Ms.RN

Ms.RN

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  1. First complaint against me...

    Ms.RN replied to EMSnut45's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have issues dealing with family too. What do you do when despite y ou explain everything to the family they either wont listen to you and keep repeating themselves with problems or they are still...

  2. Instructor reamed me even though nurse said I did right thing..what do you think?

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

    She drank her aceytalcystine, took her oral meds, and the whole time kept complaing of SOB. her wheezing started back up again. I'm just curious, can aceytalcystine be given orally? I always gave...

  3. New Grad Troubles

    Ms.RN replied to NewGrad70's topic in General Nursing

    I dont understand. Doc took the drain out and you put a dry gauze on it. So whats the big deal about

  4. Do you think this site would profit from a chat room?

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

    I miss chatting in the chat room so much. I always went there if I had questions or just wanted to talk about nursing. When I went to chat room there were people in the room especially at night but...

  5. In need of a pep talk

    Ms.RN replied to bdbrdb's topic in Health, Stress Management

    go out with friends and do something fun and forget about your work. you need a life outside of work and forget about your work. insulin thing really is not a big deal, patient didnt have any insulin...

  6. Pulled to another unit by unit manager

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i went to work today and i have a permanet unit. when i arrived in my unit, my unit manager says i have to go to anther unit because she is working on the floor. she even told me i was being...

  7. Pulled to another unit by unit manager

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

    part time and contingent nurses have to float to different units but not the full time nurses who have a permanent nurses. other managers have worked in a unit where they didnt have a floor nurse...

  8. Pulled to another unit by unit manager

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

    She is a unit manager of the 2nd floor which has 2 units. She is on call few days a week and if we are short of nurses then she have to work on the floor which happened a lot. She have worked both...

  9. Nurse Distractions and Med Errors please share input

    Ms.RN replied to CNOR1988's topic in General Nursing

    I hate when two patients in the same room have same first name or very similar last names. I triple check their ID band. Our unit manager does the renwal MAR for the next month and every month...

  10. nclex rn QUESTIONS THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOU

    Ms.RN replied to AB normalRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i think delegating task is important

  11. RN-BSN...experiences please!

    Ms.RN replied to Deannam's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    gees, what kind of paper do you have to write that requires minimum of 50 pages? what are the difference between research paper and peer reviewed

  12. should I fill out med error form?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    our unit manager does all the renewals of our unit. she does the mar and the physician order for the next month. the problem is whenever we start our new mar, we floor nurses find tons and tons of...

  13. Worried about a couple fellow co-workers and what this may mean for the rest of us

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

    was patient a full code? then the family, social worker and physician should've been called and change her advanced directives. many times hospitals want nursing home patients to be a no code, but...

  14. Nursing home blues.....

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

    our midnight shift aide gets up 9 total care patient during midnight shift during the midnight shft so the day shift aides have lighter load of people to get them up and bring them to the dining room...

  15. Lab values.....NCLEX this Friday!!!

    Ms.RN replied to princeza28's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i dont know if this is going to help but i divide labs into groups. electrolytes: bun, creatinine, sodium, potassium, chloride. calcium cbc: rbc, hemoglogin, hematocrit, wbc, platelet, iron blood...

  16. Old IV tubing from HIV patient hooked up to a new patient!

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

    why did you quote "accidently?". did she knew about this and deliberately do this? and how did somebody find out about it? did she actually saw this nurse doing this and what did she do about it? if i...

  17. is online ADN to BSN program difficult?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    i'm thinking about going back to school and earn my bsn. this program is online program in which we can take all our classes online, but we have to take 5 classes per semester for total of 2...

  18. need answer asap regarding peg tube

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i tried to flush my patient's peg tube but its completely clogged and water is coming out from the other pole. i usually change to new peg tube but today i ran out of luck and we are out of new peg...

  19. Is this normal?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a patient with cervical fracture. She wasnt paralyzed and she had feelings of both legs and able to move her legs etc.. Today she was complaining of feeling tingling sensation on sole of both...

  20. my co-worker set me up

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'm upset right now becuase my co-worker set me up. i called her today and asked her if she can work for me today. we have to get approval from either don or staff scheduler to approve schedule...

  21. increased confusion with pain med

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i have a lady who is taking vicodin for pain. i've noticed that after taking vicodin, she becomes more confused, more crying, unable to remember where she is, but still complaining of sever pain....

  22. increased confusion with pain med

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

    patient had a recent

  23. can dieticians write physician order?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i work at ltc but maybe hospitals are the same. a physician ordered protein supplement for my patient and he forgot to write down how much and often so i told dietician about it and she told me that...

  24. family member and giving medical information

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i have a family member who requested that i give her names of medication her father is taking. i looked up a chart to see who the responsible person is but her name is not listed as responsible...

  25. UTA Academic Partnership with Baylor Hospital System

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

    i'm sorry. i meant to say adn to bsn program. do they offer tuition assistance even if you are not employed at baylor