CTtoRN

CTtoRN ADN, BSN, RN

Psych, IV antibiotic therapy med-surg/addictions

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  1. What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    CTtoRN replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    Enjoy your new

  2. PMHNP/PSYCH NP

    CTtoRN replied to Success2011's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Working inpatient with the REALLY sick patients will give you an appreciation for the "normal" psych patient, e.g. depression, anxiety, bipolar. I had a guy partially cut his toe off because he used...

  3. Safety with dangerous pts

    CTtoRN replied to Hazelgirl_06's topic in General Nursing

    You need medication orders for patient behavior. Benadryl 50mg, Ativan 2mg, Haldol 10mg or geodon IM injections or perhaps IM Zyprexa would benefit you greatly. The solution is you need psych drugs or...

  4. Inmate patients- keeping the guard happy too

    CTtoRN replied to angiebelle440's topic in General Nursing

    Just because there is a law about not smoking on the law books concerning prisoners doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. It's called contraband and some prisoners can get whatever they want-for a...

  5. Masters in forensic nursing?

    CTtoRN replied to aevannss's topic in Forensic

    Xavier university in cincinnati has a masters in forensic nursing but i believe it is

  6. Just finished the MSN/Informatics

    CTtoRN replied to featherzRN's topic in Western Governors University

    Hi, congratulations on your success! How were the other "P" classes, Patho and pharm? How did they assess competency? I see that patho is taught by "syndromes" rather than by body systems. Do you...

  7. November 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

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

    "Looking for

  8. Considering switching to psych after 24 years in pediatrics

    CTtoRN replied to Pug RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm doing it as a new grad nurse. I will be cross-trained in peds, adult, and chemical dependency. Eventually I get to avoid geriatrics-yay! I can't

  9. Rhythm strips on NCLEX

    CTtoRN replied to Kshing's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Having recently taken the NCLEX, I can tell you that my school taught us to know, V-fib, V-tach, asystole, AF and a few others. None of those were asked. What was asked was "what would you do...

  10. Is this reportable to the BON?

    CTtoRN replied to TX_L&DRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    ^This. Hospitals should have a number for corporate compliance”. They really want to know about employees using facility resources without permission, you can report it anonymously. This not a...

  11. Good online NP school for a non nursing bachelors degree

    CTtoRN replied to dressagedevon's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Northern Kentucky university: More About the Master of Science in Nursing Program: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region (look under admission requirements and then scroll down to...

  12. Is it okay for RN to ask recovery patients not to swear?

    CTtoRN replied to SweetieBeeSandy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unprofessional. Who are you to dictate a person's reaction to pain and anesthesia? Everyone reacts

  13. How do you deal with verbally abusive pts?

    CTtoRN replied to Molly.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, I was reading an article about "difficult" NH patients who get admitted to the hospital and the NH refuses to take them back...Bingo #options Nursing homes turn to eviction to drop difficult...

  14. Moving into ICU, but don't intend to stay

    CTtoRN replied to crckt's topic in Critical Care

    ^^^ This I have a solution, do not tell them your plans to become CRNA. This is why you are not getting the jobs. Tell them you want to gain more exp with sicker patients as a long term goal. Use...

  15. male nurses

    CTtoRN replied to bonta's topic in Men in Nursing

    ^^This.

  16. What are your views on male nurses

    CTtoRN replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

    *sigh* This is the problem, men constantly get dragged in to do heavy lifting. Start working out

  17. 94 or higher is an A?

    CTtoRN replied to Oceanblu's topic in General Students

    My school is 92% A, 82% B, 74 C (no rounding) is the lowest you can

  18. CT tech accessing ports

    CTtoRN replied to NRS86's topic in General Nursing

    I am a CT tech and I accessed port-a-caths for 8 years without incidence. The need arose because we have many patients who needed them accessed for outpatient exams and who were not seen by our...

  19. Are hair accessories unprofessional?

    CTtoRN replied to silhouettedreams's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Are hair accessories unprofessional? Besides some headbands,

  20. The film: Vaxxed.

    CTtoRN replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    After taking Microbiology, I really do not understand anti-vacc people. Wackos. Now the chicken pox parties I

  21. [Mini RANT] Crappy Vocational Rehab Counselor Refuses to Approve of me being in Nursing

    CTtoRN replied to Natiel's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yahoo (I hate google) articles on deaf nursing students who sued because their school discriminated against them. I read about a student who is deaf who passed nursing school and the nclex and is now...

  22. Look who's back..back again...Jahi's back...

    CTtoRN replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    You just wait, their almighty god will heal her and wake her up any day now. Any day

  23. Weird/ Dumb Nursing School Rules

    CTtoRN replied to Randy RN ASN's topic in General Students

    You go to a Mormon college. They have more unique/weird/dumb rules to follow than normal haha. I will discover my own weird/dumb rules when I start Fund. March 31st. Good

  24. Do I stand a good chance if my grades hold.

    CTtoRN replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in General Students

    Hopefully you are getting your stuff together Gavey. Good

  25. Thrown From the Tower!!

    CTtoRN replied to pcaldea's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    After read this hot mess of a post, I would personally volunteer to throw you off from a very high tower. All I read was drama, drama, and more