CTSCOUT

CTSCOUT

ICU, CORRECTIONS, BUT MOSTLY ER...

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About CTSCOUT

CTSCOUT has 30 + years experience and specializes in ICU, CORRECTIONS, BUT MOSTLY ER....


SINGLE, TWO GREAT KIDS, SON IN BOSTON, AND DAUGHTER NEAR ALBANY, (she is also an RN) i HAVE 5 GRANDCHILDREN NOW, WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CLEVELNAD,OH...HAVE TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY...LEARNED TO DO MY "BUCKET LIST" BEFORE RETIREMENT...SAW TOO MANY RETIREE'S NOT LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO DO THAT. AM NOW TIRED, AND RETIRED AND KEEPING VERY ACTIVE WITH VOLUNTEER WORK.

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  1. What did you do before nursing?

    Earned my RN at age of 38, before that i was a mailman, bookeeper, chashier, and stay at home mom...all of which prepared me for my career in some fashion or another.
  2. I Was 16 When My Dad Had His First Mi...he Had 4 Before He Died Of Sss 8 Years Later...back Then They Kept Him In The Hospital For Two Weeks, I Was In Awe Of What Went On Around Him All The Time...at That Time They Also Wore Those Cool Blue Wool Cape...
  3. its because they resent having to pay us so much, when they could hire task-oriented techs, but there are laws that say how many licenses must be in each unit...
  4. Pet Peeves

    biggest ER gripe seems to be hostility when you interrupt their shift by bringing them more patients...never could understand nurses being bad to other nurses...trust me it happens all too often
  5. Need Info On Your Job!

    BEEN A CORRECTIONAL HEAD NURSE IN A STATE PRISON FOR 9 MONTHS NOW AFTER 22 YEARS OF ICU/ER EXPERIENCE IN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL...SECURITY NOT AN ISSUE EXCEPT FOR PRIORITY...MEDICINE IS A GUEST IN THEIR HOUSE AND THEIR CONCERNS COME BEFORE OURS...WE ARE...
  6. MAN CAME IN TO ER IN MIDDLE OF WINTER, HAVING CHEST PAINS AFTER SHOVELING DRIVEWAY (WILL THEY EVER LEARN) AND COLLAPSED AND CODED RIGHT THERE IN TRIAGE...WE CALLED THE CODE, THREW HIM ON A STRECHER AND RUSHED BACK TO THE CODE ROOM...DURING THE RIDE C...
  7. i worked the ER for 17 years and i found that motorcyclists not wearing helmets serves two purposes...first, in an evolutionary way, they often don't survive long enough to pass on the "stupid" genes to the next generation of riders, and second...lo...
  8. One Of The Tricks I Learned After 22 Years On Nights (love The Shift, Must Fit My "clock") Is Not To Switch Back To Day Mode When Off, But Keep Modified Late Night Mode, Ie Go To Sleep About 3 Am, Sleep Until Noon, Then Get All Errands And Things Don...
  9. old skills that we do not use anymore

    Backrubs...used To Be Soothing, Relaxing And Preventative Of Bed Sores...but Appreciated By The Patients The Best...miss That Time Spent With The Patient
  10. I Worked The Night Shift For 22 Years, And Loved It For All The Many Reason You Have Already Heard, Less Management Around, More Independant Practice, Great Commraderie Among Co-workers, Etc, Etc...two Major Points...i Always Stayed On A Night Shift ...
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