jdenni12

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1. Safe telemetry unit?

   jdenni12 replied to jdenni12's topic in Cardiac

   On a typical shift with 6, if I'm fortunate I have one walkie talkie. Most of my patients are upx1-2, or cocompletely immobile and are q2 turns. And of course almost every one of them are on iv lasix. Throw in 2 confused patients and that's a typical...

2. Safe telemetry unit?

   jdenni12 posted a topic in Cardiac

   Hi! I an a new-ish grad working on a medical telemetry unit. A 32 bed unit. We are specifically a heart failure floor, but we deal with a lot of other diseases as well. Afib, gi bleeders, even detox patients. We really can get anything. Our patients ...

3. Ask an OR nurse (Questions about what we do or how to become one of us)

   jdenni12 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

   What qualities do you think would make a good OR nurse?

4. Ask an OR nurse (Questions about what we do or how to become one of us)

   jdenni12 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

   What are some signs of an ill managed OR? For example, what questions can I ask in the interview phase, that will alarm me to run far away because the place is unsafe?

5. Ask an OR nurse (Questions about what we do or how to become one of us)

   jdenni12 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

   How convenient I stumbled upon this post just as I was thinking of getting into OR! I'm a new nurse, with six months of tele experience and I'm seriously thinking of getting off my floor. I switch between wanting to do ER and OR. I know I really love...

6. How much experience?

   jdenni12 replied to jdenni12's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for replying! I figured a year is the go to number. I was going to try and stick it out for a year. It's going to be the longest year of my life! It wouldn't be so bad if we had more resource and more experienced staff. I'm really new, and whe...

7. How much experience?

   jdenni12 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi! I'm a new grad working on a medical telemetry floor. I was hired basically on the spot and I've come to realize that it's because most of our staff on nights have about a year of experience or less. Very high turnover rate. And most of our staff ...

8. L&D vs med-surg

   jdenni12 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Hello! I am new to this forum and this is my first post! I am a nurse tech in an L&D unit and I work specifically in the ER triage area of the unit. I am a senior nursing student and I graduate in December. There may be a full time position openi...