TheOldestNurseOnUnit

TheOldestNurseOnUnit

Oncology; med/surg; geriatric; OB; CM

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About TheOldestNurseOnUnit

TheOldestNurseOnUnit has 25 years experience and specializes in Oncology; med/surg; geriatric; OB; CM.


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  1. Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    Well at age 60, I AM a crusty ol' bat who has a multitude of pens on her at all times! I have a red one for when I am in charge when I get report; I have many black ones with various levels of ink (never fails-at least 1 runs out of ink during a shi...
  2. Am I Too Old For This?

    Hello everyone, I have been an RN for 23 years...I was an LPN before that; before that Medical Assistant, EMT, nurses' aide and candy striper! I've been working in hospitals/clinics/physician offices since I was 15 (hence the candy striper). I'm 60 ...
  3. What do you call the tracking device nurses sometimes wear?

    When my hospital got them (we use Versus), I suggested that it might be cheaper and quicker to just chip us in the neck.....but then we'd set off all kinds of alarms at airports, music venues, etc. I'm so used to it now....just one more thing to cli...
  4. So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    Lately my favorite nursing task is punching out at the end of the shift........BURNT OUT.
  5. I'm starting to feel like I'm done

    How funny you should post this...I was looking on my facility's website and there was a brand-new job posting for a Infomatics Nurse which I have done (in a smaller capacity) in the past so I applied for it!
  6. I'm starting to feel like I'm done

    I was on "staycation" last week...worked on the house; doctor/dental appointments. Haven't physically been on a vacation since 2004. Maybe I need a beach somewhere....oops...didn't mean to duplicate a response! Sorry about that!
  7. I'm starting to feel like I'm done

    I was off last week...a "staycation" which means I worked on the house.....I really might need to get away sometime soon.......like on a beach under an umbrella being served strawberry margaritas.....
  8. I'm starting to feel like I'm done

    Night shift; 7 very heavy, very needy and certifiably nutso patients; RNs who don't think anything about leaving their work unfinished (and then "forget" to tell me this in report); bed alarms; pump alarms; continuous pulse ox alarms; not having the ...
  9. Acronyms

    H/L is heplock; PAC is most likely peripheral access catheter (think a PICC line); AC is antecubital; LFA is left forearm. In our place we use PVADs (peripheral venous access device) and a medport is an SVAP (subclavian vein access port). I had the ...
  10. should I go 4 yr at my age

    I'm 55 going on 56 & I start back for my BSN next Tuesday! Never thought I would go back to school again but here I go! If you want it, go for it! Good Luck!
  11. What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

    Our med/surg/oncology floor used to be no more than 6:1 at night.....now we're 8:1 most nights with the option of going as high as 10:1 which scares the life outta me......oops...I forgot....suburban Chicago hospital....
  12. VENT about getting cancelled....

  13. VENT about getting cancelled....

    Are you flex/registry/per-diem--whatever they call it at your facility? At my facility it goes like this: anyone with overtime 1st--if you've got $$ by your name, you're the 1st cancelled; THEN flex (which is what we call our per-diem folk); then ...
  14. Do I need 2 stethoscopes?

    I have 2 stethoscopes.....1 is a cheaper version similar to a Littmann that I keep at home (along with a BP cuff) in case I need it for my folks who are older. Also, I have volunteered at various healthcare fairs and the like and this way I don't hav...
  15. Tele or MedSurg better for career to be in OR

    I agree with Deborah2012. I think all new grads should work at least 1 year med/surg or tele where you get both medical/telemetry & sometimes post-op surg experience and THEN go into a specialty area. Makes you much more marketable. I worked as ...