ArtClassRN

ArtClassRN ADN, RN

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  1. Interruptions during my med pass

    ArtClassRN replied to Nspirit's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We are nurses; we should be able safely pass meds even if we are

  2. Nurses in trouble get second chances - Minnesota

    ArtClassRN replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Career

    And when I say "One of those" I mean specifically one of the facilities mentioned in the

  3. Nurses in trouble get second chances - Minnesota

    ArtClassRN replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Career

    Not all the nurses in the article were

  4. Nurses in trouble get second chances - Minnesota

    ArtClassRN replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Career

    You did notice that none of the horror stories in the article are from hospitals? These stories also don't come from higher end nursing homes - like the one I did a clinical at where many of the...

  5. Nurses in trouble get second chances - Minnesota

    ArtClassRN replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah, let's not take a good look at the hellhole that is most nursing homes, let's just try to focus on these two nurses. Not that I am defending them; I saw some of the worst examples of nurses when...

  6. Nursing sucks

    ArtClassRN replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Says much more about nursing home than

  7. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    ArtClassRN replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. Twin Cities, MN 2. 2 years exp 3. Med Surg 4. $33.00/hr 5. $2.50/hr differential for evenings, additional $1.25/hr on weekends. ($4/hr FT nights). 6. Union. Good representation. Very good health...

  8. Incompatible medications and IV tubing, IV's.

    ArtClassRN replied to MunoRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Don't mix incompatible meds. How you do this is up to

  9. Why is the answer to this question Metabolic Alkalosis?

    ArtClassRN replied to Nursing2102's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I cannot stress enough that remembering only this "act together or act inversely" will not help you in real life. You need to be able to think about and understand the situation, not look for numbers...

  10. Is a Nursing Internship a Smart Idea to Do While Being a Nursing Student- ADVICE?!?

    ArtClassRN replied to kelsiedana's topic in General Students

    Yes. I got a hospital job right after graduation in part because I did an internship

  11. How did you get out of getting the Flu shot?

    ArtClassRN replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You can quit. Good luck in your new

  12. Concept Map help!

    ArtClassRN replied to queenbey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're a nursing student for pete's sake! Skin integrity, activity or other related dx is fine. You can also pick any of the bs psychosocial ones. Or, be my hero and pick "Energy Field,

  13. I didn't burnout, I went up in a great big ball of flames...

    ArtClassRN replied to Gamecock73's topic in General Nursing

    The other day, I had a patient with the most unreasonable and abusive family member (daughter) I had ever encountered. I told her, "Look, I'm on your side, I'm trying to help your father, so stop...

  14. Is nursing really that bad of a career choice?

    ArtClassRN replied to alyssajeanette's topic in Nursing Career

    This is a horrible site to learn about

  15. Refusing food offered by patients

    ArtClassRN replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I like to be really creative and say, "No, thank

  16. Seeking advice.... Would you go for an RN degree if you were in my shoes?

    ArtClassRN replied to nybsn's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't think pursuing a career as an RN is risky, then you are outta your ever loving

  17. Curious about how to handle this situation..

    ArtClassRN replied to MilliePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Of course not. Your situation covers personal, not professional misconduct. However, you posted your story in a nursing forum, representing yourself as a "To be RN." So you received some replies...

  18. Curious about how to handle this situation..

    ArtClassRN replied to MilliePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let's be clear about the situation: No kid or no mom handed you none of anything and you were not responsible for giving this kid a single thing. The meds, the kid, the mom the dosages - none of it -...

  19. 3M Littmann Cardiology III Stethoscope

    ArtClassRN replied to 2bRNatasha85's topic in General Students

    After reading your post, I really wonder if your issue is with the stethoscope. If you don't know how to or cannot operate a car, a Ferrari is not going to serve you any better than a Toyota...

  20. Curious about how to handle this situation..

    ArtClassRN replied to MilliePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse or no nurse, I certainly would not be intentionally reviewing medications I had no business looking into

  21. Got my flu shot today

    ArtClassRN replied to classicdame's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nevermind, I looked up the poster's

  22. Will I like being a nurse?

    ArtClassRN replied to twinieten's topic in General Nursing

    Do REALLY well in your current job while you are working on finding another one. Your satisfaction comes from inside, not

  23. Got my flu shot today

    ArtClassRN replied to classicdame's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This has to be sarcasm or a troll, right? No one could actually write this with a straight

  24. Why more men are needed

    ArtClassRN replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think we need more people, men or women, in nursing who don't stereotype like you

  25. Seeking advice.... Would you go for an RN degree if you were in my shoes?

    ArtClassRN replied to nybsn's topic in General Nursing

    Go make/write films. I work with too many nurses who hate their job