CraigB-RN

CraigB-RN MSN, RN

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  1. VA TMS question

    CraigB-RN posted a topic in Government, Military

    Is anyone else being required to do six sigma training on TMS? The level we are being required to do is a yellow belt

  2. Working over 40 hours... still no overtime pay? Legal?

    CraigB-RN replied to xtina15's topic in General Nursing

    Be carefull of any barracks lawyer that tells you things are black k and white, and that includes me. Although as a Chief Nursing Officer I was involved in wage and earning decisions, I/we realized...

  3. OPM Hack

    CraigB-RN posted a topic in Government, Military

    If your a VA employee and got notice of being one of the people who's info got hacked, take advantage of everything they are offering. They got enough information from mine to be able to convince the...

  4. OPM Hack

    CraigB-RN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Government, Military

    I had already done that fortunately. Just finished the affidavits to the IRS and FTC. Did police report this morning. It's frustrating now that I have the money credited to my account but have no...

  5. Working over 40 hours... still no overtime pay? Legal?

    CraigB-RN replied to xtina15's topic in General Nursing

    They don't actually have to pay you $4 for education time. They can give you comp time. The key for all these is they have to be consistent and follow their own policies. You will find terms like...

  6. So much for DNP being clinical doctorate

    CraigB-RN posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    http://pages.americansentinel.edu/G_DNP?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=wm123_DNP&utm_adgroup=DNP+-+Generic&utm_term=doctor%20of%20nursing%20practice&mkwid=sRvDr1s5D&a...

  7. How do you draw up small amounts of medications for Picc lines?

    CraigB-RN replied to Hockeynursing's topic in Patient Medications

    You should never use a prefilled saline syringe to dilute your medication. Even if you write on the syringe it can still be mixed up. If your mixing you should use a standard syringe and add the...

  8. Dedicated Trauma Nurses in the ED

    CraigB-RN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Having been a trauma nurse in more than one Trauma Center, (Both level 1 and Level II) having a specialized trauma nurse can make a difference in your trauma care. How well it would work in...

  9. CNS title

    CraigB-RN replied to jrt4's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Depends on what state you're in. I"ve been places were CNS was a job

  10. Evernote or MS Onenote?

    CraigB-RN replied to 7237dallas's topic in Nursing News

    Just an update. OneNote now comes on MAC and

  11. Doctors rip VA plan that would give some nurses more authority

    CraigB-RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    If Up-to-date is so perfect, then why bother going to either MD or NP school? Just Google it. I would rather an explication with reasons than a "That's what Up-to-date Said" And this goes from NP,...

  12. Doctors rip VA plan that would give some nurses more authority

    CraigB-RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I had a new grad NP ask me why I wanted a sliding scale for my diabetic patient when they were NPO. There are a lot of factors that come into play. One of those factors is that we tend to remember...

  13. Hospital Educator with 12 hour shifts

    CraigB-RN replied to JaxJax5423's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Read the job description very closely. As an Educator I've worked 12 hours shifts, 8 hours shifts, days, nights weekends. You work when your audience is working. I'd read the job description closely...

  14. Doctors rip VA plan that would give some nurses more authority

    CraigB-RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    From the CRNA perspective, they have been practicing on their own around the country for years. You go to rural America and it's going to be a CRNA that does your anesthesia. The model chosen for...

  15. Overdose or tbi? What would you do?

    CraigB-RN replied to BAP16's topic in Emergency

    Or it could be proof that Dr. House was corrected again. "Everybody Lies" Would take a fair amount of something to have that effect without affecting the taste/texture of the

  16. ED Education Topics

    CraigB-RN replied to jgriffRN's topic in Emergency

    Not only transcutaneous, but internal

  17. ED Education Topics

    CraigB-RN replied to jgriffRN's topic in Emergency

    A mix of topics that comprises of things that you do all the time but could use more detail, and things you see and do rarely. 1. Sepsis componants. Short presentations on Lacatate, procalcitonin 2....

  18. Don't buy technology before school starts

    CraigB-RN replied to jkforten's topic in General Students

    Usually the key component is if something doesn't work, and they look, their response may be. Oh well, you're on your own. Not making a statement on right or wrong, just a side effect of the Bring...

  19. Don't buy technology before school starts

    CraigB-RN replied to jkforten's topic in General Students

    Sorry that's a given. Always check on requirements before purchasing anything for school. I remember that when i was a student every penny needed to be accounted for. The school has limited...

  20. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    CraigB-RN replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical Care

    Plain old generic NG/OG tubes, nurses can do it. Now feeding tubes that go past the stomach get put in by interventional

  21. O2 for Unresponsive Pt

    CraigB-RN replied to myhoagie02's topic in Emergency

    Exactly! Based on the reported presentation, there were no more signs of a stroke as there were CO poisoning. Suction handy, nasal airway, best mentoring available, Finger stick glucose, If she...

  22. O2 for Unresponsive Pt

    CraigB-RN replied to myhoagie02's topic in Emergency

    The problem with that concept is there is nothing to indicate CO poisoning. And I seriously doubt that based on the OP presentation that a gas would be drawn. So how about the unlikely chance she...

  23. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    CraigB-RN replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Making cast material, putting plaster on bandages. Reusable glass syringes, Anyone else remember taping red rubber catheters to male

  24. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    CraigB-RN replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Technology has come quite a ways. The monitor we used had a bouncing blue ball and not a steady line. You had to remember to disconnect the leads when you defibrillated or you would fry the monitor....

  25. VA offer came today...

    CraigB-RN replied to NurseCocoBSN's topic in Government, Military

    Every year you will complete a performance review and that will be when you move from Nurse 1 to Nurse 2 etc. I had a LOT of experience including CNO and Clinical Educator at a 1000bed hosp. Came...