AceOfHearts<3

AceOfHearts<3

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  1. Free Surg Tech School or RN?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to prairiecreekhouse's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have any interest in being a surgical tech? Would being a surg tech make you happy or will you only be happy becoming a nurse? How would your schedule as a surgical tech vary compared to that...

  2. Entry level MSN masters CNL CNS

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to YellowMaskrosbarn's topic in General Nursing

    You aren't above an ADN program. I'd say ADN students are above you at this point seeing as they are actually accepted into a nursing program. I'd adjust your attitude at this point. Also as stated...

  3. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I can bet if 2 women did that they would be dubbed over dramatic, drama queens, etc. I honestly would hate to have that male nurse as a coworker. I don't care what gender a nurse is, but he has the...

  4. To call out sick I need to call 3 different people

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    That's ridiculous. With both of my jobs I've only had to call one person- the charge nurse at one place and the staffing office at the

  5. Question about priming tubing

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to aship's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree with running an antibiotic through a primary line- I believe it should always be run as a piggyback so a flush can be run. Let's say the antibiotic is 50ml and 10ml is left in the...

  6. Interview Questions

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to SpunkyStarGazer's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been asked many situational questions in interviews. Surgery unit is pretty vague and if they ask any situational questions they will really depend on the types of surgery patients they see...

  7. Pittsburgh Pay?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to reesanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Check out

  8. Flu - Missing Class

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Phlebotomist21's topic in General Students

    Yes, the reason schools are so strict about missing clinical is because a certain number of clinical hours are required in order to take the

  9. What is your worst visitor story?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    Threatened violence with a gun. Our unit was put on

  10. Only certain departments in hospital got a pay increase?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    A certain department in my hospital received a substantial wage increase. Everyone was notified and given an explanation via email. Apparently we were spending a lot training for this department, but...

  11. Nursing pay..Check this out!

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    The government takes cost of living into account when determining pay. Government employees living in the DC area receive a bump in pay because the area is so

  12. Do nurses love what they do?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Beautiful_Beginnings's topic in General Students

    Am I happy every single day at work? No, and I think that is pretty much impossible no matter the profession/job. There are things I do not like about my job, but overall I am satisfied. I'm much...

  13. New manager starting soon. Mixed emotions

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    It was the best thing for my unit. We knew the new manager and we all loved her and were thrilled. We went from having an unengaged manager who was never around to the total opposite. Things around...

  14. question re suit

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to 40isthenew30's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's unreasonable to expect people who do not wear suits often for work to have more than one suit. Some people don't even own a single suit. Wearing the same suit again is perfectly...

  15. ABSN vs Direct-Entry Masters

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to am240111's topic in General Students

    I never considered a direct entry program. I attended an ABSN program with the thought of going back to school to become a NP. I really don't know when I'll go back to school. I really love my current...

  16. Schools grading scale

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Ibyn26's topic in General Students

    The only thing that factored into our grades at my school were the exams. We had other assignments that were graded and we had to do well enough to pass, but did nothing for our

  17. starting IV on same arm as a mastectomy

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to coletanner123's topic in General Nursing

    They would probably get a tunneled catheter in the subclavian area if there is concern about limb restriction for potential hemodialysis

  18. starting IV on same arm as a mastectomy

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to coletanner123's topic in General Nursing

    DNR is not do not treat or comfort measures only. There was a recent discussion on this. I do think using the mastectomy arm is fine in this case if someone could get a PIV in (which the OP was able...

  19. Nurses, am I crazy for thinking I can do this?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Aaron.goins3's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't do it. I also think anatomy and physiology should be a pre-req for pathophysiology. If you don't have a grasp on normal physiology, it will be that much harder to understand the abnormal...

  20. starting IV on same arm as a mastectomy

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to coletanner123's topic in General Nursing

    You are fine. I've had patients like that too. It has to do with lymph node removal. What really concerns me is that it sounds like the patient went 2 days without their IV antibiotics. If so a...

  21. absn Programs with minimum pre-requirements

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did up an excel spreadsheet with the ones I was interested in (based on location) to compare pre-req requirements. I really don't know how many replies you will get with what you want- you are...

  22. Non opioid pain options

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I was recently in an accident that left me with a severe orthopedic injury- it was obvious without the X-ray. I required many doses of IV narcotic pain meds in the ER to even touch my pain. When in...

  23. Charting a patients transfer status

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to dschaible's topic in General Nursing

    I would chart the patient moved unassisted and unwitnessed. In my opinion you don't know that the patient truly moves well enough to be labeled independent unless witnessed by approproate staff. Many...

  24. Critical Care "general" test

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to fhcp1220's topic in Critical Care

    There are many versions of the BKAT. I took the progressive care version as a tele nurse. My first hospital used it to gauge what areas we needed to focus on. My second hospital, where I was hired as...

  25. Rejected hours after an interview

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to edilleyrn's topic in General Nursing

    I've had this happen before. I much prefer this to being strung along- saves me time and energy wondering what's going on, did I get the job, when will I hear from them,