NursieNurse14

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1. Verbal Orders -- Yes or No?

   NursieNurse14 replied to baz2010's topic in Emergency

   I ask them "are you going to put that in or do you want me to?" Most of the time they will but sometimes they tell me go ahead if they are about to head into a room to see a patient. And if they say they will and just remind them, they get busy and f...

2. Want to quit

   NursieNurse14 replied to PaleomilesRN's topic in Emergency

   Call nurse managers at your hospital in the specialties you want to switch to and ask if you can shadow that way they can meet you and can put a face with an applicant. That is how a lot of my co workers got out of the ED.

3. Is my nursing CYA brain taking it too far?

   NursieNurse14 replied to Kallie3006's topic in HIPAA

   I went to one recently. The wording stated that i was signing away my rights and the right of the other parent that was not there. (I doubt that would stand up in court)

4. Non ICU job or bust

   NursieNurse14 replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Career Support

   Virtual ICU, they monitor all the ICU beds in the system remotely from a computer so no bedside no standing all day, they are a back up for bedside,

5. Non ICU job or bust

   NursieNurse14 replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Career Support

   Im not sure of your area but the hospital system i work for has a virtual critical care team and virtual ICU nurses

6. Any RN-MSN in Informatics students?

   NursieNurse14 replied to BetsyOverlord's topic in Western Governors

   I start April 1st

7. Hourly charting

   NursieNurse14 replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

   We chart Qhour but our system has a drop down menu for hourly rounding and we can check performed. they also count vitals, assessment or any charting we have done as our rounding for that hour

8. MSN - how long does it take?

   NursieNurse14 replied to Lz1123's topic in Western Governors

   How many courses did you have transferred in? How many did you have to complete?

9. ER rushing patients to the floor

   NursieNurse14 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

   Our facility is call and go if the room is ready. If we call and you have to call back or cant take report right then its 15min we wait then we take the patient to the floor with a hallpass that has our name and number for the floor nurse to call wit...

10. ER Nurses: Do you think you can work in another specialty??

    NursieNurse14 replied to Cola89's topic in Emergency

    I work ED and Virtual Care

11. Should Obama care be repealed?

    NursieNurse14 replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    Social Security is not a hand out. We pay into social security and we get it back it is not welfare.

12. Info needed for WGU's RN to BSN program

    NursieNurse14 replied to aprilloc's topic in Western Governors

    Which program did you choose? I am trying to decide on programs and I have applied to UNCW.

13. 2017 Nurse Salary

    NursieNurse14 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

    Location: NC Experience: 2 years Specialty: ED Facility: City Hospital in Large Hospital System Pay: $21.80/hr $3/nights&weekends

14. Don't write an order like this

    NursieNurse14 replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Please dont

15. Don't write an order like this

    NursieNurse14 replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Clonidine and Tenex are both prescribed for ADHD