Pinkster

Pinkster

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About Pinkster

Pinkster has 2 years experience and specializes in Cardiac.


Full time mother, Full time student. I have worked Cardiac progressive care, home health patient care coordinator as an RN. ER and out pt surgery as a tech.

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  1. Pulling Sheaths on a Cardiac Stepdown

    I worked on a cardiac floor, it was a step down unit. It was only a 15 bed unit and depending on acuity (we also had post op open heart pts) we would have 3-5 pts. We were expected to pull arterial and venous sheaths post cath, days and night shift a...
  2. Case Manager at HealthSouth???

    The interview was good, The most like a 'typical' interview I have had, with more formal with questions they have to answer and such. First I met with the Human Resources Lady (Director I suppose) and had an interview with her, then on a separate vis...
  3. Case Manager at HealthSouth???

    Anyone a case manager at a HealthSouth Rehab? I have an interview monday, and there are two positions open CM II and CM Pool. The job descriptions are identical, does anyone have any insight? Is it a good company to work for? I am trying to break int...
  4. Open heart IMC

    I was a New Grad on a similar floor. (been there for 1 year). I work on the Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit and I Love it! We are the only unit that takes the open heart patients after CVRR (Cardiovascular recovery room) are hemodynamically stab...
  5. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    On our cardiac proressive care unit I go answer a call light to a man who is beingworked up for open heart surgery, completely oriented. I ask him why he called he points to the bag on his. Table with a secimin cup in it and states there is his sampl...
  6. What does a male nurse practioner do?

    "What does a male nurse practioner do?" The same as a female nurse practioner. Seriously?
  7. I am a new RN (undr one yr) but I have worked ER as a tech and now on a cardiac foor as an RN and I fail to see where this major issue is on your part. The patient made it to the hospital and to cath lab and was treated.. you followed protocol. Used ...
  8. New Grad

    keep looking ,try every opportunity. LTC can give you experience if that is all that is available, then you can always keep looking while you are there, but you will have some kind of experience. here in central Fl, jobs are scarce I graduated in May...
  9. Fustration with new technology on the floors

    It just sounds like they have dumped part of the secretary's role directly onto your lap. I would bring this up to the managers and see if your co-workers are having the same issues. I agree that it is very disrupting to your care and safety of the p...
  10. Thank you food from nursing students

    We have given doughnuts and coffee. Perhaps a healthier option, like subs if $$ available, but everyone responded so well to doughnuts and coffee, well mainly the free coffee :)
  11. Can you accept the job with the start date being after May 17th?
  12. New grad RNs: Do you hate nursing already?

    Wow your job sounds like my dream job! I want to work with teen parents as a FNP, but am a new ASN graduate, so If i could specialize with them now it would be such a blessing ( I was a teen mother myself). Do you work through a company/agency if so...
  13. Cost of Commute

    Wow I envy you for that. I live in a rural area, so everything is spread far apart. I have to fill up (60) once a week if I take my son to day care everyday. and When I start working I will be spending about 100 I figured per 3 shifts just on gas to ...
  14. New Grad going into NICU

    For those of you who are going to be New Grads in the NICU, did you have any tech experience in the NICU or else where? And were any NICU specific interview questions asked? Just Curious how you got the job, as I have an interview for a GN position i...
  15. Shands @ UF Gainesville

    would be very interested to here any replies :)