Zee_RN

Zee_RN BSN, RN

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  1. Terms we will not admit to using

    Zee_RN replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    A&W -- Alert & Weird (Assuming A&W brand root beer is not a local

  2. Do transilluminators work on dark skin or obese adults where you

    Zee_RN replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    Good to know. I was wondering the same thing when my staff asked me to start two difficult patients yesterday (one I got; one I didn't). I got the dark skinned individual but the other obese patient...

  3. Nurses who don't seem to get it....

    Zee_RN replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to thank you for affirming the weight gain after surgery. I wasn't even admitted -- had an oopherectomy as same-day outpatient surgery and I gained 10pounds when I weighed myself 2 days...

  4. Why does it take 1-2 years to get into a program?

    Zee_RN replied to BabyFly's topic in General Nursing

    As others said, because there aren't enough instructors to safely educate large groups of students. I'd love to teach. I'm told I'm an excellent teacher and I can point to a number of very good nurses...

  5. Do surgeons intimidate nurses?

    Zee_RN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Well, last time I checked, I was a female nurse and the docs -- regardless of specialty area -- don't intimidate me. It's all about the patient and that's what nursing is all about. It's supposed to...

  6. Staff as Patients

    Zee_RN replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    Goodness, my daughter was a patient in may and I did everything i could...she's 18. I bathed her, did her bed, I entered her admission database...we put the call bell on once for a pain med....

  7. Jealous Nurses!!!!!!!!!!!

    Zee_RN replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

    Really? The community colleges around here award a two-year degree, RN program that qualifies you for sitting for state boards == RN license. Same with the hospital diploma programs. Yes, it is a...

  8. New RN looking for a job!! I am desperate!!

    Zee_RN replied to cubangirl's topic in General Nursing

    We're hiring in Pittsburgh. Low cost of living and lots of elderly to care for.

  9. hemorrhagic cva

    Zee_RN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Med-surg units don't have labetalol in their pyxis but the Stroke Unit does. Our stroke unit is only a little over a year old and I was instrumental in its development. I wrote the stroke order sets,...

  10. hemorrhagic cva

    Zee_RN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I'm concerned that a stroke unit doesn't have labetalol. It's on our stroke order sets and it's a tele unit, not ICU. Labetalol is the blood pressure lowering drug of choice for neuro patients. No...

  11. Jealous Nurses!!!!!!!!!!!

    Zee_RN replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

    Huh. I've never thought of it that way. I'm not jealous of the other professions. I don't want to do what they do. I respect what they do. Physical therapists enter the field with a five-year...

  12. PA Nurse Educators Needed

    Zee_RN replied to chrissy67's topic in General Nursing

    "The Graduate Nurse Education Grant Program awards scholarship funds to graduate nursing schools within Pennsylvania. " "The Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation (PHEF), in cooperation with the...

  13. PA Nurse Educators Needed

    Zee_RN replied to chrissy67's topic in General Nursing

    I checked it out briefly tonight and saw that it was for schools to apply for grants and scholarship money. I haven't done a recent in-depth search of the site. A year or so ago, I did a search for...

  14. You know your pt is a jerk if........

    Zee_RN replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    He tells you that he doesn't wipe his own butt -- that's women's work; either the nurse is to do it or his wife. He makes you change his gown because the escort who came to take him to Physical...

  15. Does the college you attend matter?

    Zee_RN replied to Aurora77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just make sure it is an NLN accredited school. If you start with a two-year program, an NLN accredited school may be necessary for acceptance into some 4-year schools if you eventually want to get...

  16. PA Nurse Educators Needed

    Zee_RN replied to chrissy67's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to get my MSN so I can teach. It's just that I have triplet daughters entering college this fall and i can't afford sending three kids to college and myself at the same time. And I'm in...

  17. Nurses with tattoos?

    Zee_RN replied to crunchymomx3's topic in General Nursing

    It's a beautiful tattoo and very nicely done. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, I have a problem with nurses being presented as sex kittens, so I'd not get one like it for myself but it is beautiful tattoo, in...

  18. Care of the post-op Spinal anesthesia patient (NOT in PACU...on unit)

    Zee_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do any of you have a particular protocol or policy to follow when you receive a patient on your med-surg or telemetry unit from the PACU who had SPINAL anesthesia for their procedure? Can you give me...

  19. i hate med-surg

    Zee_RN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Five patients in med-surg? That's a great ratio. My telemetry unit has a 5 or 6 patient assignment. I did the med-surg to ICU trip a few years ago and I loved ICU. But it's not just that "hey it's...

  20. Care of the post-op Spinal anesthesia patient (NOT in PACU...on unit)

    Zee_RN replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. Do you do follow these polices on POST spinal anesthesia patients or patients with INFUSING spinal/epidural medications? We have a policy for patients that have epidural medications...

  21. how much does your hospital pay to precept a new nurse?

    Zee_RN replied to rninnv's topic in General Nursing

    $0.50 an hour. I like the idea of giving the preceptor a bonus if the new nurse stays on for X period of time. Might just give some people a little more incentive to help that newbie along. We also...

  22. Perpetuating the myths

    Zee_RN replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Myth: That the Trendelenburg position should be used in hypotensive patients: "The Trendelenburg position is taught in schools and on the wards as an initial treatment for hypotension. Its use has...

  23. STRICT I&O'S help

    Zee_RN replied to NYCRN6's topic in General Nursing

    Maintaining an accurate I&O keeps you from getting your butt chewed out by the cardiologist who is trying to manage his/her refractive CHF patient. :) Seriously, you've listed very good reasons...

  24. explaination of RhoGAM

    Zee_RN replied to backtothefuture's topic in General Nursing

    And it's also used to treat idiopathic thrombocytopenia (immune-response mediated). Don't ask me for details though! I only know that because the hematologist wants to use it on my

  25. IS it ok to wear scrubs to an interview?

    Zee_RN replied to WinksRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a former nurse recruiter and as a current Nurse Manager, I can tell you I'd much rather have a candidate interview in clean, neat scrubs than some of the "regular clothes" they come in wearing....