cpilny

cpilny has 25 years experience and specializes in Cardiology, Nurse Educator and Homecare.

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1. Looking for history behind how RN's and LPNs developed

   cpilny replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   It's not sad, it's progress. Medicine is progressing, and the knowledge base that an RN needs to practice today is far more complicated that 25 or 30 years ago. When I started nursing 25+ years ago,...

2. From the Other Side of the Bed Rails - When the Nurse Becomes the Patient

   cpilny replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   Quite a few of my 25 + years in nursing were spent in a Cardio-Thoracic surgery and interventional Cardiology. I've done my share of sending patients off to surgery for CABG's, Angioplasty, etc. Most...

3. What To Do After You've Made A Mistake

   cpilny replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   I was not speaking to the nurse that hung 7 out of 8 IVPB's wrong...... That is not a mistake, and clearly the charge nurse needs to examine the competency of this particular nurse. I was speaking...

4. What To Do After You've Made A Mistake

   cpilny replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   Excellent advice for the new and experienced nurses. I would only add "write yourself up" do the incident report yourself, including who was notified, what action was taken and how the patient...

5. Flushing IV sites?

   cpilny replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   While I would not see a need to flush a continuous IV, if you are going to piggy-back or push a drug on the line, always make certain the main line fluid is compatible with the piggy-back or IV push...

6. I'm leaving my first nursing job after 6 months, any advice?

   cpilny replied to yng65's topic in Nursing Career

   ICU nursing takes excellent assessment and problem solving skills, a very wide knowledge base and quick judgement. ICU nurses are very sure of their skills and in a crisis situation act calmly and...

7. I'm leaving my first nursing job after 6 months, any advice?

   cpilny replied to yng65's topic in Nursing Career

   I quit my first job out of nursing school too. It was a med-surg floor on the night shift in a community hospital. The head nurse, nursing instructor, and supervisor all were of the "let's eat our...

8. Those who get it - get it, Those who don't - Never Will.

   cpilny replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   What he said!! I am now 65 years old; I've been a Registered Nurse since 1985. I have worked in a variety of settings from Interventional Cardiology in the late 80's and early 90's to Home Health...

9. Help me PLEASE!!

   cpilny replied to gina9525's topic in General Nursing

   I changed careers in my late 30's! I went back to school and worked at the same time to get my RN in 1985 (so now I'm an old nurse). I have "never" regreted going back and have "never" been...