egmillard

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1. The public just doesn't get it.

   egmillard replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   I love it when you get phone calls that say `is my mum there', can I speak to my dad?.. You try to explain that there are many mothers and fathers on the unit, but they just dont get it.............

2. Cabg

   egmillard replied to Hella6191's topic in Cardiac

   :) In our facility we concentrate mainly on ability post -op, cardiac rehab and the dieticians work with the patients pre and post op. All the post op open heart patients work with cardiac rehab, and 70% of the patients work with the dieticans if i...

3. What is your net take home pay every two weeks?

   egmillard replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

   I take home about 1000 -1200 $ q 2weeks net. 4 years experience. I thought nursing in Minnesota was well paid, but from the sounds of the other posts I am not sure. 3000 q 2 weeks ?, sounds great......

4. chest tube removal

   egmillard replied to corkyrn's topic in CCU

   The NPs and CNS remove the chest tubes, there was an idea that a CT removal protocol was going to be devised, so that the staff RNS could do it, but have not seen it yet....:roll

5. another jolly assignment

   egmillard replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I guess I was having a bad day when I wrote that note, and apologise. Yes we are allowd and should vent over the internet. Would'nt it be funny if patients actually read what we wrote about them though

6. another jolly assignment

   egmillard replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

   When you are 80 years old and you no longer have your own place, and the only place you can call home is a nursing home, then I hope you come and go as you please and I hope that you do what you want. Life is short, and it sounds like you dont reall...

7. What is in your pockets at shifts end?

   egmillard replied to Chuckie's topic in General Nursing

   Alcohol wipes, kleenex, a pen, pen light, forceps, scissors, calculator, pager, assignment notes, stethoscope, telemetry strip of my patients, lipstick or chapstick, on a usual day On the old day, chocolates, tampax, saline flush, green mill menu, b...

8. most and least favorite DX to care for?

   egmillard replied to MollyJ's topic in General Nursing

   My fav patients are those having just had a heart transplant, a happy time, and pretty cool people, and patients with the LVAD heartmate, very interesting. People with electrophysiology problems also My worst, demanding and difficult patients and th...

9. Need twin cities nurses input

   egmillard replied to bassbird's topic in General Nursing

   I have spent 1 year on station 41, previous to that I worked in England, so things were very different when I came here. The orientation program I had was excellent, and the staff very friendly. My time there has given me the experience and confide...

10. Need twin cities nurses input

    egmillard replied to bassbird's topic in General Nursing

    Jenny, where do you work, I work on 41.

11. Need twin cities nurses input

    egmillard replied to bassbird's topic in General Nursing

    I work at Abbott Northwestern on a telemetry unit, and on days and eves I have 3-4 patients, nights average is 6-8. Our orientation program lasts 8 weeks for new grad, and is plenty of time to learn everything. Abbott is an excellent place to work,...

12. Yes or no?

    egmillard replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, and as you know, guilt can burn you out. I have worked many doubles, and your priority are you and your family, the patients will be ok, I HOPE.. GO HOME, the ER will be there in the morning, and with rest you will be ready for the n...

13. BSN, RN...then what???

    egmillard replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    The tone of your post is quite off putting. If you have become a nurse, with the intent of becoming more than a regular staff nurse, then you are going to be in for a long wait.....and if you work in a ICU setting you will find out that the staff ar...

14. What do we do with an "Imperfect" nurse?

    egmillard replied to Norbert Holz's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we all do make mistakes, but it is what we learn from them that matters. I check all my drip rates, except NS with another nurse when I start an infusion, and I check all my insulin doses with another RN, if they are of a large amount. I work ...

15. HOW TO PUT IN A IV: ANY TIPS

    egmillard replied to egmillard's topic in General Nursing

    :) Thank you for all your replies. It is has been a year now since I posted this thread, and I guess I am not too bad at putting IV's in. I usually get about 60%, which is good, as most of the people are dehydrated and over 70.