rose28164

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1. WA state nursing-pt ratios

   rose28164 posted a topic in Washington

   Hello......I am moving to WA in Jan from CA. I was wondering what the ratios of pts to nurses are up there. Here in CA on tele floors we can have no more than 5pts to 1 nurse. I am pretty sure that there are no such laws in WA. Anyone have any in...

2. Is nursing for me????????????????

   rose28164 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for 9 months now, and my heart still races every night before I go to work. It almost makes me sick to my stomach I am so nervous. It come in sperts. Sometimes I am okay, but most times I am so scared right before I go to work. ...

3. Help!

   rose28164 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Well, I have been a nurse for 8 months. Everything was going fine until a couple weeks ago when I started making stupid, careless mistakes. The other night I was going through my orders and looked over and order for a procedure that had not been en...

4. New Nurse..........

   rose28164 posted a topic in General Nursing

   :uhoh21: I have been a nurse for 7 months now and was just wondering if it ever gets easier? When I first started out on my own I was terrified. I work on a tele floor and would watch the monitors all night in hopes that no one would go into vfib o...

5. I got placed on clinical probation today. *sob* *sob*

   rose28164 replied to sad's topic in General Students

   Well thats just stupid! Dont sweat it! Keep your head up and just be SUPER careful with all that you do! When I was in my 3rd semester in OB my pt asked me for some asparin and I went into the room and she was on the phone so I set it down and tur...

6. 6 mos. exp v. 1 yr. exp

   rose28164 replied to pedineuronurse's topic in Career Support

   I think that you should base it on your relationship; how strong it is and what your future plans are with him. Also look into hospitals in that area, and apply to them and interview with them. I wouldnt move until I had a job set up already, but d...

7. heparin and lovenox?????

   rose28164 replied to rose28164's topic in Safety

   YES!!!!!!!!!! This helps. I am a new grad (well a nurse of 7 months) and I am usually so carefull with what I do. I have been worring about this for days! I just dont want to get written up or get my liscence taken away.

8. heparin and lovenox?????

   rose28164 replied to rose28164's topic in Safety

   I was just concerned because I know your not suppossed to give a combo of heparin and lovenox, or coumadin........basically any combo of blood thinners.

9. heparin and lovenox?????

   rose28164 replied to rose28164's topic in Safety

   I was just concerned because I know your not suppossed to give a combo of heparin and lovenox, or coumadin........basically any combo of blood thinners.

10. heparin and lovenox?????

    rose28164 replied to rose28164's topic in Safety

    No, the protocol is flushing with heparin, but my concern is that the pt was getting lovenox inj. and I flushed their ports with heparin.

11. heparin and lovenox?????

    rose28164 replied to rose28164's topic in Safety

    No, the protocol is flushing with heparin, but my concern is that the pt was getting lovenox inj. and I flushed their ports with heparin.

12. heparin and lovenox?????

    rose28164 posted a topic in Safety

    My hospital has a protocol to flush triple lumen caths with 2.5cc of heparin, divided among three ports. So I followed the protocol and flushed. Then the next night I was off and laying in bed and remembered that the pt was switched from heparin to...

13. heparin and lovenox?????

    rose28164 replied to rose28164's topic in Safety

    My hospital has a protocol to flush triple lumen caths with 2.5cc of heparin, divided among three ports. So I followed the protocol and flushed. Then the next night I was off and laying in bed and remembered that the pt was switched from heparin to...

14. new grad

    rose28164 posted a topic in Minnesota

    Hello I am going to be a new grad in December and, hopefully, pass my boards in Jan/Fed. I am moving to MN, twin cities, at that time to be with my fiance. I read the prior discusions about the cities not hiring? Is this true? Also dose anyone kn...