Loo17

Loo17

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  1. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I live in a 1st world country. Not a relevant

  2. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Sounds about

  3. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I feel like that is what is going to happen where I work. People are not going to care about how they look anymore. Scrubs don't have to look sloppy, if you are allowed to pick styles that are right...

  4. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    That is horrible

  5. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I can understand what you are saying about OR scrubs and maybe I should not factor them in to my point. The hospital provides uniforms for the security department, environmental service department,...

  6. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Even if I were able to deduct the cost of the uniforms, that is next year. I am sure like me, many employees don't have the extra money today to buy new uniforms. Only a month ago we were told the...

  7. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    See now that sounds fair! My hospital is a magnet hospital and teaching facility and considered by many to be the "place to work" in our area. While I understand their reasoning behind wanting...

  8. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Lol. One nurse in the ED brought up that the docs wear scrubs and asked if they would be prohibited from wearing the mandated colors to which the answer was no. So the attending that is wearing teal...

  9. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Oh and new hires do not get any money toward the scrubs. They are being told they can pay for the scrubs with a credit card on the website or the cost can be payroll deducted from their first

  10. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    While I do not love royal blue, I wouldn't care if the scrubs were paid for by the hospital or if they let us buy whatever brand we wanted. The Cherokee scrub styles are are the itchy cotton/poly...

  11. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    At least you got to pick scrubs that fit you. If I am going to spend $25 on a pair of scrub pants I want it to be something I like and can wear if I ever leave the company. I forgot to mention that...

  12. Can i still apply for job w/o BLS card?

    Loo17 replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    When did you take the class? If you get a call for an interview before receiving your card, why not ask the person on the phone before going through all that hassle? "I took BLS through my current...

  13. Pyxis report question...being falsely accused!

    Loo17 replied to Jasper676's topic in Patient Medications

  14. PLEASE HELP

    Loo17 replied to neha1's topic in Nurse Registration

    I do not know you personally but based on the grammar in your initial post and discussions I have had with international nurses that have had difficulty passing NCLEX, I think it would be beneficial...

  15. Can i still apply for job w/o BLS card?

    Loo17 replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless where you took the training, you said it was BLS through AHA, BLS (basic life support) through AHA (American Heart Association) is CPR certification. That means at the nursing home, a...

  16. PT RN job offer for allergy office. Salary?

    Loo17 replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

  17. Nurses Notes: Guidelines On What Not To Chart

    Loo17 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Any time I have charted a refusal, I would include the vital signs, patient orientation, patient's stated reason for the rejection in quotations, the education I provided for the reason for...

  18. How much???

    Loo17 replied to jodyangel's topic in Travel

    The couple friends I have that are travelers state they are paid a stipend for room and board or a higher hourly wage if they waive the

  19. Pros and Cons of Level I Trauma Center

    Loo17 replied to isleofjersey's topic in Critical Care

    A Level I Trauma Center is capable of providing the highest level of surgical care to trauma patients. They must have surgeons available around the clock, have a research program, be a leader in...

  20. CEN/Education/Opportunities for Learning

    Loo17 replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    Does your ED require CEN after a specified length of service? CEN, TNCC, and some pedi specific certs if you see pedi patients. Also a dysrhythmia cert if you don't have one would be helpful. The...

  21. Bipap and oral medications

    Loo17 replied to Superman_RN's topic in Emergency

    It wouldn't have hurt to ask the doc if he wanted to order IV instead since the patient was on bipap but as long as you took the mask off while giving the pills you did nothing wrong. You followed an...

  22. How does your ED treat chest pain?

    Loo17 replied to dsherman's topic in Emergency

    EKG, line and labs, cardiac monitor, oxygen, aspirin, nitro SL, morphine,

  23. tpa in a small syringe

    Loo17 replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    Where I work, tpa comes in 3ml syringes however the diameter of the syringe is the same as the 10ml syringe. They are like these flushes

  24. NS wide open and IV infusion

    Loo17 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let's say you have a patient with an 18G in the LAC and the doctor orders NS 1L bolus wide open and Zosyn 3.375G over 30 min. Starting a second line is not an option. Would you hang the NS and...

  25. NS wide open and IV infusion

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in General Nursing

    I think I have been doing it correctly. Just doubting myself sitting at