adnrnstudent

adnrnstudent ASN, RN

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  1. Sliding scale prior to meals

    adnrnstudent replied to ocean.baby's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I would think the scheduled insulin would be for the meal and the sliding scale be for

  2. But Why? Fingersticks and Common Sense

    adnrnstudent replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I don't care what policy is, if I get a 40 on blood sugar, I'm dumping a juice down pts

  3. Chicagoland Jobs: highest paid positions

    adnrnstudent replied to logolee270's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I'd say around $34-$35. Chicago oversaturated though and cost of living very high. I'm from Corbin, KY area originally. When my kid graduates, I'm out of Illinois. Flex pay

  4. Where are all the "older" nurses?

    adnrnstudent replied to tjcnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Got my money hid. Just waiting to start collecting

  5. America, party of 2

    adnrnstudent replied to Cwoods's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Politely, my fellow nurse. You need to re-read some of the stuff he said. On a couple of your points though, there is no other country in world that you can go and stay illegally. Why should we be...

  6. If You Could Only Give ONE Piece of Advice to New RNs

    adnrnstudent replied to renardeau's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am frequently asked this question. Here it is: Take a pen and highlighter to work with you and don't be

  7. What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

    adnrnstudent replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    We work every other weeke4nd. Only the most senior nurses (2 of them) don't have to work weekends. Any staff "unwilling" to work their share of weekends should be shown the

  8. PO haldol

    adnrnstudent replied to lottieloo's topic in Psychiatric

    Not unless I know they have a Hx and if I knew they had a Hx, I'd get an order for something else. I give PO and IM Haldol daily and never would just add Cogentin or

  9. Nurse with ADD :(

    adnrnstudent replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Stigma? Crap, I announce my ADHD. Everyone laughs when they can tell my Adderall is wearing off because I become the

  10. Nurse with ADD :(

    adnrnstudent replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I pop for amphetamines when drug tested, so they know, plus, I'm just open about

  11. Nurse with ADD :(

    adnrnstudent replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Been on Adderall for decades and never want to be without

  12. High dose Ativan for negative symptoms of schizophrenia

    adnrnstudent replied to MMC.RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I concur with posts above. We use it for catatonia and do not give

  13. Creative Weapons

    adnrnstudent replied to sarabellum1's topic in Psychiatric

    Had a patient make a shank out of pork chop

  14. Are they training me to be a nurse or a doctor?

    adnrnstudent replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Actually, you'll soon learn they are training you to be a English major with the stupid orifice useless papers you'll start

  15. Should I let my interviewer know that I had failed the NCLEX twice before passing?

    adnrnstudent replied to nursechansey's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That retail experience is customer service. Definitely apply your customer service experience because nursing today is about paper writing ability and customer service. Absolutely no need to mention...

  16. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    adnrnstudent replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Katie, some of us know exactly what you meant. Some people here like to overanalyze every single word. I'll give you a perfect example: Exercise is useless to lose weight unless you change your diet....

  17. ADN to BSN Schools on Campus

    adnrnstudent replied to Lilacs For Mom's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There are plenty. Indiana U campuses has classroom option. Northern Illinois U. Benedictine U. I can name dozens. Wondering if your reason is like mine and I hate to disappoint you. Still useless...

  18. Wall street journal

    adnrnstudent replied to target98765's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The only crime is the arrogance of the people pulling the

  19. Is Hendrich II poor choice for Psych?

    adnrnstudent posted a topic in Psychiatric

    We use Hendrich II Fall risk assessment on our floor. Many pts I can justify the 4 points for impulsivity and 1 point for just being male. Now we're at 5 points which is technically high risk. My...

  20. How hard is it really to get a 4.0 in Nursing school

    adnrnstudent replied to BenTram's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Grades, like nursing education today, is an absolute joke and mean nothing. One teacher where I went to school has a class with an average grades of B and C's while another teacher of same class had...

  21. Detox in a stand alone psych hospital

    adnrnstudent replied to Sniper06's topic in Psychiatric

    2 criteria for acceptance in Illinois is med clearance and sober.

  22. nurse-pt ratio

    adnrnstudent replied to lynnpsychrn's topic in Psychiatric

    We are 1:8 and can get 2 admissions on a 12 hour shift bringing us 1:10. If we start with 10 patients we won't get any admissions. Our MHS staff are

  23. RN-BSN

    adnrnstudent replied to LesaJordan's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Something other than paper

  24. Age Discrimination in Nursing

    adnrnstudent replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Blatant! It's called no grandfathering like other careers, must get BSN. Blatant and why I'll never join the

  25. Medical Device Educator

    adnrnstudent replied to wiesnerl's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a Bachelor's in anything besides nursing? Hiring managers don't look favorably on nurses without a business degree. That's why so many people get an ADN then a Bachelor's in something like...