xtxrn

xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Should I gain experience or money?

    If there is ANY way to make the CNA job work, it will give you so much useful experience- especially with time management that very often (and understandably) overwhelms new grads. If I hadn't had CNA...
  2. Strange encounter at flu shot clinic

    i can't believe that the infamous hipaa/hippa/hippo hasn't been questioned yet. she was making it impossible for the op to maintain hipaa standards. a short "i need to finish up with this person,...
  3. I doubt that was your fault. I had Lovenox for a little over a week, and about 3 days after I got home, my entire abdomen looked like I'd had an eggplant graft. Doc said it was to be expected...
  4. gifts

    Anyplace I've worked in direct care, accepting gifts from the patients were prohibited unless it was for the entire floor (box of candy, flowers, etc). One place allowed the family to gift us at...
  5. Question For Ya!!!

    RNT sounds like more patient contact and time management with getting tasks done... that could go farther even in a hospital since it's direct care.
  6. Suggestions for supplies :)

    OK...:) Let's go shopping stethoscope.... everyone talks about Littmanns, which are really good- and expensive. I have a Prestige (med student was p-o'd because mine sounded as good as his $200...
  7. Is this an actual "criminal background check" or
  8. VENT ! Well they won !I am quiting

    I've got mine But I have heard horror
  9. VENT ! Well they won !I am quiting

    How true about supplemental insurance, part B, and drug coverage. For me (also on disability) it's roughly 450.00 per month. Out of pocket. Medicare's reimbursement to the docs/providers is...
  10. VENT ! Well they won !I am quiting

    Quite the resume' ,
  11. Yep (re: basic skills.... EKGs were never something I had to do myself). That's why they've had to resort to internships/preceptorships that last for
  12. ilove, You are obviously very concerned about whatever it was that you did. Nobody here knows who you really are. IF you could be somewhat more specific as to what happened, you might find a LOT...
  13. That would be GOOD !!! Working in a zoo would take on a whole new
  14. VENT ! Well they won !I am quiting

    Coordinator....she PM'd
  15. do you have to be strong to be a transporter?

    Moving ANY size patient on a gurney that probably weighs 200 pounds empty (easily). Some people who look small are quite strong. Getting someone moving isn't as hard as steering or STOPPING in a...
  16. What about the effects of blood loss? (fatigue, dizziness, safety risk r/t potential falls.....I had a mom hit the floor when she got up.... BP drops (orthostatic), pallor, tachycardia, activity...
  17. Suggestions for supplies :)

    If you can get non-glare page protectors to hold the hand outs in the binder, they will last longer. :) For clinicals, there are a lot of little things that are good to have. If you want those, let...
  18. Brain herniation and eye movement

    If I remember right, caloric testing can also induce vomiting in some
  19. specialization trainings for new board passers

    It wasn't much :) But the list on the site will probably be more helpful- Good luck
  20. Strange encounter at flu shot clinic

    Call me cynical.... not waiting until the OP was done with the guy she was attending to when Shooting Susie shows up... repetitive questions.... asking to give the shots herself. If she really...
  21. Nurses eat their young?

    The relationship goes both ways....(and this isn't meant to be "bad"...just an observation). The students/new grads that have the weakest skills are going to be given more opportunities while they...
  22. Nurses eat their young?

    I've started to believe/think that a lot of the ones who are being nasty got thrown to the wolves after not getting the clinical training they needed, and are more insecure than 'deep down nasty' .......
  23. Nurses eat their young?

    Well, Hannibal, wouldn't a nice merlot be more in keeping with red meat?
  24. nursing care plan

    This is not a care plan drive- thru.... as you will see from other care plan threads, students start with what they have, and ask for help/critique- not to have their work done for them :) YOU need to...
  25. care plans

    Not necessarily. Example: 2* (secondary to) --Risk for falls r/t decreased sensation AEB pt unaware of blisters on feet. -------The nurse can't make the patient feel the blisters.... --Impaired...