ArtClassRN

ArtClassRN ADN, RN

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  1. Can a nurse cut patient's hair without consent?

    ArtClassRN replied to runslikeanose's topic in General Students

    Yes..

  2. Nurse Safety from Corporate abuse

    ArtClassRN replied to judyparham's topic in General Nursing

    No one is concerned enough to do anything about it. Many reasons why, short answer is "No one wants to pay for

  3. Does your MAR show pain, glucose, VS relevant to med you are giving?

    ArtClassRN replied to ebart03's topic in General Nursing

    I make sure I know that info before I even pull the

  4. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    ArtClassRN replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    What do you nurses who are actually out there on the floor think? I don't care what your GPA is; if you have no experience taking care of people, you are going to have a lot more trouble learning the...

  5. The Fifth Vital Sign

    ArtClassRN replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    Who cares if you call it a "Vital sign"? Go ahead and stop assessing it and when you call an MD and they ask you about the patient's pain, say "Pain is not a vital sign." You are going to asses pain...

  6. Appropriate COPD Pulse Ox numbers

    ArtClassRN replied to coffeestainedscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    "Treat patients, not

  7. New Nurse Wants Your Experiences.

    ArtClassRN replied to ImposterSyndromePN's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone I hear someone discussing their performance like you do I immediately think, "This person is going to be a great nurse." An unfortunate truth I discovered about this profession is that...

  8. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

    ArtClassRN replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing education - at a very good community college program - was excellent. Very, very little of it was nonsense. The stuff that was nonsense was never part of the official curriculum, it was...

  9. Not what I expected

    ArtClassRN replied to NurseMegP's topic in General Nursing

    BSN in December of 2014. By May of 2015 I landed a job at the Cleveland Clinic on a med-surg telemetry floor. Not my first choice, in fact, I've always hated med-surg, New grads who "always hated...

  10. Am I right or my teacher?!

    ArtClassRN replied to Tobenursemj's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ABC

  11. Are You Nurse Jackie or Nurse Zoey?

    ArtClassRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I think as you continue with the show, no one is going to identify as Nurse

  12. Pregnancy brain

    ArtClassRN replied to Elevelyn's topic in General Nursing

    I would have never believed this until I saw it over an over

  13. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    ArtClassRN replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you are extremely perceptive, especially your noticing that some nurses who say they are "So busy" and absolutely refuse any assistance or advice. I strongly suspect some of this ilk refuse...

  14. Have any of your patients ever told you that you're a good nurse?

    ArtClassRN replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Patients quite often tell me I'm a good nurse. I don't listen to a word of it. Because inevitably, someone is going to tell me I'm a horrible nurse - and if I let those complimentary people make my...

  15. Left my job, please Help

    ArtClassRN replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like you are at the mercy of your former employer when they are called for a reference. In that case, I don't see any alternative to telling the

  16. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    ArtClassRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing offers something becoming rare in the US: a decent middle class income. Whether that implies "rolling in the dough" to someone ain't up to

  17. Gender and personality impacting happiness with nursing

    ArtClassRN replied to RedNation's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a fairly reserved and introverted male who doesn't cause drama or conflict. That's pretty much a recipe for success! In your experience, do you think that males may not be as negatively...

  18. Following a nurse who doesn't give her meds?!

    ArtClassRN replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to post a detailed description of how I handle this, but everything I do requires a functioning management system that you say does not exist. So if I were you, I would find another job...

  19. Do I have to sign this paper?

    ArtClassRN replied to Java Mama's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This seems to be the approach for *almost* every change

  20. Night shift for new grads.

    ArtClassRN replied to Nurse_Brezo's topic in General Nursing

    My first job was med-surg rotating 8 hour day/night. I never really could do

  21. Pt.s Ordering Food from Outside Hospital?

    ArtClassRN replied to annie.rn's topic in General Nursing

    When I have a patient who is actively engaging in self-harm behaviors while admitted to the hospital and the medical team isn't addressing the situation; I write a safety report, formally request an...

  22. Would you choose nursing again or another health profession?

    ArtClassRN replied to Abbr's topic in Nursing Career

    Nursing is my second profession. I dig

  23. Rasmussen nursing program

    ArtClassRN replied to Queeenp45's topic in General Students

    Spendy. Not all of them, if any,are

  24. How do you know when to get an order?

    ArtClassRN replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to make your life infinitely harder, the next time you get a verbal order, tell the MD, "What's to stop you from saying you never called about the

  25. Have you met your husband at nursing? Is nursing a good career to meet men?

    ArtClassRN replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    0.2% of nurses are male? That may be an exaggeration. It is closer to 9%. So