purplemania

purplemania BSN, RN

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  1. CEN exam

    purplemania replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

    Congrats!!! A real accomplishment and you should be proud of yourself. We

  2. What can my BA Sociology do?

    purplemania replied to saraMI's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose there are always exceptions, but I have the understanding that you must have a degree (in nursing) higher than the degree program in which you teach. So to teach ADN students you would need...

  3. Elderly Couple die from using oven as source of heat

    purplemania replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is very inconsiderate of the weather not to wait till Oct. 20th when the housing authority expected to have heat available. (NOT) What a tragedy. If I owned that bldg. would I be liable for...

  4. Nervous about test results

    purplemania replied to lashon20's topic in General Nursing

    You do not have to be a CNA first. Many people take that route in order to work at a facility and learn the culture, earn $ and go to school (our hosp. helps with tuition). To be a nurse you need 2-4...

  5. Need some advice on quitting school

    purplemania replied to HISSYTHECAT's topic in General Nursing

    If you make too much $ for a grant, then you should be eligible for a Stafford Loan (govt) or other student loan. The financial aid dept at school SHOULD be able to help, if you press them hard...

  6. Protecting patients from themselves...

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

    In April we become completely smoke-free. No butt huts to go hide in. Pts will be AMA if they insist on leaving to smoke. I dread the backlash, but hey! I am old enough to remember when we quit...

  7. PLEASE help me decide!!! Job change!

    purplemania replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    If there are no days options in OB this other job sounds like a good thing. Can't guarantee you would always be working days in OB, even if something worked out soon. Downsizing for the sake of...

  8. Retaining senior staff? What a Concept!

    purplemania replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    As for sign-on bonuses, I could hit whoever invented that for GNs! We have to fill spots somehow, as not enough exp. nurses apply. In order to fill spots we have to compete with hospitals paying...

  9. How you work nights with kids?

    purplemania replied to TLC RN's topic in General Nursing

    Most nurses have families, including small children. You have to find someone you can trust to help out, whether it is family or not. As for what people think---why should that be an issue if you are...

  10. Retaining senior staff? What a Concept!

    purplemania replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    while I agree in general that tenured staff ought to have incentives for remaining on the job, I do not see any specific things in this thread that managment can do to achieve that goal. Can you be...

  11. Comfort Measures in Geriatrics

    purplemania replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in General Nursing

    A warm towel around the neck seems to keep neck cozy. So many geriatrics complain of being cold, but don't like the weight of lots of blankets. Make sure it cannot "catch" on something and get too...

  12. Coworker was fired yesterday.

    purplemania replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses tend to enable because we want to help. You did the right thing by protecting future

  13. Driving while Drowsy legislation.....

    purplemania replied to babs_rn's topic in General Nursing

    It is pathetic that we have to legislate common

  14. Advice requested- 4 extremity parasthesia

    purplemania replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did she get an ophthalmologic exam (from retinal specialist) as part of determing collagen related disorders such as MS or mysathenia gravis? I am sure neuro considered this, but ophthalmology...

  15. Whats happening to the nursing profession?

    purplemania replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked the floor and we were short we ignored the phone. At some point the House Supervisor would have to come check on us due to a complaint. That usually got us help. Otherwise, we figured...

  16. Nclex-pn

    purplemania replied to EarthAngel's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!! Now your education really

  17. About Med/Surg..wanna hear personal accounts

    purplemania replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on your definition of "hard". How many patients will you be caring for? Are orderlies available? Do you have equipment to help with heavy lifting? What are the hours? Do you have to...

  18. Additional pay for being in charge or precepting orientees?

    purplemania replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    Texas Nurse Practice Act states we are all teachers. That said, I see no harm in paying for the extra work. I do expect our preceptors to attend training classes, because there is a right and wrong...

  19. non-clinical nursing???

    purplemania replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    UT offers a graduate degree program over the Internet with 3 tracks for nursing: education, administration and Advanced Practice Nursing (NP). They even offer a combined MSN/MBA which might be good...

  20. Nursing and the Community - Need Ideas for First Grade

    purplemania replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    Brainstorm. Went to Kids Museum once with a wheelchair and fake cast to insert arm. They had rocks, stairs, things to pickup, clothes to put on, etc. to simulate difficulties in being handicapped....

  21. Nursing and the Community - Need Ideas for First Grade

    purplemania replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    How about a play phone to practice calling 911 and when it is appropriate to do so? Washing hands (make or draw "bugs"). Bring small toys that might be dangerous to allow babies to put in mouth. I...

  22. spooky spooky spooky

    purplemania replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    ok-here's mine. Worked in pedi's. Co-worker in nursery was daughter of pediatrician. He was killed in MVA. A few nights later I "felt" someone behind me at the nurses' station (I was alone at the...

  23. So how common are nursing Unions?

    purplemania replied to VaMedic's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a right to work state and what that means to me is I am not forced to pay union dues.

  24. Re: NG tube irrigations

    purplemania replied to rck213's topic in General Nursing

    for the life of me I cannot see how NS could alter electrolytes more than any other liquid. Unless it is an infant, surely the volume would not cause an imbalance.

  25. Wearing goggles while putting in an IV or performing phlebotomy?

    purplemania replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have only worn goggles for art sticks or when dealing with pt in restraints (as far as phlebotomy