applewhitern BSN, RN

ICU

Member

  • Content

    1,871

  • Visitors

    28,197

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    77

All Content by applewhitern

  1. applewhitern

    Struggling in year 2 nursing. Fear of failing

    applewhitern replied to Icecream1234's topic in General Students

    My college required 84 or above on everything; 83 was
  2. applewhitern

    Tips for inserting foleys

    applewhitern replied to theRPN2b's topic in General Nursing

    We aren't allowed to use lidocaine jelly (nor lidocaine for IV sticks). Wish we could, for patient's
  3. applewhitern

    Nursing conditions

    applewhitern replied to Mary3010's topic in Nursing Career

    Do they have a School of Nursing at your university? That would be a good place to get information about nursing in general, including nurse
  4. applewhitern

    Raises

    applewhitern replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Same here; they are paying new nurses more than I make, and I have been an RN for 30 years! They re-vamped the pay scale for new hires, but didn't make it retroactive, so we faithful ones were...
  5. applewhitern

    Raises

    applewhitern replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't had a raise in 4
  6. applewhitern

    Sacrad Heart-Destin

    applewhitern replied to hankia1's topic in General Nursing

    First, it is Sacred Heart, not Sacrad, ha ha. You will LOVE Destin! I'm not really sure about the nurse-to-patient ratio. When I lived in Destin, it was hard to get a nursing job because nobody...
  7. applewhitern

    New PCT, Help??

    applewhitern replied to PureHoney327's topic in General Nursing

    The most important thing is patient safety. Follow the protocols in your facility's "policy and procedure manual." A medical-surgical floor will have a vast variety of patients with things like...
  8. applewhitern

    Choosing a unit

    applewhitern replied to LJR89's topic in General Nursing

    Day/night rotation is hard, with the constant interruptions in your circadian rhythm. I personally would choose the straight night, med-surg job. You will develop time-management skills, learn...
  9. applewhitern

    Working below your license

    applewhitern replied to happ09's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in hospitals where there were only RN's and NO aides, meaning, you were doing the job of both. I work in an ICU now that has no aides, so we RN's do all the things an aide would do, so I...
  10. applewhitern

    Who is your boss?

    applewhitern replied to nmr79's topic in School

    Wow. I'm not a school nurse, and that's a good thing, because I would not be able to work under conditions where a non-medical person has the authority to tell me what to do. My father-in-law was a...
  11. applewhitern

    Will I get fired?

    applewhitern replied to Chloe86's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief, how ridiculous. First, the family member should have talked to the DOCTOR, not the DON. Second, why did the family member talk to the nurse, instead of the doctor, in the first place?...
  12. applewhitern

    Graduate School worries

    applewhitern replied to MarieC23's topic in General Nursing

    Every school is different, and unfortunately you are sometimes simply at the mercy of your instructor. I was an all-A student, too, and went to a nursing school where a 94 or above was an A, 90-93...
  13. applewhitern

    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    applewhitern replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't had a pay raise in 4 years. As everything else gets higher and higher, my income gets smaller and smaller. My health insurance premiums have doubled, and pays much less. My deductibles...
  14. applewhitern

    online PALS

    applewhitern replied to Ele_123's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Rose Queen; from what I understand, most employers want "hands on" PALS/ACLS courses. They want you to participate in a code situation as a group, not
  15. applewhitern

    Fox News calls CNA a nurse

    applewhitern replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    My ex-husband put his fiancée on his Linkin page, stated she was a "nurse." I looked her up, and she was not a nurse, but had a few years experience as a nursing assistant, with an inactive...
  16. applewhitern

    Question about priming tubing

    applewhitern replied to aship's topic in General Nursing

    The package the different tubings come in will have how many cc's it holds. The kind we use holds 27 cc's, so I have to flush at least 27 cc's to make sure the patient gets the entire dose. Some...
  17. applewhitern

    RN with medical marijuana card

    applewhitern replied to youenjoymyself's topic in General Nursing

    I have nothing to add, except that I sure hope things work out well for you. I am so sorry for what you are going
  18. applewhitern

    Do employers care where you went to nursing school?

    applewhitern replied to Guest1033582's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, some employers DO care. We've had bad experiences with a few nurses from one specific school. These nurses were woefully ill-prepared, yet managed to pass boards anyway. We avoid hiring new...
  19. applewhitern

    Misconduct

    applewhitern replied to Abbycat's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, spent many years transcribing MARS before they were computerized. And if any error was made, it was the nurse's fault,
  20. applewhitern

    Misconduct

    applewhitern replied to Abbycat's topic in General Nursing

    This is something I've never understood. Pharmacists make a ton of money, at least 4 times what I make, yet they are rarely held responsible for med errors. Only the
  21. applewhitern

    LPN to RN Bridge

    applewhitern replied to aclay420's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I did not attend either of those schools, but I will say that you should check out their NCLEX passing rate before you make your decision. I think Bishop State has had a "less than stellar" passing...
  22. applewhitern

    Driving While Elderly

    applewhitern replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I live in an Oceanside resort town, with tons of elderly "snowbirds" who winter here to avoid the cold weather. Our local police said they don't like to do much about elderly drivers who shouldn't be...
  23. applewhitern

    Jack of all trades nurse

    applewhitern replied to al3x117's topic in General Nursing

    Med-surg. There will be a good mix of everything, and you will learn to how to prioritize, organize, and develop technical skills, like becoming proficient at IV starts, N/G tubes, chest tubes, etc....
  24. applewhitern

    Pressors in Surgery Center?!

    applewhitern replied to Jen04 nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a reason why the nurses can't educate themselves? There should be a policy set in place as to how to mix the different drugs. You can give most of the drugs thru a peripheral IV. If you...
  25. applewhitern

    What is your worst visitor story?

    applewhitern replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, a visitor cut the trach ties on a brand-new trach, because she thought it was "choking" the patient. Another time a patient's grandmother came to our PICU with a pistol, threatening to...