S.G.

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  1. Safely discarding insulin pen needles

    S.G. replied to alreinsch's topic in Patient Medications

    Our insulin pens use needles that are safety needles. There's a small plastic cover over the needle that locks in place after the insulin is given preventing the needle from being reused and...

  2. Opinions please

    S.G. replied to RunningRn24's topic in Nursing Career

    If you get offered the job, I would recommend taking it. It's in the specialty you want. If you find that it isn't a fit for you and you leave, you can then pursue that med/surg experience if you...

  3. Clinicals and religious observances?

    S.G. replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    My coworkers have always been given the opportunity for their Jewish holidays off, provided they can find coverage if it is their regularly scheduled work day. It's been the same for Christian...

  4. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    S.G. replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  5. The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

    S.G. replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a pt with repeated runs of VT throughout the night shift that continued on days. He had no bloodwork drawn and was in for syncope. Doctor replied, "D/C tele. We don't want to have to keep...

  6. tattoos/piercings

    S.G. replied to Swellz's topic in General Nursing

    And as long as we're talking about nudist nurses, we had to have a policy made at one facility that stated underclothes were mandatory when the hospital started getting complaints about one of our...

  7. tattoos/piercings

    S.G. replied to Swellz's topic in General Nursing

    One facility allowed no visible piercingly except ears but was lax on tattoos. Another facility was lax on piercings but strongly enforced no visible tattoos. Nurses with sleeves had to wear long...

  8. Any RNs who got job the 'old school' way?

    S.G. replied to AFwife727's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I got offered 2 jobs by dropping my résumé off at a facility. They weren't hiring for a position at the time but I got a call a few weeks

  9. medication mismanagement?

    S.G. replied to Eyerly's topic in Patient Medications

    We frequently ran out of 2mg morphine vials and would give 2mg from a 4mg vial. The medication would be overridden in the Omni and we'd witness the waste. It would scan wrong on the it's med admin...

  10. You know you've been a nurse too long when...

    S.G. replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    I became a nurse after watching my mother as a nurse. I decided she'd been a nurse too long when I was writing a paper for school. I asked her another word for "rash". She replied with "dermatitis?"...

  11. newyork: infection control course

    S.G. replied to marinesgirl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Here's one http://www.mymedcerts.com/nys.cfm This link provides all of the approved courses by region so these are probably classroom, not online.

  12. Narcotic count (Drug and Alcohol Rehab)

    S.G. replied to Taynak's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's a law. It's probably based of facility policy. When I worked in ltc (only for a month) we just had two nurses do the count. They didn't care which shift as long as it was done...

  13. ADN's being pushed out

    S.G. replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would be more inclined to believe studies saying BSNs have better patient outcomes if the study showed the difference between BSN students who did not have their RN or LPN license before getting...

  14. Ohio nursing practice act

    S.G. replied to Jessica89LPN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I don't think it's considered abandonment but it is unprofessional. I was always taught at least 2 weeks notice at a regular job but that all licensed positions should always be 30 days notice. I've...

  15. NEWYORK: what is interim permit and how does it work?

    S.G. replied to marinesgirl's topic in New York Nursing

    When I graduated with my ADN in NY, I was issued a permit to practice nursing before taking the NCLEX. I began working with another RN on orientation. Since I wasn't licensed, I worked on a permit...

  16. Family Members/Patients Who Write Down Your Name

    S.G. replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do get a bit defensive when my patients do this but, as an advocate for my patients, I have actually encouraged them to do this. We write down all care providers names on a white board in it rooms...

  17. Help! Interview with Radiology department for RN position!

    S.G. replied to aikz's topic in Radiology

    We had a nurse manager for the nurses and there was a separate supervisor fur the rad techs. Our director of imaging was actually an EMT. My biggest issue was that I was just finishing up a case and...

  18. First or last name on stethoscope?

    S.G. replied to rse3's topic in General Nursing

    I had my full name on mine. If that didn't fit, I would have put first initial and last name. Just so you're aware, that won't keep it from getting stolen. Mine was stolen when I went into a...

  19. Advice for a new RN...

    S.G. replied to MsCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I generally recommend med/surg first just to get yourself grounded and comfortable with your basic nursing skills before taking a job in a specialty unit. That being said, if you want to work OR, take...

  20. Extremely Overweight Nurses

    S.G. replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Nursing Career

    I have to completely disagree with this. Health care providers are role models, most especially doctors and nurses. Nurses are teachers of health. We teach our diabetic and obese patients about...

  21. Help! Interview with Radiology department for RN position!

    S.G. replied to aikz's topic in Radiology

    I loved working in radiology. The amount of autonomy is wonderful. We rotated between angio, ct, us, MRI, and diagnostic imaging. I've never worked in the OR so can't say if that experience would be...

  22. Expiration date on RN license

    S.G. replied to gikg's topic in General Nursing

    In two states in which I've worked the license expires 2 years from the date of issue. In the 3rd state in which I've been licensed, the license expires on June 30th of odd years regardless of date of...

  23. Patient care or charting first?

    S.G. replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    My last facility was fortunate enough to have computers in every patient room so I tried to chart while I was doing. I would do my morning assessment and am meds all at the same time and chart each...

  24. Im a new hire and im pregnant

    S.G. replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The only time I told my manager right away was when I worked in Radiology. That enabled me to get a fetal badge and it was mandatory to speak with the physicist about the risks of working in radiation...

  25. How much poop/puke/cleaning of bodily fluids is there in nursing school?

    S.G. replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    I worked as an aide in inpatient psych. There were sporadic times we (aides and nurses) cleaned up poop or vomit or pee. Residents got angry and decided not to use the facilities or were ill and...