Hay Nars, RN

Hay Nars, RN

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  1. What color scrubs do you wear?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to MJB2010's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Our unit (Med-Surg) wears ryal blue and or white scrubs. The mother/baby floor wears lilac and some light blue color. Most units (except mother/baby) wear royal blue and or

  2. Hospital Baby Blankets

    Hay Nars, RN replied to michael79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well a lot of units have scanners, or stickers, for each item to be charged to that

  3. Number of patients you care for?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to winter_green's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work on a Med-Surg/Bariatric unit. On day shift nurse has 4 patients (on a good day) and 5 on a busy day. Night shift nurses have 6 patients (on a good day) and 7 on a busy day. We also have no...

  4. Antibiotic Tubing

    Hay Nars, RN replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Nursing

    I always use a different PB line per antibiotic. I.E. Flagly has it's own, Zithro has it's own and Zosyn will have it's own. ;D Make sure to date all your lines!

  5. Treat all patients the same

    Hay Nars, RN replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

    I treat all my patients like a human being. They are sick for the time being, just a bump in the road, and will be back out in a bit. I get very good feedback from all my patients.

  6. IVPB Question

    Hay Nars, RN replied to hollzdancer08's topic in General Nursing

    If I have an order for IVPB and no order for fluids I run the IVPB via main line and when the bag is empty I usually just take the casette off the pump and let it run all the way through so the...

  7. For those who don't wear scrubs, what do you wear to work?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a Med-Surg unit and I wear scrub bottoms and a white t-shirt.

  8. Documentation "No-No's"?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to elb252's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's okay to use the word I in

  9. ZZZZ's - Time to be honest!

    Hay Nars, RN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Horrible I was... where I use to work (rehab - new joints, etc) I would always sleep between 3-5am...

  10. WHY does a B.S. + RN not equal BSN

    Hay Nars, RN replied to jlpsu's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Because a BSN is a bachelor's program in Nursing. So no, a bachelor's in art plus an RN licensure will not and won't equal a

  11. Where do you keep your Medical tape??

    Hay Nars, RN replied to andy22's topic in General Nursing

    i have a littman se so i remove the bell from the stethoscope and just slip the tape on the tubing and replace the bell of the stethoscope so it doesn't come off until i have to replenish

  12. Can you recommend a GENERAL book on patient assement?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    i use skillmasters 3-minute assessment by lippincott williams & wilkins. isbn-13: 978-1-58255-864-6 isbn-10:

  13. Most Common IV Push Meds on Med-Surg

    Hay Nars, RN replied to nurseJ88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    diluadid morphine toradol zofran

  14. What to expect $$$ wise in Southern Florida

    Hay Nars, RN replied to brian2412's topic in General Nursing

    $22-26/hour

  15. Nursing Student with a Drug Addiction

    Hay Nars, RN replied to VanessaLee13's topic in Nurses Recovery

    my school drug tested on admittance to the program and before every new hospital we did

  16. How much do you get paid for being on call?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to RN-ing's topic in General Nursing

    $2/hour

  17. Is it okay for a CNA to call herself a nurse?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    no, this is never okay. it would probably be a good idea if your friend reported this. just think... what would happen if you said you were a doctor? you'd be in big

  18. Concerned About Drug Screen

    Hay Nars, RN replied to RNMarie's topic in General Nursing

    if you have a prescription and take it as prescribed then there should be no problem unless it impairs your ability to do the job which you were hired for. good

  19. Did any of you NOT take a NCLEX prep course??

    Hay Nars, RN replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    i graduated from nursing school in june and sat for boards in the very beginning of july. i passed with 75 questions. i did not take a nclex preperation course offered by the college. my instructor...

  20. Nursing Shoes

    Hay Nars, RN replied to AlleycatLPN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i have quite a few pairs of shoes for work. some are all white - some aren't. i have two pairs of white crocs, one with holes and one without. i have a pair of birkenstocks boston clogs which are...

  21. Night shift and Sleeping

    Hay Nars, RN replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

    it is a lot harder to stay awake the whole 12 hours (7p-7a) on an ortho/rehab unit. everyone that i worked with napped. i asked to be switched to days because i kept snoozing from around 1am to about...

  22. Did you leave soon after your "One Year"?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to RNDreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hello! i held my first nursing job for about eight months. during that time i developed a relationship with my bf who lived four hours away. i hated to be away from him so eventually i moved in with...

  23. Med-Surg Roll Call

    Hay Nars, RN replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    hello! i will be starting on a 25 bed med-surg unit very soon! i shadow a nurse this week! i will start working the floor after my four week nurse specialty course. cannot wait!

  24. New RN

    Hay Nars, RN replied to shorty091985's topic in Florida Nursing

    northwest medical center (margate, fl - broward county) just hired a boat load of new grad rns! it's an hca hospital so they have many more hospitals in the company. like university, aventura, jfk and...

  25. Is Broward county saturated with nurses??

    Hay Nars, RN replied to futurecalinurse's topic in Florida Nursing

    it took me a few months to find a job here in broward county. i was previously employed up north at florida hospital (wauchula) and decided to move down south to be with my boyfriend. i applied...