franciscangypsy

franciscangypsy

ICU, MedSurg, Medical Telemetry

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About franciscangypsy

franciscangypsy has 10 years experience and specializes in ICU, MedSurg, Medical Telemetry.


Started in healthcare as a CNA in 2004. Have been an RN since 2009. Worked nursing home (as a CNA/Med Tech), Med Telemetry, MedSurg, and will be starting now in a very small-town ICU!

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  1. What did you want to be when you grew up?

    I always wanted to be a Catholic nun (religious sister). In high school, I went on a "Nun Run", visiting a bunch of sisters in the DC area. One particular order talked about how they took care of the sick (I think it was Mother Teresa's order) and I ...
  2. The Present

    I know Harry; he's one of my online writing buddies! He's an amazing author! He will a kick out of knowing that you are reading his stuff here!
  3. What grosses YOU out?

    Vomiting and sputum! GLURG! Also chewing tobacco. That stuff is GROSS! (Yes, I've had pts spitting their tobacco juice in a cup at their bedside. GAG!)
  4. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    Synthroid, Metoprolol, Lovenox, nitropaste, Simvastatin are probably the top 5 non-insulin meds we give on my Medical Telemetry floor. There are other favorites, but these are probably the top ones we give that it seems that EVERYONE gets.
  5. Night shift nurses

    I've been doing this about a year. Since I'm trying to become a published author, I write on my nights off. I also nap (prn), talk to my boyfriend until he goes to bed at mn, catch up with people who either work nightshift or who stay up late and liv...
  6. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    * I wish you wouldn't complain loudly about how much you hate being here -- not only in the halls, but in patients' rooms. It puts me and the patients in a bad mood and it's getting to the point that I hate being at work when you're there * Thanks fo...
  7. Since I work nights, in order to get appointments into places before they close, I have to call right after I wake up (before I'm really awake). I have had to catch myself multiple times from introducing myself as Franciscangypsy from 3E" when I pick...
  8. Why do nurses fight so much with one another?

    Woohhoo, GoNightingale! I would love to have you on our floor! We'd get along beautifully! That's exactly how I feel and try to work!
  9. *Easy* things I just hate doing

    Mine is really stupid. I hate doing I&O. It's so easy and so important, but I love that the aides do it and hate in when I have to.
  10. If you don't know...please ask!

    I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing.
  11. awkward situation with a patient and money

    I had this happen when I was a CNA and about to leave for nursing school. I had worked with this lady for at least a year and she knew I was leaving for college for the first time. When I finished helping her, she gave me some money (I don't remember...
  12. Required CNA age for New Jersey?

    CNA, at least in VA, is under the State Board of Nursing. If you do a Google search for New Jersey State Board of Nursing, you might get some answers too.
  13. Required CNA age for New Jersey?

    It didn't matter in VA, either. I was also 17 when I completed my CNA and started working in a retirement home. The program was a couple times during a week, in the evenings, and mostly stretched over the summer. I started my senior year of high scho...
  14. Private Rooms Standard

    My hospital only has private rooms for pts. I love it. I think it should be across the board. How hard must it be for people to share their moments of grief or fear with another pt and his family. Not fair for anyone involved.
  15. What is your day like?

    Like Ace7 said, everyone's experience is different. I also work 7p-7a. My floor is Medical Telemetry and I started there right after graduation with no extra classes outside of basic nursing school. To describe Med Tele, what I like to tell people i...