psu_213 BSN, RN

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    Wow. Just wow

    psu_213 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds very nice, but not always practical. At my previous job I received a pt from the PACU. After just a few minutes on the unit she was having severe vomiting. The resident was in the...
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    Students who fight back at instructor feedback

    psu_213 replied to SHGR's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    First, let me say that I am not an instructor. I think you only have to look at some of the posts here on AN to see this is a problem. How many times are there posts on "My CI hates me for no...
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    The private college cash grab

    psu_213 replied to malenurseFl's topic in Florida Nursing

    My question is did the school actually lie about their NCLEX pass rates? I would think you could get them on this if they did lie. However, I see ads for schools all the time (public, private, for...
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    Cheaters.... What is our responsibility?

    psu_213 replied to PlayaChickRN's topic in General Students

    Yes! If you want to go to the professor and tell him that people in the class are cheating, go for it. Considering these people were talking the entire exam and he "missed" it, I'm guessing that he...
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    No, We Can't Offer You A Job, But.....

    psu_213 replied to caliotter3's topic in General Nursing

    I was kinda thinking along these lines too. Medical students have programs where there is loan forgiveness if they will they go in to primary care in underserved areas. This by no means implies a...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    psu_213 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Plus I have also used "mikes per kig per minute." (I don't shorten the "minute" part, but I have heard others say
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    Problems with IV starts/blood draws

    psu_213 replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Actually, the OP did mention Xanax, and I would agree with the poster who suggested that this is not a very good solution to the problem IMHO. I do like the beta blocker idea…under physician...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    psu_213 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    "Dilutent" instead of
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    Anatomy & Physiology-HELP Identifying Bones

    psu_213 replied to QuietRiot's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They have no open lab time for you to go and work with/practice with the specimens, models, or whatever your school uses? That really is a
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    Anatomy & Physiology-HELP Identifying Bones

    psu_213 replied to QuietRiot's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Also, get into the lab a practice. You can look at picture after picture, but nothing compares to being there looking at the actual bone. If asked to identify a particular landmark on a bone, there...
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    Why should we give you an opportunity?

    psu_213 replied to kwfine's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I tend to agree. If the question was prefaced and asked as described by the OP, it is not appropriate. Considering this is 2nd hand information, it may have actually happened differently. Perhaps,...
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    Photo on your resume?

    psu_213 replied to PapaBearRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't really think it's necessary. I recently filled out an application. In the "Tell us more about you" part it specifically said "don't give any information that indicates you gender or race."...
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    “Your privacy is important to us� so how did patients’ medical exams get on Youtube?

    psu_213 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I think we need to avoid blanket statements like this. Of course curiosity is behind many scientific discoveries. Take, for example, germ theory. If it was not for curiosity, humans would not have...
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    “Your privacy is important to us� so how did patients’ medical exams get on Youtube?

    psu_213 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Not to mention the "patient" who smiles and holds a flower...During a "real" pelvic exam!? That could be a clue as to the real nature of these
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    clinical post conference inservice

    psu_213 replied to kathleenph's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is your focus this term? What type of unit is this? Does the instructor want you to pick a specific disease, a patient who has had some type of procedure? A particular body system? If you...
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    Mechanical Compression Devices

    psu_213 replied to That Guy's topic in Emergency

    A few local EMS services have them. Our ED does not. Usually there is not a shortage of qualified individuals to do
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    Errors--system problem or nursing problem?

    psu_213 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not to absolve nursing from the problems, but I agree. The specialist should know the pt is on Coumadin. That means that the specialist should write "Hold coumadin. INR in the AM." This would...
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    3 Med Errors in One Shift

    psu_213 replied to Roman1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think you are making quite a jump with the assumptions about why the errors were made. Could she have just been having a bad day? When she gave the wrong narc, was she just being pulled 10 other...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    psu_213 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I once overheard an attending ask a student "so are an um-BIL-i-cus air um-bil-LI-cus kinda guy?" So apparently the latter is acceptable. For the record, I go with the
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    psu_213 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    There was printed sign at work that read "Employee's Only." Thankfully someone took a black Sharpie and wrote a giant X over the
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    psu_213 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    And some people are so obsessed with saying "Suzy and I" (for example, Suzy and I are going to the store), they will even use it as an object ("He is going with Suzy and I"). I admit, however, I am...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    psu_213 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    What about the first 'c' in
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    psu_213 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    There have been a couple of threads similar to this one, and I one of them I mentioned how much this pronunciation drives me
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    Help with O2 question

    psu_213 replied to BSN_TN's topic in General Students

    Otherwise, you seem to be right on. Don't "what if…" yourself into thinking fluids should be
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    psu_213 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    That is a very interesting comment, and, in my experience, a very true comment. One day when I was in charge, a nurse who is never late was about 10 minutes late 2/2 something she could not control....