HeySis BSN, RN

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    Transferring RN license

    HeySis replied to rc0213's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, If you are moving to Texas apply for licensure there. I went to school in NYS, half of my class was from PA (lived near the border). Our instructors told us to apply fro a NYS license and then...
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    Any Mormon/LDS nurses here? I need help?

    HeySis replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand where you are coming from. I am LDS and have loved my callings in the YW. When I first joined the LDS church I was already a nurse, I worried about my work and the injunction of...
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    Need some job advice

    HeySis replied to rariel's topic in General Nursing

    If I understand correctly, you are going to keep your other position (FT) while you are taking this temp job? hoping it leads you to something better? If that is the case then... first I would...
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    Do I need a new attitude, a new job, or a new career?

    HeySis replied to carolelainern's topic in General Nursing

    Is there someone that you work with that you would like to emulate? Someone that has been friendly? A unit trainer/educator? I would recommend finding a mentor that can give you feedback, you are...
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    PACU/Recovery room Visitors

    HeySis replied to cymrudenver's topic in PACU

    We rarely have family in our PACU. Space is tight and not all the curtains go around each bay tightly... so if you are walking by you can glance in, and if you had family sitting next to a bed the...
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    Lateral hostility

    HeySis replied to skp27's topic in PACU

    Sorry to say I have seen this type of person, worked with them and watched them run off nurse after nurse. The problem is, if your manager won't help.. you have no help and stuck between deciding to...
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    Working PACU with young children at home

    HeySis replied to krnlm's topic in PACU

    I hope it works well for your schedule, I find that most of our PACU turnover has to do with people not liking the schedule or the call, although your call sounds great. Time will tell if you work in...
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    Can you give a lesser dose than prescribed without an order?

    HeySis replied to Faith1234567's topic in General Nursing

    I do think this comes up with PRN's all the time. And I had a doc tell me he always prescribes the larger dose (8mg of zofran, 650mg/1000mg tylenol, 50mg benadryl) knowing the patient can refuse and...
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    Can you give a lesser dose than prescribed without an order?

    HeySis replied to Faith1234567's topic in General Nursing

    Celexa only comes in doses of 10mg, 20mg or 40mg. Not sure how the pt would be able to take 2/3 of any of those doses. Besides it's important that pts take their antidepressants as ordered and not...
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    Feeling insecure at times

    HeySis replied to SoHappyToBeRN's topic in PACU

    I felt this way too, and still do at times. You can start simple by getting a great resource like Drains' Peri-Anesthsia Nursing ( Drain's PeriAnesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care Approach, 7e:
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    spinal anesthesia discharge criteria

    HeySis replied to spazrn's topic in PACU

    We do not have criteria for spinals that id different from normal discharge criteria. We will check the dermatome level of the spinal for a base line, but they do not have to be at a specific level....
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    Pre-Op/PACU Charge Nurse?

    HeySis replied to WalterWho's topic in PACU

    ^^^^ same as brownbook, one of the Rn's is assigned to Charge that day, it rotates between the most senior nurses in the unit. They are basically responsible for keeping track of what's going on in...
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    General nursing

    HeySis replied to Neethu s's topic in General Nursing

    Are you asking how you can submit questions you have written for use on the NCLEX? Here's a link Exam Volunteer Opportunities | NCSBN if you follow that you will find a page and can read about it and...
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    Essential Oil Overkill

    HeySis replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    We use Mandarin orange in our surgical area... we do not apply to patients skin. We use it for nausea, the same way we've always used alcohol prep pads, by having the patient smell them... hoping the...
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    Needing Advise!!!

    HeySis replied to asnewnurse2017's topic in General Nursing

    I so agree with the other comments. You haven't been there long, so thankfully they haven't invested a ton of money yet. Our OR nurses do 6 months of orientation, its complicated and because there are...
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    Evidence Base Research Shows...

    HeySis replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Evidenced based research shows that if you have been running your tail off all shift and get 30 seconds to sit down, your manager will come and check on you during that 30 seconds and leave before it...
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    Group One

    HeySis replied to Nurseangel54's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for clearing that
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    HeySis replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Ah Yes, I go into the OR when I'm on call (I work PACU and the patent I'm waiting for is in the OR) to listen to some tunes and see what's going on. The anesthesiologist is usually in charge of the...
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    Work Update

    HeySis replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I the three different states I've worked, an RN has needed to run the TPN. You actually should have bothered the the doctor in the middle of the night, that is why they take call, so someone can be...
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    Group One

    HeySis replied to Nurseangel54's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but what is Group
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    need a nurse manager to interview for school paper

    HeySis replied to Quota's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No it doesn't take us away from our actual job, where we are compensated... it would take away from our actual life. Maybe you could offer to buy one of those nurse managers lunch and interview them...
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    need a nurse manager to interview for school paper

    HeySis replied to Quota's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You will have no idea if a person does volunteer if they truly are a manager or not... I would suggest asking your professor how you should handle this, explain that you are not and have not ever held...
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    Torn on whether to apply for this job

    HeySis replied to NurseKay13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would definitely apply!! You may not get it, you may make a contact that leads to a different job at this other place at a later time... or you may get the offer!! None of those sound like a losing...
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    Should I stay or should I go?

    HeySis replied to MrsHollsRN's topic in General Nursing

    MDS = Multiple Data Set. Its a very long assessment form that get completed on prescribed days and is used for reimbursement and for the surveyors to look for weakness (cause they already know how...
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    New nurses without clear career goals

    HeySis replied to tara07733's topic in General Nursing

    I've had that happen before... Couldn't fix it so I moved on and it didn't happen again (at least not