Heidi the nurse

Heidi the nurse BSN, RN

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  1. districts cut RNs

    Heidi the nurse replied to katynurs22's topic in School

    Purplescrubs - you are so right about the BSN giving street cred. Its funny but I got credit for my Bachelors degree in Art History when I first started working in the schools, but had to wait for...

  2. districts cut RNs

    Heidi the nurse replied to katynurs22's topic in School

    We have always had a mix of BSN or MN nurses with health aides. This year our supervisor (Director of Sped) went before the Board and asked that nurses not be cut. Pretty decent, but we will see....

  3. Online CRNA

    Heidi the nurse replied to Heidi the nurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks thats what it looked like by a quick look online. Most of my family lives in Spokane, and I probably will move to that area eventually, just don't want to do it now. Still very early in my...

  4. Becoming RN solely to become CRNA

    Heidi the nurse replied to ArkansasFan's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Huh - this sounds like me. I am a people person, but I know what you mean by being interested in the lines, vents (only worked with them in the home care setting) and all the wonderful technology....

  5. Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    Heidi the nurse replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    point well

  6. Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    Heidi the nurse replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    Easy for you to say. You aren't the one being called sickening and "not learning from your mistakes". It just doesn't sit right with me and I won't let it pass without defending

  7. Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    Heidi the nurse replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    Don't remember mitagating anything - and it was Dilaudid, not morphine. But mistakes happen. And I was NOT implying that because the patient was an onco pt who died soon after that it was ok. Or...

  8. Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    Heidi the nurse replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    Scrubby - make sure you read my post to Ruby Vee. You are all taking this way out of context. You were not there - 15 years ago - and you have absolutely no idea what I learned or did not

  9. Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    Heidi the nurse replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    ruby vee, this happened about 15 years ago. i don't remember the exact dosage because i don't remember the exact dosage. could have been 4 mg, could have been 8mg. could have been 6, could have...

  10. Tough decision. Could use your thoughts.

    Heidi the nurse replied to alaskaman's topic in General Nursing

    Landlords have the right to enter the apartment, don't they? I know mine always did. Why wasn't the cable box issue taken care of before it because "an emergency"? Some work places get irate if you...

  11. Becoming RN solely to become CRNA

    Heidi the nurse replied to ArkansasFan's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I agree you need to be a certain type of person to be a nurse, but never in my life felt a calling to it. And I started nursing school at the age of 27, and have been doing it for 20 years. I run...

  12. What's the worse thing you have seen?

    Heidi the nurse replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    One think I found kind of disturbing (again during nursing school) was a below the knee amputation when the surgeon removed the leg. Surreal I guess. Not something someone sees in an ordinary day...

  13. What's the worse thing you have seen?

    Heidi the nurse replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a couple things from nursing school. One was a cautionary tale during our OR rotation - if you feel like you are going to faint, get away from the table. One student fainted and...

  14. School Nursing Credential Oversight?

    Heidi the nurse replied to geocachingRN's topic in School

    Wow, that still seems like alot. Here is a link to the class I took, it is continuing ed: http://www.plu.edu/~ccnl/courses/intro%20sn%20summer.html Looks like tuition has gone up a bit - now almost...

  15. Am I selfish for going back to school?

    Heidi the nurse replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    Its a toss up - either ARNP, or (after working in the school system for 6 years) Teacher of the Visually Impaired. I am truly unsure. TVI really intrigues me, and I would have to go back and pick up...

  16. School Nursing Credential Oversight?

    Heidi the nurse replied to geocachingRN's topic in School

    10K for a credential? Up in Washington State (and Oregon nurses come here too), we need a one credit class. Costs about $400. What do you get for 10K - we end up on the same salary schedule as the...

  17. Am I selfish for going back to school?

    Heidi the nurse replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    "Burnout just isn't an option when you are a single mom". Ya but sometimes things happen and burnout occurs. I've been a single mom since my 9 year old was 2 weeks old, and can tell you - it occurs....

  18. Am I selfish for going back to school?

    Heidi the nurse replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a couple years older than you, but am a single mom with kids in the same age range (9,11 and 14). I have been an RN for 20 years and need a change - so will be going back to school for something...

  19. Somthing needs to change. Is agency nursing for me?

    Heidi the nurse replied to gaylordfocker2002's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, I loved working for an agency. There are a couple of big name ones out there, but lots of smaller ones too - either google or look in the yellow pages (yeah, I'm old school). I have worked...

  20. first admission all the time

    Heidi the nurse replied to TA123's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked med/surg also. I know how busy it is - but the point is you need to talk to her. Or her

  21. Testing Madness

    Heidi the nurse replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    Oh, can't wait - we do the testing starting next week. Although I'm glad they moved it from the beginning of April to the beginning of May. When they completed the testing by the end of April, the...

  22. first admission all the time

    Heidi the nurse replied to TA123's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work at a psych hospital as one of two RNs on shift. One of us would be charge, the other would take the first admit. We would rotate, but I personally preferred the first admit. Not...

  23. Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    Heidi the nurse replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said, its been a long time and I don't remember the particulars. I just know that when I went to work the next day his IV dose was the same that I gave in error. He was an oncology patient...

  24. Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    Heidi the nurse replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I have to agree with the OP - what a bunch of really nasty replies. I have been out of hospital nurses for a long time. It becomes obvious to me again why. BTW, I too have made a similar error...

  25. Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    Heidi the nurse replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Your first sentence is the one thing that gets me about nursing - although I can tell you for a fact it happens in other professions too. I can do a thousand things right, but its that one mistake...