, hospitals want the BSN. You should really wait to get an MSN until you know if you like nursing and which area you...
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    Things you'd never have done before...

    Flo. replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to never drink coffee. Now I don't know how I would survive a shift without
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    failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    Flo. replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I too had to do a 50# lift test. I had to pick up a 50# box off a shelf put it on the floor then lift it up again and set it across the room. It seemed like the oddest test to me. Pts are not
  24. Flo.

    why do people get contractures, and what to do about it?

    Flo. replied to ADDnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I thought it was a good question. OP never be afraid to ask questions. You can't know
  25. Flo.

    How do you work????

    Flo. replied to mnrb_mdn's topic in General Nursing

    I love collaborating with Md's and the rest of the health care team. I have no problem telling a doc this is the test, med or procedure that the Pt needs. I also have no problem telling the doc I...