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  1. Rules for the ER (long)

    weirdRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    It is totally annoying that this is SO

  2. Sundowning

    weirdRN replied to fotografe's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :roll :roll :roll AMEN! I hope I go quick. That I attend a party the night before and dance until the wee hours of the morning and die peacefully in my own bed. I wish that for

  3. Filling baldder for Ultrasound...do you

    weirdRN replied to tridil2000's topic in Emergency

    It appears, according to the OP, that this practice is still enforce with some older, less educated ultrasound technicians. That is unfortunate b/c there is significant damage that can be done by...

  4. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    weirdRN replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know where that was, don't really much care, but most Schools Of Nursing will accept higher/harder classes in leiu of "Pre-Nursing"

  5. Malpractice Insurance

    weirdRN replied to BrendaTXRN's topic in General Nursing

    Get your own. The hospital's insurance is never enough. Besides, they don't hire a lawyer for you, they hire a lawyer for the hospital. Get it as a student and don't tell anyone you have it until...

  6. LPNs who are jealous or resentful of RNs??

    weirdRN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I think LPN school is HARD. I think RN school is HARD. IF either is done with out previously experienceing some aspect of being a healthcare worker. Getting through the RN portion of my RN wasn't as...

  7. Sundowning

    weirdRN replied to fotografe's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think to allow the individual to follow their own routine is more beneficial. Recently we had a resident that was put on a scheduled psychotic med and then given an order for a daily prn dose four...

  8. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    weirdRN replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    Continue to imagine what you are proposing... that would be the equivalent of imagining world

  9. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    weirdRN replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    What program did you graduate from? I took hard sciences. I have two associate degrees, one in math and one in Biology. Most ADNs have to take Micro, Anatomy and Physilogy, and at a minimum...

  10. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    weirdRN replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    Once upon a time in land not so far away, Nurses took care of everything from running lab tests to Physical and Occupational Thereapy. Nursing has had to give a good portion of its responsibilities...

  11. Sundowning

    weirdRN replied to fotografe's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have several residents that are up all night. I also know that they were shift workers and worked mostly nights. They are also Alzhiemer's patients and are pretty well progressed. They pace, they...

  12. Being Judgemental Doesn't It Give Nurses A Bad Rap?

    weirdRN replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    I do not understand the sterotype that every nurse should be loving and kind and sweetness and light all the time. I do not know anyone who is like that. I do not have to love or care for every...

  13. Rules for the ER (long)

    weirdRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Yup... You are right. I will be

  14. your insurance costs

    weirdRN replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    Okay so we are consumers of Preventative Healthcare. Then when we get older we shouldn't need acute care as much,right? So the folks that don't use preventative helathcare are the ones consuming more...

  15. In Conclusion (a bit of a vent)

    weirdRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    In conclusion....I am not sure I want to be a nurse anymore. I love the residents and the staff, but I hate my job. I have come to believe that there will never be enough hands to get all the work...

  16. Rules for the ER (long)

    weirdRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    To OP: Thank you and everyone elese for a really good

  17. In Conclusion (a bit of a vent)

    weirdRN replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks TriageRn. I know that if I could find the right group of people/environment I would be just fine. Right now I am just crabby about the stiuation at work. I feel like I am neglecting and...

  18. Need help with care plan

    weirdRN replied to Carla25's topic in General Nursing

    The way that I learned to prioritize was to use the ABC's and Maslow's Heirarchy of needs. Without knowing what the scenario is and just looking at the Ndx's you have come up with, it looks like...

  19. Central Sterile Area

    weirdRN replied to ladyofexcellance's topic in General Nursing

    What is a central sterile area? Is that like an OR supply area where the instruments are packed and sterilized for comming

  20. Hippa

    weirdRN replied to Kidrn911's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Speaking of Hippa, Three nurses talking. All three have worked for the same LTC facility at some point. One of them has a relative in the nursing home. Nurse A asks nurse B, "how is resident A?"...

  21. Graduate Nurses vs. Experienced Nurses (Promise to be funny!)

    weirdRN replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    here? where? nurses the world over are a lot

  22. Filling baldder for Ultrasound...do you

    weirdRN replied to tridil2000's topic in Emergency

    Tridil, Are you performing the ultrasound or are you supposed to be prepping the patients for the ultrasonographers? Are you a Nurse or a

  23. Nurse Agents?

    weirdRN replied to mainstreet's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe its me but that kind of sounds like a

  24. Advice for RNs who are still wet behind the ears

    weirdRN replied to suture_self's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for all the great advice! Even though I have been working as a nurse for a while that really helps out. God bless you very good! I am sooo embarassed. My apologies to

  25. Filling baldder for Ultrasound...do you

    weirdRN replied to tridil2000's topic in Emergency

    ummm...... According to ARDMS standards, you are supposed to be NPO at least six hours for the abdominal scan (otherwise you have too much gas) and the pelvic you are supposed to drink, No filling via...