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  1. Can someone explain this please?

    SCRN1 posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    What is the rationale of giving a bolus of 1L NS for hyperglycemia? On the floor, we usually give insulin injections or insulin drips. In the ER, the nurse told me when I asked her last night why I...

  2. Can someone explain this please?

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I was a bit disappointed in the doctor I saw. I don't think he was very thorough and the ER wasn't even busy. My BG was 497 when I checked it (4 hrs postprandial) and then I drank two glasses of...

  3. They're doing away with them

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just heard they are doing away with CCTs on all of our floors except ICU and MCCU. (CCTs are a cross between unit secretary & monitor tech.) Instead, they will have a central location on the...

  4. They're doing away with them

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    That's something else I'm wondering about. Also, replacing batteries. It seems like the CCT on our floor is constantly having to ask a nurse to go put someone's leads back on or put in some new...

  5. They're doing away with them

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    The monitors are at a desk in the nurses station. I think the hardest part is going to be at the beginning of the shift when everyone is busy getting report and then out in the rooms assessing...

  6. I need an advice, please.

    SCRN1 replied to BORI-BSNRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't HAVE to work, I'd stay home and study too. When do you take the

  7. They're doing away with them

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    How many patients does each nurse usually get assigned to? Do you have CNAs? If so, how many? I used to work on a busy orthopedic floor without a secretary, but we usually had 4 techs on the floor...

  8. They're doing away with them

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! Would be nice, wouldn't it? Does anyone else work in a heart hospital where they only have 2 monitor techs for the whole hospital? If so, how is it working out

  9. Will Tennessee CNA license reciprocate in South Carolina?

    SCRN1 replied to lovemyairman_11's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! I live in SC. I've never heard of licensing for CNAs, but they can get certification. Where are you planning to move to in SC? I'm not sure about the certification from one state being...

  10. 2 drug errors in the last year

    SCRN1 replied to mmsparkle's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others about not beating yourself up about it & to learn from your mistakes. Sometimes making a mistake where no one is hurt is a good thing...I think so anyway. Because it'll...

  11. Anyone ever been fired before?

    SCRN1 replied to NurseXtine's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on your new baby! My oldest was a preemie too and she's now 19 years old. Have you gone to the district office about this and explained to them? A diabetic student would take...

  12. Dilemma regarding Per Diem....anyone???

    SCRN1 replied to KellieNurse06's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked it at two different hospitals here (and still work this way). At each place, there's a template where employees can mark which days they are available to work and which shift. When the...

  13. Help! Waited too long after graduation.

    SCRN1 replied to cute_cabbage2005's topic in General Nursing

    Check with where you went to school to see if you can sit in on some classes for free. I remember them telling us that we could come back and do that if we needed to. Of course you don't take tests...

  14. Pharmacy Diverting meds? (long)

    SCRN1 replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    That does sound fishy! I have been to a pharmacy before and they've said they didn't have the full amount and told me to come back the next day for the rest. But for it to keep happening like you...

  15. Has this happened to anyone before??

    SCRN1 replied to Purdue_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've had vertigo before and took Atarax for it. The doctor said it was from fluid behind the ears that couldn't drain. I hope you're feeling better now and I'm glad you found a job that you

  16. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    SCRN1 replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    Hun, what do you think many women in labor are doing as they are pushing? They are pooping and may not even know it! Guess who wipes that poop? The

  17. Ever work with one of these?

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work nights and we usually help each other out a lot. But there is one nurse who is constantly asking for help with everything you can imagine...to the point it gets others behind in their own...

  18. Ever work with one of these?

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we have asked her for help and occasionally, she is pretty good about it. However, she won't hesitate to say she's too busy OR she'll do it and then complain to everyone else that she's so...

  19. Ever work with one of these?

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    We're all always busy and that's why we get so far behind with helping her so much. Last night (actually this morning at 6 a.m.), I finally asked her if she wouldn't talk to me for the next hour so I...

  20. I had to be a patient :(

    SCRN1 replied to Julie_Bean's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you're feeling better and sorry you had to go through all that. I JUST got back from our ER myself. I was on my way in to work tonight and my blood sugar was 497. I felt horrible by the...

  21. I made a boo boo!!!

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just before finishing up after a hectic 12-hr night shift the other morning, the charge nurse asked me to witness a waste. She told me what she was giving, how much she was wasting, drew it up in the...

  22. reason for leaving?

    SCRN1 replied to ckben's topic in General Nursing

    I always hate having to answer that question on applications. How many people actually leave a job because everything was perfect anyway? I've stayed on at jobs myself just because I didn't want to...

  23. Ever work with one of these?

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, the other nurse I was talking about earlier did say something to the NM about her once. She said she told him that she needed a break from working with this person because it was just...

  24. Ever work with one of these?

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I only wish it were that easy. However, sometimes she doesn't just come up and ask, "can you help me with...". Sometimes, she'll press the call light from a patient's room and tell the secretary to...

  25. Hello from KY

    SCRN1 replied to cheryn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not in KY, but here, Baylor nurses work 2 12-hr shifts on the weekends, but get pay for