OlivetheRN ADN, BSN, RN

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    Should Female Muslim Psychiatric Patients Be Allowed to Wear Hijabs?

    OlivetheRN replied to purplegal's topic in Psychiatric

    In our ER we have what some people call strict policies on what behavioral patients are and are not allowed to have. When someone comes in for evaluation of a psychiatric nature, whether it's anxiety,...
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    Nursing in Appalachia

    OlivetheRN replied to amartinm11's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for posting this. I looked around the website and ended up signing up to volunteer with one of the clinics in the
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    ESI question

    OlivetheRN replied to peaches88's topic in Emergency

    I think every ED has that frequent flier who is fine until they're not. One day they walk in and something is off and you have to hope that everyone doesn't brush it off as "Oh that's just so-and-so,...
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    Student wanting clarification on CPR in ED

    OlivetheRN replied to mshull's topic in Emergency

    No dumb questions. I always prefer people ask than do what they think is right or make assumptions. Especially as a student or a new nurse. Heck, I'm not a new nurse and I always ask if I'm unsure...
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    Pattern scheduling

    OlivetheRN replied to veriteblesse's topic in General Nursing

    We don't necessarily do patterned scheduling we're I work, but we can put our preferred schedule in and I put a kind of patterned schedule in following our schedule guidelines (required Mondays,...
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    online BSN- no proctored exams

    OlivetheRN replied to KRH123's topic in General Nursing

    Are you doing an MSN program in NC? I'm in NC as well and have been looking at programs. Not necessarily looking for one without tests I'm just overwhelmed with the choices!
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    Changing careerS

    OlivetheRN replied to favery's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I went through Alamance Community College's program it wasn't required that you be a CNA but you got extra points if you were, if I remember correctly. I was, partly for the points and partly to...
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    Should I get my cna or emt?I'm a nursing

    OlivetheRN replied to Coffeeislife31's topic in Emergency

    At our hospital we hire CNA IIs in our ER because they can do more than CNA Is. we will hire paramedics but only if they are also CNA IIs. But that will vary from hospital to hospital. With that...
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    Do psychotropic meds contribute to poor decision making sometimes?

    OlivetheRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I apparently was in my car all set to go get some eggs from the store so I could make waffles. At 3 AM. Thank heavens something woke my dad up and he heard my car running. I was sitting in my car in...
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    Concerned about a coworker on stimulants whose heart rate is 110

    OlivetheRN replied to farawayisland's topic in General Nursing

    One of the docs I work with recently found out how much coffee I drink on days I work and I look on his face was
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    What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    OlivetheRN replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    The last few years they had been combining it in our hospital week too till they finally got the message that "Hey, morons, we nurses don't like having our week jammed into ***** Health Week. Find...
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    Narcotics, benzo, phenergan etc...

    OlivetheRN replied to empatheticRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I kinda take issue with what you're coworker did. Sure, I agree that all those meds at the same time aren't necessarily safe together, and it's particularly frustrating if the patient is calling out...
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    Concerned..please help

    OlivetheRN replied to Maria1308's topic in General Nursing

    As others have already said, big safety issue here. Administering a med that you are clearly not familiar with without either looking up the info about it and the policies about giving this particular...
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    Pain management approach

    OlivetheRN replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

    We very, very rarely get PRN orders in our ED, and if we do have them it's likely because the pt is a behavioral med pt awaiting placement, or it's a pt with admit orders and they're awaiting a bed...
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    OlivetheRN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so normally I don't go out in public wearing anything identifying myself as anything medical. Well, this weekend I neglicted my grocery shopping so I had to stop and get something to eat at work...
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    Part-time RN/BSN programs in NC?

    OlivetheRN replied to Reneesky's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Alamance Community College has a evening/night program that is part time, assuming you have all of your pre-reds finished before you start the actual nursing program portion. The only catch is that...
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    Is nursing a good career choice? I've heard so many horror stories!

    OlivetheRN replied to Raven1994's topic in Canada

    You'll have to either force yourself to adjust that bedtime during nursing school or learn to live on no sleep (which I don't recommend). I get it, I'm a night owl and the early hours during the...
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    Lower level Anotomy course

    OlivetheRN replied to Rasema's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Like Loca said above, not even bothering to try says a lot. At least put forth some effort. A&P is not meant to be an easy class, even at the community college level. As she said, it's not just...
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    Parkland, Dallas TX travel question

    OlivetheRN replied to Matthew.RN's topic in Emergency

    One of my best friends from nursing school worked in their ED as a new grad since she couldn't get a job around our area and stayed there for..uhh..3? Yea, 3ish years. Now she's at one of the other...
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    Is nursing a good career choice? I've heard so many horror stories!

    OlivetheRN replied to Raven1994's topic in Canada

    Oooh ok. Then triage is definitely not the correct word for what you were doing. You were checking them
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    Is nursing a good career choice? I've heard so many horror stories!

    OlivetheRN replied to Raven1994's topic in Canada

    Since you live in Canada and I'm in the US this may be why I'm confused, but as an ER nurse I find it surprising and I'm even a little bothered by the fact that they were allowing a volunteer to...
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    CNA --> RN. Worth it?

    OlivetheRN replied to FutureNurseWoman's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose that depends on what you consider "worth it." That is going to be different for everyone and will largely depend on your motivations for going into nursing. You say you don't know what else...
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    OlivetheRN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient check in early this morning with a chief complaint of dryness in their mouth.
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    iv catheter/needle gauge selection

    OlivetheRN replied to socoamaretto's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think an 18 is big but the majority of patients brought in by EMS around here don't come in with 18s
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    iv catheter/needle gauge selection

    OlivetheRN replied to socoamaretto's topic in General Nursing

    Holy cow, your OR REQUIRES an 18?! When I worked in our OR we didn't hate having an 18 but in no way did we require it. I'm trying to imagine what our SDS pre-op nurses would say if we told them every...