pattylynn15

pattylynn15

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About pattylynn15

Grandma; raised in So. Calif; lived all over US, and in Germany

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  1. Support NJ Legislation For Safe Nurse To Patient Ratios

    Dear GayNurse, This piece of legislation addresses specific RN to patient ratios, irrespective of how many LPNs are on the unit. One of the problems with the Calif. safe staffing bill was that they did not state "Registered Nurses" specifically, and...
  2. Support NJ Legislation For Safe Nurse To Patient Ratios

    Kudos to you. There is no better time than now to promote safe nursing practice in New Jersey. Now every RN can participate. Please tell all your colleagues to be at the State House in Trenton for the Safe Staffing Legislation Workshop. On May 13,...
  3. Has anyone used Natrecor on their unit?

    I work in a very busy CCU. We use Natrecor for our CHF/Heart Transplant Candidate patients. We have had good luck so far in that our patients have responded well to Natrecor. We have not seen big fluctuations in vital signs. We do vital signs Q 1...
  4. IABP Removal

    I work in a very busy CCU. Staff nurses do not remove IABP catheters, and we are very happy not to do so. Admittedly, 99% of the time everything goes smoothly. But we have seen a few cases where everything went very bad, very fast. One case in p...
  5. Agism: realistic appraisal?

    As a 50 yr old ICU nurse (and grandmother) you need to follow your heart. In nursing, you need to work where your heart is. You can do it. I also entered nursing in my thirties, as an ICU nurse. In response to your question regarding being able to ...