vashtee

vashtee RN

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About vashtee

vashtee is a RN and specializes in DOU.


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  1. How to choose which PRN blood pressure med

    I should add that the patient was experiencing heart pauses throughout the day, 2-3 seconds long.
  2. I am wondering if anyone can offer guidance about how to choose which PRN blood pressure medication to give when there have been multiple types ordered. For example, when might you choose a calcium channel blocker over a beta blocker? Patient (in the...
  3. What to expect MedSurg/Tele/Neuro Position?

    I hope your patients are low acuity! 6 neuro patients can be a lot if they are all stroke patients!
  4. Can Volunteer work count as an Work experience?

    I hadn't worked (for money) in many years when I applied for my current position, so I listed all my volunteer work on my resume so they wouldn't think I did nothing during all that time. It seems to have worked for me...
  5. Work ethic, what's your take on it all

    I couldn't possibly care less if someone calls in sick. We have patient ratios, and my workload is the same, regardless of who else shows up.
  6. Patient Surveys..vent.

    I hate those surveys, too. Our nurse manager insists on having meetings to go over them as a group (this after 12.5 hour days), and they really only ever cover the complaints. It's so demoralizing. Also, based on these stupid surveys, they are ac...
  7. I work in a community hospital, and we definitely treat tons of these. In fact, I work on a floor that takes all the stroke patients. We get lots of "ordinary" diagnoses where I work. The thing we DON'T get are *unusual* chronic diagnoses or pedi...
  8. Struggling on Medical Floor!

    I made up a day planning grid when I was in nursing school, and I still use it every day. There is a column for each patient, and each hour of the day is listed in rows. Before I start working, I just list all the tasks I need to do throughout the...
  9. Catheterization Expiriences

    edited - just in case it could be construed as a privacy violation. Too bad, too. It's a great story.
  10. Dilemma about reporting some no-no's

    I think if this happens again, you should simply hand a pair of gloves to the phlebotomist and say, "trust me: you should wear these".
  11. do you make sure your pts

    Leslie - Thanks for clarifying! Also, I wanna work with wooh! :)
  12. Night shift work

    I just wanted to thank you for noticing the difference between days and nights. I agree that day shifts (at least on MY floor) are crazy, but I could never stay awake all night. To each their own...
  13. I hated nursing school, but really admired how smart my fellow classmates were (after the 2nd semester, anyway). I was very happy to graduate. The best thing about being a nurse is that you are never bored, though honestly, I think it would be very ...
  14. do you make sure your pts

    Lack of moralities? I don't know what kind of people you work with, but none of the nurses or CNAs I work with are "immoral". They are just really busy.
  15. do you make sure your pts

    I truly wish there was some way to diplomatically tell family members they should be participating in their loved one's care if they want them to be shaved or have their hair fixed if they are a patient anywhere besides ICU, and that I have as many a...