ChocoholicRN

ChocoholicRN has 4 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg.

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1. CEU's - Preferred online source?

   ChocoholicRN replied to MiaLyse's topic in General Nursing

   i couldn't find any free ceu's, just the one's to pay for. do they have free ceu's or does it vary by state?

2. C'e' qualcuno che parla italiano?

   ChocoholicRN replied to mon74's topic in General Nursing

   i put this into google translator and got the same thing as you esme, i'm confused. american's don't speak english well? OP: ti trovi in Italia o in America? Sono confuso dalla vostra dichiarazione / domanda.

3. Anyone else see this?

   ChocoholicRN replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

   In NYC when I started there 4 years ago my annual salary was 71K on day shift, don't remember the hourly though. As per diem on nights I made $60/hr but no paid time off or benefits. Now as staff I am at 43/hr with night differential but not even i...

4. How did you find out about allnurses.com?

   ChocoholicRN replied to Black Jade's topic in General Nursing

   When I was a PCT and I was just starting to apply to nursing schools there were nursing students at the hospital where I worked. I also chatted with them and helped them out and one of the girls told me about this site! I checked it out when I got ...

5. Just Curious To Know

   ChocoholicRN replied to Crystal74's topic in SRNA

   While I am not in any type of CRNA program, to my knowledge there are no schools that allow you to work while in the program. One of my former classmates' wife was in a CRNA program and from what she told him, she was allowed to work a little bit in...

6. vip floor in a hospital

   ChocoholicRN replied to JM RN's topic in General Nursing

   This actually happened where I work. A patient was sent to the rehab floor in a different area of the hospital where the rehab is very aggressive and the gyms and therapists are very close to the rehab floor. This patient wanted to be on the VIP fl...

7. vip floor in a hospital

   ChocoholicRN replied to JM RN's topic in General Nursing

   We have a VIP floor where I work and have actually been floated there before. On this particular floor, the rooms are paid for out of pocket, insurance will not cover it no matter how good your insurance is. The nurse to patient ratio is lower with...

8. Best hospital to work in Bergen County, NJ??

   ChocoholicRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I tried posting this in the NJ nurses forum with no response, so I thought I would re-post in general nursing discussion. Any feedback is appreciated!! I recently moved from NYC to Bergen County and kept my job in NYC with the hopes that the commute...

9. Name the nurse to patient ratio and the hospital in NY!

   ChocoholicRN replied to JennyBSN's topic in General Nursing

   On nights we have anywhere from 5-7 patients assuming we are fully staffed and all beds are full, which is usually the case. Sometimes on surgical floors the acuity might be lower because you start with say, 4 patients, expect 2-3 to come from the P...

10. We have to COUNT drugs like lisinopril and Claritin

    ChocoholicRN replied to glutton4punishment's topic in General Nursing

    The only non-narcotic we have to count now is Nexium, which just happened a few months ago. Apparently that is a popular med to steal in our hospital. Things like Tylenol and Maalox are kept as floor stock so we can just grab it from the cabinet, a...

11. what is cabg x3?

    ChocoholicRN replied to onlyj's topic in Student Assist

    A triple bypass, to put it simply.

12. $75 gift card for nurses - Nurse Jackie website

    ChocoholicRN replied to mastudent's topic in General Nursing

    My girlfriends told me about it one night when I stopped by their floor, so the next morning we all went and got one!! Yes, Bliss Spa is expensive and $75 won't get you much, but it's FREE MONEY!! I would normally never, ever spend $60 for a one ho...

13. IV Pumps--have you used Baxter's Sigma Spectrum??

    ChocoholicRN replied to AKav8trix's topic in Emergency

    We have been using them for a while now. At first I wasn't sure about them, but they are very user friendly, the screen is clear and easy to read. The only flaw is that sometimes the alarms are TOO sensitive. Like if there is an upstream occlusion...

14. time and a half?

    ChocoholicRN replied to TamTam23's topic in General Nursing

    As a Per Diem RN, at my facility we only get paid time and a half for actual OT (over 40hrs/wk), we don't get paid OT for holidays because we are not required to work them like regular staff. But, like previous posts have mentioned, every facility i...

15. Restraint-free facility = FALLS GALORE

    ChocoholicRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric

    I have heard of restraint free facilities, but I would think that means just not using wrist, mitten or vest retraints. Siderails are not considered a restraint unless all four are up. It makes no sense for all of the siderails to be removed. You ...