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  1. Average day in the life of a nurse

    nsgmjr replied to Reese2012's topic in General Nursing

    dont leave for casemanager job its a joke if they are telling you that its 8-5 m-f more like 8-6,7,8 whenever and dont forget the weekend catch up for paperwork. stay where you

  2. Do you prefer 8 hour or 12 hour shifts?

    nsgmjr replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    either hospice nurse salaried 10-12 hours 5 days a week then at least 5 on weekends plus on call all for 50,000 a year sweet deal my employer has

  3. Is it like this everywhere?

    nsgmjr replied to rnccf2007's topic in General Nursing

    I know how you feel hospice nurse here, everything keeps getting cut. Work m-f 8-6or7 back in on weekends for 5 hours or more to catch paperwork up and dont forget call sometimes 9 day stretches along...

  4. I need 25 people to answer the following question....

    nsgmjr replied to ctyler98's topic in General Nursing

    yes for sure, stressful as it is there is no greater satisfaction than being a

  5. LVN's how much you make in 2010?

    nsgmjr replied to Sophiamez's topic in California Nursing

    goodness I am a BSN RN and most of you make more than i do! Been a nurse for a year and a

  6. Would you apply regular barrier cream to a resident with a fungal infection?

    nsgmjr replied to CoffeemateCNA's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    where i work we use sensicare and nystatin by mixing the two together and then applying. Seems to

  7. Need some experienced nurses to help solve this problem

    nsgmjr posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have a post turp patient who's foley wont drain independently into the drainage bag. If you unhook the tubing it will drain freely, hook it to a leg bag it drains. It has been irrigated no clots...

  8. post turp patient catheter wont drain Why?

    nsgmjr posted a topic in General Nursing

    :confused:Can anyone help with this problem? Post turp patient catheter wont drain into foley bag but will drain into the leg bag what could be causing this? It has been irrigated, bag changed, will...

  9. NKC hospital pre employment physical

    nsgmjr posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad and will be starting at North Kansas City hospital soon. I have a pre employment physical coming up and i am not a young women. I know there will be a drug test which i am not...

  10. help thinking of getting out of nursing

    nsgmjr posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a brand new RN who took a job in long term care. The working conditions are deplorable. I have 54 geri psych residents and feel like i am unable to keep up. I try so hard but have no supplies,...

  11. help thinking of getting out of nursing

    nsgmjr replied to nsgmjr's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry I don't want to whine. I should never have taken this job, I feel like I am in over my head here. The management is really bad and the policies change daily. I have waited for 4 days to...

  12. Freeman - Joplin, Missouri

    nsgmjr replied to spejsa's topic in General Nursing

    what is the pay for new graduates in joplin missouri thinking of moving there and working at St Johns any advice would be appreciated,

  13. 40 year old starting NS and taking the ACT

    nsgmjr replied to powers2004's topic in General Nursing

    You can do it! I went back to school at 40 too. Had not been in school for 20 years and didn't even have a high school diploma. I was determined and got every ACT and GED book I could find and wound...

  14. Leadership and management student who feels lost.

    nsgmjr replied to nsgmjr's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for the encouragement. I am so glad that it is normal to feel this way. I am reevaluating myself and going back next week with a different strategy. I will not give up. I will follow...

  15. Leadership and management student who feels lost.

    nsgmjr posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am in my last semester and feel like I have never taken a nursing class in my life most of the time. I fight with the computer every day at clinical and feel like I forget as much as I remember...

  16. How much a LPN school teaches compared to an RN school?

    nsgmjr replied to mmr2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I keep seeing these threads comparing one nurse to another and am continually amazed at how easily we all fall into this same old argument. It is very easy to see why nursing will never unite. I...

  17. how to determine blood loss by weighing sponges

    nsgmjr posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am a nursing student who is writing a scenario for HS students which deals with math problems. The only thing i can think of right now from my one visit to the OR is the weighing of the surgical...

  18. how to determine blood loss by weighing sponges

    nsgmjr replied to nsgmjr's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you so much. I am writing scenarios which involve math problems for ninth and tenth graders to show them how math is used in the medical fields. This is a campaign to interest H.S. students to...

  19. hello everyone am new in nursing (ASN) and need help

    nsgmjr replied to cute1's topic in General Students

    Remember the ABC's and think about assessments Airway- ausculate breathing- use of accessory ms, rate depth circulation- cap refill you get the idea. I am a third semester student and there is hope...

  20. Nclex question

    nsgmjr posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    how would you answer this question? an emergency situation has occurred after calling the doctor what would be the next step A) notify the family B) Document C) notify icu of a possible admit D)...

  21. Nclex question

    nsgmjr replied to nsgmjr's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i cant see how contacting icu or radiology would be an answer without more info on the emergency or orders given by MD. feel like maybe the notifying family and then documentation but not sure if this...

  22. Nclex question

    nsgmjr replied to nsgmjr's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    this question is on an nclex review for lpn but has no answers only grades the test so no way to tell if you got it right. just trying to figure out how to answer this one. does not specify type of...

  23. Accused of being racist - how to handle?

    nsgmjr replied to Susan9608's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think that race may not be the only thing which determines if you get good or poor healthcare in this country. While race undoubtedly plays a role in the quality of healthcare recieved, being poor...

  24. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    nsgmjr replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This is exactly why nurses are not treated seriously and the medical profession is able to control the wages and limit the autonomy of nurses. If we can't even make mature choices when dealing with...

  25. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    nsgmjr replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    sorry i double