rjflyn

rjflyn ASN, RN

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  1. does working in ER make you want motorcylehelmets mandatory

    rjflyn replied to chicagrl72's topic in Emergency

    Sadly only a few years ago only 2 yes 2 states did not have helmet laws. At the time the federal gvt changed its policy ie how it was forcing states to adopt helmet laws- basicly it requires a...

  2. Tuition assistance/work contract in Orlando?

    rjflyn replied to Annabelle57's topic in Florida Nursing

    In this case look for loan payoff of some type. The other option is a lot of places have signing bonuses, you can always use that to pay off tuiton or loans.

  3. Tuition assistance/work contract in Orlando?

    rjflyn replied to Annabelle57's topic in Florida Nursing

    Best thing to do is call and speak with a nurse recruiter.

  4. autologous blood transfusion

    rjflyn replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Actually the people of who you refer to Jehova's Witness (sp) the most common to refuse blood wont even take their own blood back- something to the effect that it is contaminated once it leaves their...

  5. IV Drug Book

    rjflyn replied to Kalico's topic in General Nursing

    Its like the only book. That said if one has a PDA there is a reference by an Austrailian physican in Isilo format, that makes it a little harder to use as some drugs dont have the same Brand names,...

  6. autologous blood transfusion

    rjflyn replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    MY advice would be to contact your hospital doing the procedure or the local blood bank. Maybe even both. Typically from what I recall the blood banks ususally want 5-7 days to process a unit for...

  7. Penicillin desentiziation

    rjflyn replied to Peaches N L&D's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked in PICU and had to desense a couple kids to antibiotics. It literally takes almost 36 hrs before you work up to a actual treatment dose. It is a pain in the you know what. Imagine doing...

  8. Statistics...how did you survive?

    rjflyn replied to SLH522's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Easy---- didnt have to take Sadistics.

  9. night shift woes

    rjflyn replied to BandEmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The key to night shift is a regular sleep schedule, be it going home and going right to bed or going to bed a few hours later. You have to sleep, how much varies from person to person . Personally I...

  10. Ack! Paying the price for honesty about Depression Diagnosis

    rjflyn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I was interested as I hold licenses in a few different states, looking at 3 of them only one specificly asks on the application about mental illness or disease. The other two made no mention of it or...

  11. What's the best Metro Detroit Hospital

    rjflyn replied to askater11's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yeah there are parking fees and union dues but those are both tax deductable so that becomes a non-issue. As far as insurance goes it depends on which option one chooses ie go with the hospitals...

  12. Spots on lung X-ray

    rjflyn replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    More importantly the key is she is a lung transplant pt--the worry is rejection hence the statement to see her doctors right away. What the spots actually are who knows with out further testing and...

  13. CVP and SV02 monitoring in the ED

    rjflyn replied to Kireri's topic in Emergency

    CVP is one thing, Swan is another. One can monitor CVP fairly easitly with any central line and transducer. In my vast exp (17yrs) only one time was a Swan placed in the ED- incidently it was just...

  14. What's the best Metro Detroit Hospital

    rjflyn replied to askater11's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Well for money and Benefits UofM in Ann Arbor is going to be hard to beat. If one is single health insurance is avalible with no-copay. They just got a new 3 year contract a year ago that creates...

  15. Gainesville

    rjflyn replied to BETSRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    All i can really say beyond my comment above is you think Shands is large HCA in a nation wide company. You commented about their management not responding to yo quickly-- well yeah you dont work for...

  16. help choosing a job?

    rjflyn replied to teegeo's topic in Florida Nursing

    Why not ask the hospitals for references, they ask the same of you . Ask them to allow you to talk with staff from the floors you want to work on. If they do make sure you cover all shifts- we all...

  17. new nurse refuse drug test

    rjflyn replied to newnurse52's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When a urine drug screen is done and a confirmed postitive result occurs before the results are given to the requesting agency ie employer in your case the medical review officer is suppose to contact...

  18. Moving To Tampa from NY _ Tampa Gen Rates?

    rjflyn replied to BSNY's topic in Florida Nursing

    Actually for the best money agency nursing is the way to go. Theres several in the Tampa/St Pete area. Alot of them also pay benefits if thats an issue - ie spouse not providing them. I know of one...

  19. New Nurse-go thru a Recruiter or Direct Employer??

    rjflyn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Being in FLorida I can agree its not much better than there. It is changing however. I work as a travel/agency nurse so I can only tell you what I hear. Generally new grads are getting in the...

  20. returning after suspension

    rjflyn replied to bclily's topic in General Nursing

    Well if you maintain residence in Iowa you can work in any other compact state with out having to get that states license. I am not sure however how that works if ones home state license is...

  21. Relocating to Hawaii*need advise on shipping

    rjflyn replied to james fm's topic in General Nursing

    From what I hear- had a friend ship a car from South Carolina to Alaska - that ran in the $2000-$3000 US range, to ship a car from say California to HI would probably be simular. As far as household...

  22. what's in your pocket?

    rjflyn replied to srknurse's topic in Emergency

    Just an observation but in my 17 years of emergency medicine there seems to be a corrlation between length of time as a ER nurse vs how much one carries. To that end the longer one has been a nurse...

  23. Can any RNs tell me if this is true

    rjflyn replied to geminiskittels's topic in General Nursing

    This argument doesnt fly because laws have been made that state one is impaired at a certain point so one cant compare apples to oranges. How may people out there take antihitamines for example, all...

  24. Did I do the right thing?

    rjflyn replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My comment comes with a it depends. You dont mention how old mom is in your original post. If mom is 50ish thats one thing and 80ish is another. In the end you did what you felt was best at the...

  25. what do they teach you in ADN program

    rjflyn replied to majaka's topic in Florida Nursing

    I didnt go to nursing school in FL but where I did you were taught how to draw blood and start IV's. As far as actually getting to do either on patients during clinical most students in our program--...