AliNajaCat

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  1. Inactivate Ohio License

    AliNajaCat replied to Florida Sun RN's topic in General Nursing

    It is if you don't want to renew the license. Email is not the way to go here. Try this. (Simple Google search "ohio board of nursing") Ohio Board of Nursing / Contacting the

  2. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    AliNajaCat replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    No, it surely doesn't. That's why "euthanasia" isn't "murder." noun1.Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures,...

  3. Contacting Interview Panel

    AliNajaCat replied to Robin.Hood1986's topic in General Nursing

    Can you combine these

  4. working in urgent care

    AliNajaCat replied to Wrangler156's topic in General Nursing

    You're supposed to aim the flush so it hits the wall of the ear canal and then runs from there. And gently. It's supposed to take a little time. If you don't have a written protocol on how this is...

  5. Need normality.. suggestions?

    AliNajaCat replied to justcuriousrn1's topic in General Nursing

    I loved PACU for that. Hardly ever saw the same patient twice, never had to stay for OT-- when the next shift comes in, hand them the clipboard and give report, and head out the door. Loved it. I've...

  6. Multiple opportunities coming up, need help!!!

    AliNajaCat replied to malenursewtx's topic in General Nursing

    When you're interviewing (if its not too late) tell them you need to be able to make a decision by (date). Then, as the offers roll in (!), it's honest to say that you are looking at several...

  7. Question from a Pre-Nursing Student

    AliNajaCat replied to Apple-Core's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my favorite find in the Search feature on this topic: Also remember: it's hard to get a job in many areas of the country. So the job you want to get is the one you CAN

  8. Can you be forced to be charge nurse?

    AliNajaCat replied to yourfuturern22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My first job was in a 17-bed PACU. They hired me (new BSN), a new AD grad, and a diploma grad from their own hospital school of nursing at the same time. I was the one they started orienting to...

  9. Nursing School and Student Loans(sallie mae)

    AliNajaCat replied to Lannister123's topic in General Students

    There's a reason for that. Don't waste your money (not to mention all the interest), no matter how much or little it is, with a sub-par program. If you don't pass NCLEX you'll still have to pay back...

  10. Interview with Nurse

    AliNajaCat replied to Purna94's topic in General Students

    We get these requests all the time, but you're the first one I can remember that wants help deriving the questions. What do you want to know about someone's career path, decision points, experiences,...

  11. Looking to Interview a Nurse Leader in CT

    AliNajaCat replied to Deja Sue's topic in General Students

    The phone book/equivalent had contact info for every hospital and nursing-related organization in the Nutmeg State. Call the state nurses association, AONE (American Org of Nurse Executives), or the...

  12. Asking someone to pin you - Ideas?

    AliNajaCat replied to pearlbubbles's topic in General Students

    What, is this like the downward evolution from down-on-one-knee-with-the-diamond-will-you-marry-me to these over-the-top "surprise" invitations to junior proms, some of which bid fair to make the...

  13. Outpatient vs Inpatient Tracheostomy Care

    AliNajaCat replied to mdiada's topic in General Students

    Nice information and generous of you to write it all for her, but not something this student can cite when she writes her homework

  14. What classes should I take senior year of hs to prepare for a career in nursing/healthcare

    AliNajaCat replied to NoSoyEnfAhora's topic in General Students

    I'm gong to avoid the knee-jerk response and take a contrarian view. This student has already evidenced great academic competence. If I were in an admissions department I'd take somebody who took a...

  15. Nursing School Jitters

    AliNajaCat replied to Barmherzigkeit's topic in General Students

    Ever hear the expression, "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good"? What do you think that means? Remember this isn't a perfect world. Seriously, I mean it, think about it. It will help you...

  16. Cerebral Edema related to electrolyte imbalances

    AliNajaCat replied to WithValor's topic in General Students

    ^^^ Oooooh, you gave her another hint. tsk, tsk.

  17. Cerebral Edema related to electrolyte imbalances

    AliNajaCat replied to WithValor's topic in General Students

    HINT: Look up "hyponatremia." NO more hints right now. Come back and tell us what you find

  18. Outpatient vs Inpatient Tracheostomy Care

    AliNajaCat replied to mdiada's topic in General Students

    I find it hard to believe that you can't search nursing journals for info on trach care. I just searched "nursing care tracheostomy" and got over four hundred thousand returns in a click. Ask your...

  19. Patient Cheeking Meds!

    AliNajaCat replied to Mamachels's topic in Patient Medications

    I spent a summer in a big urban city hospital on a gen surg floor, just for fun. We had a lot of junkies in for BID IV antibiotics for their tricuspid vegies / endocarditis. They would wakey-wakey in...

  20. How to figure out VTBI?!!!

    AliNajaCat replied to ital91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you ever work in the kitchen? Do you know how to read a recipe and double it or halve it? If so, you have the skills to run IVs accurately. Don't let the context flummox you. It's just liquids...

  21. Hoyer Lift Issue

    AliNajaCat replied to HomeHealthLPN's topic in Home Health

    See if the manufacturer will back you up. And whatever else happens, you still get to exercise your nursing

  22. WILTW 1/22: Cozy Up To Gas Exchange

    AliNajaCat replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, the traditional prep damn near killed me, and in ten years I'll be entirely too old to endure it ... but I have a friend c a strong family hx of colon cancer and she has one q year. Maybe...

  23. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    AliNajaCat replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    Tell me again how to block posters? I'm trying to avoid stabbing my eyeballs with shards of glass. Just too old to deal c trolls, I

  24. Hoyer Lift Issue

    AliNajaCat replied to HomeHealthLPN's topic in Home Health

    My other suggestion is to obtain that documentation from the manufacturer -- I'm sure you can find it online-- and give a copy to the family and to your organization risk manager (and another to the...

  25. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    AliNajaCat replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    Read that over and over again the next time somebody tells you that ICU, OR, ER, or some other staff nurse position pays better than