ObtundedRN

ObtundedRN BSN, RN

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  1. Giving tylenol to a family member.

    ObtundedRN replied to Tiaj72187RN's topic in General Nursing

    For those saying this is "prescribing," how? The OP didn't say "Oh, you have a headache? Here, you should take some tylenol." The family member ASKED for an OTC medication. If this was her personal...

  2. Any night shifters split the difference?

    ObtundedRN replied to I see you RN's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, not always but yeah. I love my sleep!

  3. GCU fast-track nursing stats

    ObtundedRN replied to REN1127's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you should put this in the Arizona State nurses forum? I had to look up what GCU is. Sorry I couldn't help any with your question though. Sometimes schools post what their recent class' stats...

  4. Any night shifters split the difference?

    ObtundedRN replied to I see you RN's topic in General Nursing

    I normally try to stay up all night so I can sleep all day if I work the next night. On my nights off, I end up on a schedule of going to sleep around 1am and waking up around noon. I think that...

  5. lawsuit

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

    I gave a lecture on nurses and medical liability when I was in school. There are different situations where the nurse and the doctor are liable but not the hospital. And other situations where the...

  6. For my resume: Am I an "RN Graduate" or "Graduate RN"?

    ObtundedRN replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps list your degree

  7. Which unit to choose?

    ObtundedRN replied to cokey's topic in General Nursing

    If your patient has some big bad terrible disease, you'll be given the proper protective equipment to stay safe. And if you're worried that much about it, then just stay out of the ICU's. Then the...

  8. Medical Terminology in Nursing...

    ObtundedRN replied to studiousme's topic in General Nursing

    Its important for us to know, so that we can understand professional materials, and to be able to understand those in depth H&Ps. Also so we can sound more professional when talking to the MD and...

  9. Are med techs allowed to do blood sugars when there's no RN or LPN on the property?

    ObtundedRN replied to vicksext's topic in General Nursing

    i can answer this based on my previous experience working in ems. they call 911. even if a nurse is in the facility, they call 911. ltc isn't the place for dka/hhns, and if their sugar is too low to...

  10. PCCN vs CCRN

    ObtundedRN replied to chitchat's topic in General Nursing

    You don't take the exam based on what the title of your unit is. ICU vs. PCU. If you read the info from the AACN, it says that it is based on your patient population. In fact I just had an AACN...

  11. Should I refer to my new RN director as Ms. Newboss?

    ObtundedRN replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    If she has a doctorate, I would most likely call her by dr. newboss. Otherwise, if she is calling everyone else by their first name, then she is to be called by her first name too. And if she...

  12. Felt like a complete idiot at work yesterday

    ObtundedRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    You should still raise the O2 THEN call the MD. And COPDer? She turned it up to 3 liters, that wouldn't cause a problem. Even putting them on a NRB would take a little time to knock out their drive to...

  13. Felt like a complete idiot at work yesterday

    ObtundedRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    My only question is why didn't you turn up the O2 before calling the doctor? Don't feel bad about doing what you did, but I wouldn't of waited to call the doctor before turning up the O2. Not to...

  14. For the Student or for the Teacher

    ObtundedRN replied to SchoolNurseLaura's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think you did the right thing. And I think the teacher did the "splitting," not

  15. New grad starting out in the OR

    ObtundedRN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend from nursing school that started out in the OR. She interned there so it helped get her face and resume in front of the managers, but they hired new

  16. I feel like a jerk!

    ObtundedRN replied to Trubie's topic in General Nursing

    There are plenty of nurses our there looking for a job. I don't think it will take them 2 weeks to find someone to replace you. Don't feel bad, they will understand that they are not paying much,...

  17. new nurse who needs advice

    ObtundedRN replied to PCU_RN9's topic in General Nursing

    So you went through the honeymoon period, and now in the shock phase. Its the normal cycle of things. Give it a little more time and you will start to feel

  18. Question about student nurses working at your facility

    ObtundedRN replied to karenbear's topic in General Nursing

    So you want RN students to learn how to be NAs? I'm sorry, but I strongly disagree. The nursing students need to be able to chart their own assessments so they learn to do this, and learn the...

  19. Michigander BSN student worried about getting job when graduates! What to do NOW?

    ObtundedRN replied to fortunato's topic in General Nursing

    BLS CPR certification should be a requirement before you can start your clinicals. Maybe you should look through you program req's because I'm sure its in there, unless they plan to teach you CPR in...

  20. Question about student nurses working at your facility

    ObtundedRN replied to karenbear's topic in General Nursing

    Those students had a seperate student login from their employee login. I now work for the hospital that I was a student at. So now I have a new login that shows me as an RN. They don't just update the...

  21. Question about student nurses working at your facility

    ObtundedRN replied to karenbear's topic in General Nursing

    While in nursing school, the hospital system that we did clinicals at had computer documentation and medication scanners. We had our own login info for the computers and scanners, but no access to a...

  22. Nursing area that provides the most patient education

    ObtundedRN replied to germanshep's topic in General Nursing

    Any nursing position has tons of education. Even in the ICU with those intubated/comatose patients, because you still have family members that need to be educated. Teach them about diagnosis, meds,...

  23. LTC Nurses Bottom of the Barrel

    ObtundedRN replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't like the facilities, but I respect the nurses that work there. IMO, most of the LTC facilities don't give the nurses the adequate staff, supplies, and proper equipment to give the residents...

  24. nusring dx

    ObtundedRN replied to lexingtonmom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would say that you can include the pre-exisiting problems if they are presenting in their current condition. If it is something that has been resolved, then they no longer apply. But try to focus on...

  25. Ambien "holiday" substitute??

    ObtundedRN replied to 444bkids's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard of Ambien holidays before. But they only did it for one night every 30 days. Something about the patients couldn't be on ambien for longer than 30 days. So the 31st day would be a night...