RN50

RN50 ASN, BSN

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  1. Any nurses with plantar fasciitis?

    RN50 replied to RedSox33RN's topic in General Nursing

    I too have plantar faciaitis (sp?) My pain got so bad in my heels that I walked on my tiptoes for a few days (stubborn me) until I couldn't take it anymore and went to see a podiatrist. He diagnosed...

  2. What to do...WHAT TO DO?!?! Please help!!!

    RN50 replied to caseyrb's topic in Nursing Career

    Bgsu students do their clinicals at MCO, (Medical College of Ohio) MCO also offers tuition reimbursement for BSN's. I work at MCO, and checked into it when I started there, and I was told it was...

  3. What to do...WHAT TO DO?!?! Please help!!!

    RN50 replied to caseyrb's topic in Nursing Career

    caseyrb that two-year program you are referring to wouldn't be Owens Community College would it? That's my school. I graduated from there in may of last year (hence part of my screen name, 2004rn.)...

  4. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    RN50 replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard a lady call them possible and impossible too. I have heard another nurse refer to the crotch as the

  5. My first code

    RN50 replied to RN50's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it was marked on the patient's chart because the nurse kept saying "it was all over the chart and I called a code." I do not recall this patient wearing an armband. But we do have them they...

  6. Stethoscope Search----Big Bell

    RN50 replied to RNonRun's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of the brand of stethescope you are referring to, but I think that the Sprague stethescopes have a large bell on them. Around here in Ohio, they sell for about 15 dollars. You can...

  7. New Grad Rn In Ltc?

    RN50 replied to foreverhope's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One question I forgot to ask, do the LTC nurses do head-to-toe assessments on all of the residents? I worked as an aide in LTC, and I don't think I ever saw a nurse do an assessment. Blood pressures...

  8. New Grad Rn In Ltc?

    RN50 replied to foreverhope's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Boy am I glad that you brought this up!!! I too am thinking of doing LTC, but I wasn't sure if I would get to use my critical thinking skills, as well as some I.V. skills; or get to work with...

  9. where are the nursing shortages?

    RN50 replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    Northwest Ohio! My hospital is looking to hire 50 new nurses by June

  10. Cymbalta

    RN50 replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been taking Celexa for two years now, and I have not had any major problems with it. I had a dry mouth at first, and I was jumpy but both of those things stopped after a few weeks. I have...

  11. NCLEX Nighmares

    RN50 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Nursing

    I used Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Nursing For NCLEX-RN. Everything was divided up in to sections (fluid and electrolytes, GI,) you get the picture. Prior to each section was a short review, for...

  12. How many nurses take antidepressants or antianxiety medication?

    RN50 replied to Attheana's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have taken Celexa for the last two years and it has been a lifesaver! The only SE's I have experienced were dry mouth and weight gain (I have gained about 20 pounds in the last two years.) I tried...

  13. Do You Get Shift Differential?????

    RN50 replied to Shell5's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I get a dollar an hour for second shift, a dollar an hour for third, and an additional dollar an hour for being in the float pool. Plus all of the nurses got a $2.10 an hour raise across the board. I...

  14. 38 too old for school?

    RN50 replied to akanarn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    38 is not too old to start a new career. I graduated in May and maybe 2 of the students in my class were 20 somethings. Everyone else had some life experience behind them. You have the support of your...

  15. Awful Story

    RN50 replied to runtough238's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Farkinott and ICUsleep, make a report and get the heck out of there. If you let it go, nothing will change for those poor residents. If you report it, maybe those with authority will be...

  16. Any tips for starting IVs?

    RN50 replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    I have been reading all of these tips and they all sound very good. I too am terrible at starting I.V.'s (pts can have veins the size of garden hoses and I will still screw them up.) So I could use a...

  17. Grandma's 100th Birthday Celebration

    RN50 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Where do come up with these? They are soooo funny! Keep em'

  18. What is the worst mistake anyone has made?

    RN50 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is the worst mistake anyone has ever made? What happened to the patient? I am a new grad float pool RN who was working in ER last week. I was the only nurse working in our "overflow" area. That...

  19. What is the worst mistake anyone has made?

    RN50 replied to RN50's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your responses. I am not beating myself up as bad as I had been. However, there were some things I could have done differently (checking his ABG's, calling the dr. sooner, etc.) I...

  20. What is the worst mistake anyone has made?

    RN50 replied to RN50's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your kind words that makes me feel better....some. Yes I will admit, I can improve on the next situation I am sure not to let this happen again. You've already thought of a couple of ways...

  21. What is the worst mistake anyone has made?

    RN50 replied to RN50's topic in General Nursing

    I have to admit I did not look at his gasses. Any labs that were drawn were done before I came on. I did not look at his labs. Although I should have. I usually do look at labs on my patients but I...

  22. What is the worst mistake anyone has made?

    RN50 replied to RN50's topic in General Nursing

    Looking back though, he had been struggling to breathe all evening, but was able to speak more early on. I guess I should have picked up on this change. That he was speaking coherently early in the...

  23. What is the worst mistake anyone has made?

    RN50 replied to RN50's topic in General Nursing

    The patient was awake and could answer some yes/no questions with some difficulty though. His breathing was labored but he had been breathing that way all

  24. What is the worst mistake anyone has made?

    RN50 replied to RN50's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't ask because she just kept telling me not to worry about

  25. Propofol

    RN50 replied to czipp's topic in Gastroenterology

    We use Propofol ALL the time in our MCCU and SICU! We hang it as an IV drip I have never given it IVP