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  1. Clinical informaticist = Nurse informaticist?

    blackvans1234 posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Are these two job titles essentially the same? This specialty really needs some standardization, as I've seen Nurse informaticists that solely gather data, and Nurse informaticists that work directly...

  2. Did your dating life improve when becoming a male nurse?

    blackvans1234 replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in Men in Nursing

    Women want a sugar daddy, now if they'll admit it is another thing. My dating life was crap before becoming a nurse and it still

  3. Gave Blood transfusion too fast maybe?

    blackvans1234 replied to Maria1308's topic in General Nursing

    I love all of the ''I'll pressure bag the blood, give it over 3 minutes'' comments without actually knowing the clinical situation. Probably some 100 year old with ESRD CHF with an EF of 10%. Id love...

  4. 3 Years bedside RN, how to transition?

    blackvans1234 posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello everyone! I'm a nurse with over 3 years bedside experience, and 5 years as a CNA. I have my ADN as well as an associates in general studies. I hope to transition to informatics, but honestly I...

  5. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    blackvans1234 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure, but this isn't the only field where ''those on the inside'' get away with lesser punishments. IE police doing things against the rules and not being punished to the full

  6. 3 medication-related errors in 6 months. Is this a sign I should quit?

    blackvans1234 replied to hnnrgh's topic in General Nursing

    Missing eye drops as a med error? That's comical. Maybe the patient was off the unit, refused them, not available from pharmacy. Also sounds like you're using a paper MAR - Electronic MAR would show...

  7. When to call Rapid Response Team?

    blackvans1234 replied to LUCBSN's topic in Critical Care

    A rapid response for pain medication is inappropriate. The nurse should follow their chain of command (Charge RN -> Manager -> supervisor). Its almost universal (USA anyway) that a rapid...

  8. Priming potassium lines

    blackvans1234 replied to Melanin's topic in Patient Medications

    oy, sounds like a bad idea. so does 4 runs of k = 4,400mL? (1L + 100mL of k X4?) Also, how fast do you run the liter bag with k? 1 hour? #bolus #diluting the k anyway

  9. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    blackvans1234 replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    I bet you 100,000 dollars that instead of spending time writing papers to get my BSn I spent the same amount of time learning, discussing the problems, complications (and how to recognize them) my...

  10. Advising Upwards: How to Advise Nurses as a CNA

    blackvans1234 replied to packersfan1590's topic in Nursing Career

    If you become a nurse and work in that environment you will eventually understand why there are lapses what you believe should be

  11. Always 'paying my dues' because i'm PRN?

    blackvans1234 replied to Mrs_Momma_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Isn't it ironic how Per diems get the short end of the stick, however when there is a need you're the first one that they beg to come

  12. Tough question to ask admins/recruiters?

    blackvans1234 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Recently read this on a yahoo article about corporate CEO's Long story short I feel it could extrapolate as a tough but good question to ask during interviews (if you dare ) "How does this unit...

  13. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    blackvans1234 replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    I focus on the fact that I am expected to do unrealistic amount of tasks for an unrealistic amount of patients. ..And that three years ago, the ''normal'' number of patients I have now was the ''worst...

  14. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    blackvans1234 replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I worked as a CNA in a hospital for 4 years, and just passed my 1 year anniversary as a staff nurse on stepdown in a second hospital. I have changed my perception of my job, and the overall treatment...

  15. A fib with rvr

    blackvans1234 replied to ksparks's topic in General Nursing

    Another learning point would have been to identify under which parameter the MD would've liked you to call back (or not) My conversations generally go like, "So I'll give the 5 cardizem IVP, I'll call...

  16. Can you get poked by removing an iv catheter?!

    blackvans1234 replied to futurerntho's topic in General Nursing

    Call me reckless but when I take an IV out, I'll show the patient that the catheter is a flexible plastic. I used to use a gloved finger to bend the

  17. Anticipating other offers?

    blackvans1234 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you're applying to multiple facilities and one reaches out to you, how do you slow things down so that other facilities (with slower HRs) may contact you too? I would hate to be ''snatched up" by...

  18. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    blackvans1234 replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    I typed out a long snarky post. This is the bottom line- Management wants us to do more and more work with the same amount of time. Our ability is based on our A) willingness and B) knowledge. Many of...

  19. 11 months of exp..nobody wants me (lateral move)

    blackvans1234 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm looking for insght. Currently I'm trying to relocate a couple hundred miles away (out of state). I have my license in that state, and am applying for jobs on the same unit I currently work on (SD)...

  20. 15 minutes to give report + no time clock

    blackvans1234 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anybody else think this is shady and borderline illegal? It is annoying because we are expected to give report on 4-6 patients to 1 or 2 or even 3 nurses. This includes giving report, filling out...

  21. 15 minutes to give report + no time clock

    blackvans1234 replied to blackvans1234's topic in General Nursing

    Occasionally management also has the audacity to try to 'huddle' with the nurses before they

  22. Nurses don't know the lab

    blackvans1234 replied to ezpzpizzi's topic in General Nursing

    Why are we comparing apples to oranges anyway? We're both sold in the produce section but are not the same

  23. Nurses don't know the lab

    blackvans1234 replied to ezpzpizzi's topic in General Nursing

    I respect everyone that does their job at the hospital, and the lab helps notify us when lab orders were entered incorrectly. My father dates a woman who is a lab tech, she's very arrogant about her...

  24. Ethics: Does knowledge of a patient's blood borne pathogen change your care?

    blackvans1234 replied to JMed18's topic in General Nursing

    I had a Nursing aide get mad that I didn't tel her the patient had HIV. "Use precautions as though every patient has HIV" I don't see the big

  25. The Heat is On: Why the Temporal Artery Thermometer Should Be Your "Go-To"

    blackvans1234 replied to Exergen Corporation's topic in General Nursing

    Am I going to get a press ganey survey about reading this article? It wasn't ALWAYS accurate and ALWAYS