kevler

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1. Public Health~A Critical Specialty

   kevler replied to karenvalk's topic in General Nursing

   That's the great thing about nursing, you get to find your calling. There is something for everyone, may it be med surgical, public health, operating room, or critical areas like ICU, CCU, CVICU, and neonatal icu. I got my bachelors of nursing 5 year...

2. Not sure if I should look for a new job

   kevler replied to PetuniaDaffodil's topic in NP

   I was in a very similar situation. I just turned 29 and 5 years in the game I worked in a small community Cath lab so it was Monday to Friday, no on call. I wanted to learn more and get experience with STEMi program, congenital, heart structure and ...

3. On-call or cancelled? That is the question!

   kevler replied to Eschell2971's topic in General Nursing

   1) do you have a union? 2) once a called is the shift considered OT?

4. Is it customary where you work to recheck BPs manually?

   kevler replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   why not get another automatic machine? I'd be assessing the patient if they have any symptoms associated, and be looking their rhythm (I work in Cath lab procedure settings,). We usually follow artline blood pressure and confirm with cuff automatic. ...

5. lunch break handoffs

   kevler replied to bookel's topic in Critical

   Transfer of accountability is ideally the same information you would give to the ongoing nurse and should be done in SBAR. In my unit we are assigned partners for breaks, our first break we give hand off, and head to toe report. For lunch because its...

6. Day shift or Night shift

   kevler replied to ADIDCRNStudent's topic in General Nursing

   day shifts for the win! better on the body