RoxanRN

RoxanRN

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  1. Pratt Online

    RoxanRN replied to blufoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    Taking A&P online???? I'm sure that hands on lab is a

  2. wearing perfume to work

    RoxanRN replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    :deadhorse: Haven't we beat the poor thing

  3. Neuro Assessment Quiz

    RoxanRN replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    The best motor responses are elicited by squeezing (for the upper extremities) the trapezius muscle or the pectoralis major near the bicep or (for the lower extremities) the inner thigh near the...

  4. Experience for new grads

    RoxanRN replied to chr's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't know what a 'speciality technician' is, but I would imagine anyone working as an UAP in an ICU for 10 years would most definitely have an advantage. If you are going back to the same unit, you...

  5. IV meds that crystallize when mixed??

    RoxanRN replied to Anjann's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    There is not such thing as a dumb question. Are you looking things up in an IV drug book (mine is by Mosby - spiral bound) or a regular drug book? You need the IV book (might be in a PDR - dunno)....

  6. ICP Transducers

    RoxanRN replied to Treb4K's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    In my unit, it is not uncommon to have a patient with an infected VPS (subsequently removed) and have an EVD in place for the 2 weeks while the infection clears. But on average for all the other EVD...

  7. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    RoxanRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Biofeedback.... TT..... Grandma's Chicken Soup....... Whatever you wish to call it.....The mind is a powerful thing........ Altered Energy Field does not have a place as a careplan (IMHO).:chair:...

  8. Vet tech calling herself RN

    RoxanRN replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    Any art or engineering major can take the same prereqs as an RN, but that doesn't allow them to use the legally protected title of

  9. wearing perfume to work

    RoxanRN replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Are you exempt from the rules? You seem to think so. I'm guessing you think NPAs are an insult, too. Apparently, then your eyes need checked since you are unable to see that your persistance in...

  10. wearing perfume to work

    RoxanRN replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I guess incompacitation from a migraine when exposed to inconsiderate people posing as a garden of flowers doesn't consititute as being

  11. It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    RoxanRN replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you have medical supplies in this area, it needs protected just as a medication room should be.... open the door enough to get in/out and stand in the doorway until it closed and secure. PS.... I...

  12. The intubated, tube-fed "scootcher"

    RoxanRN replied to Zee_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Try gatching the knees and then putting the bed (as is with head up and knees gatched) in trendelenburg. Looks very similar to sitting in a recliner. Usually works for

  13. open visitation in icu??

    RoxanRN replied to tennessee rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Been there, done that, respected the rules........... I am the one my family comes to for 'interpretation' of medical 'what-not' and facility policy. Therefore, I should also set the example with...

  14. open visitation in icu??

    RoxanRN replied to tennessee rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    In order to adequately enforce a policy, it must be equally enforced. While exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis, you should not expect to be the exception. In my unit, the most common...

  15. Was I wrong to refuse to help?

    RoxanRN replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone here.... I know the frustration of being asked to resign and then having to still deal with them in other professional contacts. I might suggest that now anytime you have...

  16. Did Anyone Go To Nursing School While Raising Kids?

    RoxanRN replied to selulion's topic in General Nursing

    Like a few others here, I've done it twice, but with a twist. 13 years ago, I found out I was pregnant 6 weeks into paramedic school. I delivered half way through my field internship. I was released...

  17. wearing perfume to work

    RoxanRN replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: :deadhorse

  18. CPR Opinion

    RoxanRN replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    Just because something is still around doesn't mean it's still considered Standard of

  19. CPR Opinion

    RoxanRN replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    Precortical thump is no longer taught. It went out over 10 or 15 years

  20. wearing perfume to work

    RoxanRN replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You get the point

  21. wearing perfume to work

    RoxanRN replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Let's look at this from a different prospective.... When a patient says they have pain, we treat them for pain. Why? Because they say they have pain. When a person says they have a sensitivity (by...

  22. CPR Opinion

    RoxanRN replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    As an CPR Instructor, this is what I emphasize AND teach. In this case, it's a 'don't wait'

  23. wearing perfume to work

    RoxanRN replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Let me hit you with a sledge hammer and then we can talk about sensitivity! cause that's what my head feels like after some self-absorbed 'flowerpot' wafts/walks by. :angryfire Pure and simple,...

  24. wearing perfume to work

    RoxanRN replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't which I hate more..... someone reeking of old, putrid cigarette smoke or someone who smells like they bathed in the perfume bottle. Both give me an extremely nauseating

  25. Why I post here.

    RoxanRN replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I don't know if you've found this thread or not.... https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/nurses-add-adhd-124784.html Good luck with school! Keep up posted on your journey. Roxan RN, CCRN,