West_Coast_Ken

West_Coast_Ken BSN, RN

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  1. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    West_Coast_Ken replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This idea of requiring a BSN would fail--even if the ADNs were grandfathered in because there are not enough BSN seats out there just for the new students. This plan would fail miserably unless...

  2. Flow of your Triage/MSE area

    West_Coast_Ken replied to TaraER-RN's topic in Emergency

    Hi Tara, I just read an interesting article from the AP newswire today titled "Hospitals, MDs Addressing Long Wait Time" that addresses long wait times in the ER. (And like nurses aren't envolved in...

  3. No IVs in my Nursing School, opinions please?

    West_Coast_Ken replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

    We're doing IV starts, depending on opportunity, in our ADN program here in California. It is one of many clinical skills we are evaluated on but it's not a priority teaching issue. I have started 3...

  4. Nursing Issues

    West_Coast_Ken replied to IheartNJ's topic in General Nursing

    I'd probably do this a time or two, depending on circumstances, but if a doc thinks I am his go-fer well he/she is sorely mistaken and I'd make it [professionally] clear I am not looking up HIS work...

  5. "Men should be EMT's or Doctors!"

    West_Coast_Ken replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    She sure has the right to feel what she wants and to refuse care from anyone for any reason--period. She has Z-E-R-O, none!, right to be obnoxious to anyone for any reason--period. You'd think a 90...

  6. Male Nurses/female Patients

    West_Coast_Ken replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    This should be posted over every doorway into every medical facility on the planet. Maybe then people (pts, family, staff) would start to get a clue that nursing is not a club for

  7. Clinicals- Grading scale?

    West_Coast_Ken replied to cjulian214's topic in General Students

    What kind of logic is that? ("since we have to have assistance") If an introductory class, say Math 101, attempted to grade like this they wouldn't last one semester, so why does a clinical nursing...

  8. 5150 patient absconded from the ER........

    West_Coast_Ken replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    RN = Medical care CHP = Enforcement Seems clear to me who's responsible for this pt running off and it's not you. Also, did the officer know about the pt running off the day before? If so that's...

  9. ER must haves

    West_Coast_Ken replied to kathy_bear's topic in Emergency

    Why do you use Pepid CRC? Pepid says that is their Clinical Rotation Companion for physicians on clinical rotation? Wouldn't Pepid Critical Care Nursing Suite make more sense for an ED RN? Or if you...

  10. Ampules still being used, Ouch!

    West_Coast_Ken replied to NurseyPoo's topic in General Nursing

    I gave 10 mg vitamin K just today from an

  11. Finding a job harder than school and NCLEX put together

    West_Coast_Ken replied to HotmaleSPN's topic in Men in Nursing

    EEOC laws do not protect white males. I was the Information Technology support for our EEOC dept when they wanted to rewrite their application. As part of understanding their work flow, etc, we asked...

  12. An ADN Degree is NOT a "2 year" Degree

    West_Coast_Ken posted a topic in General Nursing

    i've read yet another thread about the adn degree being "just a 2 year degree." i already have an as degree (with honors) and a ba degree. i know very well what the traditional "2 year" & "4...

  13. An ADN Degree is NOT a "2 year" Degree

    West_Coast_Ken replied to West_Coast_Ken's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. I looked into ADN (and BSN) programs in Texas, California and Washington and while my search was limited to geographical areas in those states and thus was not exhaustive, I did not find...

  14. An ADN Degree is NOT a "2 year" Degree

    West_Coast_Ken replied to West_Coast_Ken's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with both points you mention, Kelly_the_Great, particularly the later. The further I get into Nursing the more I am blown away by the complexity of critical thinking skills necessary and the...

  15. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    West_Coast_Ken replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the real question is are you too old, but rather why does "everyone in my extended family keep asking me why am I still in school"? Didn't they get the message from you loud and clear...

  16. Male Nurses/female Patients

    West_Coast_Ken replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

  17. Womens interest in male nurses

    West_Coast_Ken replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm with you, Boltthrower. True, "not all women are like that" but I have noticed the same strange phenomenon of many of the women I have known over the years being attracted to "Tall, strong man's,...

  18. ER-101...Route/Meds/Terms

    West_Coast_Ken replied to shill's topic in Emergency

    Thanks, Shill, for the starter. I'm going to do a 100 hour preceptorship next semester in the ED and I'm looking for any useful ED information so I won't look like I should be in the bed rather than...

  19. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    West_Coast_Ken replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know if "unhealthy" nurses are "bad examples" but i know it's not in the job description so who cares? it's their life, they are allowed to be human, too, so i say leave 'em alone. the role...

  20. Child Support Reduction for School?

    West_Coast_Ken replied to GmanRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That is not the way it works in Denton and Dallas counties for the last 15 years, including the present. Child support is based on the State Family Law code for Texas. I know because I've both...

  21. Male Nurses/female Patients

    West_Coast_Ken replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    That statement doesn't make any sense to me and it doesn't answer the question "What would you do if there were no female docs available?" ...but I'm kinda beat following a fun, but long clinical day...

  22. Male Nurses/female Patients

    West_Coast_Ken replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    And what do you do if a famale doc isn't

  23. Anyone Doing Rn Program That Had A Hard Time In H.s Math??

    West_Coast_Ken replied to wannabaRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    SkateBetty and I have had much the same experience...didn't do well in high school but have blown the doors off years later in college and nursing classes. You can do it. The past is over--it is not...

  24. Palm TX or Palm T5?

    West_Coast_Ken replied to mjpa28's topic in General Nursing

    For what I wanted, the T5 has more than the TX. The T5 has 256M internal memory, the TX 128M. The T5 is faster with a 416MHz processor, the TX runs a 312MHz and both are Intel chips. The T5 does not...

  25. Should a new grad try ED or not?

    West_Coast_Ken replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Emergency

    Wow, what a guy. Endangering the safety of 11 people just to take another. I'm still a student but this place sounds plain nuts and dangerous to the pts and the staff. Btw, I'm thinking of the ED for...