ClimbingNurse

ClimbingNurse

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  1. Is Nursing School Hard?

    ClimbingNurse replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Prior to entering nursing school I had done all of the following: -Completed a BS in computers with honors -Run a videoconferencing network for the executives of one of the world's largest...

  2. Nationalized Healthcare and Nursing Salaries

    ClimbingNurse replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    Just in case no one believes me that teachers make more than RNs on average, you can get the facts straight from the Dept. of Labor: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0727.pdf Average Hourly salaries:...

  3. Nationalized Healthcare and Nursing Salaries

    ClimbingNurse replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    Are you guys under the impression that we make more than teachers do now? Where I live new nurses make a little more than new teachers, but teachers' salaries advance much quicker and higher. And of...

  4. MD works as RN

    ClimbingNurse replied to nursemd's topic in General Nursing

    I went to nursing school with a gal who was a practicing MD in Ethiopia. She was a fantastic person to have in class and I'm sure she is a fantastic nurse now! My only advice is to not expect nursing...

  5. 5 items

    ClimbingNurse replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing

    Damn near everything we do in the ED is a JCAHO violation. We just stop doing it for the 1 week that they are around every 2 years. We got evaled a week ago and passed with flying colors. The...

  6. 5 items

    ClimbingNurse replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing

    Some of this is unique to the ER: -Trauma shears (Biggish scissors for cutting off clothing) -Carpujet (Sorta syringe type thing for morphine and some other meds) -1 or 2 granola bars (lunch breaks...

  7. Questions regarding epinephrine.

    ClimbingNurse replied to Mithrah's topic in Emergency

    To elaborate: For cardiogenic shock it is almost always given IV or down the ET. Anything else is too slow. Usual dose is 1 mg. (I don't know about PALS dosing though.) As an aside, it can also be...

  8. I don't understand this profession..

    ClimbingNurse replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated nursing school in May and have been working on my unit for 3 weeks now. (I had a summer job as a wilderness guide.) Before becoming a nurse I was a HS teacher and an IT consultant before...

  9. male L&D nurses and vag exams

    ClimbingNurse replied to lionkore's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have heard this debate time and again and I really don't get it. If you are going to require male nurses to be escorted while doing lady partsl exams then do you require female nurses to be...

  10. For all the RN's that passed nclex on 1st shot

    ClimbingNurse replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    If you have legitimate reason to be concerned about passing NCLEX on the day you take it then I think the problem is more than likely with your nursing school, not you. It is their job to prepare you...

  11. Colorado Advice Please

    ClimbingNurse replied to brandy119's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I just graduated from a 2nd-degree BSN program in the DC area and will be heading to Denver in September to start work. I'm doing the new grad program at University of Colorado Hospital in Denver...

  12. Washington D.C here we come.

    ClimbingNurse replied to caramel's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm about to leave, but I was born and raised here. I would reccommend that you take a look at the Mt. Pleasant and Columbia Heights neighborhoods. Both are close to CNMC and at least as...

  13. PDA in the ER

    ClimbingNurse replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

    I just got one for christmas. Can't believe I waited this long! It is sooo much easier than trying to find the drug guide (especially in the ED). I have the prentice hall drug guide on mine. I...

  14. Words of Wisdom for a SN?

    ClimbingNurse replied to jen.sn's topic in General Nursing

    Umm... Yeah, we're all terrified. Don't worry. Tomorrow morning I start my senior clinical in the ED at a trauma 1 center. I am just as excited as I am completely terrified. My instructor...

  15. When do I start looking?

    ClimbingNurse replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    I will also graduate in May. I've already been in contact with one hospital and plan to fly out there in March (spring break) to interview. I should have a job lined up by end of March at the...

  16. Snow emergency excuse?

    ClimbingNurse replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still in nursing school. Both of my clinical instructors this term went over snow policy last week. They both said "Look out your window. If you don't see the four horsemen of the apocalypse,...

  17. Where are you?

    ClimbingNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday I got the best answer yet to the "Can you tell me where you are?" part of the A&O check. This was an 80+ y/o Pt c/ Alzheimer's and Dementia. She had no trouble with her name, but when I...

  18. Why do nurses "eat their young"?

    ClimbingNurse replied to zacsmimi's topic in General Nursing

    It's been my experience that the only nurses who get snippy with me are the insecure ones. A lot of the time they are insecure for good reason. That being that they are not very good nurses. I know...

  19. Pt Sexual Assault

    ClimbingNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    This came up in clinical recently. (Believe me I'd love to go into details, but... Hippa might be watching. ) Thought I'd get some opinions. What is your institution's policy on dealing with a Pt...

  20. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    ClimbingNurse replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    75 y/o homeless schizophrenic male addmitted through the ED for a sacral fracture caused by (and I'm quoting the chart) "low velocity collision with very large bus." He'd had "a couple

  21. Gift for a new Student Nurse

    ClimbingNurse replied to waaane's topic in General Nursing

    Gift certificate for a professional massage or other such spa treatment. I'm in nursing school now and I bought all my books, stethoscope, shoes, etc. But because I shelled out for all that I don't...

  22. Nursing Supplies

    ClimbingNurse replied to CNMtobe2012's topic in General Nursing

    For what it's worth, I'm in my 2nd semester of an accellerated program and I have yet to use scissors or hemostats. I've never seen nurses carrying them around or using them on the med-surg floors...

  23. What's going to keep you motivated????

    ClimbingNurse replied to SRNACHIC's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm not in NA school but rather a 2nd degree BSN. On the wall above my desk I tape up the things that motivate me. I have: -Last semester's report card -2 emails from profs congratulating me on a...

  24. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

    ClimbingNurse replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

    Gldngrl, thank you for working to improve things! I'll call you if I ever run into any trouble with an employer. (Assuming I can afford to pay your billable hour.)

  25. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

    ClimbingNurse replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

    First, I want to reply re: the comment about nurses potentially not getting compensated for OT. Hello?! Do you really think that will happen? Don't you think that hospital would have a bit of a...