Hay Nars, RN

Hay Nars, RN

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  1. Telemetry versus Med/Surg floor for beginners?

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

    I work on a strict Med-Surg unit. We do not get tele patients on our floor. Our max is 5 patients (sometimes six) with a PCT. However, most days we only have 4 each and no PCT. Our floor staffs the...

  2. Nurse with potty mouth.

    Hay Nars, RN replied to Born2BWild's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oops! That's me. Sorry!

  3. Cliques

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

    oh, i wouldn't worry about it too much if i were you. remember, this isn't high school anymore! however, there are "cliques" but in a good way! usually they are just a group of people who know each...

  4. ICU yuck

    Hay Nars, RN replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    "wiping old peoples asses to be blunt!" -x- sorry, this is probably not the right job for you then! maybe try a desk job or something. rns do everything that pcts do and more! maybe try going into a...

  5. At what age do you plan on retiring from nursing?

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

    hmm, it is a bit too early to tell but if i continue on this pace i should be ready to retire mid 50s! (:' which is a long way to go, mind you seeing as i just turned 24 on

  6. Whooping cough in school in New York

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

    This is the kind of thing that happens when parents are uneducated and refuse/don't allow their child to get the vaccinations which can prevent most of these diseases. These vaccinations are pretty...

  7. Anyone a student at Kaplan during their online RN program in Florida

    Hay Nars, RN replied to stylish7925's topic in School, College Programs

    1) On January 26, 2012, Kaplan University received a notice from the Florida Board of Nursing regarding the Associate's degree in nursing program at the Pembroke Pines facility. The letter required...

  8. Put nursing on hold for a bit and do something else

    Hay Nars, RN replied to ldiva0808's topic in General Nursing

    i don't really know of any professions that let you bridge over to a bachelor's in their program like with nursing. if you have a bachelors in accounting or something just bridge over and you can get...

  9. Completely confused about this Foley Catheter issue...

    Hay Nars, RN replied to SunSurfRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Haha! We give dilaudid for headaches, stubbed toes, hang nails. That's pretty much all we do around these parts: push

  10. Mistakes we have made

    Hay Nars, RN replied to LilpoRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    1. missing an order for iv fluids on a patient who attempted sucide by ingesting whatever pills he could find. :-/ 2. removing cbi 1 day early (didn't see the order said d/c saturday) on a 18 year old...

  11. Stethoscope for New Grad

    Hay Nars, RN replied to MindiRN724's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    okay, i voted before i read your entire post. if you will be working directly with heart/lungs then it would be a good idea to spend a little more money on the stethoscope that was made for use in...

  12. Put nursing on hold for a bit and do something else

    Hay Nars, RN replied to ldiva0808's topic in General Nursing

    hmm... you are asking for advice on what you want to do for a career. pretty broad topic, that is. just do something you're interested in. i've been a nurse for two years now and i've been saying a...

  13. panic-attack reaction to compazine

    Hay Nars, RN replied to scootermcnutt's topic in Patient Medications

    I actually had this happen to me a few weeks ago one night at work. I was feeling a little nauseated so I took a compazine then started freaking out and twitching and going nuts. Needless to say my...

  14. Forced ultrasounds

    Hay Nars, RN replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    To determine gestational age because if it's past a certain amount of time it's illegal to perform an elective

  15. Do you still perform skin testing prior to giving IV antibiotic?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to plethoraldork's topic in Patient Medications

    Maybe they stopped this because antibiotics are not supposed to go into the subcutaneous tissue. They are ordered IV and even then they can be very harsh on veins. :-/ See an infiltrated IV from...

  16. Help, am I overreacting or is this normal???

    Hay Nars, RN replied to spicy1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yep, you're overreacting. Get used to it. It happens a lot of

  17. Split Medical-Surgical?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Nope, not split

  18. Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

    Hay Nars, RN replied to coco42rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work for a unionized hospital on a Med-Surg unit. I started out on days (orientation and 8 months or so). On a GOOD day, nurses were given only four patients. Only a busy day they had five. We have...

  19. Do you still perform skin testing prior to giving IV antibiotic?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to plethoraldork's topic in Patient Medications

    Sorry, I' have never heard of this

  20. Forced ultrasounds

    Hay Nars, RN replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The abortion clinic, then should do this prior to the

  21. Antiemetic Shortage

    Hay Nars, RN replied to Peeker19's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital in South Florida also has a shortage of Reglan, Zofran, Ativan, Toradol and even Hydromorphone (and more)! When the patient needs these medications we must call the pharmacy and let them...

  22. How early is too early to give a PRN med?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in Patient Medications

    I have given a PRN medication within a 30 minute period mark before it was due but never more than 30

  23. Do nurses use their wristwatch in real life nursing?

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

    Nope, I don't wear a watch when I'm

  24. Not many Black/African American nurses working in the ICU's

    Hay Nars, RN replied to i-njoy-being-a-nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Must be your region because the majority of the nurses here, regardless of unit, are African American. (: Or Jamaican/Amercan.

  25. Black or White shoes?

    Hay Nars, RN replied to Eric9's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    That's an easy one! We are allowed to wear white or royal blue where I work so if I am wearing all royal then I wear my black shoes. (I haves tons of shoes). If I am wearing at least one white piece...