seaofclouds21

seaofclouds21 BSN, RN

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    RN with 25+ years burnout. What next?

    seaofclouds21 replied to Biff's topic in General Nursing

    Ahh, the golden handcuffs. I would recommend really looking at the benefit she may be losing and comparing it to the benefits she could be gaining. Does she also pay into a 401k or 403b? I know some...
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    Midline Usage

    seaofclouds21 replied to Rabid_Panda's topic in General Nursing

    Does your facility have a policy for using them? My facility allows us to give extravasating medications (like pressors) and we can use them for blood draws. They are not considered central lines and...
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    how to use fishbone for lab

    seaofclouds21 replied to mmartinez50's topic in General Nursing

    This may help: Redirect Notice. If you have questions about where to go from here with these, let me
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    how to use fishbone for lab

    seaofclouds21 replied to mmartinez50's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried to look up the images for the fishbones? There are several fishbones out there, depending on which labs you are using them for. Which ones are you hoping to use and how can we help you...
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    Peg Tube Feeding

    seaofclouds21 replied to lavidaesbella's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've seen patient's go from minimal residuals to high residuals, though not quite that drastically. It is possible to have more than what was administered due to the normal gastric secretions her body...
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    RN, ADN being obsolete

    seaofclouds21 replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

    DuBois, PA. The hospital I work for is one of 4 within our little health system. All 4 hospitals have openings and hire ADN RNs. We just hired nultiple new graduate ADN RN's into our ICU this passed...
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    RN, ADN being obsolete

    seaofclouds21 replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

    That really depends on where you are in PA. I'm in central PA at a local hospital and we just hired a ton of new graduate ADN RN's into multiple departments in our hospital. We have tons of open...
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    Reactivation of expired license

    seaofclouds21 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I had a previous PA RN license. We moved out of the state two years ago and I foolishly allowed my license to expire. We are now planning a move back to PA and I am trying to get in contact with the...
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    My school is Unaccredited

    seaofclouds21 replied to nursingstudentxx's topic in General Students

    I've never been licensed in NY or NJ, so I'm not sure of their requirements. You should be able to find that information on their board of nursing websites or by contacting their board of nursing...
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    My school is Unaccredited

    seaofclouds21 replied to nursingstudentxx's topic in General Students

    Some states only go by the first school you got your nursing education in. They will want to know that your initial nursing education came from an accredited school. The only way to know about getting...
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    Finding a job

    seaofclouds21 replied to Myheartache RN's topic in General Nursing

    How long has it been since you finished school and taken your NCLEX? If there has been a long gap, I can understand there being concerned about how long it's been since you finished school. If it has...
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    My school is Unaccredited

    seaofclouds21 replied to nursingstudentxx's topic in General Students

    Another thing to consider is that you may not be able to obtain a RN license in another state (by endorsement) if they require you to have completed your education at an accredited school. How far are...
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    My school is Unaccredited

    seaofclouds21 replied to nursingstudentxx's topic in General Students

    But the program does have to be approved by the board of nursing. Have you verified with the board of nursing that this program is approved by them (and not going off the word of the
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    I failed A&P I - Need Some Advice

    seaofclouds21 replied to an1230's topic in General Students

    Another option is to look to see if there is another school in your area (community college maybe) that offers A&P I in the spring and then A&P II in the fall and see if you can take the...
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    Does this nursing diagnosis makes any sense?

    seaofclouds21 replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I was in nursing school, we were told to never use a medical diagnosis (Diabetes or DKA for example) in our nursing diagnosis. So, instead of it being a knowledge deficit r/t diabetes, we would...
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    My wife

    seaofclouds21 replied to Shadowheart1121's topic in General Specialties

    There seems to be a lot missing from this. The hospital can refuse to allow visitors if that is in the best interest of the pateint at that time. As for the money, that is something different....
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    Do Nurse Practitioners get drug tested?

    seaofclouds21 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Once again, you are comparing different employers. Without knowing the specifics of the agreement between your hospital and each company they contract through, it's hard to say there is a double...
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    Nurse Staff Agency Info PLEASE

    seaofclouds21 replied to Loris1974's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a nurse manager at a LTACH, agencies charged us about $56-$62 an hour. That was in
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    Do Nurse Practitioners get drug tested?

    seaofclouds21 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Just because they don't have to test for the hospital doesn't mean they don't have to test for the company they work for. If you are that concerned about it, maybe reach out to someone in your...
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    Moving states with a current board order

    seaofclouds21 replied to Bgregory78's topic in General Nursing

    Each state board of nursing has different rules for this type of thing. That being said, all of the ones I have dealt with have required me to have an active license in order to obtain a license by...
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    3 year deadline HELP DESPERATE

    seaofclouds21 replied to ajin's topic in General Nursing

    I did a quick search and it appears that the application is only good for 3 years. The application itself doesn't mention having to complete 2 more years of education if you miss that deadline, but I...
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    3 year deadline HELP DESPERATE

    seaofclouds21 replied to ajin's topic in General Nursing

    This varies from state to state. Your best source of information for this is going to be your state board of nursing. Which state are you in/looking to test
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    Do Nurse Practitioners get drug tested?

    seaofclouds21 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    If she is employed by the contracted company, then she would be subject to their rules about testing, not the rules you have as an employee of the hospital. Each hospital has their own rules in...
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    how to get endorsement

    seaofclouds21 replied to mamcy's topic in General Nursing

    You will need to check the specific requirements from the California Board of Nursing. Each state has their own
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    Ethical Dilemma

    seaofclouds21 replied to lilfayfay's topic in General Students

    How did it