tcquilter0707

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1. Pediatric Nurse Assigned Adult Med-Surg Patients as a Float

   tcquilter0707 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been an RN for 31 years. All my experience has been L&D/postpartum for the first 8 years, then nursery, level 1 NICU, private fine arts school nurse, and Pediatrics. I have never worked in adult med-surg. After Hurricane Irma visited Flori...

2. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

   tcquilter0707 replied to shermainenevels's topic in ADN/BSN

   This debate has been around for decades. Then we have a nursing shortage and everyone scrambles to get nurses educated. I started as an ADN 30 years ago, got my BSN 13 years ago, and am now pursuing my MSN as a Nurse Educator because I want the perso...

3. Calling in for no sleep

   tcquilter0707 replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

   You had Saturday and Sunday to sleep. Studies have shown you can't "make up" for lost sleep. Sleeping 12 hours after you only slept 4 hours the night before doesn't average out to 8 hours of sleep. Your sleep schedule is your responsibility, and shou...

4. My first night shift... help!

   tcquilter0707 replied to Kwells29's topic in General Nursing

   I was a night nurse for over 20 years. It is not for everyone; some cannot make the change and others thrive on it. What I learned: 1. Take a 3-4 hour nap the day of your first night. 25 mg of Benadryl will help you sleep. Allow yourself an hour to ...

5. Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

   tcquilter0707 replied to Cola89's topic in Relations

   Some of the physician attitude and disparaging remarks towards the nurses can be a result of the hospital you work at. In 30 years of nursing, I have found that "for profit" hospitals tend to cater to doctors because they need them happy to bring in ...

6. How long is your commute?

   tcquilter0707 replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

   Your commute should depend on if you work night shift or day shift, and the traffic situations, along with how much time you are willing to dedicate to driving longer distances. I used to commute 26 miles each way to a rural hospital. I worked nigh...

7. Correcting Others mistakes?

   tcquilter0707 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

   Being a new nurse is always difficult. There are always the "dinosaurs" who have always done things a certain way and are not willing to learn or change. I would be checking the Policy and Procedures manual for Heparin drips, calling pharmacy, and t...

8. Thinking about buying an Accuvein 300...responses?

   tcquilter0707 replied to XY_RN's topic in Infusion

   We bought this vein finder for our pediatric unit. There was some resistance from some nurses in using it because they said it didn't work, but when I found out they were using it incorrectly. it did win some of them over. The issue we had with it ...