Guest957596

Guest957596

BSN, RN-BC, NREMT, EMT-P, TCRN

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  1. Needing help with a decision

    Guest957596 replied to Shocktherapy's topic in Men in Nursing

    If you want a "job in the medical field" now, look for a course that will certify you as a CNA or PCT. My son did that (two weeks, $600) and got his CNA license in Florida. I'm sure wherever you live...

  2. Guilt after shifts

    Guest957596 replied to Pedsnurse1026's topic in General Nursing

    No tourniquet? What do you recommend instead to get the vein to stand

  3. New to IPN??? What is it?

    Guest957596 replied to Tuts00RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Stop talking online now. get a lawyer and let him/her do the talking. You've just publicly admitted to illicit use of

  4. New BSN vs veteran LPN

    Guest957596 replied to kiyoshi kazuya's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Apologize?No.There was no disrespect here and using the term veteran is a sign of

  5. Military Spouse - Confused about what path to take to become RN

    Guest957596 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    She should check out MYCAA through the DOD. $4000 scholarship for programs leading to an Associates or certification.This is

  6. Feel like giving up. Help, please!

    Guest957596 replied to Ilovenursing15's topic in General Students

    My school doesn't have Sigma Theta Tau. So what does it matter? It doesn't. Get over it and become a nurse!You don't need

  7. When Your Patient is an Addict...How to Deal

    Guest957596 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    No,it is his

  8. When Your Patient is an Addict...How to Deal

    Guest957596 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I had a dialysis patient who was noncompliant. When she came into the hospital, she was "allergic" to everything but Dilaudid and Phenergan. She was on a Cardene drip for her out-of-control BP. When I...

  9. Nursing school makes you crazy but this is too far!

    Guest957596 replied to mtngirl07's topic in General Students

    Report her to the Program Director through your instructor. This person has issues and I wouldn't want her to become a

  10. My due date is in the middle of my last semester

    Guest957596 replied to Catarina82's topic in General Students

    If you can handle the physical aspects of going back to school in a week post-delivery, do it. I would ask if this was a planned pregnancy (if so, so you could have coordinated early on with the...

  11. Why wasn't I placed in the ED?

    Guest957596 replied to shan_elle's topic in Emergency

    Used to be a

  12. Why wasn't I placed in the ED?

    Guest957596 replied to shan_elle's topic in Emergency

    In the words of the Rolling Stones, "You can't always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need." During your interview, they were trying to put "the...

  13. Being Managed By Someone Younger

    Guest957596 replied to Apple-Core's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Age has nothing to do with it. Not an issue. It's experience and

  14. Love the job, hate the logistics

    Guest957596 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    My time to vent a bit. I've been on a de facto step-down/PCU unit that is designated med/surg. It's not. We have a great team of nurses, including the charge nurses. The problem is logistics and...

  15. What was the REAL reason you called off

    Guest957596 replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    The best

  16. How Many Letters Do We Need?

    Guest957596 replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    The need to have every alphabet soup acronym after your name, as some do on this forum, is ridiculous. It is egotistical and superfluous. To list anything but your current licensure and certification...

  17. How Many Letters Do We Need?

    Guest957596 replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    In more ways than

  18. How Many Letters Do We Need?

    Guest957596 replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    Words of

  19. Get my adn or lpn? Newbie here

    Guest957596 replied to AutumnFutureNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No, LPN would not be better if you want to be an RN. You are delaying acheiving your goal and incurring more cost. Don't let your eagerness/impatience cause you to make a bad

  20. Just passed my NCLEX

    Guest957596 replied to pinknurse2016's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations,

  21. Should I quit nursing?

    Guest957596 replied to hayike's topic in General Students

    Seriously? Blame Americans because this guy can't make friends? The OP sounds like he wants life to revolve around

  22. Should I quit nursing?

    Guest957596 replied to hayike's topic in General Students

    Are you there to make friends,have people like you, or become a nurse? There were some people in school that I wished would have been friendly, but they weren't. I was there to pass nursing school,...

  23. Dosage Calc Question

    Guest957596 replied to Rebekaha95's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    500ml volume. 15gtt/ml factor. 20gtt/minute which equals 1.4ml/minute. This equates to approximately 357 minutes, or 6 hours. Infusion done at

  24. Regret becoming a nurse....

    Guest957596 replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    You sound rational and realistic. I at times feel the same way you do about pts and family, but i love nursing. I also realize that my Neuro med/surg floor is an accident waiting to happen. I'm doing...

  25. Homemaker to RN @ 40

    Guest957596 replied to LuKeeU's topic in General Students

    "You're never too old to be what you might have been" George