NataliaRN

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1. First RN job & it's pay

   NataliaRN replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in New Nurse

   I work at CHRISTUS St. John. Starting pay is 26/hr on day shift...without shift differential n no experience.

2. Heparin Drip

   NataliaRN replied to JamieSueRN's topic in Med-Surg

   I believe the half life of a heparin drip ranges between 1-2 hours....LMWH heparin has a half life of 4-5 hours give or take.

3. Heparin drip, drawing peripheral PTT

   NataliaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   What is the appropriate way to draw a PTT if you have a patient with multiple DVTs to the right upper extremity with right arm restrictions and a heparin drip to the left forearm peripherally? Do you stop the infusion and flush with NS and then draw ...

4. Houston Texas starting pay for new grads

   NataliaRN replied to Sandrizzle86's topic in Texas

   Base pay for new grads where I work is 26.00/hr + diffs for day shifts from 5pm till clock out, weekend diffs, n PM shift diff of 4.50.

5. new RN - income questions

   NataliaRN replied to sheryl1304's topic in New Nurse

   Where do you work?

6. Clear Lake area...

   NataliaRN replied to BABYLOVE1462's topic in Texas

   Base salary for CHRISTUS St. John is 26/hr (without shift differentials)

7. Understaffed Oncology Unit

   NataliaRN replied to NataliaRN's topic in Oncology

   I have addressed this to my nurse manager....everyone has! Now what?!? Considering we don't have a unit secretary, we have to put charts together and put in orders...ect.ect. Many of these orders are STAT orders, answering the call bell, and so on. ...

8. Understaffed Oncology Unit

   NataliaRN posted a topic in Oncology

   Hello fellow Nurses! I currently work on an Oncology unit and feel extremely overwhelmed! On a typical day I have six patients, no unit secretary, and sometimes only one PCT. With this said...I put in my own orders, put together my charts after doin...

9. Implanted ports

   NataliaRN replied to jennyjenny8675309's topic in General Nursing

   I work on an oncology unit and access ports all the time. Check the orders first and then if you don't have an order or access the port call the MD and obtain an order to access the port per protocol. If the client is in extreme pain and an immediate...

10. Nurse to Patient Ratio

    NataliaRN replied to flg2008's topic in Safety

    I work on an oncology unit without a unit secretary. Every other floor/unit has a unit secretary except the oncology unit. With that said we are also understaffed during the AM shift and majority of the time we run with one PCT which means we take VS...