psu_213 BSN, RN

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    Do you get paid for CEUs and In-services

    psu_213 replied to johndough's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This is a factual statement in all professions… As for the OP, if you come in to work for required education, you should be
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    care plan for constipation

    psu_213 replied to pukachu's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    At least make it a little less blatant than an obvious copy and paste. OP, what is your assessment of the patient…not just their
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    Rules for Triage

    psu_213 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I always start with "what brings you in today?" I'll decide if it is a true emergency. While we evaluate them and treat them even it's not a true emergency, I don't want to validate their...
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    "the 3rd degree" with report and other rude behavior

    psu_213 replied to amzyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I, nor pretty much everyone here, was not there when you gave report. Perhaps these nurses were being rude. I think they are just being annoyingly nitpicky--which is quite different than rude. I...
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    Full vs part time scheduling rights

    psu_213 replied to dkw1526's topic in General Nursing

    My unit does not do self scheduling (we have so many different shift in the ED, I don't think it would work, but I digress)…if we did, however, I think it would make sense to give priority to full...
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    "the 3rd degree" with report and other rude behavior

    psu_213 replied to amzyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At my first job, we had cards (not really a cardex) that served as our brain sheets. The card was passed from shift to shift. It included spaces for name, dx, procedures, diet, relevant labs, most...
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    Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    psu_213 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I like this link. I never really have trouble with "you and I are going to the store." I do sometimes get "why don't you come with you and me" wrong. I guess "you and I" is so engrained that, even...
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    Rules for Triage

    psu_213 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    We only weight pediatric pts. in our ED, not adults (unless they are getting tPA)…but I would love to say "125 times
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    Rules for Triage

    psu_213 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    Or my favorite…"you will recognize them when we walk
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    Rules for Triage

    psu_213 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I think this about sums it up: Emergency Departments Implement New Triage Form to Screen Patients for Actual Disease -
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    Sodium Bicarbonate IV Administration

    psu_213 replied to Mseenurse's topic in Patient Medications

    Did you copy and paste this from somewhere? Never mind, not important. What does your facility/unit say about giving a bolus of sodium
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    Identifying and differentiating smells

    psu_213 replied to Martial's topic in General Nursing

    this thread! No,
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    A daily question

    psu_213 replied to vuphan86's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You really should talk to your doctor about this....(we can't give medical
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    What is the politically correct term for "nurse"?

    psu_213 replied to DanielCA's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Short of that, (registered) nurse works just
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    Saw an angry clinical instructor...

    psu_213 replied to Bortaz's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't see medical students being verbally abused, but they are certainly not treated like demigods where I work…I am sure some of them have, indeed, been treated like pond scum by some resident,...
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    Help with taking NCLEX style questions

    psu_213 replied to havehope's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with the above. I just wanted to add…make sure you know what the question is asking. Sometimes the wording of the question can make it seem more complicated--try to make it more simple....
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    Rules for Triage

    psu_213 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    Even during the summer some people were wearing the puffiest jackets. That's what needs to be checked out--why you are wearing a thick coat on an 85 degree day!? (and I'm not talking LOL or chemo...
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    public school systems

    psu_213 replied to lalonzo27's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Unfortunately I think we might be in for a sad, albeit predictable, debate--one side makes a rational claim about the benefits of vaccines, backed up with scientific evidence. The other side make...
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    Saw an angry clinical instructor...

    psu_213 replied to Bortaz's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think I would "confront" the instructor about her behavior; for that, I would speak to the school, the liaison, the program director, etc. I would, however, consider asking her to take her...
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    Professor tested us on the wrong topics

    psu_213 replied to kvyates's topic in General Students

    It's not quite as simple as what percentage of people got it right/wrong. I am certainly not an expert on statistical analysis of test questions….however, they also look at who got it right and who...
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    Emergency room RN minimums in Texas

    psu_213 replied to starsky3501's topic in Emergency

    Watch out! We are straying into the land of
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    wanting to become a Emergency Nurse

    psu_213 replied to brtnee's topic in Emergency

    I know my ED will only hire new RNs who did their preceptorship or worked as a tech at our ED…in other words, look to do time in school there, or look for a PRN tech position in an ED. I wish the...
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    "She'll put your butt in a nursing home."

    psu_213 replied to nurse42long's topic in General Nursing

    I once had a mother tell her teenaged daughter, "the nurse is here to give you that shot…and it's gonna hurt." Happens it was a shot of ceftriaxone for STD coverage, so I guess I can't really blame...
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    What is the politically correct term for "nurse"?

    psu_213 replied to DanielCA's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    But don't you realize that "doctor" can also mean "change the content of in order to deceive; falsify??" I can't believe doctors are putting up with the
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    Emergency room RN minimums in Texas

    psu_213 replied to starsky3501's topic in Emergency

    I had forgotten about this. In my ED, I can't think of any medications that require a "double check;" however, with some meds it is nice to have another set of eye to make sure I have programmed the...