ArmaniX

ArmaniX MSN, APRN

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  1. Do you use the CPOT scale? What are your med orders?!

    ArmaniX replied to beleanor's topic in Critical Care

    Hey. Interested in the answers you receive. We use the CPOT. Our medication orders look no different then if you were assessing pain from a verbal patient. (Moderate to severe). I personally hate the...

  2. Does the travel aspect of nursing make up for the jobs cons?

    ArmaniX replied to TimTamJimJam's topic in Travel

    Absolutely not. Find a new career or a sugar ma/pa to tend your traveling

  3. Questioning this order???

    ArmaniX replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Uhm..

  4. What to do when u find an unresponsive patient

    ArmaniX replied to LucasNewGrad's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Do you work in a hospital ? Was the patient a full code? As a CNA are you not required to know BLS? Was CPR ever

  5. 7:30 meds? Who is responsible for giving?

    ArmaniX replied to Manda92's topic in Patient Medications

    The 0730 meds can easily be given up to 0830. Absolutely

  6. Disciplinary Question

    ArmaniX replied to cristoloro's topic in Nurse Management

    He simply needs to learn professionalism. Joking is all fun at the nurse station but, sorry, what an idiot to play a joke on respiratory while the child's mother was in the room. Not that doing it...

  7. PRN at two different hospitals?

    ArmaniX replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Students

    I worked per diem at one hospital but picked up enough shifts on nights as if I were full time. I did three night shifts and then school full time. It's doable. It helps. If I did not have that job...

  8. Yellow Gowns: Fall preventative or bandaid solution?

    ArmaniX replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We use yellow gowns on baker act patients. It won't matter what color gown (if the patient is even still in the gown) when the patient ends up on the floor. I did read an interesting article recently...

  9. Rationale for taking apical pulse prior to trach suctioning

    ArmaniX replied to jena5111's topic in General Students

    It's been years but my check offs for suctioning did not include checking an apical pulse. If a patient is drowning in their own secretions and desatting. .. I don't care what their pulse is, I need...

  10. Titrating

    ArmaniX replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in MICU, SICU

    Pretty sure the last time I saw a nurse "bolus" her patient with levo she brady'd him down to the 30s-40s

  11. Why don't you just read the chart?

    ArmaniX replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All I expect in report as an ICU nurse is admit reason, current issue. Briefly (very briefly) run down systems with pertinent info. Generally before we get a patient from the ED the H&P is filled...

  12. Why don't you just read the chart?

    ArmaniX replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I will say when getting report from ED or the floors I've made it a great habit of mine to simply let them have their speech and not interrupt them. Half the time I get told useless information. I...

  13. Why don't you just read the chart?

    ArmaniX replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Did I read your post right, where you said that when you don't know you "guess"? Please don't ever "guess" when it comes to patient care. It is safer to say you don't know. I understand that you're...

  14. First informal evaluation with my manager

    ArmaniX replied to Beekstar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It doesn't seem like they said you were not doing a good job. They are trying to aide in your growth to becoming a great nurse. Take the criticism and develop from it. So that come next evaluation...

  15. Help me deal with the 'tough love'

    ArmaniX replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    As far as being reprimanded in front of other staff by the provider I would personally never allow it. If they are insinuating that you did not follow the order set I would pull it up in front of them...

  16. First time performing CPR.

    ArmaniX replied to n1wgmp's topic in General Nursing

    It's a good experience to have. I feel you need to handle the emotions well though and not allow the experience to eat away at you and become something unhealthy. We can't save them all and sometimes...

  17. I'm a sexless nurse

    ArmaniX replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I had gone three years without ever putting a catheter in a female patient. The majority of it was my own bias/fear. I've finally realized I don't want to be hindered by this fear anymore and have...

  18. AWKWARD but admittedly hilarious situation......

    ArmaniX replied to nurse2211's topic in General Nursing

    Never bring it up, unless he makes the choice to tall about

  19. Neuro ICU vs ICU job offer

    ArmaniX replied to essenm25's topic in Critical Care

    Go to the level

  20. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

    ArmaniX replied to fangirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Told me my bangs weren't

  21. BSN- worth the extra time for little extra salary?

    ArmaniX replied to trebleclefmama's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You will be better off just getting the BSN now. Instead of forever "planning" on getting the BSN. It's hard to go back once you finish. Jobs are hard to get as is, won't want something like an adn vs...

  22. CCRN

    ArmaniX replied to CTICUGSXR750's topic in Critical Care

    Would you say it is more cardiac focused? I am beginning my journey to take the test and for whatever reason, cardiac is the one thing I have never fallen in love with in nursing. After reviewing the...

  23. Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    ArmaniX replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    Absolutely do NOT take out $120k in loans for nursing school. No bachelor's should cost you that amount of money. You will spend the rest of your life in desperation to repay that mammoth of a loan....

  24. Working overtime at job vs 2nd PRN job elsewhere

    ArmaniX replied to ArrowRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you work at a per diem, don't you somehow end up paying more on taxes come tax season each year? I'm no genius when it comes to taxes but my (probably wrong ) understanding is that say with the PRN...

  25. How did you know NP was for you?

    ArmaniX posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey very broad, guide me through life without knowing me, type of question here.. When did you know that the NP route was for you? I am really torn, more so undecided, as to where I see myself in the...