Cindy-san

Cindy-san specializes in CCU & CTICU.

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1. Daytonite has passed away...

   Cindy-san replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   What?! Oh no! RIP

2. A Sign of the Times? We're hiring!

   Cindy-san replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

   We started hiring again for our ICU's a few months ago. I don't know about new grads though. Everyone has been experienced and we even contracted a couple travelers.

3. Do you usually stay in the specialty you start out in?

   Cindy-san replied to tigerlily345's topic in General Nursing

   I am definitely moving on. Almost half-way through grad school, at the moment. I do however feel like my best friend has become trapped in med-surg even though she says she "doesn't like it." I think she'd rather not give up her current every 3rd wee...

4. Scary story I heard from some nursing students

   Cindy-san replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

   WORD And more WORD. Nursing school was several years ago now and even then, I couldn't get into the FSBSG machine without one of the nurses putting in their passcode. And none of them left without making sure I knew what I was doing since I was wor...

5. How do you feel about orienting on day shift when going to night shift?

   Cindy-san replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   That's how we roll at my job, part days and the rest nights. For developing a relationship w/ nights, it starts when you talk to them in report & the rest will come as you work with them throughout your career. I found orientation to be busy (day...

6. Introduction - along with a few questions

   Cindy-san replied to HusbandOfANurse2B's topic in General Nursing

   I don't want to "let" my mother stay in a job that is making her physically ill either. That's why I'm working to help her with money and assisting her in researching new options for a new job. That doesn't mean she isn't fully involved and not in 10...

7. Introduction - along with a few questions

   Cindy-san replied to HusbandOfANurse2B's topic in General Nursing

   I would say, while she's working on her BSN, she should start working. Her job might even offer tuition assistance for getting her BSN. If she hasn't already gotten into some "get your RN & Master's degree" program (which it sounds like she hasn'...

8. Nursing and Prescription Authority

   Cindy-san replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

   My family has the sense when to take tylenol for their routine aches and pains, they don't need me to tell them. For anything unusal, out of the ordinary or exacerbated, I tell everyone to call their PCP.

9. Fospropofol

   Cindy-san replied to Cindy-san's topic in CRNA

   I think that earlier concerns about a Propofol shortage may have given Fospropofol a bit of a shove out the door. AANA said it was made available for use on Nov 16th, 2009.

10. Fospropofol

    Cindy-san replied to Cindy-san's topic in CRNA

    Yes, it was approved Dec 08 and made available for use Nov 09.

11. Fospropofol

    Cindy-san posted a topic in CRNA

    Is anyone using Fospropofol/Lusedra? What do you think about it? I haven't gotten to clinical yet, but I'm curious about how this drug is being received. Although I imagine that since it's new, it's expensive and not being widely used yet.

12. I am allergic to...

    Cindy-san replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that tops my pt with who had about 30 on her list! This poor thing was allergic to a bunch of meds and what seemed like every fruit in existence. And it was a really allergy - anaphylaxis with all of them. I never quite figured out why. Her litt...

13. Doctor was yelling...told me I was negligent....am I?

    Cindy-san replied to rich5clark's topic in General Nursing

    It kinda sounds like she didn't want to be bothered and was hoping it would have been taken care of overnight. Does she have a history of this?

14. Nurses can't draw blood, its always hemolyzed

    Cindy-san replied to HiThisIsStatLabCLICK's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't think they would be putting in so many central lines in the ER. It might be the tubes are bad. Or maybe the phlebotomist is using a different needle-set to draw blood?

15. are southern nurses better educated than northern educated nurse?

    Cindy-san replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I have friends who were trained and had most of their nursing career practicing in "the south" and they are incredibly intelligent and all around great nurses. I've met nurses who were educated in the north and everything they do is without a drop of...