purplemania

purplemania BSN, RN

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  1. So now what do I do?

    purplemania replied to happystudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations!! You will soon be learning a new job, so the stress will return for a while. Remember, though, that it will eventually subside. For now, work on relationships with your family and...

  2. hand washing = sore hands, any good products available?

    purplemania replied to emmy's topic in International Nursing

    I don't know about the brand names in your area, but Eucerin cream is good. You might ask a wound care nurse what do they recommend for macerated skin? You need a barrier of some sort to prevent...

  3. How do I get a Patient Advocate?

    purplemania replied to Freeda's topic in Public, Community Health

    Start with the social worker in that facility. They should be able to make

  4. Dress or scrubs? Females ONLY!!!!

    purplemania replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    professional what? Does she infer that men are not professional since they don't wear dresses? Being well groomed and ACTING professional carry more weight with me. But then, I hate pantyhose. Dresses...

  5. floating

    purplemania replied to pedsnrs's topic in Pediatric

    All of maternal-child is obligated to float within that dept. when census demands. If you get cut from your shift due to low census, and the other units cannot use you, you have the option of staying...

  6. How long for ATT?

    purplemania replied to maggiechan's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In Texas our GN's usually get them 2-4 weeks after graduation. There is always someone whose paperwork gets jammed in the system and does not get GN Permit and ATT before getting out of orientation....

  7. ABG's

    purplemania replied to tsgarman's topic in General Nursing

    There is a book called ABG's Made Incredibly Easy that might be

  8. nursing degree

    purplemania replied to clarelouise's topic in Texas Nursing

    clarelouise: I love your name. As for stroke patient and dysphasia, be mindful of the fear factor. The fear of choking overrides the fear of hunger. People will refrain from eating because they do not...

  9. Bar Code Scanning Meds

    purplemania replied to momangel29's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone (in USA) will have to do this within the next few years as it has become a federal requirement. I hope that after we go thru the learning curve the practice will benefit patient and

  10. i am from india

    purplemania replied to baby's topic in General World

    Welcome. I am working with a nurse manager from Bombay. He has lived in the USA several years. Do you work in a hospital? So glad to have you with

  11. Trigonometry and Nursing

    purplemania replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Students

    My ADN program required College Algebra (Tennessee). The BSN program required Statistics (Texas). You might go online to a few of the local schools to look at their

  12. I Just Graduated--I won't be going back!

    purplemania replied to Monist's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the same thing. I am now in graduate school, so it is clear I changed my mind. The important thing is to find your niche. Congrats on

  13. How do I get tape residue off skin?

    purplemania replied to amber74's topic in General Nursing

    Goo Gone, as used for hand cleaning in mechanical shops. Just don't get too close to the

  14. med/surg patients in Maturnity

    purplemania replied to starryx2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think the theory is, if you are using universal precautions, it should not matter. Nice theory, but actual practice is something

  15. Becoming a Student Nurse

    purplemania replied to Smile!'s topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a great field for people like you who are eager to learn and flexible enough to accept change. Not all nurses work in hospitals. There is a big variety. Right now there are plenty of jobs...

  16. Eat Before You Get Here!

    purplemania replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    As a floor nurse we get the same problem, but also in REVERSE. People will "move in" to the room and bring coolers of beverages and snacks of all kinds. Beside turning the room into a pig stye, many...

  17. Combating drowsiness

    purplemania replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    We paced off a long hall so we would know how many trips up and down the hall would equal a mile. Keep moving! If you are completly exhausted ask a coworker to wake you in 15 minutes (obviously...

  18. Specializing and Contuining Education.

    purplemania replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility pays extra for specialty certifications if they are on an approved list for your department. (won't pay for trauma nurse cert unless you work in ED). The differential is approximately the...

  19. Nurse Charged with killing patients

    purplemania replied to tamar2020's topic in International Nursing

    she must not have as much paperwork for admits and discharges as we

  20. Hospitals discourage use of abbreviation "Q"

    purplemania replied to CarolineRn's topic in General Nursing

    This requirement is part of the JCAHO Patient Safety Goals 2004, following research by the Institute of Medicine. Both websites give you info. The object is to make orders more clear. We need to get...

  21. Tornado alley

    purplemania replied to Blackcat99's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    if it was horrible people would not continue to live there. As for pets, you can't predict when, how much or even IF a tornado will hit your house, so most people carry on with their lives same as...

  22. Sigma Theta Tau

    purplemania replied to Kiwi's topic in General Students

    Phi Theta Kappa is not nursing specific, but is a definite honor. We had to be in the top 10% of our class, but I don't know what the GPA cutoff

  23. Federalize Nursing Licenses! Who's with me?

    purplemania replied to mobileLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Should be national. However, the license fees are a source of income that offsets the cost of staffing the Boards. Every state would have to either collect a portion from nurses residing in...

  24. Job Title??

    purplemania replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

    We have an RN whose title is Guest Relations Specialist. She worked on the floor several years before taking this position. You would need to be a nurse to fully understand the nursing perspective....

  25. Preceptor RN: Tips for a student to make a good impression/ do a good job

    purplemania replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above posts. You can overcome your lack of experience and clinical knowledge by a positive attitude. Ask how you could have done something "better" (which the preceptor will interpret...