BUTTERFLY63

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1. Am I really a critical care nurse?

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to PureLifeRN's topic in General Nursing

   I work in pcu. What is your nurse patient ratio? In pcu it is 4:1 or 3:1. depending on accuity. We are required to take critical care classes through our hospital. We are also required to be able to charge and work in icu if needed. When we fl...

2. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I am the youngest although my brother is 9 years older than me and my sister is 7 years older. Father drank heavily I guess a questionable alcaholic and a bipolar mother who would never get help. I know one of the reasons I became a nurse is because...

3. Do you feel you have safe staffing ratios at your facility?

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Hell no! I work on a med-surg unit we mainly do oncology , post-op with alot of ortho patients, and pedi's. We don't do tele. We are the only floor that doesn't. Nurse patient ratio is 6:1 on days 7:1 on nights. The tele units are considered ...

4. Would you let your hospital treat your loved one?

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes! One of the benefits of working at a hospital you know what doctors to use and the ones not to use!

5. Passed Cpne In Plano!

   BUTTERFLY63 posted a topic in Online Learning

   The cpne is the most intense experience I have been through! I passed all my labs the first night so I was feeling pretty confident going into my first pcs. My care plan passed and I walked in the room and maybe lasted 5 minutes! I failed to ident...

6. Saleries For New Rn That Was An Lvn

   BUTTERFLY63 posted a topic in Career Support

   I was an LVN for 8 years and have recently finished college for my RN. I have worked med-surg for 8 years and since I am an experienced nurse what should I quote as an expected salary. I am not going to stay on the unit I am currently working. I ...

7. CPNE Roll call

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to TraciRN's topic in Online Learning

   I applied in November for Plano and I still don't have a date for cpne yet. Good luck to you all!

8. Is there anything else I can do for you? I have the time. (new hourly rounding sheet)

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   I can't believe all the posts on this subject. I think all hospitals are going toward this same program. We have been doing hourly rounding for about a year and we have to use key words like "very satisfied" I don't do it because it doesn't sound ...

9. How do you get the nursing care done with hourly rounding & computer documentation?

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

   This sounds an awful lot like my hospital! It is impossible to accomplish all the things upper management wants us to do. It is all about patient satisfaction scores. We aren't a hotel and I didn't go to college to be a hostess. The only answer ...

10. Do Lpns's really get treated badly?

    BUTTERFLY63 replied to nrl04's topic in LPN/LVN

    I have been an LVN for 8 years and I am getting my RN through Excelsior College. I I am done with classes and waiting on my clinical date. The RN is just a title. What matters is knowledge. I have worked with RN'S that don't have a clue. It all ...

11. Wannabe Nurses

    BUTTERFLY63 replied to BUTTERFLY63's topic in General Nursing

    to explain again....I didn't accept or delegate the dressing change to the tech. I went through my chain of command and conferred with the charge nurse....right after the incident happend. While conferring with the charge nurse the surgeon showed u...

12. Do you think patients should have the right to use medical marijuana?

    BUTTERFLY63 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I Work On An Oncology Unit And I Have Seen What Cancer Does To People. If A Little Weed Relieves A Patients Nausea And Suffering Then By All Means They Should Be Able To Use It. Besides The Pharmacutical Companies Put Out A Drug Called Marinol It ...

13. Nurses writing up nurses?

    BUTTERFLY63 replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to be perfect! Even for nurses! You did the right thing by going to your manager. it sounds like she is on your side and understands what happend. Try not to beat yourself up about it. What is the night nurse like? I know we have some...

14. Wannabe Nurses

    BUTTERFLY63 posted a topic in General Nursing

    we have had a couple of incidents on our med-surg unit with 2 of our techs. one which involved me! i had a patient that was in for dehiscence of a surgical wound. i walked into the patients room and the tech said "you don't have to worry about doing ...

15. Nursing And Celebrities..........

    BUTTERFLY63 replied to futureRN09's topic in General Nursing

    I Took Care Of A Schizophrenic That Thought He Was Married To Allanis Morsette. He Even Went By Her Last Name! Does This Count?