Murse901 MSN, RN

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    Zofran vial 8mg/4ml. Question about amount and withdrawing

    Murse901 replied to seks's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you're running 8mg of Zofran into a 50mL bag for a Zofran drip, I don't think you'll have to worry too much about a Zofran
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    Slow nurse response time is a danger to pt health

    Murse901 replied to SoCalCrafter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    First, let me say that it's a great thing that you are an advocate for your grandmother's safety and welfare. Having said that, I have a very hard time believing that ALL of Granny's nurses suck, as...
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    New Grad as Facility Administrator in Davita?

    Murse901 replied to spunkiestRN's topic in General Nursing

    i would not walk, but run away from any facility that would even consider for a moment hiring a new grad rn into a clinical supervisory/managerial position. i can certainly empathize with your need to...
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    Lots of blood... starting IV's HELP!

    Murse901 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    As others have said, lots of pressure above the site. It will take some time to find the "sweet spot" to hold pressure. It also took me some time to get used to doing it with the tourniquet on as I...
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    Received my CPNE disk today....and totally overwhelmed!

    Murse901 replied to Mommymedic's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I was an LPN in a Correctional facility, so no chance to practice at work. I got some cheap supplies and made a makeshift clinical area at home. You don't need a whole bed/mannequin setup. You just...
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    PMHNP or FNP w/ Psych BA?

    Murse901 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello all, I'm jumping way ahead of myself, considering I'm only graduating LPN school in 6 weeks, but I guess it's never too early to plan for the future, right? I'm fairly certain I want to...
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    The Med (Memphis)

    Murse901 replied to faerygoddess's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    It has not, from what I've heard. Two friends that used to work there as well as three ED nurses that I work with now have told me that they left the Med due to worsening conditions. In fact, two of...
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    Received my CPNE disk today....and totally overwhelmed!

    Murse901 replied to Mommymedic's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Can I tell you a secret? *looks around nervously* I only skimmed the CPNE manual one time. It was information overload. I went to a good CPNE workshop. I bought Rob's CPNE videos. I watched the videos...
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    BS in Bio, but wants to become RN.

    Murse901 replied to Henry30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As others have said, an Accelerated BSN is your best bet. It will take the same amount of time to do the Accelerated BSN as it will for the ADN, possibly less. RN pay varies widely based on your...
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    ER Nursing resource online?

    Murse901 replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

    This site is very tongue-in-cheek, but has some really good info presented with some humor to keep you interested: http://www.impactednurse.com/ Click on Free Gift (it's the link to their free eBooks)...
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    Why the disdain for LTC?

    Murse901 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    While LTC is a good place to get experience, I think it's the bad route to getting that experience - i.e. being overworked to the point that you HAVE to learn time-management or you will sink. There...
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    MORAL DILEMA

    Murse901 replied to TonyaM73's topic in General Nursing

    The hard reality here is that if the patient does not want further treatment, has signed a DNR while mentally competent to do so, and does not express a desire to have the DNR voided while they are...
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    MD: Why did you get a BG on this diabetic patient???

    Murse901 posted a topic in Emergency

    This is a hypothetical scenario that has not happened in real life. Everything in this post is a pure fabrication. Thankfully, this hypothetical scenario did NOT happen directly to me - I would have...
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    MD: Why did you get a BG on this diabetic patient???

    Murse901 replied to Murse901's topic in Emergency

    Looks like a s---storm was dredged up about this incident and it went to risk management. We all got an email back today from risk management and the ED director. While the incident specifics were not...
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    MD: Why did you get a BG on this diabetic patient???

    Murse901 replied to Murse901's topic in Emergency

    Like I said, it didn't happen to ME, so I'm thankful for that. However, I did directly observe this happening and was just telling the RN to document, document, document. We do have protocols for...
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    Difficult access: Would you go for EJ or pedal?

    Murse901 replied to Murse901's topic in Emergency

    Thanks, everyone. Sorry I was slow to respond, but I was just waiting to see if there was anyone who would have disagreed with my assessment. Talked to a few other nurses on my unit, and they were...
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    Difficult access: Would you go for EJ or pedal?

    Murse901 posted a topic in Emergency

    This post is part vent and part truly asking for any info on evidence-based practice. It is going to be lengthy, and I apologize for that. Background: I'm a fairly new RN, but have been an LPN since...
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    Difficult access: Would you go for EJ or pedal?

    Murse901 replied to Murse901's topic in Emergency

    You bring up some excellent points. Our Med/Surg floor will accept a patient with an EJ. They give us funny looks when we bring them up with an EJ, but there is no policy against them accessing it....
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    Excelsior Grads working in TN???

    Murse901 replied to nursesmack's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I'm an Excelsior grad (graduated November last year). I currently work full-time in the ED in a large hospital system and part-time in the ED for a smaller county hospital in Arkansas. I've also had...
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    Toradol IM Injection.

    Murse901 replied to nursesearl's topic in Emergency

    2mL is an appropriate dosage for IM injection into a well-developed adult
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    Are LPN's being phased out?

    Murse901 replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We can agree to disagree. I went to LPN school for one year, but it was 40 hours a week for a year with only a few weeks' break inbetween. Compared to an ADN program that's 12-16 hours a week for 4...
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    Are LPN's being phased out?

    Murse901 replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I unintentionally left out diploma RN's, only because we don't have any diploma programs in our area and I forget that they are out there doing the same exact thing that ADN's and BSN's are
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    Are LPN's being phased out?

    Murse901 replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was an LPN for four years before getting my RN. I can tell you that no one ever had to "babysit" me as an LPN, and in many areas that I worked, I did the EXACT same job as the RN with the same work...
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    Difficulty finding jobs Memphis

    Murse901 replied to LoVe_PeDs's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I must have applied to 100+ positions before I graduated. I got ONE call, and that was a mistake. The recruiter thought that I already had my RN. After I graduated, I got a job in the ED after about 3...
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    Transfer codes to ER not ICU

    Murse901 replied to MADDOG70's topic in Emergency

    The short answer is: no. The long answer is: