sugarwahine10

sugarwahine10 has 10 years experience and specializes in Telemetry; CTSICU; ER.

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1. ER RN NYC /Pt:RN Ratio

   sugarwahine10 replied to BelDym's topic in Emergency

   Unfortunately yes that does seem to be the state of hospital nursing. I had a very good friend that just finished several travel assignments in ER at several different hospitals in NY and he said the ratios were around 12 to 14 pts to one nurse just ...

2. CVICU step down vs. LTACH

   sugarwahine10 replied to Wedahayes's topic in General Nursing

   Don't do LTACH unless you want the sickest long-term care patients(critical care nursing home patients basically)--majority will have trachs too (which is one of my few nursing tasks that makes me almost hurl at times). I very much respect nurses tha...

3. Nightmare on Night Shift

   sugarwahine10 replied to Happynurse2222's topic in General Nursing

   No matter where you work you will always encounter great hard-working co-workers and unfortunately plain lazy ones-- just barely doing what they need to do to get by. If you need help then ask for it and if vitals need done or labs done--make a point...

4. What's The Best Way to Quit My Job

   sugarwahine10 replied to Shortcake_BSn's topic in Relations

   If you are miserable there, then give notice. Life is way to short to stay at a job that makes you dread going in. You only have to give 2 weeks notice--most job's would like people to give a lot longer notice, especially if the unit has a high turno...

5. Overhiring?

   sugarwahine10 replied to Double Dunker's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah where is this glorious place that is overstaffed?? We can't keep people at any of the big hospitals in this state--we have a lot of travelers on the different floors/units. Always understaffed!

6. Should I report this nurse?

   sugarwahine10 replied to laladeedee's topic in Med-Surg

   Yes I would definitely do an incident report, MAKE SURE YOU REPORT THIS TO THE DOCTOR that ordered it also that the nurse he gave the order to just never did and what the flimsy excuse was for not doing it, and a write-up to your unit director about ...

7. I think I want to quit nursing...

   sugarwahine10 replied to miscangelious's topic in Med-Surg

   Yeah when I worked on a telemetry/med surg floor we had cardizem gtts running on almost every other patient or amio, milirinone, integrelin, heparin. Blood going on one, foley irrigation on another, detoxer, alzheimer patient trying to pull out every...

8. Please help, super conflicted!

   sugarwahine10 replied to FSUMurse94's topic in Job Hunt

   Do ED job--closer & pay difference won't be that much when you factor gas with your commute for ICU job.

9. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

   sugarwahine10 replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   You could relocate for a year or so if you really want a nursing job. Iowa hospitals in Des Moines are desperate for nurses right now--you could apply online at Mercy or Methodist--chronically short-staffed for the past year on most of the floors and...

10. Cardiac Observation Unit--Is this a step down unit?

    sugarwahine10 replied to minmin11's topic in CCU

    Hi, I don't think is sounds like a step down unit necessarily. I worked on a telemetry floor for years and we did all those type of iv drips (cardiac tele just couldn't titrate the drips like we do in the critical care units)--we had to call dr to ad...

11. Would you do it all again?

    sugarwahine10 replied to wooten3955's topic in General Nursing

    I would choose differently--maybe like a veterinarian--always loved all types of animals. I think, for the most part, that would've made my heart explode with happiness. This field is so stressful and toxic--nurses are mean to other nurses; doctors b...

12. Am I Crazy to Leave $$$$ Job?

    sugarwahine10 replied to ahud2015's topic in Pediatric

    I think that is great that you are thinking about becoming a nurse, but I also have to say yes you would be nuts to quit a cushy job with great pay. The realities of nursing would burst your bubble. The more administration expects from us with minima...

13. 1 month new ICU job. I want to run

    sugarwahine10 replied to RNMeagz's topic in Critical

    It sounds like you have a preceptor that doesn't have the patience to be one (she shouldn't be one) and you don't need to take her acting like a rude idiot to you to heart. The charge nurse being her buddy doesn't help and the 3 of you having a meeti...

14. Resigning from first RN job

    sugarwahine10 replied to coolpeachrn's topic in Med-Surg

    Two weeks notice is all that is required & if your manager is like that then that is all I would do--if the manager tries to say something about being short staffed & needs more time or something--that isn't your problem & maybe if she ha...

15. Ceil blue Littmann Classic III stethoscope

    sugarwahine10 replied to Sunshinexoxo1991's topic in General Students

    I like the lavender color better between the two. I got the Littmann breast cancer month pink stethoscope a couple weeks ago & I really like it--nice deeper color pink & not a pale pink.