DroogieRN

DroogieRN

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DroogieRN has 2 years experience.


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  1. ICU visiting hours

    My unit allows visitors from 10-2 and 4-8, with enforcement up to the discretion of the patient's nurse. Sometimes I am very strict with the hours; others, I allow family to come and go, generally, at will. We are a locked unit and the visitors hav...
  2. How did you get out of getting the Flu shot?

    I'm talking about visitors.
  3. How did you get out of getting the Flu shot?

    This is what I don't understand: no one asks the countless members of the unwashed public who traipse in and out of the hospital every day if they got their flu shots. I haven't had the flu in 25 years and I've never had a flu shot. Right now my e...
  4. ICU RNs running CRRT?

    We do CRRT on my ICU. We set up and run it in it's entirety, based upon a set of preprinted orders. It's always 2:1, but they try to gmake your second patient fairly stable, although one that will remain on the unit so you won't have to have an adm...
  5. Aren't You just Incredibly Proud?

    I am incredibly proud to be a nurse! I was you just a few short years ago, and I remember the feeling well. I've been a nurse three years now, in an ICU the last 15 months, and I couldn't be happier with my choice of profession. I think being an R...
  6. Patients who die right after the family leaves the room.

    This happened to me yesterday. Still so fresh and troublesome and I'm so glad to have three days off now. Patient stable all night and threw a PE right as I came on shift. There were literally 25 family members at the bedside all a.m. In an ICU b...
  7. Any other cold hearted nurses out there?

    I've been a nurse three years, but I am 48, so I have life experience to add to many situations. I don't have trouble dropping a difficult NG that may cause discomfort immediately but ultimately is for the patient's benefit. Doesn't even make me bl...
  8. What do you love most about your floor/specialty?

    I'm in ICU. I didn't start there, however,; I started on telemetry. You'll get lots of opinions, but I don't personally recommend ICU for a new grad -- you'll get lots of varied experiences, and develop good time-management skills, if you start on me...
  9. Which Stethoscope should I get?

    Littmann Master Classic II for nursing school is a good scope and will serve you well. I upgraded to a Littmann Cardiology III once I hit the floor just because I was afraid I wasn't hearing everything -- at 47, maybe my hearing is going. The Cardi...
  10. How much do nurses make?

    I make about $23 per hr in OH. Less than $1 shift differential or charge pay. No pull or preceptor differential. No difference in pay between ADN and BSN.
  11. Sandy Storm whom do I serve?

    I dunno. Maybe it's because 100 years ago people lived near/with extended families or at least knew their neighbors and could rely on these people to care for their children. Not so much anymore. My husband travels for his job and I have no one to...
  12. Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    I don't love working holidays, but I don't necessarily mind, either. I've only ever gotten time and a half, which is better than straight time, to be sure. I'd always rather be with my family, but I tell myself that at least I get to go home to the...
  13. Time Off to Vote

    I'm voting early, since I'm scheduled for Nov. 6. It takes a little pre-planning, but most states let you vote early 13 days before the election. Shouldn't be a problem.
  14. Pulled to other floors?

    Are you pulled to other floors to work? At my facility, we are, once we are three months off of orientation. The only nurses in the hospital who are not pulled are ER nurses. I think ICU is at least just as specialized as ER, and I don't think we ...
  15. 8hr vs. 12hr work days

    I would hate to work five 8s. I realize most of the work world does this, but nursing is different. I NEED those three days away from the hospital per week to decompress and think about life outside of nursing. Maybe a nursing office job would be O...