DonnaRN

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1. Warm mist vaporizer or cool mist humidifier?

   DonnaRN replied to austin heart's topic in Pediatric

   Have to agree with the cool mist. If you're having trouble breathing, warm air tends to give a suffocating feeling (firsthand asthma experience speaking here!). The cooler air makes it much easier...

2. How long is your LPN or RN program?

   DonnaRN replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I think it depends on the area you're in and the degree of the nursing shortage there. For example, our local hospital hires mainly RNs and have tried to eliminate LPNs by attrition - as they leave,...

3. Dissect a cat?!

   DonnaRN replied to moonbeamsmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   From what I understand, this is common practice in many nursing schools, including the one I graduated from. We had to dissect in groups, and although I did watch, I never actually touched the cat....

4. Difference Between a New Nurse and an Old Nurse

   DonnaRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Humor

   Funny....but true! :roll Saw myself in a lot of those "experienced" nurse descriptions. Kinda' scary! I guess I've been around longer than I thought! Donna

5. Do you feel valued in your current nursing position?

   DonnaRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Simply

6. Sites for free CEUs?

   DonnaRN replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

   Medscape usually has a pretty good selection of free CEU's and a CEU tracker so you know what you've got. You can also add CEU's from other sources to get a more accurate total. Hope this helps!...

7. Worst Night of My Entire Career

   DonnaRN replied to HillNPStudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

   LoveRN, I'm so sorry you had such an awful shift. Sometimes people forget that night shift can be just as awful as day shift in its own ways. Because my shifts (day or night) usually wound up like...

8. When a baby is born....what does your hospital do?

   DonnaRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have to agree. Having had my newborn daughter die almost an hour after being born, if I had heard that played in the hospital I probably would have wanted to do the same thing. It's been six years...

9. Working with the kids.

   DonnaRN replied to soon to be nurse's topic in Pediatric

   While it's true kids can be fun, working in a pediatric office for the past 8 months has helped me learn that for the most part, it's really hard work! They don't like having temps taken, being...

10. Interview anyone?

    DonnaRN posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hi everyone, I'm currently pursuing my RN-BSN online and am presently taking a Nursing informatics course. I need to interview an Information Systems director for a short paper, consisting of only...

11. *rant* "Nurse" at office answering questions.

    DonnaRN replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sadly, this happens quite frequently. In an office I once worked in, the doctor perpetuated the situation by telling patients to ask "one of the nurses" if they needed anything. I was the ONLY...

12. Is anyone near or in the path of Katrina?

    DonnaRN replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Although I'm not affected directly, my aunt and her family are in the direct path of the hurricane (suburb of N.O.). They've left to go....somewhere....they really don't know where they're going at...

13. What is the difference in

    DonnaRN replied to ZZTopRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The only thing I might add is that JCAHO is a voluntary survey and the facility must pay (quite a bit, from what I understand) for the evaluation. It's kind of a "status symbol" thing in the...

14. Now I am really questioning nursing

    DonnaRN replied to socalirn's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't have said it better, Sherri! Yes, I've been frustrated with nursing many times, but it has helped me learn and grow so much. Plus, the patients and their families, most of the time, make...

15. Too freakish for words!!

    DonnaRN replied to tramalady45's topic in Emergency

    ...(Sorry, at a loss for