mrsboots87

mrsboots87

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  1. Patient Hemorrhage

    mrsboots87 replied to akruc353's topic in General Students

    It's not that LR can't be given as a fluid choice until blood arrives, but that the blood tubing cannot be primed or piggy backed with LR. Only NS. I personally have not seen LR used as a first line...

  2. Feeling Forced to Stay Late?

    mrsboots87 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    This is actually a labor law issue. Im not sure if it's federal level or state specific. But where I am, an employee of any facility cannot work a shift over 16 hours in a rolling 24 hour period. This...

  3. Feeling Forced to Stay Late?

    mrsboots87 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    And if that hat supervisor has already taken report for another unit, what then? If the supervisor refuses report and refuses the assignment, what then? In my LTC our supervisor do a lot. I don't k ow...

  4. Feeling Forced to Stay Late?

    mrsboots87 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't even make sense if you take the time to think about it. How can a nurse that has not stepped in the building and not taken assignment for the day be sued and held responsible for another...

  5. Advice on obtaining a job in Phoenix area

    mrsboots87 replied to MedOncIllinoisRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    While jobs are abundant here, there are more available nurses then jobs. Don't get discouraged after a single failed application. It will likely take you multiple applications to even get an interview...

  6. Feeling Forced to Stay Late?

    mrsboots87 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I actually just pulled up my practice act to ensure I was not incorrect. For the state of Arizona a nurse cannot abandon a patient who needs nursing care without ensuring continuation of nursing care....

  7. Feeling Forced to Stay Late?

    mrsboots87 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I have a very hard time believing that a board of nursing would ever not punish a nurse for leaving at the end of a shift without having another nurse take over. And to just leave a paper report...

  8. Feeling Forced to Stay Late?

    mrsboots87 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I also participated in that post and for the most part, the people staying over aren't doing so by choice and don't feel it's their job either. But if your relief doesn't show up, it's patient...

  9. Dignity Health New Grad Hiring Process

    mrsboots87 replied to mrsboots87's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It does not. Just about everyone will get mailed the math test and pending the results of that plus your resume all together, the recruiter will email you interview questions to answer. From there,...

  10. To tell or not to tell?

    mrsboots87 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with others that this is the time you needed to utilize your team. This is exactly what a charge is there to help you with. Pain is a pretty high priority to me, and leaving a dying person in...

  11. Quitting job during orientation?

    mrsboots87 replied to angieRN528's topic in General Nursing

    L&D is a tough area to break into. Even more so if you burn a bridge with a hospital system. There really is no way around it. If you quit during orientation, expect to be non rehireable. Also...

  12. HonorHealth

    mrsboots87 replied to chinotto_21's topic in Arizona Nursing

    New grad RNs make 28.50 at the Scottsdale

  13. HonorHealth

    mrsboots87 replied to chinotto_21's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I don't work for HH but did a lot of my clinicals at the Shea campus and have a friend who works at the Shea campus. She absolute loves it there. Pay is higher than many other hospitals in the area....

  14. Can there be labored resparations (not agonal) with a pulse??

    mrsboots87 replied to 1CAnursepain's topic in General Nursing

    I believe his has less to do with RN v. LPN skill in a code and more to do with facility policy. In my LTC, an RN and supervisor must be present for all COC. All but 2 of the supervisors are RNs so...

  15. Can there be labored resparations (not agonal) with a pulse??

    mrsboots87 replied to 1CAnursepain's topic in General Nursing

    I have also not seen AEDs in the 2 LTCs I've worked at. The one I currently PRN at, is in the process of getting some and updating the code carts. And it's a 5 start facility. I think, though, that...

  16. Failed out of nursing school. Do I have a fair chance of getting into another?

    mrsboots87 replied to Keisha2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    D you have a "fair" chance. Of course. It sounds like you are implying that considering your failing a previous nursing program would be unfair, when in fact it is quite the contrary. A "fair" chance...

  17. Nursing Spring 2017 Nurse Placement

    mrsboots87 replied to ShereeR's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The wait has been over a year for quite some time, with most students waiting 1.5-2 years. You are still pretty far down the list at this point, but your day will

  18. Pt assignments when TTC

    mrsboots87 replied to thecrossfitrn's topic in General Nursing

    Just a side bar, you don't get to control the types of comments you receive in an open forum so be prepared to possibly get some. Also people can judge for just about anything they want. Whether or...

  19. Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

    mrsboots87 replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like the doctor tried to save face for being late by attempting to throw you u see the bus. They could be calling you in for any number of reasons. Go in confident that you did the right thing...

  20. Frustrated as a new grad

    mrsboots87 replied to girl123's topic in General Nursing

    Thebhospital staff isn't acting like this because you are a new grad. They act that way because it is irritating to be expecting a fully competent agency nurse and instead they got (by the sounds of...

  21. How does compression affect BP?

    mrsboots87 replied to Danielle_Nicole887's topic in General Nursing

    This is not google. First, what do you

  22. claustrophobia and hospital

    mrsboots87 replied to Lostsoull's topic in General Nursing

    If you have supportive management, then yes, tell them so they may try to accommodate you. Even if you don't, you should probably still tell them, but they may be less than helpful. In either case,...

  23. O2 question: 80s on room air?! What to do?!?!

    mrsboots87 replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    In an asymptomatic patient, I would not run for the mask and pump the O2 up past 6L. While I don't want *most* of my patients in the mid 80's, if they aren't in distress it's not at the top of my...

  24. Working Without UAPs

    mrsboots87 replied to JohnJoeJ's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, we have them. But, sometimes if we are short staffed on them we get "primary" care on 1-2 of our patients. If we don't have any for the shift (which isn't common but happens) then we are...

  25. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    mrsboots87 replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just about every new grad is "scared" and stressed. It's what keeps us safe in practice. Of course confidence should be built over time, but the worry about harmi someone is what brings on asking...