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  1. Anyone ever heard of anything like this?

    lckrn2pa replied to JusBeinANur's topic in General Nursing

    I'd walked out of that meeting right then and there. I quit, no way would I take a chance on some spiteful person that may have it in for me reporting some nitpicking little BS thing. Just walk away....

  2. should I withdraw??

    lckrn2pa replied to catz123's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it all depends on how many more exams you have til the end of the semester. If you have enough to get back into passing without having the expectation of doing outside yourself and by that I...

  3. Direct-entry NP program participants - where did you come from?

    lckrn2pa replied to dp1200's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks, I was just curious about how it compares. I'm about to start my last 16 week term of my didactic year in PA school and then start clinical rotations this summer. We will do 1700 hours of...

  4. Getting hit on at work?

    lckrn2pa replied to ToughLover's topic in General Nursing

  5. At work, can you ever give drugs with no prescription?

    lckrn2pa replied to newbiekenobe's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    nope, not even Tylenol. Most every ER I've worked at has standing orders to to certain things even up to IV narcs and anti-emetics for chest pain, abdominal pain and such and as a RN I can sign those...

  6. Direct-entry NP program participants - where did you come from?

    lckrn2pa replied to dp1200's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What are the clinical requirements during these direct entry

  7. what are the duties of the ER Rn?

    lckrn2pa replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Start your own IV's Draw your own blood plus any redraws from "hemolyzed" (read lost) specimens Collect U/A's and some cases either do you own dip stick or run the U/A as a POC test yourself. Check in...

  8. Do all RN nurses need to have a 'specialty' and how do you get a specialty?

    lckrn2pa replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in General Nursing

    LPN to RN can advance just like anybody else but the problem is sometimes there is not a RN job available for the LPN graduating from RN school. It used to be (back when I did this same thing 9yrs...

  9. boils, furuncle and abscesses-skin cultures necessary? most likely MRSA?

    lckrn2pa replied to linguine's topic in General Nursing

    The reason your provider is diagnosing MRSA is based on probability of the community. If your in a community where MRSA is prevalent then you treat it as MRSA. I&D is the preferred treatment of an...

  10. Which pocket reference for a telemetry nurse would you recommend?

    lckrn2pa replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago when I was a new grad ER nurse I carried porters pocket guide to critical care. Got me through a few pedi codes back in the day. American heart has a good acls type guide also. Most any...

  11. Hospital ER relocates and treats patients to next door coffee shop (Tim Hortons)

    lckrn2pa replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see the problem, they staff used what they had available to take care of the people that needed care. It says in the article people were moved in 3hrs so whats the problem. People always...

  12. First med error

    lckrn2pa replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    A chart held about head high and dropped on a hard floor right next to a co-worker resting their eyes has always yielded good results for me. But that's just me, never really liked the idea of me...

  13. Board of Nursing Actions

    lckrn2pa replied to GoNightingale's topic in General Nursing

    Indian Reservations are a good place to look, any state license will work. Also, do you live in a compact state? If you did then there are 22 compact states you can work in with your home state...

  14. CRNA Threat

    lckrn2pa replied to samirish's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    All I can say is wow, this is really what you think of PA's? You really need to research the role of a PA before you start calling us "little puppy dogs". The clinical rotations for PA's will usually...

  15. Nursing in Hawaii

    lckrn2pa replied to pixienurse's topic in General Nursing

    You can try but $35/hr is good for HI, the recruiters will throw the idea that everybody wants to go so the pay isn't that high but in reality it cost them a fortune to house and pay for travel for...

  16. Nursing in Hawaii

    lckrn2pa replied to pixienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked an ER travel assignment at Hilo Medical Center on the big island back in 2006 and loved it. Never had any problems from patients or co-workers. The nurse manager and I did not see eye to eye...

  17. How can they do this to us?!

    lckrn2pa replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    It's your day off, your scheduled for a class. They can ask you if you want to work but your not scheduled to work and that's the end of it. I've had hospitals try to pull that with me kinda..I would...

  18. Parents/Patients demanding investigations

    lckrn2pa replied to 15isto2's topic in General Nursing

    There are parents that do push hard for exams that are not warranted and dangerous. There are studies linking increased risk of fatal CA based on CT use. An article last year in PA professional cited...

  19. Old Women Hit by Car...What Would You Do?

    lckrn2pa replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    This didn't happen in a small town in central california did it?? I saw a very similar scene unfolding last week I believe on my way home. Old lady on the ground but she was at the curb and PD was on...

  20. Isoniazid injection for latent TB

    lckrn2pa replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Epocrates had this dose regime, Pharmacopoeia only had the PO regime. Looking at drugs.com http://www.drugs.com/cons/isoniazid-oral-intramuscular.html also had the IM at adult/teens 300mg/qday and...

  21. Isoniazid injection for latent TB

    lckrn2pa replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    active TB 5mg/kg po/im qd x8-18months latent TB 5mg po/im qd x6-9months renal dosing no adjustment, CrCl hepatic dosing: in acute liver dz or INH associated liver injury is

  22. Canadian Travel Nurse for California

    lckrn2pa replied to Nurserandy's topic in California Nursing

    I've used Response One Medical staffing back when I was traveling. They are a small local California company that is owned by and ran by nurses. The owner is great and the pay is substantial. If you...

  23. Maybe I'm just old and cynical, but....

    lckrn2pa replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a calling to become a nurse......a woman that was friends with my mom called and said if I went to LPN school the hospital would pay for it, she was the CNO

  24. Maybe I'm just old and cynical, but....

    lckrn2pa replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked with one RN many years ago in a small ER that did it to get out of the house. She and her husband were multimillionaires and she said some days he really got on her nerves so she became a...

  25. How much should I ask for?

    lckrn2pa replied to thekellyone's topic in General Nursing

    There really are no exact numbers to give. It all depends on where you live is what they will pay. When I worked as a manager, HR had a chart that dictated what each person made based on years, no...