NurseKrissy

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1. Question: I am a nurse, don't flame me please

   NurseKrissy replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in General Nursing

   Did they happen to culture his sputum before the antibiotics?

2. San Diego

   NurseKrissy posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone is from San Diego out there. I have been thinking about moving out there for some time now. Does anyone care to share the scoop on nursing opportunities in San Diego? Do the jobs pay enough to afford living i...

3. Job opportunities for NP's

   NurseKrissy posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just wondering what you guys know about job opportunities for NP's. A nurse I work with had to go back to bedside nursing due to a lack of NP jobs available. She said that PA's are used more often. Perhaps this is just in the midwest, Is this the cas...

4. Drawing Blood From PICC Lines

   NurseKrissy replied to rileygrl11's topic in Safety

   We draw from PICCs all the time, you just can't use a syringe bigger than 3cc.

5. Taking Call

   NurseKrissy replied to Kansas_RN's topic in Safety

   We are on call every other week for eight hour shifts, mandatory. We get a whole 1.75 an hour while on call. If you get called in and maybe you only have to stay a few hours then the rest of your call is not cancelled, oh no. You get to go back hom...

6. The Family

   NurseKrissy replied to NurseKrissy's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not arguing with you anymore Talino. If you care to notice the majority of replies are claiming that I did the right thing. Yes I'm pissed, you were extremely rude! I don't know what your problem is. Just leave me alone to vent to people who care...

7. The Family

   NurseKrissy replied to NurseKrissy's topic in General Nursing

   You apparently have the same attitude as talino.....WHATEVER

8. The Family

   NurseKrissy replied to NurseKrissy's topic in General Nursing

   Their actions disgusted and annoyed you?? These are immediate family members - a wife, a mother, and a sister. Obviously, the fate that the patient was enduring was very distressing to them. They're not medical professionals who like us understand ...

9. The Family

   NurseKrissy posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in the icu where family members are given certain visiting hours but almost always fail to acknowledge them. My patient had spiked a fever while recieving ffp prior to a scheduled open lung biopsy for the next day. His wife, sister and mothe...

10. Thinking of moving

    NurseKrissy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello fellow nurses! I've been pondering the idea of moving. Does anyone know of any part of the country that is a "good" nursing area. I know that sounds kind of silly, but I was just curious. Thanks!

11. Is being a nurse really that bad?

    NurseKrissy replied to Holly84's topic in General Nursing

    In response to your quote regarding nursing being easier than being a doctor- Don't ever say that! It's just kind of taboo and you will get a lot of negative feedback if you ever say that to any self respecting nurse. Just a FYI. Nursing school is ...

12. "Getting Good Care in the Hospital requires Vigilance"

    NurseKrissy replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

    In regards to your article - Getting good care in the hospital requires vigilance-, you have not told the whole story. You have only worsened the already poor view the public has of nurses. If I were super woman I could answer every call light, ever...

13. How much do you make?

    NurseKrissy replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    RN 7 mos. micu $20.50/hr

14. questionairre

    NurseKrissy posted a topic in Career Support

    For those of you who choose to respond my thanks in advance. I am posting this for an assignment in school. I figured this would be a convenient way to get a random sample. Thank you again- your time is valued! 1. How do you define nursing and how d...

15. Clinical Disaster!

    NurseKrissy replied to miaka's topic in General Nursing

    It's really not that bad. Don't worry so much. Anything you do in clinical that could possibly put someone in danger is monitored by your instructor. If you are doing an Iv, injection, foley, meds.... your instructor is there and will talk you throug...