PICCONE

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1. is it really that bad?

   PICCONE replied to mommy2's topic in General Nursing

   I have encouragement and advice! First please consider going back and getting RN not LPN. The pay is better and you'll be able to do a lot more with it. There are many jobs in nursing that don't require weekends and holidays. RN's work in schools,off...

2. Need your Feedback/Advice

   PICCONE replied to Dtoolbox's topic in Med-Surg

   I'm a MED/Surg RN of 24 years with most of the time spent in ONCOLOGY. I'm always looking for that PERFECT job. Number 1. MONEY If it's quality and experience you want you must be able to match or offer sl more than other facilities in the area for a...

3. IV Safety: Response to Arlene

   PICCONE replied to MB RN's topic in Infusion

   I feel for your situation. We recently have had to work with more agency personel and much of the time I feel things would actually run smoother understaffed. How do you feel about LPN's in general? I work with only a handful. My regular LPN is great...

4. All Nurses Read This

   PICCONE replied to buck227's topic in General Nursing

   1.RN 2.24 3.Chgo Illinois 4.yes if I never had to pay taxes 5.Yes , with new administration finally got a 401K plan 6.Yes, Always worked straight days 7.Yes 8.No, anyone in Nursing could never say yes to this question 9.yes fairly ok 10.Yes I still l...

5. Hospitals with IV, or Vascular Access Teams

   PICCONE replied to Daniel1115's topic in Infusion

   Dan I work in a trama level hosp. in Chgo. We don't have a regular IV team. I manage the PICC line insertion team which consists of 10-12 RNs who place lines on a daily call basis. All of my RNs work full time on an inpatient unit. They are compensat...

6. IV safety

   PICCONE replied to MB RN's topic in Infusion

   Just one stupid question. Why get your supervisor involved? Normally an RN acts independently except for unusual problems. Why didn't you access the site, make your decision,speak with the patient about what you wanted to do, and then replace the IV ...

7. RN for 7 months in tears...failure if I can't cut it?

   PICCONE replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing

   DON'T GIVE UP!!! I have been an RN for 23 years in a large Chgo. hospital and a preceptor for countless new RN's. Most of the time the problem is in two areas beyond your control. First most nursing schools despite the program don't provide enough cl...

8. PICC LINE RN's

   PICCONE posted a topic in Infusion

   I am the new manager of a hospital based PICC line insertion team. Are there any other RN's out there with a similar position? I would like to find out how your team operates and try to come up with answers to problems I'm encountering.Any informatio...