ptadvocate81

ptadvocate81 has 3 years experience and specializes in Surgical Intensive Care.

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1. Pentobarb coma nurse to patient ratio

   ptadvocate81 replied to standout22's topic in MICU

   Hospital policy- Pentobarb, IABP, CRRT are all 1:1. They make up the difference in staffing by using resource nurses if needed.

2. Health Care: The Ticking Time Bomb

   ptadvocate81 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   Just a quick question... I have debated this with my spouse over and over again... We both agree 100% that healthcare should be a right not a privilege. But my question for fellow healthcare workers is this. Would you be for this plan even if it mean...

3. Fake Nails

   ptadvocate81 replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

   Hospital policy at my facility as of about 2 years ago- No fake nails for direct pt care people. You may wear polish, but it must be "in good taste"and not chipped.

4. Is working part-time really all that bad?

   ptadvocate81 replied to cocoa9065's topic in International

   i am on part time right now due to dr's orders (pregnancy) and i am loving it. i have been able to split up my days and have time off to get things done and where i work, they call 2-3 times a week offering double time shifts. depending on how i am f...

5. "Weekends aren't a shift!"

   ptadvocate81 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

   Our cafeteria is open 0600-0000 everyday. It is nice for those of us who work nights excpet for the fact that after 1900 the only options are the grill (burgers, hot sandwiches, hot dogs, nachos, etc), a sandwich or salad. Before 1900, there are many...

6. Rapid Response Team and Families

   ptadvocate81 replied to Grumpy's Girl's topic in MICU

   I was curious about this. I was in a recent hospital meeting and they were talking about implementing an RRT where families could call them. We have had RRT for a couple of years now and it is excellent and I know that the floor nurses appreciate the...

7. I just don't understand

   ptadvocate81 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

   For the most part, I have been treated with respect and professionalism. There are those physician's and people in general however that just have a natural talent for making you feel stupid, even when that may not be their intention. It is like marri...

8. If I were your assigned CNA...

   ptadvocate81 replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

   I am a nurse in one of the critical care units and there are 15 beds in my unit. Typically, we have one tech/CNA for the entire unit. What we expect at my hospital is that the CNA takes temperatures (vitals are done by the monitor), blood sugar check...

9. Do you have time to cut diabetic toenails?

   ptadvocate81 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

   Our hospital policy forbids us to cut the toenails of diabetic pts.

10. How do you round?

    ptadvocate81 replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ICU, and only have 2 pts, but do assess and reassess more than it sounds like you do, so I hope that this somehow helps. We do face to face report as well. After getting report, I am off to the sickest pt first, where I introduce myself, ve...

11. Partying after work

    ptadvocate81 replied to granite109's topic in Emergency

    I work the night shift, and occasionally (especially after a bad night) there is a bar that opens @ 0630 that we will hit after work and have a drink and shoot some pool, but it is generally nurses and RT's, no subordinates or managers- as they are a...

12. Current trends in nursing uniforms/scrubs

    ptadvocate81 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, there isn't any rule about what to wear/not to wear other than it be professional, if you are going to wear a T Shirt, it must have the hospital logo on it, and they must be ironed and clean. The ironed and clean part are not heavily ...

13. Cellphones

    ptadvocate81 replied to pumpkin92356's topic in Geriatric

    WOW! That is super unprofessional. When I was in the OR with 2 surgeons in school, one of their phones rang and he had me get it out of his pocket, answer it, and tell his 4 year old son that "your daddy is helping someone, but he will call you back ...

14. Comfort Clogs? and discount stethescopes?

    ptadvocate81 replied to WhatsSoFunny's topic in CNA/MA

    I bought a cheap stethoscope @ http://www.jascouniforms.com during nursing school, and it worked fine for me. It was like $5.99 on clearance. Have not bought any shoes from them though. Hope that this helps- best wishes....

15. called me a maid

    ptadvocate81 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I can think of worse things to be called than "maid" or "stewardess" and I just think that someday they will TRULY understand what it is to care for another human being... I do hate that high class people treat you like you are something that they st...