Loo17

Loo17

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  1. Certifications/ Organizational Affiliation suggestions please!

    Loo17 replied to Swanks916's topic in Nursing Career

    For the ED...CEN, TNCC, ENPC. I'm sure you already have ACLS and

  2. stroke/brain bleed

    Loo17 replied to marie2014's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, the docs use "bleed" to describe blood in the brain after a fall or ruptured aneurysm most

  3. Flow improvement

    Loo17 replied to RNCEN's topic in Emergency

    I wish we could request orders to transport without tele. I understand the need to transport an unstable patient on tele but an ACS rule out that has not had any CP the entire time in the ED with an...

  4. surgery and nurses

    Loo17 replied to 2bNurse_kinjal's topic in General Nursing

    Some PA's and NP's (depending where you live) assist in surgery but I do not think any can perform

  5. Is this considered acute experience?

    Loo17 replied to caseyuptonurse's topic in Rehabilitation

    I think you could easily say you work in subacute rehab and describe the med-surg type patients you care

  6. What do you do when you have to "read everything in the book"?

    Loo17 replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    My suggestion would be to read the chapters but also pay attention to the small details such as the images, graphs, etc and the captions. Read the chapter summary and whatever is at the end of the...

  7. Flow improvement

    Loo17 replied to RNCEN's topic in Emergency

    Your department has similar size and structure to where I work. The area we are most deficient in is transport staff. Patients usually wait 30-60 minutes on transport board to move up to the units....

  8. Travel Nursing Stipend and Child Support

    Loo17 replied to TheDude,RN's topic in Travel

    I believe Ned is correct. All sources of income count toward child support including earned interest, lottery winning, etc. I would assume the stipends would count as well. If your court order is...

  9. I can't smell c-diff

    Loo17 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you don't notice the smell because you are expecting it to be this super offensive odor. C-diff is not the most offensive smell, kind of this weird sweet

  10. Is there any downside to getting my license preemptively endorsed in other states?

    Loo17 replied to anatidae's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Doing that sounds expensive. I could be wrong but once you endorse your license in another state you would need to maintain it I

  11. ADN vs BSN

    Loo17 replied to extex77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It really depends where you live and what type of nursing you hope to work

  12. Peace Corps - New Grad Nurse

    Loo17 replied to jk<3's topic in Nursing Career

    A good friend of mine just completed her first year with the PC. She is an RN with 3 years ICU experience prior to leaving. She is enjoying her experience however is a little concerned about being...

  13. Is this normal?

    Loo17 replied to Nick2you's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My first nursing job was at a SNF on the subacute unit working 3-11. I had a week of classroom orientation and a day of unit training. I was promised 4 weeks but "due to staffing issues out of our...

  14. Job prospect for males

    Loo17 replied to kabooski's topic in Male Nursing Students

    My advice would be to apply for FT/PT positions. It is difficult to train someone without experience when they only work a few shifts a month. Many facilities will not hire someone for a per diem...

  15. Needle stick after a Subcutaneous Injection of Epotien to a Hepa C+ patient

    Loo17 replied to Zenrn91's topic in General Nursing

    Did you wipe the needle with the cotton ball because you were saving it to reuse? I am confused like the others why you didn't just dispose of the needle in a sharps

  16. Healthcare deductables

    Loo17 replied to CriticalCareRN1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am in my 30's with no ore existing medical conditions. I would not mind paying $100 a pay for health insurance if the deductibles were more reasonable. Currently the only way I can go to my doctor...

  17. difficulty to let go

    Loo17 replied to Poonamkc's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You tried the pvt too soon. You have to wait 24

  18. Narcan with negative tox screen

    Loo17 replied to RainMom's topic in Patient Medications

    Suboxone responds to Narcan. If a patient overdoses or takes Suboxone it does not show up on the standard opiate toxicology screen. The standard urine tox for opiates detects morphine metabolites....

  19. zofran vs phenergan?

    Loo17 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in Patient Medications

    In the ED we tend to use Zofran because it has less side effects including not being sedating and preventing patients from driving home. If after a couple doses it doesn't work the providers often go...

  20. Narcan with negative tox screen

    Loo17 replied to RainMom's topic in Patient Medications

    I am very sure that all those things are possible not sure it would happen with a single 2mg dose, especially if there was minimal reaction from 0.4mg. Obviously a provider would need to weigh the...

  21. NS Bolus 22ga hand

    Loo17 replied to NurseAPS's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Depends on the brand catheter. The type we use it would be perfectly safe. I would have just run it wide open. Then it would go as fast as possible but would take at least 30 min with that size....

  22. What specialty can you work after graduating for RN?

    Loo17 replied to mirjanazaka's topic in General Nursing

    In Europe, did you work as an RN? People are probably curious if you worked in a specific specialty-such as pediatrics or ICU. Or they could be curious if you have a specific specialty that you hope...

  23. Error on TEAS score?

    Loo17 replied to Nledsome13's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    The link didn't work initially

  24. Selection for Fit assessment

    Loo17 replied to tsm007's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The only fit test I have ever done was for an N95

  25. Error on TEAS score?

    Loo17 replied to Nledsome13's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    The overall score is not calculated by simple averaging. There are 16(I believe) subcategories within the main categories. If you scored really low in one subcategory (say sentence structure or...