wildfire11

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1. Nursing Image

   wildfire11 replied to pakRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have many strong feelings about this post. I have been a nurse for two years. This is a second career for me. I have a B.S. in Business and a BlS. in Nursing, which I 39. I work in an old-school type hospital, which has half old staff who bow t...

2. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

   wildfire11 replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a telemetry floor, and I have never had an Ativan drip/patient. We have a large population of ETOH and they have IV Ativan ordered and Serax. I have never encountered an ETOH drip, but from what I have read that is an ICU placement. They...

3. 1st day Male in L&D

   wildfire11 replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   I commend you for what you are doing. You are surely breaking ground. I think your preceptor is giving you the short end of the stick. She should just go in and say we are your nurses, we will be treating you today. I think you might also need to...

4. Opinions needed re: transfer to Cath Lab

   wildfire11 replied to SICU Queen's topic in Cardiac

   Hi Kimberly, I have some of the same questions you have asked. I have only been an RN for a year. This is a second career for me, but I am very interested in Cath Lab, after I have more experience. I currently work on a 34-bed telemetry unit, that...

5. Don't Know What to Expect?

   wildfire11 replied to kaolivo's topic in General Students

   Kristin, I don't know how many science classes you get in a psyche degree. I went back to school in 1995. I graduated in 1984 with a B.S. in Business Administration. I had always wanted to be a nurse or a pt so I started nights in 1995 and took th...

6. No beds available?

   wildfire11 replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

   As a telemetry nurse, I see both sides of this problem. Most of the docs in our hospital want their patients admitted to us even if they don't justify a tele bed. They will admit to us, if someone has a brief history of anything cardiac related. T...

7. Just Go Pee!

   wildfire11 replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

   It's not a matter of time management. It's a matter of taking care of your own health. If you have to go, then ask someone to watch your patients and go. I agree, if I am in the middle of someone having chest pain or starting a drip or hanging blo...

8. Has anyone used Natrecor on their unit?

   wildfire11 replied to maryangel's topic in Cardiac

   I work on a 34 bed telemetry unit. We have just started using natrecor. I have only used it on one patient and we had very good results. The staffing ratios we aim for are 1:4 days, 6 evenings and 6-8 nights. Currently, we have had a large exodus...