Chris27229 LPN

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1. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

   Chris27229 replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely not, way too much stress and responsiblity for that kind of pay. My son is a senior in high school. He works at a local garage performing oil changes and inspection stickers, makes...

2. How do you give morphine sulfate IV?

   Chris27229 posted a topic in Patient Medications

   Many nurses where I work have been giving morphine sulfate IV undiluted using the rule of pushing 1mg/minute, so 2 mg would be given over 2 mins. If giving above 2mg always dilute in 5ml of NS so that...

3. epistaxis

   Chris27229 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Yesterday a physician came to the med-surg floor and use silver nitrate and 4% cocaine to cauterize and pack a pt's nare to control a nose bleed. Can anyone tell me what the silver nitrate and cocaine...

4. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

   Chris27229 replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

   The last hospital that I worked at about 8 yrears ago was not paying nurses any overtime unless the manager approved the over time. Some one reported the hospital to the labor board. The labor board...