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  1. Am I able to get a raise once I get my BSN?

    kskarzin91 replied to nightflower's topic in General Nursing

    My facility gives $1 more per hour to BSN nurses. Highway robbery comes when you try to get more money for your MSN. Because I believe it's $2 for a freaking

  2. Ice machine use in hospitals

    kskarzin91 replied to olcroner's topic in General Nursing

    Our ice machines are not available to patients families. There is a key code on the door to our kitchen. And we don't use reusable pitchers only styrofoam cups that are single use only. They don't...

  3. Should I report this nurse?

    kskarzin91 replied to laladeedee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think it's weird nurses can not start IVs. Every person with RN behind their name can start one at my facility because of issues like this. All this policy does is delay care and make RN incompetent...

  4. minimum staffing and lunch breaks - enemies??

    kskarzin91 replied to wisconurse16's topic in General Nursing

    We are not required to clock out for lunch. If we do not take a lunch we write it in a book and get 30 minutes of time for it. I take lunch everyday and work a 36 bed med surg unit with 5-6 patients....

  5. How do you draw up small amounts of medications for Picc lines?

    kskarzin91 replied to Hockeynursing's topic in Patient Medications

    Wait I should add my facility uses PICCs that are approved for smaller barrel syringes. I wasn't thinking that this might not be the case for every facility. Never mind answered my own

  6. How do you draw up small amounts of medications for Picc lines?

    kskarzin91 replied to Hockeynursing's topic in Patient Medications

    So why dilute if it's not required to dilute? I mean you can use a 3 ml syringe on a PICC and flush behind it. And it's just

  7. Epic care plans and goals

    kskarzin91 replied to djamies's topic in General Nursing

    Our epic care plan are hospital templates developed by lovely education department. So you type in COPD and a list pops up with check boxes beside it. Check the ones that apply. Bam done. After that...

  8. Multi-dose insulin vials

    kskarzin91 replied to Sunshine716's topic in Patient Medications

    Each patient has their own vial of sliding scale or 70/30. And pharmacy sends up lantus. Our unit is a 40 bed GI/ diabetic floor at a medium sized hospital. We give so much insulin a multi dose...

  9. Can traffic tickets prevent you from becoming a nurse?

    kskarzin91 replied to Oceanblu's topic in General Nursing

    I've had several speeding tickets and one was doing 60 in a 35 when I was 18. I think at one point I had 5/7 points on my license. None of them have hindered me in becoming a nurse. My insurance was...

  10. Disrespectful patients

    kskarzin91 replied to Mrs.in2015's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree I worked nights for over a year and we re in the rooms a lot at night. I also hate waking that sleeping dementia patient to do something. I perfected my ninja nursing skills in those

  11. Disrespectful patients

    kskarzin91 replied to Mrs.in2015's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Tried to quote but my phone would not let me. She never said the patient was stuck 8 times only that he had 8 IV meds back to back. I think another point of frustration for the patient is that he...

  12. Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    kskarzin91 replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    Ok so what was the point? If you've understood the history or diagnoses of a patient and it is an abnormal finding so you reported it to your instructor. You have done your due diligence. The...

  13. Augusta tech and 2016

    kskarzin91 replied to jmnobles's topic in School, College Programs

    I went to Augusta tech ADN program and graduated in December 2014. They are not NLN accredited. That accreditation is a voluntary one. As long as the school you are in is regionally accredited you can...

  14. Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    kskarzin91 replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    Ok First let me commend you on obviously doing research and being knowledgeable about your patients condition. Ok an S3 is abnormal, yes. Kudos on hearing that lub dub dub. What interventions should...

  15. Do you feel safe reporting errors?

    kskarzin91 replied to sweetdreame's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe there is a culture of blame at my employer. We have a QARM reporting system. It's used after every fall, medication error, sentinel event or any error. There was a situation where a...

  16. When to call a code

    kskarzin91 replied to JenHRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes always initiate compressions. Would kinda suck if you thought oh well she'll come back and she doesn't and you delayed care because of that thought. The doctor was doing nothing more than...

  17. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    kskarzin91 replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital in central Savannah river area in Georgia. Medical, neuro ICU-1:1, 1:2, rarely 1:3 Step down max 1:4 MeDsurg- 1:6 sometimes 1:5 if needed like trach patients or large dressings chest tubes...

  18. Taking clothes off for a head to toe assessment

    kskarzin91 replied to evelyn305's topic in General Students

    Yea no you don't have to take clothes off. I can hear breath sounds just fine through one layer of clothing. That's

  19. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

    kskarzin91 replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

    Our education and care plan section of charting requires the nurses to still do this! Granted a lot of it is point and click and no one uses that huge book but they have to

  20. Calling in sick, boss harassing me.

    kskarzin91 replied to swweetipie's topic in General Nursing

    I just get a guilt trip if I call in. Last time I called in I was in a wreck that totaled my truck and before my manager asked if I was ok she goes, " you know we only have 4 nurses tonight right"...

  21. staffing ratio in critical access hospitals

    kskarzin91 replied to bouncingbird's topic in General Nursing

    Not a fantasy. I am actually going to PRN soon. Large incentives to do so and you can work full time hours if you want. $10 more dollars an hour. Catch is they can float you anywhere within your...

  22. staffing ratio in critical access hospitals

    kskarzin91 replied to bouncingbird's topic in General Nursing

    We have set ratios in all areas. My hospital is a non-profit magnet hospital if that makes a difference. Medsurg is 1:6 max. Intermediate/PCU is 1:4 max and ICU's are 1:2. ED is 1:4. We have a very...

  23. phlebotomist first

    kskarzin91 replied to KThurmond's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They are phasing out LPN's in the area hospitals around me . (CSRA) that is not to say you cannot find work. There are plenty of LTACH or LTC facilities that rely on LPN's. There is one magnet...

  24. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    kskarzin91 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    So I guess the scene can only be two minutes long or it will be interrupted by the annoying beep beep beep I hear all night long.

  25. Where were u hired? (ADN)

    kskarzin91 replied to diana13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Georgia med surg floor then burn intermediate/stepdown unit looking to go to burn ICU after 6months - 1 year in intermediate Edited to say I graduated December