telenurse2009

Latest Activity

1. Amiodarone Drip

   telenurse2009 replied to telenurse2009's topic in Medications

   So in other words, what you are saying, is notify the doctor but tell them he/she has to come and read the strip themselves? In other words, if I tell the doctor the patient has converted and he gives me an order to stop the drip and something goes w...

2. Amiodarone Drip

   telenurse2009 posted a topic in Medications

   Just wondering what the protocol is concerning amiodarone drips once the patient converts as I haven't noticed consistency on how this is handled by nurses. The amio is to infuse at 33 ml/hr x 6 hrs then 16.7ml/hr for 18 hours. If the patient conve...

3. Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

   telenurse2009 replied to Tirednurseandmomma14's topic in COVID

   Yes, I just did so. This is what I posted in another thread; "I worked on a stepdown unit and up until a few days ago worked with covid patients that were placed in a negative pressure room. I didn't have a problem with this, however the...

4. Covid Patients on enhanced droplet precautions in a regular room

   telenurse2009 posted a topic in COVID

   I worked on a stepdown unit and up until a few days ago worked with covid patients that were placed in a negative pressure room. I didn't have a problem with this, however the other day I was informed I was to expect to admit a covid positive patien...

5. Covid is Airborne- Surprised? Nope....

   telenurse2009 replied to MeganMN's topic in COVID

   It's why I went out and got my own KN95 masks to protect myself and not rely on management and their decisions. I always believed this was airborne and that the blue surgical masks would not be enough. A while back, a friend sold me some N95 masks fo...

6. Covid is Airborne- Surprised? Nope....

   telenurse2009 replied to MeganMN's topic in COVID

   You're welcome!

7. Covid is Airborne- Surprised? Nope....

   telenurse2009 replied to MeganMN's topic in COVID

   I am an RN who works at 2 hospitals. Patients are being admitted for medical conditions such as elective surgeries, MI's, trauma's etc. They are being tested for Covid 19 upon admission and then are sent up to the various floors pending the test resu...

8. Patients testing Covid positive AFTER admission

   telenurse2009 replied to telenurse2009's topic in COVID

   The website (www.cleansense.us) I get my masks from also sells faceshields. The masks sell for $14.95 for 10 KN95 masks and I use one mask per shift.

9. Patients testing Covid positive AFTER admission

   telenurse2009 posted a topic in COVID

   This is a post concerning Covid 19. I work in two hospitals. As we all know patients are now coming to the hospital for non-covid related medical conditions and elective surgeries. Both hospitals I work at are testing admitted patients for Covid 19 a...

10. Travel Nurse Housing in Riverside County

    telenurse2009 replied to telenurse2009's topic in Travel

    Thank-you very much for your reply. We ended up buying a house in Murrieta which is within walking distance of Loma Linda University Medical Center. I appreciate the advise!

11. Travel Nurse Housing in Riverside County

    telenurse2009 replied to telenurse2009's topic in Travel

    Thank-you very much for your reply. We ended up buying a house in Murrieta which is within walking distance of Loma Linda University Medical Center.

12. Travel Nurse Housing in Riverside County

    telenurse2009 posted a topic in Travel

    I am an RN and am thinking about purchasing a property in Lake Elsinore with 5 bedrooms to rent out to travel nurses. The only issue with this location is that the hospitals are between 22 minutes to 42 minutes away with an average of a 30 minute dr...

13. Nurse in her 40's trying to work in Critical Care

    telenurse2009 replied to telenurse2009's topic in CCU

    Thanks for your response. I've signed up for an online job fair for Florida...am thinking about trying to get a job there.

14. Nurse in her 40's trying to work in Critical Care

    telenurse2009 posted a topic in CCU

    I am in my 40's and have been a nurse for 24 years. I recently completed all courses for my Critical Care Nursing Certificate except for the clinical component which is ten 12 hr shifts. I am starting to think that I won't have a hope in hell of ob...

15. Long Term Care/Rehab Travel Nursing

    telenurse2009 replied to telenurse2009's topic in Agency

    Nobody's posted any feedback for me. For those that are reading...I spoke with Core Medical Group and I strongly do not recommend them. Dodge a bullet there.