Knight2Nurse

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  1. Standard to metric tables

    Knight2Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is converting our system from standard to metric. I have been scouring the internet and this forum for printable medical metric equivalencies reference tables and I'm not able to find...

  2. IV Tricks/Tips

    Knight2Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    It has helped me to make use of the strategies I have learned from others over the years of doing it. I would like to know what others have to offer from their own

  3. Cardiology IV

    Knight2Nurse replied to TwinDaddy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The pricier the stethoscope, the faster and easier it grows legs and walks off. I have a Littmann Master Cardiology and a cheap no name one. There's probably a $200+ price difference between them! The...

  4. What do you do when a patient asks about the character of a provider?

    Knight2Nurse posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have run into a problem and I would like some input. There is a patient I have that has been referred to see a certain specialist because we don't have the availability to provide such specialized...

  5. What does your username mean?

    Knight2Nurse replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Two meanings: The first referring to the men including the Knights Hospitalers, the Teutonic Knights,and the Knights of St. Lazarus: arguably the first nurses, hence one becoming the other. The second...

  6. Low Salary @ the VA as NP

    Knight2Nurse replied to BermudaTriangle's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ask about what the locality or cost of living adjustment is for that position. Generally the pay is matched with private sector every few years to stay competitive. There is no negotiating pay in the...

  7. Caption This Cartoon Nurses Week Contest

    Knight2Nurse replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Report from offgoing shift: He's an easy 1:1 SI/HI, you'll be fine...as they run away before you lay eyes on him for the first time of the

  8. What's your favorite nursing task?

    Knight2Nurse replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Being the one to place the IV in that hard stick that no one else could, on the first

  9. Low Salary @ the VA as NP

    Knight2Nurse replied to BermudaTriangle's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    And how could I forget: We get off or paid double time for ALL federal holidays (and there are a lot of them!) along with accruing lots of paid time off: 5 full weeks of vacation time and 2 and a half...

  10. Low Salary @ the VA as NP

    Knight2Nurse replied to BermudaTriangle's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have been a federal employee since I first became a nurse. I currently work for the VA. I can say from experience that the benefits of being a federal employee far outweigh the lower pay. And the...

  11. February 2019 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Knight2Nurse replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    So...THIS is what the break room looks

  12. What's the funniest nursing superstition you've ever heard? Do you believe it?

    Knight2Nurse replied to guest1048932's topic in Nursing Humor

    I always bring two IV catheters with me when I start an IV. If I bring two, I get it on the first try. The few times I only bring one, I usually end up having to look for one more! Of course there's...

  13. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    Knight2Nurse replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    So here I go with one I have, it was actually another nurse's patient, but I was there helping! I was working an adult inpatient floor in a rural hospital, which had telemetry for patient's that had...