April, RN

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  1. How could I have handled this better?

    April, RN replied to RaziRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are not a terrible nurse! It sounds like you did the best you could. In fact, you had a lot more patience for this patient than some other nurses would. You tried therapeutic conversation, you...

  2. how to assess chest pain

    April, RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, a pt can be having chest pain without apparent distress or change in vitals at that time. I would notify the MD regardless of whether there is a question if the chest pain is real or not. It's...

  3. I'm Hard to Fit--Looking for Cute Scrubs

    April, RN replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    I'm willing to bet that there are closer stores in your area that might be hard to find in an internet search. You could try posting in your state's forum here and ask for local store...

  4. I'm Hard to Fit--Looking for Cute Scrubs

    April, RN replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a Life Uniform near

  5. Malpractice insurance for RNs?

    April, RN replied to ecierra's topic in General Nursing

    If you do a search, there is already a lot of good advice and information about malpractice insurance on this site. Many nurses here get theirs through NSO which is about $100 a

  6. I'm Hard to Fit--Looking for Cute Scrubs

    April, RN replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have to find your own scrubs or does your school make you purchase the scrubs through them? Unfortunately, scrubs are usually on of those things where you need to try on a bunch of brands...

  7. What are some unique, non-acute RN jobs?

    April, RN replied to mochamocha's topic in General Nursing

    What an awesome

  8. will i still be a "new grad"?

    April, RN replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen the same in new grad postings in my

  9. Potassium IV solutions

    April, RN replied to Sarah010101's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient takes 1200mg of K+ daily and he was still at 2.6, then he needed something in addition to that daily dose... which is what you did by giving the IV

  10. New Grad Jobs

    April, RN replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Nursing

    Many of the new grads who can't find jobs right now did work in hospitals while in school. They've even been turned down by the units they were working on. Hospitals are making budget cuts due to...

  11. RN's, in your opinion, did coming out of school with a BSN really prepare you...

    April, RN replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think having a BSN prepares you for work as a new grad RN any more than an ADN does. A new grad = no experience, no matter what route you take. No one expects new grads to know everything...

  12. Saunders by Silvestri...Good for Nclex practice questions?

    April, RN replied to SJMnurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The CD that came with the Saunders Q&A book was the only thing I used to study. I honestly can't remember how much they mimicked actual NCLEX exam questions because it's been a few years now, but...

  13. Potassium IV solutions

    April, RN replied to Sarah010101's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not familiar with 1200mg potassium supplements either. I've only seen potassium in any form measured in meqs. A potassium level of 2.6 could probably require more than 40meqs of repletion to get...

  14. Customer Service...........yay or nay?

    April, RN replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nurses and their family members are patients in hospitals, too. Believe it or not, sometimes we DO know what it's like to be the patient. Slightly off topic, but you had to know that writing that you...

  15. Graduate Nurse, hospital or clinic?!

    April, RN replied to XmasDivine's topic in Nursing Career

    Will you be working Monday through Friday, full time day hours at the clinic? If so, it might be hard to fit in classes and clinicals. Hospital shifts might be more flexible. My hospital is very...

  16. rehab hospital full time or med surg unit per diem?

    April, RN posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Can you take the full time TBI unit position AND the per diem med/surg position? One thing to think about... in my experience, per diem positions still require you to do the week long hospital...

  17. rehab hospital full time or med surg unit per diem?

    April, RN replied to April, RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    What happened to the original post? It somehow disappeared and now it looks like I started this thread.

  18. rehab hospital full time or med surg unit per diem?

    April, RN replied to April, RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Well, if this makes your decision to turn down the med/surg job any easier... you might never get any hours as a per diem nurse because you won't have guaranteed hours. Per diems are the first to get...

  19. What would you do, please advise!

    April, RN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding was that the problem is that she won't be able to renew her license unless she takes a refresher or shows proof of advancing her nursing career, such as being enrolled in a BSN...

  20. What would you do, please advise!

    April, RN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I think I'd go the BSN route, too. In the end, you'd hopefully be more marketable with a BSN than new nurses with

  21. Fiance's job on the move and about to graduate.

    April, RN replied to kan0505's topic in General Nursing

    It really sounds like your only option would be travel nursing, but I believe most companies require 2 years experience because you get very little orientation at each new assignment. You are...

  22. General Surgery versus L&D

    April, RN replied to kioui's topic in General Nursing

    These were going to be my questions as well. If you enjoy this patient population, I'd stick with it. Working in adult surgery isn't going to be all that beneficial if you plan to go back to...

  23. ICU Stepdown workload

    April, RN replied to rotteufel's topic in General Nursing

    The situations that have been mentioned here are so scary to me. It's just not fair or safe for the nurses or the poor patients. Step-down units really need good support and teamwork because the...

  24. Traveling instead of working. advice?

    April, RN replied to birdie22's topic in General Nursing

    AWESOME! What an amazing opportunity! You will have to share your volunteer experiences with us here when you get

  25. Traveling instead of working. advice?

    April, RN replied to birdie22's topic in General Nursing

    But as you just said, you could be in that same situation even if you don't go to South America. I vote that you