Nccity2002 MSN, RN

Nccity2002 has 10 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in Trauma/Critical Care.

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   Nurses are Not Doctors

   Nccity2002 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   ...Wait,
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   Do you need all those degrees?

   Nccity2002 replied to dnsonthego's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   Wow. This is one of the most ignorant comments I had come across in this discussion. Leave it to nurses to shoot themselves in the foot by resenting those with higher education. Just like in the "old...
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   Odd ER visit

   Nccity2002 replied to inshallamiami's topic in Emergency

   Wow...The "ombudsman" really?? To the OP: Sorry about your bad experience. The situation obviously still bothers you, as others had wisely adviced, get in contact with the hospital ER manager or the...
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   What were your experiences? (Please Read)

   Nccity2002 replied to Chic88's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

   Congratulations personally, I joined a professiona organization (try AACN if interested in critical care) and made acquance with several managers and educators around my area. My 1st interview was a...
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   Q's about UTA AP

   Nccity2002 replied to klm8489's topic in University of Texas Arlington

   "The partner hospitals are in Texas. So, you cannot live in Georgia and do the nursing program at UTA." Actually, the above is incorrect. I live in OC, CA and my facility (a teaching hospital)...
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   Lateral Violence

   Nccity2002 replied to Sensibility's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Why are you expending so much time and energy in an environment that you consider toxic?? If you had exausted all the official channels at your facility to solve the issue, with not results...either...
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   ICP monitoring and ventricular drain.

   Nccity2002 replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

   The rationale for clamping a ventriculostomy device (EVD) is to evoid overdraining of CSF, which may lead to brain herniation. If you place the EVD below the patient, you will normally see an increase...
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   Lateral Violence

   Nccity2002 replied to Sensibility's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   It would be helpful if you provide us with specific and factual situations that you are perceiving as lateral violence. My two cents...you had been a nurse for more than two years, it seems; seek...
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   Is my Pay Acceptable for Southern California?

   Nccity2002 replied to RuthRogers's topic in Agency Nurses

   Orange County, CA $38-50... depending on the agency, hospital and your negotiation
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    my coworker is trying to micromanage me!

    Nccity2002 replied to andsoitis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I will be the devil's advocate here... To the OP, would you rather her to go directly to your manager with these "issues", rather than address them with you, first? Because, honestly that is probably...
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    Yield to wheels - need advice/suggestions for a hospital wide project.

    Nccity2002 replied to markbeast's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sounds like you need more assistance transporting patients...are you doing this, by
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    Career Change - Need Advice

    Nccity2002 replied to CaliGrl1204's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Run for the hill...and never look
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    What to do about disruptive behavior?

    Nccity2002 replied to Mudwoman's topic in MICU, SICU

    In the future, please read the OP original post, before commenting. There was no reference of that patient being"unstable". She simply did not turrned or "touched" the patient because she became busy...
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    What to do about disruptive behavior?

    Nccity2002 replied to Mudwoman's topic in MICU, SICU

    I do agree that nobody should be treated that way, under no circunstances. However, as an ICU nurse, I can't get past the fact that you did not turn/touch an ICU patient under your care for 12 hrs!! I...
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    Not even a word of English

    Nccity2002 replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    [QUOTE=MomRN0913;6744157]This past 2 weeks, the patients i have opened up cases for in HH speak not a work of English. They have social security numbers, Medicare benefits, and Medicaid benefits. Live...