mrsboots87

mrsboots87

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  1. WHEN TO CALL DR.

    mrsboots87 replied to Ash0315's topic in General Nursing

    rule of thumb would be to call when you need an order for something stat. Anything can go in the book or get faxed or emailed to the doc. Whatever your facility does for physician communication....

  2. SO BAD at drawing blood, starting IV's??

    mrsboots87 replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry about it. While you will need to learn skills once you are a nurse, you will be paid for your brain and your ability to anylize a situation to determine the best course of action, whether...

  3. Holding BP Meds and contacting MD

    mrsboots87 replied to LeahSunshine's topic in General Nursing

    The first thing you should have done (and always do in the future) is look up the med you don't know. Don't ask another nurse. You are responsible for what you give and hold and "well so and so told...

  4. Dr. complaint

    mrsboots87 replied to Kavikziggy77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a little old man who had been stooling a couple times a day since I had him. He was sick after a fall and broken hip but still stooling normally. He had to get sent out for fever and very high...

  5. holidays... sick call...

    mrsboots87 replied to imsickagain's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like your facility rotates holidays. Many facilities deny vacation requests that run over the holidays if it is not your year to have that holiday off. Since they wouldn't allow you to work...

  6. Possible to get RN by next August?

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

    The only program you could finish in that time frame would be like a 9month ABSN and that would not count the BON processing time to take NCLEX and give you a lisence. And the ABSN is only for those...

  7. Writing Your Own Letter of Recommendation?!

    mrsboots87 replied to DomoniqueH's topic in General Nursing

    Its not unethical and more common than you might think. Many instructors get requests for quite a few of these and shouldn't have to take even more time out of their schedule to write one. They also...

  8. BS in Nursing vs BSN

    mrsboots87 replied to kmn0601's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My ADN diploma says "Associate of Science degree in Nursing." It is still an ADN or ASN or AS in nursing. Doesn't matter what you call it. It's the same thing. Same for the BS In nursing vs BSN. Same...

  9. Patient expires after you give pain medication

    mrsboots87 replied to CoastMedRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Happens all the time. My PRN job is in LTC that has a Hospice unit in the building. Terminal patients who don't need drips or acute care, live in the LTC with daily visits by a hospice nurse. The...

  10. Popping off top from lab tube when drawing labs

    mrsboots87 replied to pattykolo888's topic in General Nursing

    I was always told we can't draw from an IV site as they usually hemolyze the sample. Is there a time or instance when this is ok? (New nurse with 10 months experience only who is truly curious.) My...

  11. Popping off top from lab tube when drawing labs

    mrsboots87 replied to pattykolo888's topic in General Nursing

    If the blood was in a syringe, I just don't get why they would have risked contaminating the sample or having the top fall off when sent or brought to lab. When i draw from central lines, I either...

  12. From PCT to RN, does it get better?

    mrsboots87 replied to Xlorgguss's topic in General Nursing

    Hope me I didn't come off as snarky. Some people just truly don't know the difference. LTACHs are becoming more popular, but still not well known everywhere yet. It's easy to mix the two

  13. Help me with vital please..

    mrsboots87 replied to sok92's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It really bothers me that you completed a CNA program, passed the cert exam, and have some experience, yet don't understand how to take vitals properly or what the abbreviations mean for each vital....

  14. I need to interview 2 nurses for my writing class!

    mrsboots87 replied to greenm28's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Then an you must have missed the entire point of the assignments if you find them a waste of time. Writing papers is about learning the content you are writing about. Also, not everyone is a good...

  15. NS vs USDA Salt Intake

    mrsboots87 replied to jclemenzi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You might also see salt wasting diuretics used if sodium is a concern for a patient recieving NS. It's about looking st the whole picture, not just one element. You'll get

  16. NS vs USDA Salt Intake

    mrsboots87 replied to jclemenzi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Look into how isotonic solutions are used. The intent is to keep the fluid in the vasculature. If you over analyze how much "salt" is in the NS bag and choose a hypotonic solution to infuse with,...

  17. First Time male catheter story

    mrsboots87 replied to Rumple89's topic in General Students

    It actually is going to be your job to question the doctor if you don't agree with his plan of care or if you feel there is a better option. Doctors aren't always receptive if questioning, but having...

  18. From PCT to RN, does it get better?

    mrsboots87 replied to Xlorgguss's topic in General Nursing

    Side note: PP said they worked and an LTAC. Very different from LTC. LTAC is a smaller scale hospital that provides acute care in an extended stay environment. Basically patients with complex wounds,...

  19. Disposable gloves for disfigured hands NEEDED

    mrsboots87 replied to AADA's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I work with a nurse who has had their whole half amputated. They don't use any special gloves. Just the normal ones all the other nurses use. They just put glove on and shove the nub slightly into the...

  20. Dignity Health New Grad Hiring Process

    mrsboots87 replied to mrsboots87's topic in Arizona Nursing

    A recruiter will email you the math test if they want to move forward with an interview. Or at least I believe that was how t was when I

  21. First Time male catheter story

    mrsboots87 replied to Rumple89's topic in General Students

    Even urethral irritation would not cause that much blood. Unless it was urine mixed with blood and appeared like there was more. Depending on how big his prostate was, that could cause irritation. You...

  22. Frequent cancellations

    mrsboots87 replied to firemedic12's topic in General Nursing

    My new job goes through the ebb and flow of either being overstuffed with canceled shift or short and offering overtime. It is also a but seasonal as we get a lot of winter visitors in Arizona....

  23. Recently accepted, worried about drug testing

    mrsboots87 replied to Noelle3237's topic in General Students

    if this is true, there will be a lot less nurses, or a lot more nurses who work in pain. Either case is no good. I'm not discounting this info because I truly don't know, but this just seems terrible....

  24. Fentanyl Patch med error

    mrsboots87 replied to nursesaysay's topic in Patient Medications

    I would be a little perturbed that you are somehow being blamed or made to feel bad about finding the error. The other nurse either didn't place the patch and said she did, or diverted it. I'm either...

  25. Hiring new grads in ICU Phoenix

    mrsboots87 replied to bap9090's topic in Arizona Nursing

    If that's all you will be applying for, good luck and expect to be unemployed for quite some time. The vast majority of ICU positions posted will be for experienced nurses only. Mayo had an ICU new...