cb_rn

cb_rn

CT stepdown, hospice, psych, ortho

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About cb_rn

cb_rn specializes in CT stepdown, hospice, psych, ortho.


Growing old in my late 20s, about to move to CA for the USMC (military wife), starting NP school {in need of preceptor!!}, 3 boys age 5 and under, thinks faster than she can type....yeh, that's me!

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  1. What HAVE you said to patients???

    I hate it when families tell you not to give Mom morphine because she doesn't need it. Once we had this patient that just wouldn't leave - literally - every time a d/c order got written the daughter threw a fit until one of the docs would come up wit...
  2. Tread lightly. I respect your need to speak up about the injustice you are seeing. Consider who you confide in, however. You don't know if the person you report her to is her best friend, married to her 3rd cousin, or dating her brother if you know w...
  3. When are ted hose removed/ted hose care?

    Why do teds need to be taken off? Have you ever went to give a bed bath and caught a whiff of a leg thats been in a ted or a compression sleeve for a little too long? Even if it weren't for the other very important issues that other posters have brou...
  4. Why apologize to doctor when calling?

    So I picked the wrong specialty to illustrate my point. The focus of my point was that no doc should be shocked about getting calls at crap hours. Its not like you wake up one day after you're practicing independently and say "WTH? I have to get call...
  5. On an awkwardly related note, imagine my surprise when a more seasoned nurse than I used a large amt of tape to "hoist" a very thick panniculum (is that the right word, I call it my mini-version the jelly-roll?!?!) for a sheath pull from the groin. ....
  6. Becoming a nurse as an Air Force wife

    Marine wife here. I've never had a problem obtaining a job when we move but that is because I have a BSN. I've been told many times the BSN was the key in me getting the position over another interviewer. If you are not doing a BSN off the bat, immed...
  7. I got a ethical question

    I'm sorry, what? You have to debate that you its possible respect patient autonomy without following their wishes? check out this link http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/autonomy-moral/#BasDis Can I suggest very gently that you edit and proofread wi...
  8. Why apologize to doctor when calling?

    Nothing wrong with saying sorry to wake you. Being polite is always in style. I just get ****** when we have to sit around and hem and haw about whether we really have to call the doc in the middle of the night because we know certain docs are gonna ...
  9. Stop! I don't want someone like you touching me!

    Just had a situation where patient refused a dialysis cath because the doctor was from a foreign country. The patient also refused virtually all care from any non-caucasian nurses on a floor where very few of us are caucasian. It was a very unpleasan...
  10. Getting hit on at work?

    I find your response a little bit flippant. I started working mental health at age 18, stayed there almost 8 years. Yes, I got hit on. Most everyone did. However, the fact that they were psychiatric patients or that we were unusually attractive staff...
  11. Picking RN jobs

    Hows the job market there? If its tight, I would snap up the actual offer. You can switch to a position of your choice after you get some experience. A new grad program, especially on a specialty floor is INVALUABLE. Literature supports a strong orie...
  12. Need advice about job situation

    Sorry that happened. This is probably of no consolation to you but it is often difficult to transition into a nursing position when a unit is used to you in a more supportive type role. If the job market weren't so tight, my advice would be to never ...
  13. CA RN needs to move out of state

    Pick carefully which states you want new licenses in (most bang for buck will be a compact state) because the whole license thing is a giant money siphon. Every one you apply for will end up setting you back at least $100 by the time you pay for tran...
  14. The CA New Grad Crisis?

    the hospital may not be paying for benefits per se but they are reimbursing the agency hand over foot to pay for that experienced traveler's benefits, housing, and salary.
  15. Telemetry Monitoring

    I worked at a large hospital with a big open heart program that was like this. We had a view of the central monitoring screen in every room up toward the ceiling that you could look up at and view everyone's rhythm. It was darn inconvenient but you g...