healthstar BSN, RN

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    Please be honest!

    healthstar replied to kalinka's topic in General Nursing

    Do you really think that most nurses make lots of money? I would understand it if you asked surgeons if they do their job for the money. Yes, nurses do everything that you have mentioned above, but...
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    manual BP's?

    healthstar replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    In my clinicals, I take the BP manually and then with a dynamap just to compare them :). I honestly trust myself more than the dynamap especially when it comes to giving
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    For all of you Nurses out there...

    healthstar replied to aaaa's topic in General Nursing

    Not all nurses are mean and disrespectful. Yes, you will face people who are miserable and they try to spread their sadness by saying mean things about others. I also guarantee that one day you will...
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    Do you donate blood?

    healthstar replied to pna2388's topic in General Nursing

    They call me brave too for watching the needle go in. Not so brave when I see
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    Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    healthstar replied to edogs334's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just know that you have to start somewhere to work your way up. Personally, I did not choose pre-med or nursing to be millionaire. I just know that I will not be poor or millionaire with my future...
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    Online or campus education

    healthstar replied to lovegreen27's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I like campus education better. I am a visual person and when something is not clear to me I can ask the instructor right away, I don't have to wait for them to send me emails, even emails...
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    Are cardiology Stethoscopes harder to uses?

    healthstar replied to Rmedin19's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Interesting. I thought it was okay to use one stethoscope for all patients (except peds); and of course we have to disinfect/ clean it before and after
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    Are patients more likely to be honest with the nurse or the doctor?

    healthstar replied to sparklie.lady's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the patient will be more honest with the person they have communicated the most while in
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    Attractive nurses in danger?!

    healthstar replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is important to look professional, nurses should wear scrubs even when they take care of patients at home. The scrubs can be used to identify the nurse from others. Provocative clothes...
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    Could I like OB even if I'm an "all natural" kind of girl?

    healthstar replied to lalalalexi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am positive there are many things that we do not like to do or see, there are doctors who are against abortion and yet they still help the ones who want it. You might not be happy with what people...
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    Beta-blocker administraion error?

    healthstar replied to Bosco15's topic in General Nursing

    I love Epocrates...I keep looking up the drugs all day to learn them...I have it on my IPOD Touch----it is extremely helpful it also shows pictures of how the meds look like. It is amazing, easy to...
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    Needle Stick Injury on HIV+ pt

    healthstar replied to holdencaufield's topic in General Nursing

    Honey you are not overreacting at all, most people would freak out about this at least people who value their lives. Try not to think about what happened and sometimes it helps if you share this with...
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    Insensitive nurses

    healthstar replied to MHSA LPN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's such a horrible thing to say to a patient, sometimes people try to be funny by choosing the wrong words,; and some are desparate for attention. I cannot even imagine saying "stupid" " crazy"...
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    Is this OK, when leaving my job?

    healthstar replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have done something like this before, I think it's a nice way to say thank you for everything and also
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    Accepting this gift from a patient

    healthstar replied to nursingpower's topic in General Nursing

    I would mail it back and also send a note with it saying thank you for the gift but I cannot accept it because It is my job to take care of my patients and I enjoy helping people and I do not need a...
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    When do you give long & short lasting insulin?

    healthstar replied to healthstar's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I know that it is not up to the nurse to determine when the medication is given. Thank you for the answering my question, this is what I was looking
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    Apical Pulse Rate

    healthstar posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you use place your hand at the left 5th intercostal space midclavicular ( using the watch) or do you use the stethoscope and using the watch to take the apical pulse rate? I have seen some nurses...
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    Medication problems

    healthstar posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a student nurse( just finished 2nd year). I had phramacology and I got a good grade but I feel like the only drugs I can remember from that class are Digoxin, Metoprolol, and laxatives,...
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    Never failed anything, until today...

    healthstar replied to RickLP's topic in General Nursing

    Oh honey you are not alone out there, I have never failed anything until last semester which I failed an ATI test ( thank God we had 2 tries)not because I am dumb or anything but I misunderstand the...
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    Apical Pulse Rate

    healthstar replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    I never said that the hand method is a standard nursing assessment, I asked if any of you use it to take an apical pulse. I am sorry for the
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    Apical Pulse Rate

    healthstar replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    I am shocked that no one here has felt or taken an apical pulse by touch. As I said previously, my professor used the stethoscope and had me take the apical pulse by touch at the same time and we...
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    Pain Scale

    healthstar replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    I have used 0-10...it doesn't matter which scale you use as long as you remember to use the same scale with that patient. I have seen people that use 0-10 and then 0-5 ,forgetting what they used...
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    Medication problems

    healthstar replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    I have bought so many drug books, and I also downloaded epocrates drug book on my ipod it is much easier to
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    Apical Pulse Rate

    healthstar replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    You are right that we should use and trust monitors because that's why they are created but sometimes the monitors don't work properly, and if you have to give blood pressure meds it is best to take...
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    Apical Pulse Rate

    healthstar replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    My instructor also told me to not trust the monitor for heart