duck_1978

duck_1978 specializes in Med-Surg.

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1. MANAGERS: do you have a permanent charge nurse or assistant nurse manager?

   duck_1978 replied to Polly53's topic in Management

   Where do you get your information to base when and how a person is ready for the charge nurse position? I am currently writing a paper on such. I was out of nursing school X 2 months and placed in a charge nurse position. I felt that I was no way ...

2. Charge Nurse responsibilities?

   duck_1978 replied to joamy2's topic in General Nursing

   As I said before, I was put in charge 2 months out of nursing school. What a blow!!! I have been a nurse now for 1 1/2 years and I still don't like it. A friend of mine said her hospital sends you to a class on charge nursing and you have to be em...

3. Charge Nurse responsibilities?

   duck_1978 replied to joamy2's topic in General Nursing

   I work at a small hospital and was "appointed" charge nurse 2 months after graduation and only get 50 cents more on the hour. I personally feel you should be properly trained before you take on this responsibility. I have been a nurse now for 1 1/2...

4. How does one become charge?

   duck_1978 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

   To the MPCCRN.....I haven't been an RN for 30 years so it is a big deal! Try to think back when you were fresh out of school....were you prepared to be a charge nurse? Maybe you, but not me.....being a new RN doesn't make you a charge nurse.

5. How does one become charge?

   duck_1978 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

   unfortunately i was not that lucky. i was a new grad, just out 1 month and put on charge duty. i work at a small community hospital where we only have 1 maybe 2 other rn's on shift with an aide and 1 lpn. i was totally overwhelmed but was told to "su...

6. Post Transfusion Labs

   duck_1978 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

   We usually get an H&H 2 hours post transfusion unless the MD orders differently. My real question is about the Lasix post transfusion. Does the line have to be free of blood to push the Lasix? How long do you wait before pushing the Lasix? Tha...

7. Post Transfusion Labs

   duck_1978 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

   New RN here. This is probably a dumb question but I can't get a straight answer from several of my "senior" RN's. We frequently get an order to follow the 1st unit of blood with 20 of Lasix IV. How long after the unit finishes should the lasix be giv...

8. Flowsheet for Continuous Bladder Irrigation

   duck_1978 replied to JNT'smom's topic in Med-Surg

   Hello, I am too looking for a good CBI worksheet with clear directions. I have a mad night last shift with pt. getting blood along with CBI and having 6 other patients to boot. Our sheet has 4 columns, one for volume up, volume in, foley contents a...