willie2001

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1. Critical Access Hospitals

   willie2001 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone! I haven't posted here for a long time. mostly lurking. I work in a rural hospital. I have been an RN for 16 years. I am interested to know if there are others out there working in rural hospitals that have become Critical Access Ho...

2. Scared of Hep B vaccine

   willie2001 replied to LPN2639's topic in General Nursing

   I know how you feel. I have a terrible phobia about being on the receiving end of a needle. But I did take the 3 shot series and had no problems. I would rather experience a little soreness after the shots than contract Hep B.

3. Raise?

   willie2001 replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   I have gotten a total of 8.5% this year. In May, at the time of my eval, I got a paltry 3.5%. then the pay scales were revised and I got an additional 5%. I work in a non-union facility. No bonus!

4. Annual flu vaccine - Will you get yours this year and why?

   willie2001 replied to CaliNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm with OBNURSEHEATHER, I perfer to take my chances. I have never had a flu shot and can't remember the last time I was sick. Could it be that having sick people coughing in your face on a daily basis help one build up a natural immunity! HMMM!

5. Hepatitis B Vaccine

   willie2001 replied to Wolfbeareagle's topic in General Nursing

   I overcame my phobia of being on the receiving end of a needle and am glad I did. My phobia of contracting HepB was greater. I had no adverse reactions from the shots.

6. Freaky female anatomy

   willie2001 replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

   Lidocaine gel can be instilled into the urethra of males to make catheterization less uncomfortable. I do it tall the time and the patients are very appreciative.

7. What is your hospital's policy regarding Rule-Out MI's?

   willie2001 replied to Ted's topic in General Nursing

   I also work in a small rural hospital. We admit R/O MI patients to our Med/Surg floor on telemetry if they are pain free and their first set of cardiac enzymes are normal as well as their EKG. If their status changes, they start to have pain or ...

8. Have you ever started an IV on yourself?

   willie2001 replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

   I run from the wrong end of a needle!! Don't like to be on the receiving end at all!!

9. Hospital "Error" Cited in Man's Death

   willie2001 replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

   Did I miss something here? If the man had been stabbed and was bleeding and requiring transfusion, why the heparin in the first place? I guess that would have been my first question, instead of how much heparin to give. Can someone enlighten me. ...

10. How much does your state charge for your nursing license?

    willie2001 replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    In Iowa we renew every 3 years. The renewal fee is $81.00 for RN. For renewal, we have to had 36 hours of continuing education. The continuing ed requirements were recently reduced from 45 hours.

11. How did nursing ever "buy into" 12-hr shifts???

    willie2001 replied to HazeK's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working 7A-7P for a long time now. I like them because of the extra days off and I get to work every third weekend instead of every other weekend. I am over 40 but still feel that I can keep up the pace. I only have to do 3 in a row ever...

12. 12 Hour Shifts

    willie2001 replied to curlygirlrn's topic in General Nursing

    I just got off of 3 12 hour shifts in a row and have been totally exhausted all day. I got a call to see if I would work some extra today and said no, I was too exhaused and I'll be darned if I didn't get called later with the same request. I coul...

13. Question for those who work in small and/or rural hospitals.

    willie2001 replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a rural hospital, 24 bed Med/surg and 4 bed ICU. ER docs will respond to code blue in these areas. All of our primary docs and internists (except one) live in close proximity to the hospital. When we need intubation it is either the CRN...

14. covering ones A double S

    willie2001 replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    And I repeat, document, document, document. This sillynurse is a twit and sounds like she a disaster waiting to happen. I hope no on gets hurt.

15. Would you let someone else to administer your meds?

    willie2001 replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    No.