LaurenNicoleRN

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1. "When Was the Last Time I Wow'ed a Patient?"

   LaurenNicoleRN replied to Mully's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   LPNs can draw ABGs at your

2. Cant believe the nurse did.....

   LaurenNicoleRN replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

3. New Salary rates in Mississippi

   LaurenNicoleRN replied to tullosrn2010's topic in General Nursing

   Try to get on with Regency Hospital..they were taken over by Select Medical corporation, but they pay more than hospitals anywhere in MS...my starting pay with them was $4 an hour more than the base...

4. 9 rights of medications

   LaurenNicoleRN replied to Jonesskky RN's topic in Patient Medications

   oops..forgive the sleepy nurse who was typing too fast and hit enter idk what else I was going to say i've lost my train of thought..like i said right circumstance

5. 9 rights of medications

   LaurenNicoleRN replied to Jonesskky RN's topic in Patient Medications

   Another "right" that should be added to your list is "Right circumstance"

6. timing of bp meds

   LaurenNicoleRN replied to NewbieKate's topic in Patient Medications

   There's a rule some nurses in our facility go by. Its a rule of halves. If the med is due at 0800 and...for instance..the next dose is due at 0800 the next day, that's 24 hours apart..so with half...

7. IV Fluids

   LaurenNicoleRN replied to Soflo_RN's topic in Patient Medications

   hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions. all depends on the patient...maybe that will point your research in the right direction as to why these are

8. Question about Sliding Scale insulin

   LaurenNicoleRN replied to qwertz's topic in Patient Medications

   I work in LTACH and we have that same sliding scale. BS minus 100 divided by 20. Our policy is to not give less than 5 units. So basically, our SS doesn't start until FSBG 200 or above. Also, if...

9. How exactly should I handle this?

   LaurenNicoleRN replied to LaurenNicoleRN's topic in General Nursing

   i never wasted the meds, i just said i wanted to. and i know the repercussions of what would have/could have happened if i did. it was one of those thoughts we all get from time to time but against...

10. How exactly should I handle this?

    LaurenNicoleRN replied to LaurenNicoleRN's topic in General Nursing

    so the dreaded day came, and of course i did sweat bullets. i spoke with the Dr. that owns the hospice (i asked my office manager who my supervisor was and she said at this time I didn't have...

11. How Much Does a Hospice Nurse Make?

    LaurenNicoleRN replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i'm a new grad and i live in mississippi. i never thought hospice was something i wanted to do. needless to say i wound up with a hospice position and so far i love it! i get 25/hr and 25 cents to the...

12. How exactly should I handle this?

    LaurenNicoleRN replied to LaurenNicoleRN's topic in General Nursing

    we are allowed to have access to our files as far as i know..no one told us otherwise. maybe i should check on that too.. but no, the filing cabinet was not locked, neither was the office door it...

13. Getting hired with little work experience??

    LaurenNicoleRN replied to Mom23kiddos's topic in First Year After Licensure

    no, you're not at a disadvantage! I was a SAHM to my 2 kids before nursing school too, I found a job about a month after passing my NCLEX. I feel like I would have found an RN position sooner,...

14. How exactly should I handle this?

    LaurenNicoleRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok so yesterday I was looking for my employee file in our filing cabinet bc my hours got cut due to low census and just wanted to look over things I signed in the beginning..to see if there was...

15. Ambien "holiday" substitute??

    LaurenNicoleRN replied to 444bkids's topic in General Nursing

    personally i would hope that you would never try to trick your patient by giving them a placebo. they aren't stupid and how would you document it anyway? "pez administered to pt because they were...