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  1. Magnet status hospital ??

    INtoFL_RN replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in Nursing Career

    I have worked at one Magnet hospital, and one hospital that was in the application process. There was nothing special about the Magnet hospital. In fact, it was worse than the non-Magnet hospital. The...

  2. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    INtoFL_RN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to dig deep into what should have happened and what didn't happen but all I know is this. Hospitals in a very vulnerable area to hurricanes and flooding should have a plan. It didn't...

  3. Any Boulder/Fort Collins area nurses?

    INtoFL_RN replied to UWECfuturenurse's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I just recently moved to an area a little east of Boulder. Since I'm planning on being a SAHM (got a 3 mo. old son!) for now, I haven't really dug deep into the job search yet. But I was a pt @...

  4. Why are Hospitals so darn mean when someone fails the NCLEX?

    INtoFL_RN replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Like the other posters, I don't think what happened to her was out of the ordinary. But I do think that it could have been handled better. They didn't need to pull her off the floor in the middle of...

  5. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    INtoFL_RN replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    excerpt taken from msnbc today... (original link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7293186/ ) morphine use disputed bob schindler on monday said he feared the consequences of morphine that has been used to...

  6. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    INtoFL_RN replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Your argument may be a bit overboard. This is not a case where a woman is able to speak for herself and can tell her doctors what she wants/does not want. This is a case in which a woman left no...

  7. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    INtoFL_RN replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I worry about this too! In my clinical experience I've found that most pts and their families are misinformed about what hospice is to begin with. There needs to be better public education regarding...

  8. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    INtoFL_RN replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    You make some wonderful points. There is way more going on in this case than we will ever know. It's too bad that it has all come to this. But I do think our country needs to make a clear decision as...

  9. lifting pt's while pregnant

    INtoFL_RN replied to eflynnlpn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My OB said it would be OK to move pts while in early pregnancy, but later on, the progesterone and relaxin's effects on your muscles/ligaments will make it a little easier for you to injure yourself....

  10. Can new grads get a 7a-3p shift?

    INtoFL_RN replied to akissbytheseine's topic in General Nursing

    I was able to get a day position as a new grad, but I think the main reason was because I had worked there as a student nurse for 2 years already. My advice is to "get your foot in the door" somewhere...

  11. Need help re: CEU's

    INtoFL_RN posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hello! This is my first year in FL (hence the screen name). I moved here from Indiana, where the BON does not have any CEU requirements (can you believe it?!). What I need is help finding where/how to...

  12. Need help re: CEU's

    INtoFL_RN replied to INtoFL_RN's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hello! This is my first year in FL (hence the screen name). I moved here from Indiana, where the BON does not have any CEU requirements (can you believe it?!). What I need is help finding where/how to...

  13. Insulin protocol---Q 1 hour accu checks

    INtoFL_RN replied to VAC's topic in MICU, SICU

    The hospital I worked at previously in IN began a similar protocol in 2003. They said studies showed that very tight glucose control during critical illness and during recovery from CABG decreased...

  14. Game: Name that smelly drug

    INtoFL_RN replied to Rhoresmith's topic in General Nursing

    Is it Compazine? I've never smelled it, but it's the only thing I can think of that is for nausea and starts with a

  15. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    INtoFL_RN replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    After ranting about being insulted by one of the docs, the charge nurse asked me "Why do you keep complaining about it? You're too young of a nurse to be this angry." I looked her straight in the eye...

  16. Must we all die with a feeding tube?

    INtoFL_RN replied to URO-RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Whether you agree with the whole feeding tube/IV hydration issue or not, it just goes to show how important it is to have our wishes in writing before the situation presents itself. I think it is our...

  17. Putting noncompliant patient on PD?

    INtoFL_RN replied to Dialyzin' Dar's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hm...doesn't sound like a really good idea now, does it? Success of PD depends so much on the pt! I used to take care of a frequent flier who was totally non-compliant with his PD and was always...

  18. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    INtoFL_RN replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, does this MD work at the hospital I just quit? Sounds like the daily abuse that the nurses on my unit received. I guess they've been fighting it for years. VP nursing and medical director won't...

  19. Nurse Not Following Doctors Orders!!

    INtoFL_RN replied to ladyoftherose's topic in General Nursing

    About the making CNA's pass meds...that is illegal and should be reported to the supervisor. It is unacceptable in any situation. As far as the sleeping pill...it is up to the nurse to give the pill...

  20. how much Indiana nurses make

    INtoFL_RN replied to nurseluv9's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I worked in Indianapolis as an RN on a PCU up until April, and I made $18.20 base pay plus $3-4 shift diff. Here in FL I make $17/hr base...that includes extra pay for having my BSN and ACLS. Makes me...

  21. Xray tech~ more $$$ than RN???

    INtoFL_RN replied to SoulShine75's topic in Nursing Career

    This doesn't pertain to X-ray techs exactly, but at the hospital I work at MRI techs make $18.25/hr. I have one year experience as an RN, have my BSN, and ACLS and I make $17. Talk about