SkylerW

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

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 department they work, and the medical director must be either pulmonary or anesthesia.

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 major), and I found it to be pointless. Other than how to take vitals there isnt much to learn.

Florida Does not have medication aides that I know of

The cause of A-fib is most of the time unknown.

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

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

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 time?

Maybe you should stop by there?

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

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 college adviser insures me that it will look very good on my application when I apply to the actual BSN program.

Because it is my name lol

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 can.

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

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, and it included: Epi Atropine Mag Chloride Sodium Bi Carb bac static water 250ml bag of NS 250ml bag D5W Amiodarone

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

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, PhT

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 it. Also can FNP work in cardiology? Thanks

Southeast Alabama :)

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 20 positions that require no experience that even includes ICU and ED!!!

100% NRB (according to respiratory) only gives 80-85%.

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

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 while) I know how to take vitals, Ambulate Pts, I have helped clean them up many times, I have a assisted with wound care, I even took classes to be able to preform & read ekgs/telemetry. The only thing I am truly concerned with is when I apply to RN school will it look bad on me that I never actually worked in health care?

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 nausea.

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 take the CNA class. I was just wandering do you think it is important to work as a CNA before becoming an RN or will just taking the class be enough? Thanks