SarasotaRN2b

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  1. Having trouble precepting new orientee

    SarasotaRN2b replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely would not sign off if you feel this strongly. I totally agree with this statement.

  2. had to change preceptor, she'll find out today, what to do when i see her next

    SarasotaRN2b replied to ltmja's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wouldn't worry about it...who knows, it might have been her that said something. Sometimes the chemistry is there, sometimes it is not. I wouldn't worry about it. If she does have a problem with...

  3. LA or NYC

    SarasotaRN2b replied to dmaster's topic in New York Nursing

    Well, while you might start in MICU, maybe in the future you could look into getting into CVICU. I'm sure that you'll deal with some cardiac issues in MICU.

  4. What to do, what to do (a tad long)

    SarasotaRN2b replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    This is the major difference between the two choices. With CNA you will be working on a daily basis with patients AND the nurses. With a phlebotomist you won't have as much the opportunity to really...

  5. How hard was the NCLEX-pn?

    SarasotaRN2b replied to pumpkin1984's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I don't know why some people think that it is wrong or cocky to feel confident. God meant for us to succeed, not fail. All of those nagging, negative messages are not from Him. Congratulations!

  6. Electrolyte Mnemonics

    SarasotaRN2b replied to texasnursingstudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    actually, you need to make sure of this...i've seen where the normal range was between 22-26 meq/l and 22-28 meq/l...32 would seem high. can someone

  7. LA or NYC

    SarasotaRN2b replied to dmaster's topic in New York Nursing

    Why would you want to bring your car with you? It would take you more time to drive anywhere than if you would take subway, bus or even walk. Unless you park on the street which requires you to move...

  8. EKGs.....I think I'm screwed!

    SarasotaRN2b replied to nursekatie22's topic in Cardiac

    I am a cardiac monitor tech, and it does take some time to get used to reading rhythms. When I started working there, we all needed to take the course and pass with a minimum of an 80. But if we got...

  9. Stay & go to Nursing School or move family for new job

    SarasotaRN2b replied to GAonmymind75's topic in General Nursing

    I think the best advice I could suggest would be for you and your husband to sit down at the kitchen table and talk about this. With paper and pen in hand, write down what would be the pros and cons...

  10. Night Shift might be killing me

    SarasotaRN2b replied to NICU_3_RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Well, I will have to work nights while going to school, but I'll be working Fri, Sat and Sun (no school on Mondays). I'm trying to save up my PTO so that when I may need to, I can take Fridays off....

  11. LA or NYC

    SarasotaRN2b replied to dmaster's topic in New York Nursing

    Are you planning on working days or nights? if you are working nights, you could probably add on $5k. 68K is the base and as you gain more experience, credentials, etc. your salary will go up. Plus...

  12. This may seem like a dumb question, but they always say there is none

    SarasotaRN2b replied to nububare's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I feel I have to correct myself. Informed consent is more than just written consent. It requires that the patient understand what procedure they will be undergoing. Written consent is the legal...

  13. This may seem like a dumb question, but they always say there is none

    SarasotaRN2b replied to nububare's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Informed consent would equal written consent, which the nurse could do. In regards to the side-lying position...you are reading things into it...it says nothing about administering a medication or...

  14. IV intake calculations...

    SarasotaRN2b replied to fizzgigger's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thanks, I guess I was thinking that the IV fluids would still be running at the same time...now that I think of it, if both the fluids and IVPB ran at the same time through the same line, the med...

  15. OB RN relocating from STL to NYC

    SarasotaRN2b replied to PreggersRN's topic in New York Nursing

    No harm

  16. This may seem like a dumb question, but they always say there is none

    SarasotaRN2b replied to nububare's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Actually, since you are the "floor nurse," you could eliminate 2 and 4 right away...that would actually happen in the OR. For the two remaining answers, it would be the Floor nurse to get the consent...

  17. IV intake calculations...

    SarasotaRN2b replied to fizzgigger's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For clarification, why is it 7.5 hours for the IV fluids vs. 8

  18. New grad on LI... any advice on hosp with good orientations / friendly to new grads?

    SarasotaRN2b replied to billythekid's topic in New York Nursing

    Check out North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. I worked their 4 years as a medical secretary before moving down to Florida. It was a great hospital to work at, and if I should ever move...

  19. OB RN relocating from STL to NYC

    SarasotaRN2b replied to PreggersRN's topic in New York Nursing

    Oops, I think you got it backwards...Columbia is on the West Side of Manhattan and Cornell is on the East Side. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center 630 West 168th Street...

  20. Lost Nurse

    SarasotaRN2b replied to Acey's topic in General Nursing

    Why did you go into Peds in the first place? Especially since you didn't feel the connection from the beginning. Peds, I believe, is one of those specialties that either have people loving it or...

  21. LA or NYC

    SarasotaRN2b replied to dmaster's topic in New York Nursing

    Well, I have to put my vote in for NYC as well for many of the same reasons that tiarageek mentioned. Also, I just love

  22. I can't sleep!

    SarasotaRN2b replied to incublissRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights now as a cardiac monitor tech, will do so during the 2 years of nursing school and when I finish with nursing school. I have to admit, that it was really tough in the beginning. It...

  23. Taking Organic Chem without taking Intro to Chem

    SarasotaRN2b replied to SLF1209's topic in General Students

    Actually a lot of it depends on the school you are attending. Even though nursing may not require intro to chemistry for nursing, but the science department may definitely require that you have...

  24. ABG Interpretation Help

    SarasotaRN2b replied to 1RNStudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you do a search for ABG's you'll find a great some great resources. For starters though, because her pH is 7.45 would be alkalosis), right away you will rule out metabolic alkalosis. With a PCO2...

  25. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    SarasotaRN2b replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    Before I would have left, I would have made sure that I pressed criminal charges due to this physical assault. It is disgraceful that people act this way...these "mobbers" better not be thinking they...