ChristineN BSN, RN

Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg

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  1. ChristineN

    A Nurse and A Go-Go Dancer

    ChristineN replied to charmgracel's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I hear this "moral turpitude" clause thrown around but I wonder how often the BON disciplines a nurse for it. It is very vauge. While staying vauge, I do engage in activities in my private life that...
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    CNL programs for current RN's

    ChristineN replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    I am in a brick and mortar CNL tract at LaSalle University in Philadelphia. This program is only for those that are already
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    How different is ER nursing from floor nursing?

    ChristineN replied to bear14's topic in Emergency

    The best way for you to understand what is different about the ER from the floors would be to spend a day shadowing in one. On the floor you can organize your day, plan out your meds, etc. In the ER...
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    Nurses not prepared for report

    ChristineN replied to KatePasa's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work in the ER so no Kardexes but when I worked on the floors they used them. I never expected a nurse in report to tell me stuff that was on the Kardex. I can read and can get the information...
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    What do you always have in your scrub pockets?

    ChristineN replied to Lilbit's topic in General Students

    Not a student, but I always have at least one pen, alcohol wipes, IV catheters (in 3 different sizes, 22, 20, and 18 gauge), and flushes. My wallet and cell phone are always in my pants
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    ER Workflow

    ChristineN replied to junejames's topic in Emergency

    What is your pt ratio? In my ER we have one tech for the whole department, but our ratio for stable pts is 1:4 so doing everything is normally not so
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    ICU Straight outta school?

    ChristineN replied to WalterWho's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most ICU nurses, even the most experienced would struggle with a Med-Surg assignment. It is not what they are used to. My hospital has a policy that ICU nurses that float to Med-Surg can only have...
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    codependency

    ChristineN replied to sckooshy1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Anyone who would tell you to be a martyr and stay is not your friend. Those people don't understand how much you have tried, and how financially and emotionally stressful it is. You are not being...
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    The best excuses for positive drug screens

    ChristineN replied to rnaturcervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in the ER and my state does not require consent for drug testing. Actually I have worked in several different states and never heard of anyone getting
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    Meds or Beds?

    ChristineN replied to MarkHartmann's topic in General Students

    Yes, there are times. Honestly, though if you think back to your Maslow's hirarchy of needs, skin care due to diarrhea is a higher priority than the protein supplement. Sure, maybe you could...
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    Harsh nurses

    ChristineN replied to binzy's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Their salary is irrelevant. However, they are generally paid more, at least per hour. Oh, and they are still nurses just working in a different
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    Shifts and Flexibility

    ChristineN replied to rrawal's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have never heard of it. You might want to start pricing babysitters. You could also look into home health CNA work as you might find shorter shifts
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    Clinic Nurse to ER

    ChristineN replied to Inori's topic in Emergency

    I would get your PALS and ACLS certifications to make you more
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    any advice?

    ChristineN replied to iselamunoz_13's topic in General Students

    A school not allowing students to work in nursing school is not the norm. The majority of my classmates worked to some degree as did I, and many would not have been able to function with out a...
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    What is the better antiemetic zofran or phenergan?

    ChristineN replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes, other facilities may allow it, but your current facility is obviously more concerned with the risk of extravasation from Phenergan which is definitely something to
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    Just a bad shift...

    ChristineN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    In the acute care setting, 8 pts is way too many. I can't even
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    How is ER charting different than floor?

    ChristineN replied to tarotale's topic in Emergency

    As a former floor nurse, I would say the biggest difference is that in my ER we are expected to document on the pt at least once an hour. For ER pts this is easy enough because there is also something...
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    Working two jobs

    ChristineN replied to Nightowl_lpn's topic in General Nursing

    I currently work 2 jobs. I work a full-time 3 12hr shift a week position in an ER. I am also working an on call position as a forensic
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    Full Moon Friday the 13th

    ChristineN replied to Biffbradford's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, so glad I switched with a coworker to have Fri
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    NICU has made me afraid to have children...

    ChristineN replied to lemur87's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I worked peds I worked with many co-workers that loved kids, but did not want their own. Several were worried about the risk of having a medically complex child. One of my co-workers had an...
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    Fired 6 weeks into orientation

    ChristineN replied to CuddleFox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't get it, was there more mistakes or issues you are not mentioning. Cause neither of those, or even the two together, seem like fireable
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    The car seat test

    ChristineN replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't work in OB or NICU, but wondering what they do in urban areas where more people don't own cars or drive like
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    What's your spiel?

    ChristineN replied to lucymalfoy's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ER, so I go through my intro various times throughout the day. What I say varies greatly depending on the chief complaint, but is usually "Hi, my name is Christine, and I am going to be...
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    Just a rant rn-bsn

    ChristineN replied to ChipNurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As others have said there are cheaper options out there. I went to a private college's on-line RN-BSN program and spent around 20k. Looking back I could have spend much less, but because of the...
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    pt refuses, wants med later

    ChristineN replied to chsc's topic in Patient Medications

    At my hospital we can retime QHS meds or q day meds without a physicians order. I remember one time taking care of a pt that worked night shift, so he preferred to take his Q day Synthroid at 2200...