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1. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   heartbeat2 replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   Well.. this was my experience. I was a new nurse and had never received one bit of negative feedback. I was called into my supervisors office and was handed an evaluation full of negative statements none of which gave me anything substantial that I...

2. What do I do now? Transfer or quit?

   heartbeat2 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

   There maybe reasons as to why she is acting this way, sounds unprofessional to me and not a way to be an effective leader. You may want to meet with her prior to your evaluation and ask directly for feedback. A good technique to use is after you li...

3. Covering tele for a non-tele nurse

   heartbeat2 replied to grouchy's topic in General Nursing

   I was a labor and delivery nurse that due to a broken knee could no longer work in my area. My hospital now lets me work as a monitor tech where I watch many patients on several floors: up to 48 patients at a time. I have asked in the past what othe...

4. Q about a fib and gaps in heart rate

   heartbeat2 replied to GoldenFire5's topic in Cardiac

   Sometimes pauses are a result of medication and may need to be adjusted. If undermedicated, the rate can become quite rapid, overmedicated, very slow. Also, is this a new onset of A-fib or chronic? A-fib has the increased risk of blood clots formin...

5. telemetry certification

   heartbeat2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am very interested in becoming certified in telemetry. Is there anyone that can recommend an on-line or correspondence course? Thank you.:redbeathe

6. Sinus Brady vs. Junctional?

   heartbeat2 replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Cardiac

   My first impression of the tracing you mention is IVR...idioventricual rhythm. The first time I saw this it was like my P wave just melted into my QRS and it had gotten wider then my P wave just emerged out of my QRS and had returned to it's normal...

7. Shooting Bubbles during TEE

   heartbeat2 replied to brazuca's topic in CCU

   I had a TEE done to see if I had a defect. The bubble went from the right atrium to the left atrium. A clot could do the same thing. I don't know if this is the only reason it is done.

8. Tele to OB

   heartbeat2 replied to rndiva1908's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I would love to speak with anyone here re: telemetry, I went from L&D to telemetry after breaking a knee and am having a few BIG issues. I would love to have someone tell me how their hospital handles issues like "how long is too long" for a pt....

9. Tele to OB

   heartbeat2 replied to rndiva1908's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I would love to speak with you. I worked labor and delivery for over 20 years and dearly love it. I broke a knee 2 1/2 years ago and couldn't work l/d since but am trying hard to get back if my knee one day will let me. My hospital placed me in te...

10. Question for Cathlab/tele/Special proced RNs

    heartbeat2 replied to sharann's topic in Cardiac

11. What doctors do that bugs you...

    heartbeat2 replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have you ever worked with a Dr. that goes into the patients room and talks a great deal.... and usually in circles, and actually says NOTHING! When the Dr. leaves and you are standing there...the patient and or family will ask, "what did he say". lol...

12. Are you my waitress today?

    heartbeat2 replied to adria37's topic in General Nursing

    To me, I see a difference in the way the public perceives nursing since they have become customers instead of patients. May account for the number of years passed and the increase demand on what nurses do. To be fair, what most have seen nurses do i...

13. Mild, Moderate, Heavy Recovery bleeding??

    heartbeat2 replied to labor&deliverynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is one of the hardest things to deal with, how much is too much and how do you know it. First, you want to make sure the fundus is firm. There are times when you massage, yes the fundus is firm, but does it get firmer when you massage. This w...

14. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    heartbeat2 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Relations

    I've posted this before, but it has and will always remain one of my best thank you's. Got a call and the woman was asking me "what do I need to do to be able to do what you do"..(education wise that is). So I spoke with her about her options. She ...

15. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

    heartbeat2 replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

    "patient may sleep with husband"