nursepotter05

nursepotter05 RN

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  1. student loans

    nursepotter05 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduate in May. I have somewhere around 25,000 in student loans. I was wondering how much your payments are on similiar amount of

  2. Need help with delegation question

    nursepotter05 replied to nursepotter05's topic in General Nursing

    That is a good question. The scenerio does not say one way or another. Since it says that this was not unexpected, I assume she is a no

  3. Need help with delegation question

    nursepotter05 replied to nursepotter05's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate the help. I couldn't decide who to send to Mr. Johnson.I knew he was first priority. I knew that his condition warranted a RN, but I couldn't decide on me or the new grad. I REALLY...

  4. Is an hour too long to drive to work

    nursepotter05 replied to RnAngl's topic in General Nursing

    I can't answer this for you. However, I drive an 1 1/2 to my job. This is not because I can't find a job closer (I pass several hospitals on the way to my job). It is because I want to work in...

  5. Help - Hodgkin's Lymphoma

    nursepotter05 replied to purplekath's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Risk for infection r/t chemotherapy and/or disease process. The chemo causes the patient to be nuetropenic. The patient would need to be on neutropenic precautions like no fresh flowers in room, no...

  6. what is the official title of one who...

    nursepotter05 replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

    In Tennessee, you can be hired as a Graduate Nurse until passing

  7. Pediatric Assessment Tips?

    nursepotter05 replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Students

    I work at a pediatric hospital in the emergency department. Definatley do the most irritaing procedures last. Many of the kids hate having their blood pressure taken. Tell them it measures how big...

  8. capping & pinning suggestions

    nursepotter05 replied to Mommyof2's topic in General Nursing

    We sold Coke products, Yankee candles, donuts, had a chili supper. You can also try donations from local businesses. The nursing class from last year got some money from Johnson&Johnson. I hope...

  9. Fingerprinting Problem...Help!

    nursepotter05 replied to JustAnuthaGirl's topic in General Students

    I live in Tennessee, and before returning last semester, we had to have a criminal background check before strarting clinicals, due to new JACHO

  10. CBC & CBC w/diff

    nursepotter05 replied to TLC RN's topic in General Students

    I think that a CBC has red cells, white cells, and platlets. The CBC with differential breaks down the white cells into neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eiosinophils, and basophils. I think this...

  11. Tuition and TAx Deductions

    nursepotter05 replied to tridil2000's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken the Hope for two years, after you are a junior, you can't take the Hope credit, you take the lifetime learning credit. Your school should have sent you a statement called a 1098-T showing...

  12. IV Drip Rate Formula

    nursepotter05 replied to mel82's topic in General Students

    To calculate drops per minute: total volume x drop factor(on the tubing) __________________________________ total time in minutes Calculate ml/hr: total voume in ML's ________________ total time in...

  13. help-need legal advice

    nursepotter05 replied to big02's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That sucks for you, I am sorry. Maybe it will work out. I work in a peds emergency department as a nurse extern, our nurses have standing orders for treatments and xrays, if a kid comes in with...

  14. Pediatric nurses, help please.

    nursepotter05 replied to plumrn's topic in Pediatric

    We take a syringe with about 1-2 cc's of saline hook it to the end of a butterfly needle which we cut the needle off of leaving just a small amount of the tubing. We squirt the saline into the nose...

  15. ER RN moving to TN

    nursepotter05 replied to crndpty's topic in Emergency

    In Clarksville, there is Gateway, however I don't know how good it is. Many people from Clarksville work at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt has a pediatric ER as well, if you are interested in that. Also in...

  16. Words of Wisdom for a SN?

    nursepotter05 replied to jen.sn's topic in General Nursing

    I graduate in May, and I feel the same way a lot of the time. From talking to other people, I believe feeling this way is normal at this level in school!! I think the nursing students who do not feel...

  17. 7p-7a nurses: do you spend enough time w/ your family?

    nursepotter05 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I will be graduating in May, as well. I have been working as an extern 7p-7a the entire time I have been going to school and plan to work the night shift after graduation. I have a seven year old son....

  18. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    nursepotter05 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I work at pediatric ed and we have teenagers that come in for pregnancy tests all the time!! So

  19. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    nursepotter05 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. We are all nurses no matter which degree we have. We all had to pass the same test to get

  20. PDA's for nurses... Anyone use them?

    nursepotter05 replied to MereSanity's topic in General Nursing

    i bought mine at best buy. dell has some you can purchase online. places like office depot and officemax has

  21. PDA's for nurses... Anyone use them?

    nursepotter05 replied to MereSanity's topic in General Nursing

    I am a senior in nursing school and work as a nurse extern. I have a HP 3100. I use mine all the time. I have drug books, five minute clinical consult, pediatrics suite, epocrates drug reference, ECG...

  22. TV in the ED

    nursepotter05 replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    I work in a pediatric emergency room at a children's hospital. We have TV's in every room with the exception of the fast track rooms. They help with distracting the children during IV sticks and...

  23. Paediatrics roll call

    nursepotter05 replied to retrodiva's topic in Pediatric

    I am a senior in nursing in school. I currently work in a pediatric emergency department in a children's hospital. I want to be a pediatric nurse after graduation. i love it. I love the way kids...

  24. Question for Pediatric Nurses

    nursepotter05 replied to LButlerRN2007's topic in Pediatric

    I am a senior in nursing school. I want to be a pediatric RN. I got a tech job at the children's hospital in my area. This would be a great way to gain experience. I don't know how long the peds...