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  1. This is a weird question I guess

    RNlove17 replied to RNlove17's topic in School

    About cramps - i try to tell them to please get doctor notes if they really are severe and have dr orders and meds brought in so that we can give them something. I know cramps can be awful, I'm...

  2. This is a weird question I guess

    RNlove17 replied to RNlove17's topic in School

    great responses! We tend to be tough down here, especially since it's high school. But some students and parents are shocked that we don't baby their snowflake. Ex) Last week we had a 17 yo student...

  3. Nurses that don't work holidays?

    RNlove17 replied to kegardne's topic in General Students

    I work at a public high school (actually its my alma matar) - no holidays (with lots of vacation time) and summers off. I make less money but it's worth it to me; and actually my hourly rate is more...

  4. discovered and reported falsification of VS

    RNlove17 replied to traumaRNdrama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The unit I work per diem on (and used to be FT there) doesn't let CNAs/PCTs/whatever you call them take any VS. It is the nurse's responsibility. They used to take them...until a few aides were...

  5. 100k salary?

    RNlove17 replied to pilot833's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad and make $33K/year at my full time job (and I work per diem for $25/hr). Most fulltime RNs start at $17-23.50/hr here. I live in a really underpaid area - western NY. Cost of living is...

  6. Breaking Free From Nursing

    RNlove17 replied to HealthyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! I haven't been a nurse very long, and hated floor nursing. Love caring for patients, it was just everything else that goes along with it. However, I also have a useless BA degree and live in...

  7. Seizure or fainting?? Assessment question

    RNlove17 posted a topic in School

    I was called down to a classroom for a 17 y/o student who had lost consciousness in her 1st period class - she had fallen out of her chair and hit her head on the floor too. The student stated they...

  8. Seizure or fainting?? Assessment question

    RNlove17 replied to RNlove17's topic in School

    I don't have anything to finger stick with! The only supplies I even have are for a student with Type I and they're his personal supply. There have been multiple times where I have wanted to test a...

  9. Has anyone else quit nursing for these reasons?

    RNlove17 replied to CynthiaG's topic in Retired Nurses

    nursing is a tough field. I just recently became a school nurse (with less than 1 year experience) at my old high school. I was already so sick of the BS on the rehab unit I was at. I used to want to...

  10. Rn being trained by lpn?

    RNlove17 replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm an RN and for orientation at my first job I was trained by both RNs and LPNs. I was on a rehab unit so we were basically doing the same job - LPN just couldn't do RN duties like work with PICCS,...

  11. Brand new CNA job, Discouraged, Depressed and Wanting to know, is this really normal?

    RNlove17 replied to futuresctRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    do not cut corners! Follow the care plans. Many CNAs and nurses will take the short cuts - that's their headache. I am an RN and I follow care plans exactly. 2 assist is 2 assist. They are not moving...

  12. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

    RNlove17 replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've worked on a similar unit. They call themselves rehab/LTC but actually had pts with higher acuities who should still have been on a med/surg floor but they wanted to clear those beds so they would...

  13. I am scared to do CPR

    RNlove17 replied to Luna1326's topic in General Nursing

    I'm scared too but I think in the moment you "just do it." I'm a new nurse and wouldn't take offense if someone pushed me out of the way, or said something to that effect. It's not personal, as a...

  14. Do you think the CDC is biased?

    RNlove17 replied to Tait's topic in Patient Education

    It can be argued that any source with humans behind it (ie pretty much everything) is

  15. A few questions about bedside manner.

    RNlove17 replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What shift do you work? I find that day shift gets "remembered" the most. Patients are more alert then, family is around to see how awesome the nurse is, etc. You may just have had patients that don't...

  16. HIPPA

    RNlove17 replied to Vtachy1's topic in School

    All the parents have to sign a HIPAA form when registering their child here and I have it in SNAP. i call dr's offices all the time - but I have the authorization to do

  17. Students using cell phones to call home sick

    RNlove17 replied to hobiehobie's topic in School

    I'm a high school nurse so it happens a lot. If they call home on their own, that's fine. It's just completely NOT through me. If they come here after calling and mom/dad is coming to get them, I send...

  18. Nurses aren't maids!

    RNlove17 replied to AnaCatRN's topic in Private Duty

    I would think that if skilled nursing care is being paid for by tax payers, that does not include housekeeping services. To me, it's a way to get a "maid" off the taxpayers. I do not work in home...

  19. Intradermal Flu Shot

    RNlove17 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I had a dr appt yesterday and got the intradermal shot. They told me it was preservative free (it is mercury free. It is a single dose vax, not a multi) and safer for pregnant women - which I am. I...

  20. Education of nurses

    RNlove17 replied to PCU_RN9's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What about if you already have a Bachelor degree, but not a "BSN" and you have an ADN? Will they count? Or do you have to spend 2 years taking useless liberal arts courses AGAIN? Seems a waste of time...

  21. Starting Salary [new grad]?

    RNlove17 replied to clandestine-approach's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I work in a mid-sized city in western NY. Started at $22.50/hr for days, with 23.50 on evenings, and 24.50/hr on nights on a rehab unit at a local hospital. The place was horrible though and I took a...

  22. PRN ideas for sub nurse

    RNlove17 replied to katynurs22's topic in School

    I would like to know too! I currently work 2 shifts a month on my old unit - a "rehab" unit which has turned into basically we accept anyone unit. I hate it there (mainly because of horrible...

  23. New School Nurse: Forgot a medication yesterday

    RNlove17 replied to Finally2008's topic in School

    we have SNAP here, the computer program, so everything is computerized. I just leave the med admin tab up all day and see if it's highlighted or not. I'm in a high school though so if they don't...

  24. Incredibly rude and disrespectful patients and/or their family members

    RNlove17 replied to lalexa15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wish I knew. I work 2 shifts a month on a unit that does nothing about abusive patients. Supervisor will just say "you have to deal with them" and leave it at that. Their number 1 priority is looking...

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

    RNlove17 replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ask what exemptions there are and try to purse one of those. Here in NY if you don't get it you have to wear a mask now while working during the entire flu season. basically to punish you for not...