snowfreeze BSN, RN

snowfreeze has 16 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ICU, CCU, Trauma, neuro, Geriatrics.

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1. nurses writing admission orders

   snowfreeze replied to katydid1161's topic in Safety

   I worked at a facility that did simular, often the admitting doc for the nursing home was the one who wrote the discharge instructions from the hospital. We would call doc to let them know patient arrived and repeat discharge/admit orders along with...

2. ICU or ED -trying to decide

   snowfreeze replied to audreyhepburn's topic in General Nursing

   Do you like finding out first hand what stupid human trick was attempted (work ER) or do you like fixing the problem after the labs and tests have confirmed the trick was successful(work ICU)?

3. Nursing Reputation?

   snowfreeze replied to sheraz86's topic in General Nursing

   In general as a nurse in the USA I am respected by patients, families and doctors.

4. Will I get fired?

   snowfreeze replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

   Yes you may be fired for sleeping on the job. Making personal calls during work hours is not usually acceptable, you are working not socializing. What type of license do you have? Not giving medications because you were too tired isn't acceptable, ...

5. how did you get hired.

   snowfreeze replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

   Make sure you filled out the application correctly and had references with phone numbers. A nice resume also helps a lot. 1 to 2 weeks after submitting application and resume, call to see if it was received. If you don't hear from them in another ...

6. Would you have called rapid response?

   snowfreeze replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

   SBP less than 90 does not mean poor perfusion, look at the Mean Arterial Pressure. Assess your patient. If this was an automatic pressure, check a manual one. Ask your patient if they are light headed, do they have a headache, do they feel dizzy o...

7. Telemetry Staffing Ratios

   snowfreeze replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Travel RN, on 3rd contract with this awesome facility in Maryland. Type of Hospital: Community Type of Unit: med/surg/cardiac telemetry Number of beds: 24 Number of patients each RN has: 1:3 or 1:4 only 3 patients if you have a ventilator patient. Do...

8. Paid sick-days issue

   snowfreeze replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism

   The average person who is basically healthy will have 3 to 7 days/year when they are sick. Most of those are stress related not actual infectious related. If your work environment also adds to the sickness level with extra stress and exposure to in...

9. Large hospital and specialize or small hospital and cross train?

   snowfreeze replied to applelady's topic in General Nursing

   There are two routes, take the small hospital and semi specialize in everything for a rewarding career at the low level or work really hard for a while (teaching facility environments can be stressful) and work in some specialty units and get some aw...

10. I have interview!

    snowfreeze replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck, I did some time in LTC and understand your frustration. You never see someone get better, it can be depressing. You do have time management skills that could be sold on E-Bay, lol. I am sure any unit hiring you will be blessed with your...

11. When you can't leave it at work.....

    snowfreeze replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

    Debriefing helps a lot, talk to someone about this. The chat after a traumatic event is a defusing, a few days after is a debriefing. These are helpful to most people, going over the details with someone else who was there and seeing their view he...

12. Advice for student nurses

    snowfreeze replied to luna21's topic in General Nursing

    As far as passing boards, I suggest test questions by yourself or with a group which ever you have access to. As far as being an orientee nurse, listen to your preceptor. Your orientation is very generic so ask questions and make suggestions as to w...

13. how do you improve morale in a unit?

    snowfreeze replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    htrn has good advice, talk to the manager. Suggest giving the complainers the job of finding a solution. Staff that complains about a problem needs the opportunity to be on a committee to fix the issue that is bothering them and others. Allowing th...

14. Please MAJOR TROUBLE!!

    snowfreeze replied to setingle's topic in General Nursing

    I was pregnant during my first year of nursing school and had to take time off due to a c-section mid August. I returned the following year and completed nursing school and passed boards the first time. My daughter will turn 18 this coming week!!! ...

15. Is it okay to give an IM through clothing?

    snowfreeze replied to njinsky's topic in General Nursing

    Injecting through anything could cause an abcess, a small piece of fiber could be embedded in the flesh and this could cause a nasty infection.