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  1. RN license without Nursing major

    Ele_123 replied to Ele_123's topic in Nursing Career

    Sadly, I'm not in California, I was hoping there might be other states with that option. I talked with someone at the BON and they want the major to explicitly say "Nursing". They won't look at...

  2. Doctor's lying about telephone order

    Ele_123 replied to Irabee's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a couple small specialty hospitals and they use paper charting. I was surprised and mentioned it to a couple managers and they said that although CMS requires EMR if a facility does not...

  3. RN license without Nursing major

    Ele_123 replied to Ele_123's topic in Nursing Career

    If a BSN was my first bachelor's degree, I would only need 8 credits to meet all of the course requirements of a BSN, but since I opted to go ahead a get a bachelor's degree in science after 5 years I...

  4. Zosyn

    Ele_123 replied to IvyRN2017's topic in Patient Medications

    Loosen the powder from the vial. Break the seal and add saline to the vial and lightly mix. Allow to sit in pt. med drawer/IV med bin/your pocket for approx. 15 minutes while you do assessments, take...

  5. Pt. regurgitated/vomited NG tube

    Ele_123 replied to Ele_123's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've always worked with adults. I heard it was possible & thought it could be physically, but never experienced it & the doctor wasn't quite sure either. We just pulled it and dropped another...

  6. Nursing Students Looked at my EMR... HIPAA?

    Ele_123 replied to femnursingstudent's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    During a staff meeting they talked about the audit trail. On another unit there were a couple nurses who would look at the ER census see someone they knew and would read doctors' notes, etc. The IT...

  7. Agency work- who to list as supervisor?

    Ele_123 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I've only done agency work the past year. It started off pretty consistent where I could get full-time hours every week for several months, but lately it's tough to get part-time hours because one...

  8. Agency work- who to list as supervisor?

    Ele_123 replied to Ele_123's topic in Nursing Career

    At the hospitals I've worked with 8-12 different charge nurses and there isn't a clinical supervisor/department manager. It jumps from charge nurse to the CNO who I've only met in passing. The local...

  9. Personal Cell Phone Use

    Ele_123 replied to NJ2010RN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I don't think it was HIPPA Bridge, but there is a large hospital system in the city that encouraged doctors & nurses to download this secure HIPPA approved app (if that makes any sense). There...

  10. When patients keep calling 911

    Ele_123 replied to JJ the crit RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've taken care of a couple patients who were A&Ox4 did this on their personal cell phone about petty things- coffee/food wasn't what she wanted, staff didn't get to her room fast enough, nurse...

  11. Preventing call-ins

    Ele_123 replied to Brandi,RN's topic in General Nursing

    The schedule was done monthly. It was a busy, big, and typically short staffed hospital that there was usually an open spot for a nurse on that floor the next weekend or they would be added to the...

  12. Job application- past agency work

    Ele_123 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I've only done agency work the past year. It started off pretty consistent where I could get full-time hours every week for several months, but lately it's tough to get part-time hours because one...

  13. Preventing call-ins

    Ele_123 replied to Brandi,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Short staffing in a way encourages people to call in. Sometimes I've dreaded going to work because I know that we're going to be short staffed. Also knowing we're short staffed encourages me to go...

  14. Mepitel Alternative

    Ele_123 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    The facility that I work at only has a wound care nurse M-F and the regular med-surg nurse does the daily dressing changes on the weekend. Usually there are extra dressings in a bin in the patient's...

  15. When to take Pharmacology

    Ele_123 posted a topic in General Students

    I go to a four year university and recently changed my major to nursing. I asked my adviser about taking Pharmacology which is typically taken next year, but it has no pre-requisites except...

  16. Stethoscope for new grad

    Ele_123 replied to cmcgraw28's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    MDF MD One. I've never used the Acoustica, so I don't know how it compares to that. In nursing school, I had a "bookstore" stethoscope and after I lost that one at a clinical a "hospital quality"...

  17. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    Ele_123 replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A couple days ago I was working nightshift and the nurse I was getting report from told me she had a doctor come up and tell her that over the weekend she realized she had taken the nurse's...

  18. LPN working in a Tech role

    Ele_123 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was planning on graduating May 2015 with a BSN and taking the RN NCLEX. Well, things changed and I only graduated with a BS degree, but was able to take the LPN NCLEX instead of RN and obtained my...

  19. Any single nurses with a puppy?

    Ele_123 replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm single and have a dog. I got her last year when she was 1 or 2 years old and she was at the house my best friend rents. She was house trained, past the major chewing phase, but still playful. She...

  20. Estimating discharge date

    Ele_123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new LPN, work in a hospital, and am still paired up with a nurse for orientation. One of my patients (young adult male ORIF of tibia POD #1 no significant prior history) asked me about noon when...

  21. Hilarious Conversation with a Patient

    Ele_123 replied to NurseyNursington's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work on an ortho/neuro and most people who fall and break bones are elderly. Last night I was taking care of a 79 y/o lady and was taking her FSBS when this conversation occured: Pt: I think I've...

  22. Is Kaplan/Hurst really necessary?

    Ele_123 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm graduating in May with a BSN and there is a lot of emphasis on taking either Kaplan or Hurst reviews from the nursing faculty and it seems like all of the other students think it is really...

  23. When to take Pharmacology

    Ele_123 replied to Ele_123's topic in General Students

    What all does pharmacology cover? Is tough? What information does one need to know before hand to be