TLSpaz replied to ericlavin67's topic in Disabilities
Have you considered just going to nursing school in California? Yes, you would be "starting over" as most your credits will not transfer, but think of it in terms of the money you will NOT have to spend moving back to Florida. Also, consider that r...
I am in a union hospital and I am on a negotiating team. I cannot, however, answer your specific question. This issue of BSN premiums is not a battle we have chosen to pursue.
"Treat the monitor AND the patient" is what I was taught. I recently had an 86 year old female with a heart rate of 32. She was sent over from her PCP's office. Her only complaint was "I just feel really tired."
TLSpaz replied to starsky3501's topic in Emergency
THIS! Most nights in the ER where I work, the Charge Nurse doubles as the triage nurse after 0100 or 0300 depending on when the last mid-shifter leaves. That leaves two RNs to work the floor. We are a small ER, but we aren't THAT small. We waste ...
The highest I've seen was 9.2 and it happened last night; confirmed via ABG with lytes, which resulted at 9.1. Pt presented to triage with profound muscle weakness and a HR of 32; ended up having a trialysis cath inserted and was being admitted to I...
Yes but with bedside nursing, these troublesome and entitled patients and families. Where they eat," so to speak. It's so dang disheartening to be bending over backwards attending to someone's personal care needs (eg "wiping poop" and acting as a pe...
OP: I was in very similar circumstances...VERY similar...about 4 years ago. Don't have time to go into it right now and don't want to go into in an open forum, but if you want, I can make contact via PM at a future time. I will tell you this: I res...
TLSpaz replied to Guest219794's topic in Relations
I am an ER nurse. When I give report, I systematically use SBAR. When I am finished, I always ask, "What else would you like to know?" What irritates the crap out of me is to be interrupted with questions about "skin issues" and code status when I...
TLSpaz replied to Guest219794's topic in Relations
I am witnessing a substantial incidence of deficient reading comprehension throughout this thread. Given the OP's need to issue multiple clarifications about the subject of "guessing" and other misunderstood points of order, maybe expecting others t...