ArtClassRN

ArtClassRN ADN, RN

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  1. Influenza

    ArtClassRN replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    This has been a bad flu year, lot of elderly and otherwise compromised patients with the flu. Can't imagine what it would be like without vaccines... Actually I can, just look at

  2. RN tax deductions 2015

    ArtClassRN replied to #NurseB's topic in General Nursing

    I found I made way too much to deduct work

  3. Hey so young nurses, are we really making "that much"?

    ArtClassRN replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    I ponder about this all the time. If you are a RN now by this point, you know you don't make that much, but still most of us admit that "well, still among our friends, I make decent money." Are we?...

  4. Pausing IV, clotting?

    ArtClassRN replied to SilleLu's topic in Patient Medications

    The stupid IV wasn't working anyway. Coulda been infiltrated, coulda been on a valve, coulda been any number of other reasons why it didn't work. None of them affected by pausing. That being said,...

  5. Text messages from nurse manager

    ArtClassRN replied to Katniss88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Check another box for unions. We cannot be low needed at managers' whim. It is perfectly OK to answer "No" to any request or not answer calls from work on your days off. It also perfectly OK to...

  6. Midwife Ruth Wilf RN has been helping babies and mothers for over 50 years

    ArtClassRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nurses Rock

    I wasn't aware that Certified Nurse Midwives, as opposed to doulas, were so dismissive of the MDs they work with in

  7. Backpriming, air bubbles, and tubing

    ArtClassRN replied to pang.matthew's topic in General Nursing

    Say I backprime a 50 mL antibiotic with NS. So the primary tubing is filled with NS and there's fewer air bubbles in the tubing. If I set the machine at 50 mL, is the amount of antibiotic the patient...

  8. ADN

    ArtClassRN replied to itsthatgirldj's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The hospital I worked at as a CNA when I graduated with my ADN was not hiring any new grads - and when it did it wasn't hiring any ADNs at all. So I got hired at a much better hospital. In the years...

  9. Dwindling faith in this profession

    ArtClassRN replied to mclennan's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Stop letting idiot coworkers dictate how you feel about your profession. Instead allow your own example and actions determine how you feel about your profession. For what it's worth, I am constantly...

  10. Is it possible to actually LIKE my job in nursing?

    ArtClassRN replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is very possible to like your job in nursing. However, most nurses who like their job tend to just enjoy living their lives. Ones who don't come here and drone on about it for

  11. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    ArtClassRN replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Actually what I said is true because looking around, marketing yourself, and finding other opportunities definitely counts as advancing a career. Heck, send me your address and I will send you a...

  12. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    ArtClassRN replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would add that nurses who do little or nothing to advance their education or career are in danger of ending up "trapped" in a job they

  13. Certification : I Did it For the Money.

    ArtClassRN replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Nursing Career

    My employer pays $400 a year bonuses for nursing certifications. (Up to two). They also pay, via tuition reimbursement or advance, all the costs for getting the certification - books, testing fees,...

  14. Has anyone mistaken you for a punching bag at work?

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

    A resident's irate wife accusingly held up a spider in my face when I was a CNA at a nursing home. I turned to the resident and said, "Bob! You know you cannot have pets here!" Bob thought it was...

  15. how are men treated at your workplace?

    ArtClassRN replied to chillbrah's topic in Men in Nursing

    Pay at my employer increases as you work more hours, so males generally make more. Mostly due to males getting pregnant at a staggeringly lower rate. I don't get any special treatment..but what did...

  16. How long do you wait from graduating nursing school to further your education?

    ArtClassRN replied to kyski's topic in General Students

    I didn't wait at all. Heck, my employer is paying for it and giving raises after you finish. I seriously have no idea what anyone at my job is complaining

  17. Hygiene After Hospital Shift

    ArtClassRN replied to nifty_n's topic in General Nursing

    If your worry is "catching something" during your shift how does post-shift hygiene help? You can douse yourself with bleach if you want but that isn't going to help if you already "caught...

  18. Heparin Flush Question

    ArtClassRN replied to rbscc's topic in Patient Medications

    When would I flush an IV with Heparin? When you have an order. When should I specifically not flush with Heparin? When you don't have an

  19. How helpful/important is it to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    ArtClassRN replied to ReadyToListen's topic in General Students

    So what? Here's what: Nursing students who spend all their time trying to figure out how to get a patient's VS and ADLs done definitely don't learn as much as as students who came to clinical already...

  20. Marines or Nursing School

    ArtClassRN replied to blueman09's topic in General Nursing

    Well in one profession you get yelled at by your instructors and supervisors, work the worst hours, have to listen to older coworkers talk about how much they hate their job and are just waiting to...

  21. How helpful/important is it to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    ArtClassRN replied to ReadyToListen's topic in General Students

    CNA experience is extremely valuable and important. There are many threads discussing it, please do a search. Good

  22. Nurses Eat Their Young

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

    As in any profession, some people are ignorant

  23. When does it get better?

    ArtClassRN replied to RNBuggers's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "The paralyzing fear goes away on you own timetable. As for me.. the healthy fear never left." Precisely. I always try to casually assess in general how fearful new nurses or students are. If they...

  24. Did I do him a moral favor?

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

    If the patient was ordered to be placed on a ventilator, you had no choice but to help place him on the ventilator. Not doing so would have been killing him whether anyone thinks a god wanted him to...

  25. Holding medications - When to call doctor?

    ArtClassRN replied to blackdiamond407's topic in Patient Medications

    Every situation is different. You do assessments based on the patient's needs and your judgement. If a BP appears low or sagging you check it - and do other assessments - as you deem warranted....