Vana21 ADN, BSN, RN

Vana21 has 8 years experience as a ADN, BSN, RN and specializes in Cath Lab.

Latest Activity

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   8 interviews and no offer

   Vana21 posted a topic in School

   I've been interviewing since April for a school position in a district and have gone on about 8 interviews ranging from elementary to high school. Only 3 have responded back, and only 1 said their reasoning was lack of experience. I've been a nurse f...
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   PACU, Cath lab, OR, GI Lab - which job to do next?

   Vana21 replied to WiseAtHart's topic in General Specialties

   Cath lab is very high stress with a lot of on call. The on call cases are pretty emergent and even higher stress. You can come in to work at 0700, stay until 9pm, get called in at midnight, be back home at 0300, get called back in at 0500 and stay un...
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   Light Duty in Cath Lab?

   Vana21 replied to pcapups's topic in Cardiac

   you can see if they will allow you to go to the holding pre/post area for the pregnancy term
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   What is a post cath interventional unit like?

   Vana21 replied to moomoo-lop's topic in CCU

   I would assume it would be like a cath lab recovery area which would include pulling sheaths, watching groin sites for bleeding or retroperitoneal bleeding, taking down and off TR bands and doing EKGS and post labs with education and maybe dischargin...
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   I need to know everything about cath lab

   Vana21 replied to rmariee's topic in CCU

   I work in a small cath lab that only runs 2 rooms, and we also prep and recover our patients. We are nurse dominant. My sister hospital I go to has about 7 rooms and a separate holding/recovery area. My hospital doesn't do all those fancy procedures,...
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   heparin med error

   Vana21 replied to b33110's topic in General Nursing

   Heparin in that small dose to an adult generally won't do a whole lot. In cath lab for a procedure, we regularly give 2 to 3 times that amount. The half life if Heparin is about 30 minutes. No real harm done thankfully for you, but the potential was ...
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   Do you think nurses get special treatment?

   Vana21 replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

   I got pulled over for going 70 in a 65 (people were passing me) on the highway. I was leaving work and had scrubs on, have a sticker on my car that says Cath Lab call team, and a stethoscope hanging from my mirror. I got a ticket. I would have rathe...
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   Legacy of the Family vs Co-op

   Vana21 posted a topic in Texas (UTA)

   I'm deciding on my second elective and I am stuck between choosing NURS 4300 Cooperative Nursing Work Experience II or NURS 3352 Legacy of the Family. I work in Cath Lab so my hours vary and I'm trying to get a class less focused on long papers. Cann...
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   Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

   Vana21 replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

   I was deadset on being in ER and eventually doing Life Flight I ended up in Cath Lab and I enjoy it probably more then I would have enjoyed ER
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    Vana21 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    I'm considered morbidly obese according to BMI I can also run 3 miles without stopping. I'm rarely sick, my blood work is fine. It's subjective
11. 

    Hands off my vent!!

    Vana21 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Critical

    oh heck no. If I find someone touching anything I will warn them. If they do it again I will have security escort them out to never return.
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    EKG reading and leads

    Vana21 replied to Red398's topic in General Nursing

    certain leads show different parts of the heart so left circumflex artery (LCx) blockage shows in lead I, aVL, V5 and V6 Right coronary (RCA) or LCx shows in leads II, III left anterior descending blockage shows in leads V1-V4 and so on. I don't rem...
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    Day 1: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

    Vana21 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "There's no heartbeat...ANNIE ANNIE ARE YOU OK"
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    Day 2: 2016 Nurses Week Fill In The Blank Contest

    Vana21 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "an empty clean room" oooo spooky
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    Hipaa violation

    Vana21 replied to Betty52's topic in HIPAA

    Ask them to tell you the name of the patient, their address, and other information like that When they can't, then you say "So what is the problem?"