worked hard and long

worked hard and long

ms, neuro, critical care, rehab

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worked hard and long specializes in ms, neuro, critical care, rehab.


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  1. Littman vs. Ultrascope vs. others

    Keep scope around neck, if lent out stay by their side. Have name engraved in it.
  2. Code Blue Teams for Medical Office

    I thought a code response in an office was a call to 911.
  3. should MD and Nurse phone orders and phone reports be voice recorded?

    Dear that guy My suggestion was that orders were reviewed and continued or canceled at the same time the doc and rn viewed order entry together. Kinda like you can talk and surf on I phone. Not that recording need to take place but the doc can view...
  4. Is this woman for real??

    Im confused! Is mickey a relative of this GREAT LADY then why doesnt he do the grunt work. Afterall she is a "GREAT LADY" he should be honored to do it. Was there a job description written out? was it agreed upon and signed by both parties! or were ...
  5. should MD and Nurse phone orders and phone reports be voice recorded?

    I have seen Docs share pt info on their PDA's, Radiologists have images sent to their home when they are on call (so they dont have to come in) There has to be technology out their to benefit nurses. To the first reply I believe the problem arose out...
  6. What supplies do you carry on you?

    Stethescope, penlight (docs always ask to use it), alcohol pads, 2x2gauze,2x2clear (IV trouble shooting) tape, laminated cheat card with frequently used phone no of other departments, scissors, forceps, 1-2 saline flushes kept sterile. Multipurpose ...
  7. NGT on Upper GI Bleed?

    Blakemore tube is a multiport type NGT to place pressure on KNOWN actively bleeding esophogeal varices. A simple NGT that can come in various sizes is used to decompress the stomach with LOW intermitant suction to evacuate and evaluate stomach conte...
  8. Admissions Unit

    Looks like your admissions unit needs better leadership, and reorganization. Pts should never go to admitting unit then to ICU. How then does a person meet the criteria for an ICU bed. 1 -2 nurses from the admitting unit should be free to go from uni...
  9. I quit in the middle of my shift....

    This is why I have always recommended a new grad start on a medical or surgical floor rather than ER or critical care.
  10. staffing

    As "charge nurse" for an extra dollar an hour we still carried a 2 pt load in the ICU/CCU. Our house supervisor had 1 year of a regular pediatrics floor background (not nicu or picu) then went into various supervisory positions. My gut told me she di...
  11. Pharmacology

    Is this a nursing homework or nursing boards question??? Isn't school out? If you are currently working in a unit they have titration sheets to use. No time for math class when a patient is crashing!!
  12. I like learning about diseases but hate nursing

    NURSING IS THE MOST DIVERSE JOB around even within a hospital building itself. In the OB ward you get to usher in new life. Gerentology you get to comfort old life. In ER you get to save a life. Oncology makes you contemplate life. If Pathophys and ...
  13. How long does it take to give report?

    Is this group report or individual report? Is this a taped report or verbal report. Some floors have nurses report to supervisors then the supervisors "give report" to the next shift. As a new grad don't discount those chatty nurses giving extra deta...
  14. New Grad willing to take a pay cut for employment?

    To answer a post who asked if perhaps if the foreign nurse where from 1st world countries would there be such a backlash from RNs in US. My own opinion is that most EU (european union) RNs may not want to come here. Yes taxation in the EU may be hig...
  15. What does an RN supervisor do?

    Thanks for clarifying melissa. Just because you are in a a LTC facility don't thick slackers come in one variety or flavor. Whether in an office setting or hospital floor nursing this situation can occur anywhere. However a I do ABSOLUTELY believe s...