purple_rose_3

purple_rose_3

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  1. Should the Title Nurse be Changed ? ? ?

    purple_rose_3 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people already don't really know what nurses do. Change it to direct care provider and it's just going to make this even worse. I know a lot will change in healthcare in my lifetime, but I...

  2. Has anyone seen...

    purple_rose_3 replied to lilac47's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen any, but I heard that last week a terminator had to come into our floor because one of our patients clothes were infected with roaches.

  3. What nurse role/skill did you once fear, but now enjoy?

    purple_rose_3 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    IV's and blood draws for me. Isn't it funny that most of us are saying that?! I remember being so terrified of

  4. Useless Information

    purple_rose_3 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    What is

  5. What kind of LTC resident will you be?

    purple_rose_3 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OMG I love this thread. I worked in LTC for 4 years and we talked about this all the

  6. Relocating to Fort Worth

    purple_rose_3 replied to ethelbsnrn's topic in Texas Nursing

    PM me if you want to talk about Baylor All Saints! Worked there for a year until I moved back to Iowa at the beginning of

  7. In reality, what is the average starting pay?

    purple_rose_3 replied to RNMom2010's topic in General Nursing

    New grads in Iowa (to my knowledge) on average start at around 20.00 per hour give or take a few

  8. Let's wake up this message board!

    purple_rose_3 replied to RNMom2010's topic in General Nursing

    i definately agree this board is dead! who do we have here? rn, graduated from scc in burlington may 2006. how long have you worked in said position? i've been working on a telemetry floor since...

  9. FIRED and REPORTED to the BON

    purple_rose_3 replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You can't do

  10. Great Website!!!

    purple_rose_3 replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    I love these websites to!! I can't believe I've never thought of passing them

  11. I don't know if you are here or not

    purple_rose_3 replied to msdr's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that nurse is here so you have the chance to thank them. I'm sure they would love to here they made a

  12. New nurse question re: NPO and meds

    purple_rose_3 replied to LisaJanae's topic in General Nursing

    In the perfect world yes, that is what would happen. In my experience they just forget about these little things. My logic is, if you call them enough for clarification they will start to

  13. FIRED and REPORTED to the BON

    purple_rose_3 replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ummmm, you're joking right. Am I understanding you correctly, your telling her to falsify

  14. New nurse question re: NPO and meds

    purple_rose_3 replied to LisaJanae's topic in General Nursing

    For me it depends on the procedure and what the medication is for. Example: if the patient has high blood pressure and they have BP meds I would call the Doctor and tell them the BP and ask them if...

  15. Baylor, Irving, Tx

    purple_rose_3 replied to gonzo1's topic in Texas Nursing

    Can you just call someone in HR or the manager and ask? I used to work at Baylor Fort Worth and we didn't have a certain color we had to wear, but I don't know if that is for all Baylor's or just...

  16. Does anyone here have a pacemaker? Tell me about it.

    purple_rose_3 replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you seeking medical advice or just curious?! I don't have one, but I work on a Tele

  17. HOT TIPS: a NuRsInG school survivor's guide for dummies ;-)

    purple_rose_3 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a new nurse, but these are great to see! Keep them coming! I'm enjoying reading them. Thank you

  18. IV Push Practice

    purple_rose_3 replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry Deb, I just misunderstood what you were looking

  19. IV Push Practice

    purple_rose_3 replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    I usually refer to an IV drug book or call pharmacy if I'm unsure of how fast to push

  20. Travel Nursing

    purple_rose_3 replied to Luv2shop's topic in Travel

    You might try looking in the Travel Nursing Forum on this website. There is a wealth of information about what your looking for in

  21. PBDS testing

    purple_rose_3 replied to iliketweety's topic in General Nursing

    Like the above post noted, just do a search. You can find all the info you are looking

  22. Staffing agencies for Eastern Iowa?

    purple_rose_3 replied to allevi's topic in General Nursing

    Great question. I'm looking forward to the

  23. Iowa Nurses getting BSN degrees online - where & any problems with BON?

    purple_rose_3 replied to spark's topic in General Nursing

    I attend the U of I's online RN to BSN

  24. Just wondering if anyone else has career related tattoo's

    purple_rose_3 replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    That is beautiful! Thanks for posting that pic.

  25. Forensic Nursing (FN): Programs

    purple_rose_3 replied to sirI's topic in Forensic

    So, what is the difference between a coroner and a medical