Stcroix ASN, PhD, RN

cardiac-telemetry, hospice, ICU

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About Stcroix

Stcroix has 12 years experience as a ASN, PhD, RN and specializes in cardiac-telemetry, hospice, ICU.


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    Is this New Grad Residency Program...normal?

    Not a normal scenario for me. I been a preceptor for many young nurses. I would have them an average of 10 weeks. Then they were on their own on a floor of experienced nurses who are mostly glad to help. That's how I was trained but other parts o...
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    How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

    why is this even a question. daily of coarse
  3. I was a seasonal nurse. had the flu once, called off for what turned out to be hospital acquired pneumonia. was admitted to my own hospital, visited by my manager and many co-employees. when i returned 4 weeks later after acute kidney injury a c-d...
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    What's the BEST nursing shoes?

    I replied to this topic years ago. I tried at least 10 different types of shoes. In the last two years of my career i found Hoka 5, a running shoe. Lightweight, well padded, and protect my arthritic feet. Like it has been said, no one shoe works ...
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    Case Load Home Care

    i average 15 home case manager
  6. I worked a while for Hospice.. We used sub Q to administer morphine on a continuous drip. The rate need to be very low (in volume). Sub Q injections by their very nature go into spaces that don't exist, they 'make their own space'. I have never se...
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    Traveler to Avow Naples FL

    So glad it worked out. yes, they are nice folks
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    4 weeks?!

    Many good points made here. The one I haven't heard much about is the patients. I know that at 4 weeks in if I had been cut loose on my own my patients would have gotten to short end of the stick. I don't think they were in jeopardy because I woul...
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    Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    I agree. Like many of us, I have had more alcoholics than I care to remember. Currently, the approach in favor is to detox ALL of them using benzos and (hopefully) prevent seizures. There is also a prevailing sense of urgency among the nurses and ...
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    Traveler to Avow Naples FL

    Good people, even better community of nurses. I worked in the home care end. I felt comfortable and welcome. They look for you to do 4 visits a day, occasionally a fifth on crazy times. You are well supported. Docs are great, available, down to ...
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    How old is too old to become a new RN?

    Ok, I guess I have to chime in. If you want it, really want it, and you are physically fit- then go for it. I graduated at age 60 and am now in my 4th year. I spent 3 years in cardiac- med surg and am now with hospice. I might go back to the hosp...
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    TPN in hospice?

    This week I got a new patient, a very sick fellow. He is an alert and oriented walkie talky with serious problems.. He was just sent home from a cancer center where he got the news "we cant do anything more for you" He has been fighting bladder ca...
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    Return to nursing

    When I was in your shoes, I asked pretty much what you are asking and the AllNurses community responded with this. I saved it and give it to you: Anticoagulants/antiplatelets: Heparin Lovenox Coumadin (warfarin) Bivalrudin Aspirin plavix (clopidogre...
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    Inpatient Hospice Ethical Dilemma?

    Ya, report his a**. That is waaaaay off base.
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    Recommended BP monitor and thermometer?

    I have an omron wrist manometer and it works fine as long as the patient remains still. Also I use a cheap Walgreen temporal thermometer, works fine. I do however, keep a full sized cuff and a rectal thermometer with me if I get weird readings.