NayRN

NayRN

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  1. What jobs did you do before nursing?

    NayRN replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Now that you are going to mix your "want to help others" with becoming a nurse, you should be aware that a lot of people who are sick are sick for a reason. It will also be very frustrating. No...

  2. don't know what to do

    NayRN replied to mibrow81's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Dr. offices, or have you considered a school nurse job? Some LTC places do 8 hour

  3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    NayRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know, I have suggested this to docs as a deterrent to the seekers-just order the meds IM-but I haven't been able to talk any of them into it yet. It would sure cut down on the q2h, 2mg, IV...

  4. This made me mad when I saw it.

    NayRN replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    I miss waiting tables sometimes. Much less stress and responsibility than nursing. On a good day, or during the busy season, I made as much (or more) than I do as a nurse, and I worked shorter hours....

  5. cna work places

    NayRN replied to Dulce29's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work with a couple of really good, experienced CNA's who have worked in a large state hospital (criminal mental health hospital/prison.) Their stories are crazy, and I got really excited about...

  6. EMT Starting RN program anyone else go down this road?

    NayRN replied to Deuceswild1's topic in Men in Nursing

    In my ADN class, there was a woman who was a paramedic-turned-nursing student. I remember being impressed with her IV starting skills and general knowledge, and she won the award for clinical...

  7. Hospice and Full Code

    NayRN replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Seems like an oxymoron to me. Must be an insurance

  8. Sometimes you just can't bite your tongue.....

    NayRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    Well, you see, I am a little more passive-aggressive in my dealings with patients. To the ones who have surgery or whatever and refuse PT, ambulation, suppositories, lovenox, TED hose, SCD's, and...

  9. When calling in are you asked "what's wrong with you"

    NayRN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    we get a long pause..... and then a sigh...... and then "did you find someone to cover your shift?" It doesn't matter if your nose is dripping on people or your mother just died............ staffing...

  10. 100k salary?

    NayRN replied to pilot833's topic in General Nursing

    I'm getting jealous guys-been a nurse for 3 and 1/2 years on med-surg, base pay (after starting at $17.50 new grad pay) is now $19.619/hour. We got a $1.00/hr market raise last year, I get $1.00 for...

  11. Working for the Rich Population?

    NayRN replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    I promise, their c-diff smells just like that of a patient with

  12. What CAN they do? (a vent)

    NayRN replied to Nurse Leigh's topic in General Nursing

    On the same note, the other issue I find frustrating is what can the family do. No, I don't expect the family to take care of my patients for me, but when there are 2 or 3 family members in the room,...

  13. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    NayRN replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And here's a nice picture of what happens to illegal immigrants in our health care system. Without giving away too much, had a non-citizen come in with a broken bone. Bone was stabilized with an...

  14. Is this normal?? =/

    NayRN replied to MaryDeeLVN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took NCLEX 3 years ago, and while I was not nervous beforehand, I very calmly took the test, passed it in 75 questions, then proceeded to go out to my car, sit in the driver's seat, and burst into...

  15. Visitor policies

    NayRN replied to FoolsErrand's topic in General Nursing

    On Saturday, I noticed a large group of visitors at the end of the hallway with many chairs gathered in a circle talking and laughing loudly. It looked like a garden party or a red hat meeting or...

  16. Charting Bloopers

    NayRN replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    And then there are the male patients who have the "no" checked on their med history next to "hysterectomy." Whew, that's good to know. I always like to test the new admits who seem like know it alls...

  17. Charting Bloopers

    NayRN replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    And in other uses for foleys- patient in for labor induction had foley bulb inserted to assist in dilating cervix. Patient (not a genius in human anatomy) "What happens when I have to go pee?"...

  18. Charting Bloopers

    NayRN replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    "and secondly, dietary requests do not need to be written by a doc in the orders sheet!" Not necessarily... When the doc orders "Pt may have 3 beers per day, AC/HS" We should probably have an order...

  19. CCRN looking towards JD

    NayRN replied to Dontknowwhattodo's topic in Legal

    I've been looking at the exact same program-I thought about legal nurse consulting, but some of the certification programs seem wishy-washy to me, and Loyola is a great school and a great health...

  20. Dumb things new nurses do....

    NayRN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    antiemetics, yes, but how many times have you thought-boy I hope IV morphine (or fentanyl, or dilaudid) can't be absorbed transdermally because I just got it all over

  21. Dumb things new nurses do....

    NayRN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did the same thing. Only lab called me with "your patient has a potassium level that is incompatible with life." Oh, ok. hold on a minute. I'll send you a new

  22. Does a CNA have to wipe butts?

    NayRN replied to sssssaidthesnake's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Seriously? Butts, huge diapers, snot, blood, yeast infections (in some strange places), weeping legs, draining scrotal wounds, bodily fluids you didn't even know existed...and not just now and then...

  23. Alcoholism: disease or choice?

    NayRN replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

    here's my take on it, and i will use your post to illustrate. the actual use of alcohol or drugs, smoking, compulsive gambling, sex addiction, obsessive tendencies, hoarding, or whatever, is the...

  24. Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

    NayRN replied to coco42rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I too live in SW Missouri, and I started 3 years ago as a new grad at $17.50. At 2.5% max raises per year, plus a "market raise" we got last year, I am now up to a whopping $19.619 per hour. I also...

  25. Baby Angel Babcock - have you experience this?

    NayRN replied to ws582's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In December 2010 my son was just a couple of weeks old. My father in law, John, who had always had a close relationship with my two older children, was mostly unresponsive, on hospice care for...