stressgal

stressgal RN

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stressgal is a RN and specializes in CCRN.


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  1. I hate what's happening to nursing...

    And here I thought I was the only one who had a rough week, lol. Our facility, including critical care has open visitation, anyone and everyone can visit at anytime. We had been told by management that we would "always be backed" if we needed to ask ...
  2. Drips

    Love my Tarascon Pharmecopeia pocket giude. Small, fits in my pocket and has all the info I need. I also have the Critical Care pocket guide. I must say these are my FAVES, and I do tend to buy lots of reference guides :)
  3. Annual Arrhythmia competency testing

    Yes and absolutely
  4. A few thoughts from an ICU staff nurse, charge nurse, preceptor, and clinical instructor for 4th quarter ADN students in the ICU: As a liscensed RN I am responsible for the patients assigned to me during my shift. As a liscensed RN precepting student...
  5. Prep for ACLS certification

    I would save my money. Hospitals will pay for the certification once you are hired. In my area it would not make you more "marketable". We actually don't allow our new grad critical care nurses to take ACLS until the have been on the floor for about...
  6. Uniforms and dress codes

    Each department at our hospital wears a different color scrub. The uniforms are provided by the hospital, pretty much. We get an allowance annualy and if we want to spend more than that they payroll deduct. I like knowing who is in my patient's room...
  7. Bedside shift report.

    I work Intensive Care and here is how our shift change occurs. The off going charge nurse gives a brief report to all nurses coming on shift on all patient's in the unit. These include dx, drips, rhythms, O2, chem sticks, treatments etc, takes about ...
  8. Experienced nurses: teach us your time management skills

    I agree with the above poster. New grads are very task oriented. Nursing often does not allow for a set "routine", some days you are simply stamping out fires as they occur. With that said I attempt to take report from the off going nurse, doing so w...
  9. Nurses/patient care/cell phones

    Our facility invested in the "Vocera" system. Basically it is a cell phone that we wear around our necks on a lanyard. It is a hands free device that works on voice activation. It will announce the caller and ask if you can take the call, you simply ...
  10. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    Congrats!!!!!!!
  11. Calcium Chloride vs Calcium Gluconate

    My understanding is they have the same purpose/action. Calcium Gluconate is perferred as it is less irritating. Still nasty, worst infiltration I have ever seen.
  12. So we have a Code coming in....

    Good Job!
  13. Pay Raises

    No raise for us this year but the Hospital did cover the rise in insurance premiums. I do participate in the career ladder program and will see a couple dollars/hour increase from that. We too are running a tight unit/hospital with staffing and are t...
  14. CCRN question

    I studied for about 2 1/2 months with the Laura G videos and Pass CCRN questions. I spent a little bit more time as I work in a 13 bed community hospital ICU. We have about two baloon pump patients and a handful of PA lines annually. I passed the fir...
  15. Why do nurses do this?!?!?????

    Stay strong and put in the time. I too faced challenges as a new grad in the ICU. That was over 4 years ago, now I have earned the respect of my peers. Believe me, it isn't easily given. A couple of the "seasoned" tough nurses have retired, a couple ...