AceOfHearts<3

AceOfHearts<3

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  1. Exposure to Hep C blood daily??

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

    The OP was asking for advice period. If the person is knowledgeable and can answer a question or provide additional accurate info it doesn't matter if they are student. In this case Broughden was...

  2. Exposure to Hep C blood daily??

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

    This is an Internet forum- you don't get to decide who responds to your post. You need an attitude adjustment. You asked for help and they responded. Knowing the correct terminology is very

  3. Coming off FMLA and Need Different Schedule

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

    I don't have any suggestions, just wanted to offer some support. I hope your manager is receptive. When I returned to work after an accident I had to return to full duty and work my usual 12 hour...

  4. Nurse Sick and FIRED: Exploring Nursing Absenteeism

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

    That's fabulous and has me jealous. I had to be able to return to full duty before I was allowed to return to work after an accident. I had short term disability coverage that reduced as my recovery...

  5. Should I do a BSN or MSN program? Asking as a non-nursing college graduate...

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

    I completed an ABSN program and I would make the same choice again. A masters would serve me no purpose right now and will be more meaningful when I do get one because of my

  6. Recording device for lectures

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to megster871's topic in General Students

    I recorded in school- pretty much every professor gave permission- and would go back and relisten to segments if I missed something. I'd make a note of the time during the recording so I could find...

  7. Use of Ultrasound Guidance for PIVs

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

    I'm in the ICU so chances are really high that the patient is going to be a hard stick (because of disease pathology, chronically ill pt with poor veins, etc.). I'll look for a site and have another...

  8. Supposed to teach part of a class where I relate tele to systems - please!!!

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Nurse162's topic in General Nursing

    QT prolongation could be mentioned with Zofran (GI) and Seroquel (psych). Those are the 2 main drugs we are concerned about that

  9. HESI Pharmacology and Fundamentals

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Brooklynn1989's topic in General Students

    Each HESI exam is going to be tailored for your program. They get a copy of the syllabus and will base the exam off of that. The exit HESI has multiple versions, but that doesn't change from program...

  10. proficiency

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

    I don't work at the VA, but I find it very inappropriate. Sounds like your manager is sour that you didn't do it and that's probably because it makes her look better. Your personal life is none of...

  11. Everything Sucks: Red Flags?

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

    You brought up the topic of unwitnessed insulin injections. You can't dictate where the conversation flows. And newsflash: every comment made keeps this at the top of the message board where it will...

  12. ICU floating to stepdowns/magnet status

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

    My hospital is magnet and we get floated to the

  13. 1,800 Vermont Nurses On Strike

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Katillac's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    No wonder adds for working there kept on popping up in my FB newsfeed for a while. I won't work for a system like

  14. Everything Sucks: Red Flags?

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

    That's ridiculous! Both places I've worked the SC heparin has been the amount in the vial (1ml), so no real way to mess it

  15. Everything Sucks: Red Flags?

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

    I've never worked anywhere that requires a second nurse to co-sign a subcutaneous insulin injection. An insulin drip is a different story and always requires a co-sign. It always blows my mind that...

  16. ABSN Adequately prepared?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to jj16's topic in General Nursing

    I completed an ABSN program that was even shorter. 3 years out and I've been an ICU nurse for 1.5 years and several of my coworkers completed the same program. I have classmates in grad school to...

  17. Reasonable time frame for prn medication to be given?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to nicegirl2's topic in General Nursing

    I've had that happen too or I'm helping another nurse with a super critical patient while my 1-2 patients are very stable. I tend to explain that I'm not ignoring them, I'm helping with another very...

  18. Queen's University ABSN Program 2019

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Nurse2bBae27's topic in Post Graduate Students

    It is a violation of TOS to have nurse in your username if you are not one. Nurse is a legally protected name/term, just like Doctor is. Would you represent yourself as DoctorBae27 on a doctor's...

  19. Is it possible for a nurse to become a doctor?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to madel23's topic in General Nursing

    It is a violation of TOS to have nurse in your username if you are not one. Nurse is a legally protected name/term, just like Doctor is. Would you represent yourself as DoctorBae27 on a doctor's...

  20. Reasonable time frame for prn medication to be given?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to nicegirl2's topic in General Nursing

    We don't stock lomotil in our Pyxis. Sometimes I go to give a PRN med and realize I don't have it and it needs to be sent from the pharmacy. Depending on the med and the time of day that I need it, it...

  21. Open visitation in the ICU

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Mini2544's topic in Critical Care

    Total open door in my icu and it can be very frustrating. I had a patient who apparently had a family member come visit after the bars closed. We've had kids crawling on the floor (gag). A spouse...

  22. what should i have done.

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to heyimnew911's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Kelly- this patient was far from appropriate for a med surg floor. Was anything done about a BP of 70/40? The MAP for that BP is 50- we are ok with lower BPs in the icu as long as the MAP...

  23. The Nurses BreakRoom: Going, going ... been gone?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    My unit has a very nice break room with plenty of seating and nice big windows. I don't use it very often thought, because we are highly encouraged to leave the unit. Many of us sit in the cafeteria...

  24. 12 and 1/2 hours with only 30 minutes for lunch

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

    Nurses are not martyrs. A nurse who hasn't peed or eaten is a nurse that won't be at the top of their game. I'm an ICU nurse and my manager is adamant that we all take our lunch breaks. We must take...

  25. Weird actions that are out of nursing scope

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to AriRN36's topic in General Nursing

    One of my family members had horrible back pain into their legs and it turned out to be a large AAA! Thankfully it was caught in time and