tattooednurse

tattooednurse specializes in Er and PICU.

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1. Ratios? Do you have them in ER, or are they just for the floors?

   tattooednurse replied to Lurksalot's topic in Emergency

   My ED doesn't have any set ratios just how many patients can three nurses take.

2. Help: Tattoo Ideas!!

   tattooednurse replied to SRNA11's topic in CRNA

   first congrats on becoming a sleeper:yeah: I have a caduceus on my calf that I got when I graduated nursing school.

3. Do I Need to be in the UNION ??

   tattooednurse replied to natnurse23's topic in General Nursing

   as a chief steward at my hospital, I appreciate all the backing the your respective unions have from y'ones!!!!!!!!!! I really don't have any thing else to add to this thread that everyone else has already stated. IF you are still undecided go ahead...

4. new er director

   tattooednurse replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

   The ED that I am working is working on its 9th in 9 years!!!

5. I'm sorry but I'm EXTREMELY irritated by this!

   tattooednurse replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

   luvmy3kids, you will find any polls conducted for most respected professions nursing is almost always in the top 5. I am sorry that these comments irritated you because a good many irritated me. You just have to remember you are not able to please e...

6. Nursing tattoos?

   tattooednurse replied to ERnurse07's topic in General Students

   i have a tattoo of a caduceus on my calf I just googled images of medical symbols

7. I need a volunteer please

   tattooednurse replied to saudrey's topic in Student Assist

   if you still need help I'm willing

8. Medication Reconciliation Are all hospitals doing this?

   tattooednurse replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a busy er and it is hard enough to get someone d/c'd without another piece of paper that the pt doesn't look at

9. pediatric scalp iv

   tattooednurse replied to tattooednurse's topic in General Nursing

   thank you nothing that I was putting i was giving me a good pic with you rexperience anything that you would put in the lecture

10. pediatric scalp iv

    tattooednurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys I currently work at a very busy mostly adult er and but I used to work in a picu. With accordance to my job description I have to do a lecture for professional advancement and was planning on choosing scalp iv insertion as my topic. My qu...

11. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    tattooednurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I did work the strike including a 20 hour shift so that the staff was there for the patients and funny thing was the hospital already gave us the raise the union went on strike for pt ratios so the left the hospital dangeroulsly short fo r3 days.

12. Losing confidence in new job b/c of IV insertion?

    tattooednurse replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    IVs are like anyother skill in nursing... just be patient and relax. I t will come to you and remember even the best will miss every once in awhile. I was horrible at them before I came to the er also. But the more that you do the better that you wi...

13. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    tattooednurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    i have worked for two union hospitals and the first one that I worked did strike and it was not the ALMIGHTY dollar that made me do it but it was the reason that I became a nurse in the first place TO CARE FOR THOSE WHO NEED us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

14. "male" scrub top patterns

    tattooednurse replied to jb2u's topic in Men

    Hey jay, I have the same problem as you. The easiest thing that I have found is if you have access to someone who sews is to go to a fabric store or even walmart has some really good designs and buy the fabric and get it made to fit you. I lucked ou...

15. disturbing article in Wall Street Journal

    tattooednurse replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    were you talking about children's hospital of Pittsburgh? I started my career there using cerner. The hospital gives kyou a six hour class on it before you get to the unit. Then I had a four month orientation on the the floor which was policy for th...