purplemania

purplemania BSN, RN

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  1. Why Continue Accuchecks on 92-Year-Old Comatose Patient...

    purplemania replied to Havin' A Party!'s topic in MICU, SICU

    do a search for pain management and you will find some tools on how to measure pain in non-verbal patients. Try the oncology sites. One tool is called the PAINAD scale and measures breathing,...

  2. Still Sick!

    purplemania replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    yes, to the question about the retained gallstones after surgery. I had that problem but the MD prescribed Maalox & Tylenol. No repeat surgery to date, but they bother me

  3. Need gift ideas for soon to be mom...

    purplemania replied to rntx's topic in General Nursing

    how about an offer to do free babysitting for "X" number of hours? Both kids, of course, or maybe just the toddler while Mom goes to MD office or on an

  4. Changing Answers

    purplemania replied to THaugen's topic in General Nursing

    on the other hand, just think how smart you will look at the end of the semester when your grades have improved so much more than that test grade! I recommend you see what test taking strategies are...

  5. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    purplemania replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    job descriptions have nothing to do with it. In Texas it is against the law to represent oneself as a nurse if you are not. Same with any profession. I, as a nurse, cannot call myself an attorney or...

  6. Evening Shift - support needed.

    purplemania replied to Anniekins's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a preceptor? You need one, or at least a resource nurse till you get settled in. I worked nights many years, without aides or clerks, and know how busy it can be. The secret is managing...

  7. Nclex Results

    purplemania replied to 3kidsmomma's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats!!! Welcome to

  8. New RN grad question, please!

    purplemania replied to KimberRN's topic in General Nursing

    School nursing and MD office nursing come to mind, but they may want you to have experience. Another option is a surgery center or OR in a hospital. Try the Health Dept. (pay is not good, but you are...

  9. Clinical Instructors' Attitude Towards Students

    purplemania replied to chlyxenne's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The purpose of clinicals is to have a learning environment for the student. Being rude and overly strict to the student will not create a learning environment and does not set a positive role model....

  10. How Do You Accept Report on an Understaffed Unit???

    purplemania replied to oldernurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Texas has a safe harbor law for nurses who refuse/report unsafe assignments. It is designed to protect the nurse. The guidelines and form are online, so you might want to look at them to get some...

  11. Scholarships???

    purplemania replied to Mountain's topic in Texas Nursing

    do a google on nursing scholarships. Johnson & Johnson offer some and there are others that are best found thru the financial aid dept of the nursing school. As for the pay---you will find that...

  12. Wondering if my drink was laced??? Need input..

    purplemania replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of husbands would track that guy down and give him an attitude adjustment. I hope you contact the bartender and give a description of the guy so he can be on the lookout. Another thing, if you...

  13. Info request on leadership "ladder"

    purplemania posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone have info on creating a management or leadership ladder similar to the clinical ladders? We are thinking that research, publishing, advanced certifications, advanced degrees, professional...

  14. New graduate employment

    purplemania replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    I deal with new grads and two statistics come to mind regarding your dilemma. One, 60% of all new grads consider changing jobs at about the 6th month of their nursing career (for many reasons, some...

  15. Info request on leadership "ladder"

    purplemania replied to purplemania's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the response and hope the plumber was able to fix

  16. Ophthalmic Nursing

    purplemania replied to Simone1215's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for retinal surgeons 9 years and general ophthalmic surgeon 5 years, but not as a nurse. I never met one who hired an RN, because the high-school educated, certified ophthalmic techs are...

  17. Info request on leadership "ladder"

    purplemania replied to purplemania's topic in General Nursing

    that is exactly how the idea originated. Surely with the great brains that frequent this forum we can get some

  18. The BIG word - RETENTION!!!!!

    purplemania replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    some of those measures are done in defense. The hospital has to take some action when lawsuits result from nurses not documenting correctly. We have trouble getting nurses to attend meetings to...

  19. Acceptance of online BSN (from ADN) degree by employers...

    purplemania replied to IamRN's topic in General Nursing

    The employer is far more interested in whether or not you have a license. So, if your degree qualifies you to sit for NCLEX, the degree is good

  20. Myths about Aging

    purplemania replied to RN-TO-BE's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Another myth is that the elder have increased tolerance of pain. NOT TRUE. Since pain management is a JCAHO safety goal it might be a relevant subject. You could include the paradoxical effects of...

  21. Ethical question...what would you do?

    purplemania replied to ksrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    People who steal will also lie to cover themselves. Can you ask the DON about the policy on taking pt meds, as you have seen this done and it seems to be accepted practice, so you wonder what the...

  22. Least favorite subject?

    purplemania replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoyed statistics. We had an instructor who made it relevant & interesting. My least fave was community health on the BSN level, but enjoyed it on the MSN level (go figure). If a course has...

  23. Trouble with career choices

    purplemania replied to Dixiecup's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above posts. Education is so versatile. Administrators are always in demand too. Talk to some people already in those jobs and see if you are a

  24. Nursing Reentry after 20 year absence

    purplemania replied to srh's topic in General Nursing

    they may be put off by the gap in your work history, thinking you would get stressed out (bound to happen!) and quit. Were you applying in acute care? You might need to work in LTC or MD office or...

  25. Mad at my manager!

    purplemania replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is why we have a human resources department, so they can handle transfers without too many personalities being