longjourneydream

longjourneydream

ER/ medical telemetry

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About longjourneydream

longjourneydream specializes in ER/ medical telemetry.


New RN /tech for 17yrs. in many different fields

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  1. To take NCLEX in 1 week...new to site!

    How long since graduation and studying for NCLEX???? Don't want to test too soon or too late after graduation. I studied 100 questions a day from the Saunders book. I used that CD every day for 6 weeks until the questions just became 2nd nature. ...
  2. Curious About Other's Experience

    Took NCLEX in June 2007, computer shut down after 90 minutes of test taking, 10-12 questions I had to guess at because seemed there was no possible answer, there was one calculation question, several drug questions, and the rest were priority questio...
  3. Med-durg w/ tele vs. Cardiac step down

    Yes, I work on a tele medical floor. We have various patients who have medical issues along with cardiac disorders, most of our patients are monitored and a small aount are non- monitored, and are usually chronic patients. They are very sick and t...
  4. Best department for new RNs

    Hello annles, I was in your shoes 1.5 years ago. My instructor also told me to start in a cardiac unit, such as medical telemetry. I did not listen and went on to the ER where I had already been working as a tech a year and a half prior to my RN. So...
  5. Nursing preceptor says no to certain abbreviations

    abbreviations are always good because in the nursing world we are all pressed for time. I do agree with many of the posters that abbreviations can vary from facility to facility. Most of the time there are abbreviations posted or listed in a designat...
  6. The Doctor Who Broke My Heart, The Patient Who Opened My Eyes

    :heartbeat let the passion begin. you go girl!!!!!
  7. Why I'm A Nurse

    I have seen quite a few deaths; all are unique. One thought that sticks in my mind is the man who ate his breakfast,thanked the tech for assisting him to eat. Lunch time came, I put his lunch tray in the room, and I found him sitting up, hands in a ...
  8. What do young single nurses do on their days off?

    WOW, I have never had the opportunity to be single. left home at 17 had childeren, divorced, had another boyfriend shortly after ,then married again. All the things I could do if I was single? 1. Have more friends. 2. Do what I want when I want. 3....
  9. which is important attribute of an effective nurse?

    Many people have different opinions of what attributes a nurse must have to be effective. I really do not know what other folks would think, but this is what I belive one must have to survive our tough world of nursing. These are just a few of many:...
  10. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    Hello, I graduated over a year ago licenced for exactly one now! I can say that I am proud of my school of graduation. Our instructors were tough! Especially those from the last semester. We were not allowed to sit on a med surg unit (too many things...
  11. "Nancy" and Babs

    Wow, I identified with that one, it just hit close to home. Please write more stories, you have such a talent!!!
  12. tele nurses

    I work medical tele, ratio of 5to6 patients a PCA to 10-14 patients each. Our directors goal is to make it 5:1 now that we are going to being neuro certified.
  13. Let's introduce ourselves...

    I to, graduated last year and was already a tech in the ER, on the day shift. I stayed for 6 months; time went on and I had a hard time separating tech from nurse, and all the tasks that had been given to me as a new grad. January brought to me a ne...
  14. Let's introduce ourselves...

    Yes a CNA can perform chest compressions a CNA can manipulate an ambu bag, that is, if they are properly trained; that is why they are trained q. 2 years to renew their cards. A CNA cannot administer cardiac drugs, but can put electrodes or pads on ...
  15. So Who Runs Your Floor, You or the Aides?

    Reading this post has brought out my personal issues on the med tele unit I work on. 1. My 12 hour shift has now turned into a 14 hour day. 2. My new job discription has turned into, RN-aide. 3. Can never find my assistant. 4. Foleys are being missed...