Pangea Reunited ASN, RN

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    prn med help

    Pangea Reunited replied to EricaRN2015's topic in Patient Medications

    It sounded like you didn't want to give Norco from what you wrote... did the patient refuse it? Now I'm
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    My experience as a NS and CNA

    Pangea Reunited replied to prettyboyswag's topic in General Students

    "I can see that nurses on my unit do not do cna work. I greatly have much respect for CNA's, sometimes i wonder how some CNA's have been doing this for 10+ years. It boggles my mind. When I'm a RN,...
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    prn med help

    Pangea Reunited replied to EricaRN2015's topic in Patient Medications

    If he had an order for Norco, I would have given the Norco. Not everybody needs food with Norco, and if this resident did, there were probably some crackers somewhere around the place. The patient...
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    Getting pulled...

    Pangea Reunited replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    I don't travel, but the travel nurses I've seen at my places of employment work under the circumstances that you describe. Regular, full-time staff always has priority over travelers, per diems,...
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    what nurses do if a patient wants blood transfusions

    Pangea Reunited replied to yayita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Under most circumstances, a nurse is the one actually giving the blood transfusion ...not just assisting. Before a transfusion is given, the MD must order it and the patient must give informed consent...
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    Thought they loved me!

    Pangea Reunited replied to FLboundBSN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    "Was I used just to say they interviewed a minority?"
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    how were you able to live (financially) while in nursing school?

    Pangea Reunited replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    I moved out of my nice house in a nice neighborhood to live in a shack on the bad side of town. I also got rid of my car and rode the city bus when I needed to go somewhere that wasn't walking...
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    Can an RN work at a legal pot farm?

    Pangea Reunited replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think this falls under, "If you have to ask, blah blah
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    Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    Pangea Reunited replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I used to work in a religious place with a church built into it. We had staff meetings in the church that always started with prayers. This church had pews, stained glass windows, etc... It was...
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    Do you think nursing programs can benefit from more rigorous prerequisites?

    Pangea Reunited replied to richardgecko's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's good to do at least a rough calculation in your head. Pharmacy is great, but they do make mistakes. Machines are fallible,
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    Too much stuff behind ID badge!!

    Pangea Reunited replied to NurseEric81's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I put them on as they're handed to me and take them off as soon as management leaves the room. And they stay
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    Float Pool Vent

    Pangea Reunited replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    I try to give nurses who float to our unit the more plum assignment ...not because I think they're stupid, but because they're already in a less familiar enviornment. I want them to be happy, be...
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    Losing patience with residents.

    Pangea Reunited replied to Sbrewster's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If that's your real picture and you want to vent about your residents, you should change it ...just friendly advice
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    glimpses of the afterlife/nde

    Pangea Reunited replied to ava246's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My grandmother was found on the floor of her house unable to get up. She claimed that my dead grandfather had pushed her out of her wheelchair. That's probably not the touching type of story you're...
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    Yikes, L&D Manager Fired...

    Pangea Reunited replied to chiandre's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I see no mention here of the patient's wishes/concerns/instructions/consents, so I'm not
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    morning report

    Pangea Reunited replied to nurseladyinjax's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    No ...especially not if they're
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    Universal frustration with getting others to do their jobs!

    Pangea Reunited replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That does sound frustrating, but it also sounds like a staffing issue ...no one answering the phones, timed labs being drawn an hour and a half late, reassigning tasks to other departments (nursing)...
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    Nurse gets fired after MD complaint

    Pangea Reunited replied to RNIBCLC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It doesn't sound good, but I don't feel like I have enough information to judge the nurse. Some of the statements in the article are just ridiculous ...a patient was discharged after surgery, had a...
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    Foreign grad, who completed required courses.

    Pangea Reunited replied to BayAreaResident's topic in Nurse Registration

    If it's only been a month, you might have to wait a bit longer. They won't even talk to you until they've had your documents in hand for six weeks (unless something has changed, recently). Good
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    Fake call outs irritate me

    Pangea Reunited replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I never call in sick unless I'm sick, but I don't really care what other people do. Staffing will cancel you with less than two hours notice. They'll even send you home after you arrive at work if...
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    Meds due at shift change

    Pangea Reunited replied to zieglarf's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We're flexible with our scheduled change of shift medications. Sometimes they get given by the outgoing shift, and sometimes they get given by the oncoming. It depends on who's working, how important...
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    What would you do if your Admin was really CHEAP?

    Pangea Reunited replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's probably against policy to even discuss pay rates. They probably signed something when they got hired agreeing with the policy, and you probably did, too. It would be a bad idea to go to...
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    What would you do if your Admin was really CHEAP?

    Pangea Reunited replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Quitting is the only answer. They don't give raises because they have people willing to work for what they're currently
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    What would you do? Possible blood splash...

    Pangea Reunited replied to AbbyLou86's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I agree with your
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    Do you think you'd be able to do medical school?

    Pangea Reunited replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to be honest and say no ...or at least that I'm not sure ...maybe if there were lots of opportunities to