RH-CC2011

RH-CC2011

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About RH-CC2011

RH-CC2011 has 2 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg.


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  1. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    Geographic location Columbia MO Pay rate $20.54 In which area / specialty do you work? Med-Surg floor What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)? RN What type of degree and/or certification do you have? ADN (current BSN student) How many ...
  2. Nurse to patient ratio?

    Typically 4-5 on days + 1-2 techs for 20-24 pts. (high acuity and fall risk pts in the mix)
  3. I'm guessing a move to consolidate power in the hands of the federal government. They definately NEED control over us to nationalize the entire healthcare industry. How well you deal with the state government will be nothing like how you deal with ...
  4. Win CASH! 11th Nursing Caption Contest - $100

    ...I'll give you three guesses what patient you're getting!
  5. The Elderly Are Devalued

    The elederly may be devalued, but we all-too-often see the elderly with chronic conditions as having "done it to themselves." Other at-risk populations like children and special needs are viewed as "innocents." (In the Hospital) I see all sorts of s...
  6. I am not personally offended by it, but I am one of only two male RNs working on our floor now, so it has been pretty easy to accomodate. I assume that it is probably a religious thing because we have a significant muslim population in the area; in ...
  7. At times I feel like I pee less than some of the anuric CRF pt's I get! I drink a V8 on my way to work and a bottle of green tea at lunch. ...what's that -- maybe 800ml in 13+hours? I'm sure I probably sweat that much out, pee @ 200ml at lunch tim...
  8. You're getting and admit. ::...Fine::

    1730hrs. - I said "fine!", because it was my second admit of the day; I just got done with my first admit (Hx, assessment, meds, labs, done!), discharged two pt's; and got to take lunch today too! (Whooo-Hoooooo) 1830hrs. - Pt arrives on floor. ...
  9. 3 Months until NS starts.. What should i be doing!

    Sock away a few extra bucks now! You will need it when you are done with school (if not before) and you definately wont feel like working extra between classes. Brush-up on anatomy and med language (otomy/ectomy; pleura/dura; sub/supra; etc.) So man...
  10. The crazies yet, "If you were an anmial, what kind of animal would you be, and why?" ....ummmmmmmmmmmmmm (think quick!)
  11. Can you hate someone after 3 days?

    TothepointeLVN, None taken!
  12. Can you hate someone after 3 days?

    True! I don't really hate any of my patients. I am always as professional as I can be, for my own pride and the pride of my Hospital! I know some of their "fussiness" is just because they don't feel well. ...That aside, this individual was in their ...
  13. Can you hate someone after 3 days?

    I can be nice, and I have been, for the last three days, the epitome of kindness. [rant] You can be rude, crabby, ungrateful, passive-aggressive; You can barrage me with questions, while I am trying to pull up your MAR, or page the physician. Your...
  14. Expectations for traveling with a patient??

    I know everyone wants a family vacation, but not everyone deserves a family vacation! "You are the only nurse we trust" = (if I butter you up, then I can take advantage of you to the n-th degree.) IMHO,They should either take a night nurse also, or ...
  15. I love my days off

    I'm just a few weeks off of orientation and now on my regular (Sat, Sun, Mon) shift. I love having a four-day weekend when everyone else is working! ...Now just to catch-up on all the 'stuff' I haven't done in the last two years while I was in Nurs...