MultipurposeRN

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  1. Why Nurses Go Crazy

    MultipurposeRN replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    Not too long ago a man went into severe, sudden respiratory distress here on the floor. Poor guy was using every muscle he had to breath, heart rate was 150-160, sweaty, etc. The floor nurse paged the...

  2. ICU gets differential and not ER??

    MultipurposeRN replied to jentenrn's topic in Emergency

    I haven't read all the posts, so forgive if this is a repeat. One reason ER may not get a diff is most ER's have doctors immediately available, where many ICU's don't, at least at night. It's only...

  3. Any info on getting insurance to pay for breast reduction?

    MultipurposeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know there was thread on breast reduction sometime back. I'd like to know anyone's experiences getting their insurance to cover it. Isn't is usually about a years' worth of documented visits for...

  4. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

    MultipurposeRN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Forgot to mention a British movie called "Champions", don't know when it was made. It had John Hurt and Kirstie Alley in it. It was a bio of Bob Champion and a steeplechase horse, Aldaniti. Bob had...

  5. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

    MultipurposeRN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I know it's not a TV nurse, but I liked Ben Stiller's character in Meet the Parents. A guy who was a nurse, not a doc wannabe..loved it. Though I did think the movie made too much of the 'male nurse'...

  6. Certified Medication Technician

    MultipurposeRN replied to NicInNC's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 15 years in various areas. I had students that did long term care rotation. Most of our med-passers were LPNs, some were CMT's. I think CMTs are used quite a bit around here. I...

  7. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    MultipurposeRN replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    One mother with an extremely violent child, spanked him twice, and then totally lost her temper, in a room full of people and picked him up and threw him into his chair. He got right out of it, so she...

  8. Xray tech~ more $$$ than RN???

    MultipurposeRN replied to SoulShine75's topic in Nursing Career

    Dental Hygienists are alleged to make salaries comparable to nurses. And boy, are the hours ever better..no weekends, no holidays, no nights, no call, 4.5 day work week...but I can't imagine making my...

  9. How can you say you're not paid well?

    MultipurposeRN replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

    I guarentee you that the salary for a medical technologist (4 yr Bachelors degree) doesn't start out at what a nurse (2 yr associate) starts at and we sure don't get any of the nursing perks (higher...

  10. How can you say you're not paid well?

    MultipurposeRN replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

    I would think those wages in New York wouldn't really amount to much anyhow, depending on where you live. Aren't housing costs pretty outrageous

  11. Scripting: Yea or Nay?

    MultipurposeRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    "Is there anything else I can do for you....I have the time". That would often be stretching the truth, unfortunately....

  12. 12 hour shifts too long?

    MultipurposeRN replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    I still don't get it. There are still 24 hours in a day. Whether the hospital is paying 3 people to work 8-hour shifts that day or 2 people to work 12-hour shifts, they're still paying out the same...

  13. 12 hour shifts too long?

    MultipurposeRN replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 12 hrs shifts for years. The no-sleep thing finally got to me last summer and I took a care coordination job, M-F 8-4:30. I wasn't sure how I would adjust to 5 days a week, but it's been...

  14. Weekend programs

    MultipurposeRN replied to tamir's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, wages are probably not all that different than the rest of the country and our cost of living is relatively low..but all these horrible house prices I'm reading about here! a 200k house...

  15. Problems with Rn's in clinicals

    MultipurposeRN replied to bonnieL123's topic in General Nursing

    On the flip side of this though, you; as a student; must understand something. While your instructor is wonderful.... is she a practicing RN that goes to work full-time in a hospital? Sorry, haven't...

  16. 12 hour clinicals

    MultipurposeRN replied to riverteacher's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I taught clinicals for 5 years at an ADN program. The first year we did 2 eight hour clinicals, but by far preferred the 12 hr day. So much easier to work around classes, etc. Plus, my 2nd year...

  17. artifical nails off..angry nurse

    MultipurposeRN replied to Lady Sapphire's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't know why patients should be at risk for infection from nurses' nails...after all, are we not to be wearing gloves for all patient contact? In which case, what may be hatching under a person's...

  18. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

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

    It's a good article, and she makes excellent points. However, about the last thing in the world I'm worried about is being called an Angel. I would certainly not be offended if a patient said that...

  19. Nursing Education

    MultipurposeRN replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    but I truly believe we don't get nearly enough clinical instruction. 2-3 hours twice a week, then hours and hours of writing about it. In the real world it probably has to be this way, but I would...

  20. Why do I feel so guilt-ridden?

    MultipurposeRN replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel as guilty calling in sick as I used to, since I seldom do. And one thing I will never do anymore is call and ask if they really need me cause I'm sick and don't feel like coming in..well,...

  21. Did you all watch today's Dr.Phil show today? He apolized in his show today

    MultipurposeRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Er...guess I'm out of the loop. What did he

  22. Night Nurses-Pts think we sleep?

    MultipurposeRN replied to dosamigos76's topic in General Nursing

    I agree totally. If there was a way to keep it from being abused, it would be the best thing a facility could ever do for night shift workers. I worked nights for years, and sometimes just a cat nap...

  23. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    MultipurposeRN replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    I used to think it should be a government mandate, but now feel so strongly the opposite...it's a very personal choice, and if someone doesn't want to do it, then that's their decision and I would...

  24. Need feedback on OSU Medical Center opportunities.

    MultipurposeRN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Nursing Career

    Do you have a link you could email me at [email protected]? I am thinking on getting my Masters and don't want to go into debt. I have a cm type job now I love and would hate to leave, but maybe...

  25. And Now.....What Do You LIKE to Do At Work?

    MultipurposeRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, don't feel silly about that...I just started doing it fulltime too, and absolutely love it. I still work prn at an ICU a weekend a month, but was really burnt out on the bedside. And with kids,...