AngiereeRN ADN, BSN

Latest Activity

1. Is PPE really helping?

   AngiereeRN replied to DesiDani's topic in COVID

   I’m referring to inpatient. I work in a hospital and we don’t require our patients to wear masks while they are in their rooms.

2. Is PPE really helping?

   AngiereeRN replied to DesiDani's topic in COVID

   From what I’ve read there are risk levels. If two people come into contact with each other and neither is wearing a mask there is a high risk of exposure. If both are wearing masks then the risk is the lowest. If one is wearing a mask and the other p...

3. Support Kaci Hickox

   AngiereeRN replied to nurse2033's topic in COVID

   Studies have shown that this Ebola outbreak has spread farther and infected more people because the virus itself has changed. . A study done by Harvard, Tulane, and the Broad Institute found 341 genetic changes that make this outbreak different. Five...

4. Orientation

   AngiereeRN replied to AngiereeRN's topic in Travel

   It's an LTACH so most of the units are similar. One unit is mostly ortho and one is for patients that are more critical and need more observation, so the unit issue isn't that bad. I just don't like the ambiguity. First time jitters, I suppose. On a ...

5. Orientation

   AngiereeRN posted a topic in Travel

   Hi Everyone I was looking for some advice from my fellow travel nurses. I finally found an assignment and I am in the first week orientation. I've just been in nursing orientation with all new hires and so I'm a little confused about the process. As ...

6. Here we go again

   AngiereeRN replied to AngiereeRN's topic in Travel

   Thanks for the advice. Getting another med/surg or pcu staff job is something I might have to do but I really wanted to travel for a year or two before settling down. I'm going to keep trying for a little bit longer and see what happens.

7. Here we go again

   AngiereeRN posted a topic in Travel

   I posted a while back about having trouble getting assignments because I'm an LTAC nurse (as in long term ACUTE care). LTACs are certified as acute care, it's not a nursing home. It's a form of extended acute care, average 25 days, for medically comp...

8. 3/6 months... quitting the job...

   AngiereeRN replied to nichefinder's topic in New Nurse

   mparker3kids I don't know if you're a nurse, but if you are I'm worried. How in the world can you glean so much info about someone whom you don't really know? We are all human, we all make mistakes, do stupid things. People in this population are poo...

9. Frustrated

   AngiereeRN replied to AngiereeRN's topic in Travel

   Thanks NedRN, I will definitely give that a try. I did many clinical rotation on a step down unit and a friend who is working in a cardiac step down right now. My shift manager and I talked about how what we do is more inline with step down nursi...

10. Frustrated

    AngiereeRN posted a topic in Travel

    I have an issue and would like some advice. I'm an RN and have been one for over 3 years. My first nursing job was in an LTACH. It was very difficult and stressful but I learned more than I ever thought I would. When I graduated I had trouble find...

11. High turnover in LTAC's?

    AngiereeRN replied to nursingilove's topic in LTAC

    I currently work in a LTACH (Long Term Acute Care Hospital), completely different from Long Term Care. As someone said before the patients are very sick, many are total care. Lots of vents, trachs, wound vacs, feeding tubes, central lines, telemetry,...

12. Select Specialty Hospital work environment

    AngiereeRN replied to tyjane7's topic in General Nursing

    I currently work in an LTACH, I started in May as a new grad. The patients are usually very sick and require lots of care. We have lots of vents, wound vacs, chest tubes, tube feeders, central lines, complicated wounds, etc. It's hard work but I've l...

13. Sitting down to calm an upset patient is unprofessional?

    AngiereeRN replied to kristandrews's topic in Relations

    Sitting down and talking to patients is encouraged by the company I work for. As a matter of fact, when I did general orientation the CEO came and spoke with us. He told a story about a patient who had been diagnosed with breast cancer, during her fi...

14. employment history conflict, please help!

    AngiereeRN replied to AngiereeRN's topic in Career Support

    Thanks, my old unit manager told me to contact adminstration so I will call them monday and see what they say.

15. employment history conflict, please help!

    AngiereeRN posted a topic in Career Support

    Hi everyone I'm a new grad looking for a job applying everywhere I can. Like for many others it's been tough but I'm hanging in there. I worked way too hard to give up now! That being said, I've found myself in a bit of a pickle and am looking for a ...