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hrtprncss

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  1. Terminated? Do I get paid for unused paid time off?

    hrtprncss replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    There should be no reason why you can't get your PTO. When you were in the process of building up your PTO hours, you were working then AND EARNING IT, therefore it's yours. Sick time you're not...

  2. pt report to ICU?

    hrtprncss replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    Like everyone has said, there's no way you can please everyone. I'm one of the ICU nurses that ONLY want the bare essentials. Everything else can be found in the chart, including things that were...

  3. Best Advice You've Ever Heard

    hrtprncss replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    Always take your allotted break...even if you're real

  4. adn graduate

    hrtprncss replied to mitch8lem's topic in MICU, SICU

    This is possible...I graduated 10 years ago with an ADN and now am finishing up my BS in Bio, go wherever you would like...Most ICU's will welcome you, I started in ICU when I graduated and have moved...

  5. Docs and their dirty sharps...

    hrtprncss replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

    They clean up the sharps they've used...PLUS another added bonus....On their first day of rotation, residents are shown where the supply cart is, and if they are going to insert alines/cvp/swan then...

  6. New to CCU!

    hrtprncss replied to laura.lynn_rn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Wonderful first day!!! Hope you continue to like

  7. I stood up for myself........kinda long....

    hrtprncss replied to FreshRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry you had to go through this...I don't know what your contract says but the logical thing to do is go through a list of the people that need to float that's working in your unit on that particular...

  8. An IV question???

    hrtprncss replied to AussieKylie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    on an iv pump if you want a fast bolus then yes rate would be 999, vol to be infused would be

  9. Late for report

    hrtprncss replied to Hoozdo's topic in General Nursing

    I think the other poster is right, just stay till you're done and your boss will notice the overtime, AND since orientees are NEVER allowed overtime then she'd have to intervene without you having to...

  10. How to find the right patho?

    hrtprncss replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    no I meant maybe that's why u didn't find it lol...if u didn't then google it there's a lot of info about it...

  11. How to find the right patho?

    hrtprncss replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think u mispelled it...It's "HILAR

  12. Blood Filters and Lasix

    hrtprncss replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just thinking this out in regards to changing of blood tubing per blood tx. Changing the tubing won't really tell you DEFINITELY which blood product gave u that reaction, if we're being technical....

  13. Blood Filters and Lasix

    hrtprncss replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    We are allowed to reuse the blood tubing for a second unit IF the second unit is to be infused within 4 hours. So 2 hours per unit. So if you can infuse a unit in two hours, and u need to give a...

  14. "Y" tubing and transfusion reaction

    hrtprncss replied to NYNewGrad's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The purpose other than flushing would be to prime the tubing with ns before blood is started. Though you do make sense, about having extra blood being pumped in the circulation if you use the NS bag...

  15. RN Vs. PA?

    hrtprncss replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    I think the poster was referring to this program, in a CC...not requiring a Bachelor's degree to get in....But there's also an OPTION to get a master's degree thru affiliation with a different...

  16. My pt made me look like an idiot

    hrtprncss replied to NurseEcho's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You did the right thing, don't worry about it. He just prolly was annoyed that he had to come in, in the middle of the night if he has surgery next morning. But if he's on call then that's his...

  17. what do you do?

    hrtprncss replied to brithenurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    Use a doppler or get ur charge nurse to try for you, they'd want u to say use ur

  18. aaawwwwwww snap!!

    hrtprncss replied to JiffyGriff's topic in MICU, SICU

    Congratulationssss and good luck on the roto prone

  19. Need Legal Help To A Situation: Lvn Refused Her Task

    hrtprncss replied to Shell5's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it was the time when it was done that's the problem? But I'm curious as to why the previous nurse didn't want to do the blood sugars and

  20. First Day at work did not go well--please advise!

    hrtprncss replied to SherryBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry, but you're not responsible for this med error. Whoever gave it and did not sign it off that's their fault, and not yours....Now who gave it? Your preceptor, or the last shift that's the...

  21. Almost fired today

    hrtprncss replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    Just take it as a learning experience, move on and be humbled. Everyone makes mistakes, it's what you take out of it that's important. The reason why everyone is being hard is because they're being...

  22. Moving to the Philppines for nursing education?

    hrtprncss replied to Bluee's topic in International Nursing

    if you start with: ( personal data) $500 a month x 12 = 6000 a yr. or more if you like. $700?? 35-40,000 pesos 1 yr. tuition x 4yrs. (BSN) = 140,000-160,000/53.30 1usd. $3,007.5 (BSN) course. 6,000...

  23. byazide????

    hrtprncss replied to shock-me-sane's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm pretty sure it's Dyazide...just recheck ur spelling...or check maxzide...and their generic form is

  24. Male Nurse Calender

    hrtprncss replied to DapperRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hurm...I'd say do it, you'd be helping a nice cause. I mean really, if you don't do it, would that single handedly erase the preconcieved notions about nurses being a sex object? Nope, that'll never...

  25. Doctor/Nurse relationships

    hrtprncss replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Not everyone's like that, only a few...But there are a lot more bit**ier nurse that any given nurse will encounter than a