nurse4theplanet RN

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    Patient Rights and Diabetic Diets

    nurse4theplanet replied to SassyRedhead's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your frustration. This happens alot on our unit (well...for those who CAN actually eat and are not on TPN lol). Whether it is a diabetic diet, renal diet, or AHA...psych issues or no psych...
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    "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    nurse4theplanet replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    It takes several years to become fluent in another language. And there are more languages in the world than one could learn in a lifetime. I don't think anyone is advocating that we try to learn...
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    "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    nurse4theplanet replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    I think you did the best you could in the given situation. The assistance hotline is a wonderful resource, however, sometimes it is just not an option. The same is true for family members who can...
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    The physician made a mistake; can I get my money back?

    nurse4theplanet replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't usually side with physicians, however... There is a reason why they call it the PRACTICE of medicine...NOTHING is guaranteed! Surgeons require very keen skills. And let us not forget that...
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    BSN vs. ADN income disparity

    nurse4theplanet replied to romie's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Like others have said...that's not unusual. There are hospitals in my area that don't pay a penny more for a BSN. The highest I have heard of is $1. I am a new nurse, ADN, and I work with two...
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    It's finally MY turn to say...

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you very much! It was a hard road, but things could not get any better than right now at this very
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    Anyone taken ERI or ATI tests in your program?

    nurse4theplanet replied to quaffsn's topic in General Students

    We did the ERI. It was used as an assessment tool for us as well as the program, but we were not required to pass. I didn't even realize that it had review content and lectures and that we had...
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    It's finally MY turn to say...

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you all so very
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    6th time....I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    nurse4theplanet replied to kemerick's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    a HUGE CONGRATS to
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    It's finally MY turn to say...

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good Luck
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    study- cram or everynight

    nurse4theplanet replied to momx4's topic in General Students

    I found that if I could teach the lecture to another classmate, then I performed at my best and retained the information. Study groups were very helpful for me if they were small, two to three other...
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    Would you prepour meds for nursing assistant to admin later??

    nurse4theplanet replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others, and I want to make another point: My state's nurse practice act specifically states that medication administration can NOT be delgated to anyone other than a licensed nurse....
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    Have you ever done CPR off duty?

    nurse4theplanet posted a topic in General Nursing

    All these current threads about CPR got me wondering, how many nurses have been off duty and had to do CPR? Have you ever been at the mall, or in a store, or at a ballgame, etc. and had to do CPR on...
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    When staff accuse resident's of being racist?

    nurse4theplanet replied to LadyMonteCarlo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with the others who say reassign the CNA...make sure to reinforce the fact that it is not because you are dismissing her discomfort with racism, but because this pt's diagnosis does not allow...
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    Have you ever done CPR off duty?

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    from what I understand, breaths must be altered with compressions when performing CPR on a non intubated person, however, when intubated, compressions can be done simultaneously while ventilation is...
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    Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter

    nurse4theplanet posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, we learned all about MRSA and VRE in nursing school, ad nauseum. But I don't remember anything about acinetobacter...micro was a while ago. Anyway, during hospital orientation the ID Control...
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    Questions for new nurses about school.

    nurse4theplanet replied to emotional_she's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The hardest part of nursing school is time management, IMO. Nursing school feels like the equivalent of holding two full time jobs, not to mention keeping up with duties at home and the general...
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    Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    gown, gloves, mask, shoe covers...anything that goes in the room stays in the room...no pens, paper, steths can go in or they don't come
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    Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    Currently, we are instituting our highest level of contact isolation for this pt. We were told that this particular strain can live on surfaces up to twenty days and the biggest concern is spreading...
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    How do you come to terms.....

    nurse4theplanet replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in orientation in the ICU. Our unit has an all RN staff, no aides or LPNs which to delegate any task. It is a very fast pace, however, I am generally satisfied with the amount of personal...
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    HELP with panic attacks.

    nurse4theplanet replied to middleageNP's topic in General Nursing

    Listen to gwenith! I used to think deep breathing excercises were a crock...c'mon, my anxiety was so bad how was breathing going to help, right? But I wasn't doing it right, and after some practice,...
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    epistaxis

    nurse4theplanet replied to Chris27229's topic in General Nursing

    As for the silver nitrate... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_nitrate "Medicine Silver nitrate has antiseptic properties. It is sometimes dropped into newborn babies' eyes at birth to prevent...
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    epistaxis

    nurse4theplanet replied to Chris27229's topic in General Nursing

    cocaine is a powerful
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    Schools that arent hard to get into for ADN

    nurse4theplanet replied to summersent's topic in General Nursing

    My program was a first come, first serve admit process...but it has now switched to pre-testing, competitive GPA, etc. requirements. I don't know what other programs in my area require for admission....
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    Abusive Nursing Instructors-LPN

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurselala33's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I agree with the others...this is common in nursing school, and it can go further than that (preceptors, coworkers, doctors, etc.). Your daughter is going to need to learn to develop thick skin very...