RNDesiroo

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1. Student with ADHD

   RNDesiroo replied to Scottish _23's topic in Disabilities

   FRIENDS! I have no idea how I did it, pre-diagnosis, pre-adderall. My girls got me through. Thank god for the type As who made me study. Also lots of cramming nights w 5 hour energy drinks- oops. I know I am aging because now I go to youtube to watch...

2. Who draws the blood at your hospital?

   RNDesiroo replied to JessTexan's topic in Critical

   We (RNs) do AM labs (at 9pm), cultures, all IVs, line draws. Just not ABGs. Day nurses sometimes do blood draws during the day if necessary, but even when necessary often let the lab go undrawn for hours and hours because "I figured you'd get it when...

3. No experience.....no job, no job.....no experience!!!

   RNDesiroo replied to StarLite1980's topic in Technicians

   I'm an RN with an associate's. MUCH harder to find a hospital job with an associates compared to BSN. A friend I went to school with got hired at a great hospital as a student and worked as a tech. When she passed boards, they offered her an RN posit...

4. So check this out....

   RNDesiroo replied to mindlor's topic in Relations

   I also would like safer staffing. I just want someone to do my VS, accuchecks, and help with getting ppl to the bathroom, HELP cleaning them up. I take responsibility for communicating with a tech to make sure I know what they have learned about my p...

5. What is your nurse-patient ratio?

   RNDesiroo replied to Starfish, RN's topic in Med-Surg

   I've come to realize that nurse:patient ratios alone don't say much. I work at a level 1 trauma center. we have over 1200 beds in our hospital. needless to say it's kinda crazy sometimes. Overnight we usually have 4-5 patients. Sounds great, but we a...