Georgia peach RN

Georgia peach RN

GI, ER, ICU, Med/Surg, Stress Test Nurse

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  1. self adaptive wound dressing

    Georgia peach RN posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Any one using these self adapting wound dressings? seems it makes choosing the correct dressing easy - just the one dressing will absorb exudate or provide moisture to dry wound bed or even both,...

  2. I'm planning on studying nursing but I was wondering about a few things please

    Georgia peach RN replied to Giberish's topic in General World

    I say reach for the stars! My dream was to be a nurse, I too was sidetracked. When I first attempted to become a nurse, I was advised that the nursing class was full and I should enroll in the...

  3. Working and Attending School

    Georgia peach RN replied to manatee17's topic in General Students

    While I was in LPN school many moons ago I worked in a group home for developmentally disabled adults we had 3 clients in our home it was the best job I've ever had loved every minute of it. Had no...

  4. 1st year just completed!

    Georgia peach RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok so I have just completed my first year as a RN. (LPN 12 yr). I have been working a prn job at a small rural hospital where I have been thrown into charge nurse position, working with LPNs mostly we...

  5. The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

    Georgia peach RN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was working in ICU, Pt. RR 35, HR 145, LOC altered, sat 90% on 100% NRB; family extremely worried; Doc says to me the lowly nurse, She's better, You don't need to be so excited -- Nurse - maybe this...

  6. Question for people who have gone through clinicals...

    Georgia peach RN replied to Chelly1430's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    During my LPN clinicals 13 yrs ago we were required to bring our text books. Today with education system moving to e-books, I would ask these questions of my nursing advisor or wait til the first day...

  7. Working in hospitals

    Georgia peach RN replied to ant2cory's topic in General Students

    Are you planning to move to GA? Im confused about why you are looking at pay scale / cost of living in

  8. Nursing Student Needing Help with a Mental Health Teaching Project

    Georgia peach RN replied to christinejacksn's topic in Psychiatric

    Talk about early recognition of someone losing control and nonviolent crisis

  9. LPN wage question

    Georgia peach RN replied to eebs3's topic in Virginia Nursing

    As a new graduate LPN in 2000 I started out at $12 an hr in an acute care facility. I would expect acute care would be more today, typically LPN makes $2-$5 more an hour in LTC here. Now the Dr....

  10. Brand new RN, 2 weeks into job, made charge nurse....difficult staff!!!!

    Georgia peach RN replied to KristinaDuBois's topic in Nurse Management

    I too am a new RN but also have 12 yrs experience as an LPN. I also have been in situations where the Charge Nurse (RN) was unable to perform all of her duties because they were new to the facility...

  11. Will ER nurses help me answer a few questions, please??

    Georgia peach RN replied to mcao11's topic in Emergency

    I work in ER on PRN basis, I have not worked in a large trauma center but only small rural hospital ER, I have found that most of our ER nurses are cynical. They see people who will lie about anything...

  12. Er nurse vs icu nurse

    Georgia peach RN replied to Mshealthness's topic in Nursing Career

    lol ER - busy = total Chaos! not busy = lovely ICU - Controlled environment unless full then total Chaos! choose your

  13. Anatomy and Physiology

    Georgia peach RN replied to Dezi919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Great advice here, I only have one thing to add but it will not help you since you did well with the lectures - I would record my professor's lectures and listen to them over and over.(this was my...

  14. What to do?quit? stay? look?

    Georgia peach RN replied to RNtity's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is exactly what I would do! Run from dishonesty, these kind of people are the ones who will make things up and turn in to the board of

  15. Nursing Books

    Georgia peach RN replied to Cortney2013's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You should consider the publication date of the used books. My NSG instructors required our class to cite all materials we turned in and our books had to be 5 yrs or less old unless they specifically...

  16. No clinicals RN-BSN program

    Georgia peach RN replied to StillsmilingRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I checked out University of Wyoming, I was sold until I actually applied to the school and was accepted, I was under the impression that I would need to complete 3 or 4 core courses prior to...

  17. New handoff report- scared!

    Georgia peach RN replied to lilaclover6984's topic in General Nursing

    I would do exactly what the above poster says format - if needed make a cheat sheet - ask yourself what you would need to know if you were in each caregivers role Start on time - great point you dont...

  18. Case Managers - In House

    Georgia peach RN replied to coolnurse42's topic in Case Management

    Just want to add as a Nurse who works in different departments in a small rural hospital who has a case manager on staff from early am til around 11 pm, I LOVE CASE MANAGEMENT

  19. why record lab results in the nurse's note

    Georgia peach RN replied to Pediatricjo's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility has a Critical Lab Value Log, when there is a Critical Lab value, Lab call the Nurse, Nurse documents in Critical Lab log, the time notified critical lab, Dr. notified and time, then on...

  20. Question about PACU

    Georgia peach RN posted a topic in Operating Room

    Ok I work in a small hospital where the Out patient clinic that does all endoscopy too. I was told today that in the event of an emergant EGD due to an upper GI bleed the pt may be taken to the OR...

  21. Question about PACU

    Georgia peach RN replied to Georgia peach RN's topic in Operating Room

    In these cases our department is responsible to care for them including going to OR with GI doc. if necessary, they will not be calling in any of the OR crew for our patients. at least that is my...

  22. CLEP exams, questions about practice tests and scores

    Georgia peach RN replied to seang's topic in LPN to RN

    It looks to me like you will probably pass with a little study time. I would get my finals out of the way then when things are not so stressful study a couple of weeks to a month then test. I always...

  23. Question about PACU

    Georgia peach RN replied to Georgia peach RN's topic in Operating Room

    Yes most of my experiance is in the procedure room and yes I do have ACLS, I have been recovering out patients recently and have been oriented to this my main concern is when an emergent pt comes in...

  24. Question about PACU

    Georgia peach RN replied to Georgia peach RN's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks, that makes me feel some better, I got the assisting part down, been doing that for several years now and know what to expect and I have had to assist with GI bleeds in the past but never had...

  25. Need serious advice- dealing with smell

    Georgia peach RN replied to JZ_RN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Medline makes a biological odor eliminator that we use during our wound care clinic. It works fairly well. We have used oil of wintergreen and the vicks trick also but the odor eliminator is the best...