nrseduk8ter

nrseduk8ter has 9 years experience.

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1. Being blamed for fall after shift

   nrseduk8ter replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

   In some facilities this is considered a

2. Don't like nursing at all, what can I do with my BSN?

   nrseduk8ter replied to lostrnugh's topic in First Year After Licensure

   @Farawyn, you would be surprised at the limited clinical hours programs offer now. Most BSN programs that I know of (locally) on get clinical in their last semester. Depending on the student,...

3. Giving report on med/surg floor

   nrseduk8ter replied to tsm007's topic in Medical-Surgical

   "All I feel like I have down right now is diagnosis, IV line location, any wounds/sutures, and when last PRN meds were given. And then I'm kind of at a blank and missing things." When I was in nursing...

4. How many is too many? Medication errors

   nrseduk8ter replied to fangirl's topic in Patient Medications

   fangirl, there is not much you can do unless you suspect this nurse might be diverting. Is there anything other than the incorrect counts causing you to question their abilities? Does the nurse appear...

5. Nurses, do drop in! *VENT*

   nrseduk8ter replied to AutumnLeavesRN's topic in General Nursing

   Does your facility have a variance reporting system? If so, I would use it! When a variance is reported, it goes to ALL the higher ups (risk management, quality, your management, administration,...

6. Ethics: Brain bleed sign out AMA

   nrseduk8ter replied to Kbig2's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, roser13, I was just thinking that (HIPAA

7. Ethics: Brain bleed sign out AMA

   nrseduk8ter replied to Kbig2's topic in General Nursing

   I empathize with the position you feel you were placed in with this patient's refusal for treatment of a potentially life-threatening problem. The right to refuse treatment is however, the patient's...

8. Question about weekend schedules

   nrseduk8ter replied to melc0305's topic in General Nursing

   Every other weekend is the norm in my

9. My DON came to my house today

   nrseduk8ter replied to mtjoanna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   2.9 k level is considered a critical value where I

10. BSN, LVN Title

    nrseduk8ter replied to csarah's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for the explanation.

11. I Hate People (my rant)

    nrseduk8ter replied to AlyaMF's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I posted on this thread earlier but the more comments I read, I am not sure why so much attention is being given to this thread. Hopefully the therapist can help them figure something out. It seems...

12. UT Arlington MSN (Online)

    nrseduk8ter replied to ctabs14's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    Have you contacted the school to make an inquiry into their programs? I can say from personal experience that I absolutely love UTA! I completed the AP Online RN-BSN program in 2012. I will graduate...

13. BSN, LVN Title

    nrseduk8ter replied to csarah's topic in Nursing Career

    It may appear deceitful to put BSN if NCLEX has not been passed. Potential employers will more than likely seek to validate the RN licensure if BSN is used and when none is found... Technically, they...

14. RN License Renewal - Needs CE hours

    nrseduk8ter replied to nestorsalazarjr84's topic in Nursing Career

    Nurse.com has lots of FREE CEU courses and webinars that can be completed

15. I'm the worst CNA they ever had

    nrseduk8ter replied to jarae's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As I begin, I would like to preface this with THIS IS JUST MY OPINION. If your first meeting with this client was a cordial one, something may have changed in her personal life that had her reacting...