BSN16

BSN16

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  1. Does anyone work PRN?

    BSN16 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! I was just wondering if anybody has picked up a PRN job along with their full time job? I am only curious because how did you initially find the time to start a new PRN job? Did you have...

  2. New grad, do not feel challenged at all. Help?

    BSN16 replied to RNinCali15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have a friend who is a new grad in the NICU as well. She only gets feeders/growers as well. Same as anyone else who is new to the NICU, despite their previous experience. I think this is kind of a...

  3. Does anyone work PRN?

    BSN16 replied to BSN16's topic in General Nursing

    That seems more realistic! I wasn't sure how PRN orientations usually

  4. Does anyone work PRN?

    BSN16 replied to BSN16's topic in General Nursing

    How long was your floor orientation? At my current facility i had a 3 month long floor orientation plus a week of hospital and computer training to begin with. Do you have the same orientation as a...

  5. Priming potassium lines

    BSN16 replied to Melanin's topic in Patient Medications

    It is OK to waste a little bit of medication to prime the line. If you are concerned about your line running dry, you could set the pump to a lower amount rather than the full

  6. Titrating and weaning pressors do you follow the same order ?

    BSN16 replied to tableed's topic in General Nursing

    Our orders will have perimeters for an order such as keep systolic over 100 or map over 65 and to ween

  7. Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    BSN16 replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    I guess i don't understand what it so horrible that the actual organ network has to actually talk to the family and can't just "take your word for it" I had to call the donor network when i was...

  8. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    BSN16 replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    My boyfriend is also a nurse and i wouldn't have it any other way!! Every time he puts on his scrubs i gush a lil bit. Also-He rides his motorcycle to work...likes to fish and hunt...has a beard on...

  9. Is Nursing School " Hard?" Would You do it Over Again?

    BSN16 replied to injured1's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is different for everyone. I did have students in my class that gave up their social life for school. They would study at all hours of the day and went above and beyond. I wasn't that...

  10. Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    BSN16 replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    I do not EVER talk to a family about donating organs unless they ask me about it. That is the job of the donor network, studies have shown that if a third party comes in and discusses this, rather...

  11. Biopsy Forceps. Who handles it? PLEASE HELP

    BSN16 replied to nursing90504's topic in Gastroenterology

    Can be outside the door??? What world are you living in lol? 90% of MD's don't even know how to run the equipment themselves much less do the entire procedure entirely by

  12. HIPAA Violation?

    BSN16 replied to hayestm's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    My PCP sent me a post card saying "Hi BSN16, everything was normal on your well-women visit! Don't forget to schedule your next one on {insert date}. My first thought was "OMG-sh how embarrassing!...

  13. Restraints. Act first, then order? A Judgement Call.

    BSN16 replied to ARose11's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure about this situation...but I work in the ICU and use restraints all the time. If i'm waking someone up from sedation and they get agitated and start pulling at their ET tube...i'm not...

  14. A DUI is a BIG Deal.

    BSN16 replied to Tigerfly82's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    congratulations!

  15. Have you ever saved someone/medically assisted someone away from work?

    BSN16 replied to briannaflavin's topic in General Nursing

    A few months ago i was on a plane to hawaii and mid flight someone got really dizzy and passed out, waking up right away. The flight attendants asked if there were any nurses or doctors on...

  16. New nurse: I get no respect

    BSN16 replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

    Congrats on getting an ED job after graduation! I'm also new (ending my orientation this week!) And well, yeah i still don't get a lot of respect either...but really, it just comes with time. But in...

  17. To add or not to add to resume?

    BSN16 replied to SLF82's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If it was just a week, i wouldn't put it. It's not like you have a long period of time that you were unemployed, since it was only a week. And it might bring up too many questions or the...

  18. What to set VTBI to when antibiotic is the primary?

    BSN16 replied to mmf0811's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    The only reason other nurses do this is so that their line doesn't run dry. if you put in 225 instead of the 250 ml, it skips the step of having to reprime the line next time you give

  19. IV compatibility

    BSN16 replied to sara2013's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital uses lexicomp...but it's a database you have to pay

  20. Night Shift Complications

    BSN16 replied to knurse10's topic in General Nursing

    I take Benadryl to help me sleep. Infact, Zzz-quil is diphenhydramine....aka

  21. Total Years It Took You To Reach Your End Goal In Education/Credentials

    BSN16 replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in General Nursing

    for now just my masters...but i'm only going to school part time for

  22. Total Years It Took You To Reach Your End Goal In Education/Credentials

    BSN16 replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in General Nursing

    took 4 years to get my BSN. Classes for my FNP start august. If everything goes as planned...8 years total to get

  23. Some days.......

    BSN16 replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes the responses to these discussions can seem too blunt and directing the conversation to the wrong direction. This site is often helpful but can also be very condescending at times. For...

  24. Traditional students

    BSN16 replied to AreEnd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did the traditional student route. Graduated highschool, went off to a liberal arts college. Took one year of prerecs, as well as a religious studies class and an art class. was accepted into the...

  25. Job abandonment-CNA

    BSN16 replied to Vzuniga627's topic in General Nursing

    I was under the impression that because CNA's are not licensed individuals they couldn't be charged with patient abandonment because although they are assigned to do daily cares for those patients...