roma4204

roma4204 BSN, RN

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About roma4204

roma4204 has 9 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Critical Care.


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  1. Coeur D'alene

    Just to follow up we made the move. I’m not working because of the cost of living difference. Ridiculously cheap here compared to SoCal.
  2. Gonzaga MSN FNP 2019

    Have you heard back yet? The admissions advisor told me 10 weeks but then she said mid March? My application is competitive but not a sure thing so I could see it going either way. Glad you posted!
  3. Transport

    We have had some issues with transport of patients. Recently they want an RN to go with ALL patients not just ICU, pts with PCA's, etc. This causes us to leave our "more fresh" post op pt to go with our stable one to the floor, wait for the nurse to...
  4. Coeur D'alene

    I am currently a nurse in San Diego. My fiancé wants to move back to CDA where he is from. I love it there but I am concerned about working. Ideally the lower cost of living would allow me to work less, right now in socal I am the primary money make...
  5. Had a patient with a teratoma - basically one organ tissue growing somewhere else. He had TEETH growing in a pressure ulcer on his bottom. Not sure what came first. I looked it up and it turns out these tumor like tissues can grow hair or any other o...
  6. Thank you for all the advice! It eased my anxiety about my decision of jeans and a t shirt. First day jitters done!
  7. My first day is tomorrow and I'm trying to decide what to wear into the hospital because we use the OR scrubs in my new department...what do other nurses do???!
  8. Saw a nurse yelling at a patient in ICU

    It sounds like the ICU is not a good place for you. As a pre-nursing student I encourage you to not be so naive to the realities of nursing if that is what you aspire to become in the future. Very often nurses have to yell at confused or just plain c...
  9. Lakeland Regional Medical Center

    I worked here as a new grad. I now work in CA and in critical care, so I'm not sure what makes the biggest difference now, but let me give you some advice. Lakeland was not a good fit for me. I read an article about how uneducated the area is and I ...
  10. Orientee Horror Stories?

    I oriented this horrible but experienced nurse. He could not remember if he had given the patient metoprolol or not. We always pulled meds together, but you would think giving a PO medication to a patient would be okay for an experienced nurse to do ...
  11. Irritating things about being a nurse VENT

    Lab calling to make sure they have to actually do their job. This person was admitted for DKA...yes they need q4h BMPs!
  12. Irritating things about being a nurse VENT

    OH MY GOD THE PHARMACY/Pharmacy techs... I am a freaking ICU nurse, I have critical thinking skills coming out of my ass...don't you think I checked both pyxis machines, tube stations and patient cubbies before calling you???
  13. UCSD strike

    State to Seek Court Order Preventing UCSD Hospital Strike - Top News - La Jolla, CA Patch Just an update, the union has declared the dates they're going to strike. I don't work there, I just was curious
  14. UCSD strike

    So is the strike on or what?!
  15. I'm tired of screwing up at work

    why would they not transfer this pt to ICU??