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  1. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    nurseryRN14 replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think that nobody is perfect, but NP and MD's need to list to what the pt is saying. A NP saw my niece about 5 years ago. She was crying and her throat was hurting. I think that my sister had taken...

  2. Please help me figure out what happened to my pt

    nurseryRN14 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    If the pt was a full code, I think you should have turned the O2 up as high as you could have. Since the pts O2 was 70 percent if the pt didn't have COPD or wasnt gasping for air or turning blue,I...

  3. My nursing judgement call.....thoughts?

    nurseryRN14 replied to knittingfan283's topic in General Nursing

    You called the Doc and told him the pt was having sharp CP and you order a stat EKG and cardiac enzymes. When was the doc gonna order anything for the pt for the CP. By the time you attempt to get a...

  4. New RN not able to advance, what is a proper resignation?

    nurseryRN14 replied to S-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I graduated as an RN in Virginia, several of the other graduates worked as cna's because they didn't pass there boards for RN. I am pretty sure that you are

  5. Pregnancy and... the floor?

    nurseryRN14 replied to vwde's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a ICU unit and we have 3-4 patients each and most cant help with any movement at all. I worked until I was 8 months pregnant then I stopped a month early, only becaused I kept getting 3 out...

  6. Crappy Maternity leave!

    nurseryRN14 replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, I had a month until I made a year to get paid for maternity leave. I knew I wouldnt make it. Anyway, I saved my PTO and we can use all sick time, so that is what I did. It wasnt much,...

  7. Trying to Hang In There

    nurseryRN14 replied to jesuslovesme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry this is happening to you. First of all nursing is 24 hr a day. You should be able to pass something on to the next shift, so that you get out of there on time. Have you spoke with your DON about...

  8. Two job offers...torn on which to choose - advice?

    nurseryRN14 replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    With the homehealth job you have to see how far some of the jobs are that you will be traveling to. I know at most hospital jobs you only have to do so many shifts per month. Sometimes you only have...

  9. Group B strep & pit concentration

    nurseryRN14 replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was diagnosed with group B strep about 2 months in my pregnancy because I thought I had an infection. I was spotting and could smell an odor that I didn't have before. My doctor treated me with an...

  10. annoying co worker

    nurseryRN14 replied to nurse0520's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Even though you documented this in the chart, make sure you call the doctor to let him or her know. The medication that you are not giving may to be something serious. The doctor may be able to give...

  11. How to stay safe fulfilling 2 week notice

    nurseryRN14 replied to azrn523's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing your old employer is allowed to say is that you worked there, so I would not even worry about it unless they want to talk to your supervisor or something from your old job to ask about...

  12. Can I refuse an assigment if .....?

    nurseryRN14 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that the NM or charge nurse think you have it down packed and it doesnt show that you are struggling to keep your head above water yourself. I would talk to the NM and let her know that you...

  13. Newly graduated RN... and pregnant

    nurseryRN14 replied to mojomama's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am a pregnant nurse myself. I had been at my job for about 6months. I found out that I was pregnant. I decided to tell my employer at 3months since that is what my doctor thought was the best...