SkylerW

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  1. Supervising Respiratory Therapists

    SkylerW replied to asiana68's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes the facility will allow you to add FTE hours to your budget if you have just

  2. Supervising Respiratory Therapists

    SkylerW replied to asiana68's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and no. There payroll can come out of your budget, but only a licensed registry eligible respiratory therapist can supervise another RT. RTs must also have a medical director in whatever...

  3. NP with no experience?

    SkylerW posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Do you have to work as a nurse before entering a NP

  4. New to the medical field, Interested in CNA work- 1 day training?

    SkylerW replied to Sunaj's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I say go for it! CNA its mostly on the job anyways. Where I am from (Alabama) 90% of everyone is not certified. I went to CNA school just to show that I had Hands on experience ( I am a pre med...

  5. What agency do you go through to transfer a medication aide license to florida?

    SkylerW replied to hbomb2704's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Florida Does not have medication aides that I know

  6. Abrupt A-fib causes?

    SkylerW replied to whitecat5000's topic in Cardiac

    The cause of A-fib is most of the time

  7. serving alcohol to patients

    SkylerW replied to mqurse37's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The hospital pharmacy that I volunteer as a tech at keeps all kinds of liquor to send to the patients if a doc orders

  8. Not my day

    SkylerW replied to Thujone's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maybe its just me, but just because you have a good grade does not give you the right to be arrogant. What is five extra min. of your time to get to class on

  9. volunteering at a free clinic,,,,,1st step?

    SkylerW replied to fallinnstyle's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you should stop by

  10. How would you respond to this??

    SkylerW replied to nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you should take the nice approach, and talk about some of the things that you do as a nurse to

  11. Should I become a CNA at 19 (pre-nursing student)?

    SkylerW replied to deannadesign's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hi I am 17, and I also dual enrolled while I was being home schooled. I am now finished with high school. I am now currently in a CNA program, even though I have no intention of working as a CNA my...

  12. Why did you pick your username?

    SkylerW replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    Because it is my name

  13. Checking visitor's vitals

    SkylerW replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    Your supposed to take vitals on a non PT due to liability issues PLUS an employee is never supposed to escort a non PT, but a volunteer

  14. Flu Shot Reaction, anyone??

    SkylerW replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Everyone that I know that has had one has had some sort of reaction to it this

  15. Is there a website that reviews BLS drugs?

    SkylerW replied to tojal1989's topic in General Nursing

    BLS cant give drugs, but they can get it out of the crash cart everyone at my hospital has to pass a test on were stuff is in the crash carts. I used to stock crash carts when I was a Pharmacy Tech,...

  16. FNP Admitting a PT to hospital

    SkylerW posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ok I have a quick question, If a FNP that works in a office setting needs to admit a PT to a hospital is it ok for that FNP to round on the PT when they are in the hospital or will a ACNP have to do...

  17. Non rebreather mask

    SkylerW replied to Vtachy1's topic in Pulmonary

    What ever makes the PT more comfortable. I would notify RT is I were

  18. Toradol IM only vial given IV

    SkylerW replied to pantherboy's topic in Patient Medications

    If the Vial says IM only Pharmacy can not give you authorization to use it. I know this because I have been faced with this many times. J Webb,

  19. CNA before RN?

    SkylerW replied to SkylerW's topic in General Students

    Southeast Alabama

  20. CNA before RN?

    SkylerW posted a topic in General Students

    Ok so most of the schools in my area have told me that they require a CNA license before you can apply to RN school. I just graduated high school ( over a semester early) so I decided to go ahead and...

  21. CNA before RN?

    SkylerW replied to SkylerW's topic in General Students

    I am not understanding why there is such a over saturation of nurses in some areas. The hospital that I have volunteered at since I was 14 takes new grads all the time at any given time they have like...

  22. non-rebreather vs oxymask

    SkylerW replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

    100% NRB (according to respiratory) only gives

  23. Nursing Jobs in Dothan, AL/ for-profit vs not for-profit

    SkylerW replied to futurebsngrad2010's topic in Alabama Nursing

    The Medical Center is probably the better hospital, but it does have a lot of indigent patients. Flowers is still 100% paper

  24. CNA before RN?

    SkylerW replied to SkylerW's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all of your responses. I will say that I am fine around patients. I volunteered at a hospital since I was 14 most weeks 40 hours+ ( my mom was a charge nurse, and I was home schooled for a...

  25. Problems with prefilled NS syringes?

    SkylerW replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    There was a recall on some of the flushes that we keep in my hospital pharmacy maybe its a bad batch? I know with pre filled flushes patients say they can taste it, maybe this is what is causing...