TorsadesDePointesRN

TorsadesDePointesRN

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  1. First Shift -- is this exhaustion normal?

    It's been a year and a half for me doing 3 12s back to back and it still kicks my a$$ after every shift. I plan accordingly.
  2. Is this the wrong field for me?

    I have found the majority of patients in the cardiac population to be grateful and overall pleasant human beings. There's almost always at least one or two (okay, sometimes 4 out of 6 haha) in a bunch of patients that are hard to tolerate but that is...
  3. How do you "bond" with your patients?

    I tell them funny stories, ask them how they are feeling, talk to them about their medical condition and in conversations look for teachable moments to educate them. I also try to stay a few steps ahead by making sure they have all the meds ordered ...
  4. Should new grads always start on a med/surg floor?

    Show me a new grad proficient in all those things and I will be looking at a LIYAH. that's just it though.. I never set out wanting to do all those things but I set out wanting to care for patients. Sometimes mastering those skills become a means ...
  5. Hey Rn's,,do you ever wish you had done physical therapy instead?

    PT never interested me. I'd rather hand someone a sandwich after a cupful of meds and be on my merry way. *tongue firmly planted in cheek
  6. Should new grads always start on a med/surg floor?

    IV starts, foley insertions, hanging IV meds (titration, checking compatibility, dilution of K when it's not a central line), analyzing ECG strips, knowing what various labs mean for each patient, how to flush PEG tubes, set up tube feeds, insert NG ...
  7. Should new grads always start on a med/surg floor?

    Nursing school teaches you how to learn how to be a nurse. Working in med surg gives you a lot of valuable experience in a wide variety of areas. All of that said, as you should know from the NCLEX.. if the word never is in a multiple choice answer...
  8. Well.. I *was* a cardiac nurse

    Some great points are being made.. this is very helpful, thank you all.
  9. Well.. I *was* a cardiac nurse

    I can't afford that kind of pay cut right now. (school nurses in my area make about 1/2 what I do)
  10. Well.. I *was* a cardiac nurse

    The q1hr checks are the first 4 hours after admission then q2 for i think 6 hrs.. then q4 for .. I don't know 2-3 days maybe(?) (I follow a form so I'm going by memory). We do have a safety committee. I may have to join it. The neuro docs are *****...
  11. Nurse's aides are running the the floor.

    As a charge nurse on my floor once put it "nurses are a dime a dozen", finding someone willing to do the job of an aide- and do it well- for the amount of money they make is truly a monumental task. I definitely get the sense from our manager she val...
  12. Well.. I *was* a cardiac nurse

    I have been wanting to work in hospice since nursing school.. this might be my cue...
  13. Well.. I *was* a cardiac nurse

    Up2nogood, that is actually an awesome idea... I may have to conspire with a few other nurses and get them in on it. Administration likes their paper trail and I can't think of a better way to bolster our case than to start cranking out incident re...
  14. Well.. I *was* a cardiac nurse

    I think legally it is 6.. but not all stroke pts. are tele, so I guess that's their loophole. I would love to leave, but I'm weekend program and I make very good money.. the job market is a disaster in my area and the local market is flooded with nu...
  15. Well.. I *was* a cardiac nurse

    As of 8 weeks ago, I am a cardiac post-op AND neuro nurse. Our hospital shut down the neuroscience unit so now I am responsible for everything from pre/post CABGs (with insulin gtts, amiodarone gtts, etc.), acute MIs, pre and post cardiac caths, bei...