Ms.RN

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  1. bad feelings about my interview

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    i hope it didnt sound offensive but i told nurse manager during interview that there are no physicians in the building and nurses have to assess patients and therefore i feel comfortable asessing...

  2. s/s of sepsis?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i had a patient who looked very pale like he's been drained of blood. his hands and feet and also cold and i couldnt get his pulse ox due to coldness of fingers. i warmed his fingers with warm towel...

  3. will phlebotomy class help with starting IV?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    one nursing skill i'm not comfortable with is starting iv. i barely have any chance to start iv or draw blood at my current job. i thought it might be a good idea to learn the phlebotomy skill....

  4. Should I relocate to Texas from California?

    Ms.RN replied to socal_nurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    i'm glad memorial herman is accepting licensed nurses into their internship

  5. what is this called?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    when a blood pools underneath a skin forming a soft lump, what is this called and what are the treatments? is it better to cut it open and let blood drain? -clueless

  6. No one wants to hire me as a new grad. how do i get the experience!

    Ms.RN replied to lulu997RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    i am with you. i've applied for a job almost everyday and so far no calls for a job interview. even nursing homes are not hiring to my suprise because there always has been jobs in nursing home....

  7. Soon-2-be new grad hoping to move to San Antonio

    Ms.RN replied to gigi01's topic in Texas Nursing

    is this residency only for recent graduates from nursing school or can it be an rn who have no previous experience in the hospital? and how many people are they accepting each

  8. Nursing at Wayne State University

    Ms.RN replied to iberro's topic in General Nursing

    what i'm trying to say is since wsu is accepting wsu students first, then they are accepting applications from students from other colleges , so if you transfer to wsu and take rest of your...

  9. Nursing at Wayne State University

    Ms.RN replied to iberro's topic in General Nursing

    how about transferring to wayne state unversity and take the pre-requisites and other general requirements before you start nursing school. also i know students can take pathopysiology class before...

  10. Med pass in LTC

    Ms.RN replied to Cat Truitt RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i'm pretty comfortable with passing meds in ltc setting becuase i've worked in ltc for several years. at the beginning of the shift, i use flags inside mar. i go through mar's and flag all 9pms with...

  11. is it rude to ask nurse recruiter my chance of getting hired?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'm so tired of sitting and waiting for response from the hospital, not knowing if they are even going to call me or they are just going to ignore my application. my problem is, i have no prior...

  12. New Grads Not Finding Jobs . . . . . . .

    Ms.RN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    okay so people keep saying this hiring freeze is temporary and is going to be over soon. but how do you know that? when do you anticipate this to be over

  13. Hospitals In Texas That Offer Support Through Nursing Schools If Commitment Made

    Ms.RN replied to techraider77's topic in Texas Nursing

    So where is this school Baptist School of Health professonals located? And do you already have to be employed in order to receive the loan? Waht about what Flbeau claims that they have to accept...

  14. need help with interview question

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    How would you anwswer this question? . Tell me about a time when your values conflicted with the work you do, or with the work of your current organization? How did you manage that

  15. I witnessed the most horrible death last night at a LTC facility.

    Ms.RN replied to stdntograd06's topic in General Nursing

    if patient didnt have order for suctioning i would've gotten a suctioning machine and suctioned this paptient. you said this patient was gurggling with secretion. you have to act based on nursing...

  16. advice appreciated...

    Ms.RN replied to carol68's topic in General Nursing

    it all depends on you. how badly do you want to become a nurse? remember nobody is going to help you to get through nursing school. only you can do it. so you have to etiher get over your feeling of...

  17. How easy is it to lose your nursing license?

    Ms.RN replied to Ted D's topic in Nursing Career

    I worry daily about losing my license. It takes just one unintended mistake to lose license. We don't use pyxis machine, but medications are inside bubble packs. This one patient is taking oxycontin...

  18. Nursing Error

    Ms.RN replied to kcb007's topic in General Nursing

    it happened to another nurse i worked with and a doctor told her to irrigate her foley with normal saline. can this be done with your

  19. did suctioning caused hypoxia?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i had a trach patient and she was gurggling with secretion and when i checked her pulse ox it was 93%. so i suctioned her and gave her a breathing treatment. one hour later i checked her pulse ox...

  20. filing a police report for missing property

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    my administrator called police and filed a report because a radio is missing since yesterday. do you think this is a good idea or do you think he should've investigated internally to find out who...

  21. Adult Children of Alcoholic...does your childhood effect your career?

    Ms.RN replied to JVRB4's topic in General Nursing

    my father was an alcoholic and he was very violent when he got drunk. i always had to please him or do whatever he wanted me to do so i can keep him quiet. at work i have problem with talking to...

  22. Fired by risk management/ disorganized facility

    Ms.RN replied to BrendaMD4's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i'm sorry to say this, but this place is a joke. what kind of place is this? a hospital, nursing home, group home? i mean they should've put a name band on every patients if this is a health...

  23. Thorazine

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i was surprised when a psychiatrist put my patient on thorazine. i rarely see patient taking this medicine nowdays. do you still give this medication to your

  24. potassium level

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm asking this question because i always call doctor with potassium level from 5.6 tp 5.9 and this one doctor always doesnt do anything. the patients i have are the geriatric patients. so is this...

  25. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Ms.RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    go ahead do whatever you want. you are only killing yourself..... get your lazy ass out of that bed and go to therapy. you are not here for maid service.. oops, did i say