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I actually thought all of them did! Me and my pod partners would basically go down our row of pts and bath all of them together. The techs helped when available but regardless there was always at least one nurse bathing the pt.

I would secure new employment elsewhere ASAP. This is going to continue to be a never ending nightmare. Good job getting a rep. So sorry you’ve had such an awful experience.

I wouldn’t worry about it because this sounds about right in regards to what you can actually DO in clinical. My school did not allow us to do anything IV or even accucheks. I hesitantly asked a nurse if I could straight cath her pt (very pregnant mom waiting to go into labor with an epidural on board) and was shocked when she said “sure!” Everything else was basically med scanning, bed baths and toileting. You’re going to learn basically all of your skills on the job regardless of your clinical experience. Best of luck to you!

Oh Cmon, really??

You seem to like Cardiology- look into cath lab and see how much ICU experience they require . Some will be 1 year while Others want 2. Our cath lab is mostly elective procedures minus your N/STEMIs. Procedural areas tend to have a good amount of routine to them.

You desperately need a lawyer. Don’t do anything without them from now on.

Question: how long have you been on your current floor? If it’s less than a year I’d say grin and bear it but it’s a year or more I’d say make the switch!

this is not strict this is policy at the vast majority (if not all) hospitals. I work in a procedural area and if you don’t have a ride then you get nothing via IV. Doesn’t matter how you personally tolerate it, it’s a safety and liability issue for the hospital. Bus or Uber is fine BUT you need a friend to basically chaperone you as you leave the Dept and during the ride home. or just get anesthesia. All good options.

I was always taught ( in school and by actual nurse recruiters) that they dont want to see anymore than 1 page for a resume. I would actually delete the entire skills section as it just lists your clinical hours in detail. The number of hours you spent in clinical should reflect on your transcript ( it will show you completed the required amount to graduate). Also you could shorten the amount of bullet points your have in your work history descriptions-shouldn’t be more than 2-3 bullets per job. Your resume is very organized and very well written. Great job and best of luck to you! Highly recommend listing what EMR you have experience with.

29 years old 7 years an RN

Yes but only for procedural purposes . O2 source behind head of Flat table so the NC is behind the head to connect to O2. Also if Dr is getting IJ access the Neck is prepped into the sterile field so NC tubing cannot be in that area.

Since when? I was thinking the opposite. In my experience BiPap pts we’re constantly ripping off their masks so restraints are absolutely necessary. Sounds like they could go downhill pretty fast if they weren’t compliant with the BiPap.

This. My nursing school would send out an email every month with babysitting/pet sitting jobs from local families. Families liked the idea of having a reliable and already background checked nursing student. Having BLS helped too. I loved my babysitting jobs!

Procedural nurses with critical care backgrounds (cath lab, IR) are being floated to units when the surge comes. Same concept of team nursing -1 primary ICU RN + 1 ICU RNs for 3/4 pts. We are considered helpers so we do not have own our assignment. He owes ICU Nurses with no CVICU background won’t responsible for ballon pumps, LVADs, ECMO etc but can help with anything else.

A full set of vital signs and PMH please. Also any imaging of KUB like US or Fluoro?

ONS is not a certification it is a group you can become a member of. You will need to start by getting your chemotherapy certification. It’s a course offered through the ONS with a test at the end that you have to pass. Once you do that, you can officially hang chemo. It won’t add any extra letters to your name. as said above, an OCN is the same idea as a CCRN. However this is something that should wait until you have more experience under your belt. I don’t know if there is a certain amount of experience (I.e 1 year) you are required to have or you can just take the Certification exam whenever you want.

I see where you are coming from. It is very important for pts and people in general to get good quality sleep. I did not mean to come off as rude and I hope you didn’t take it that way. Your daughter is very lucky to have you. Hope you find a solution for the noise.

Well if you were the nurse and a pt family asked you this would you lie to them? If multiple people say it’s normal then I’d take their word for it. do you still work as an RN? With the pandemic running rampant in ICUs I wouldn’t make getting another new bed a priority task for the staff (since it does indeed work per the staff). Also my whole hospital is not allowing any visitors so consider yourself very lucky that you have this privilege.

Sorry but that’s way too high. Not having differential or holiday pay is not a reason for a clinic to pay you $9 more an hour. They’re going to say well if you want to keep making that extra pay then go ahead and stay at the bedside- where you have to work weekends/holidays/evenings/nights. That’s the trade off for getting to work in (what’s usually) a lower stress environment with a well balanced schedule. Up to you to decide if it’s worth it.

This x 100.

What exactly did you say...? Very extreme and a disgrace for overlooking the multiple assaults on the facilities part.

A picc tip terminating in the right ventricle would cause ectopy but I’m going to have to ask our picc team what happens when it’s just a little too long (in RA). Ours are all places under fluoro so we don’t have this issue

Had a pt transferred to my unit from an OSH after having TPN infusing through a CVC also in the carotid artery. Irreversible brain damage.

Right now you need to Focus on school. In order to get to the Forrest you have to see the trees first. I was guilty of this so I get your thought process. God forbid you were so focused on your career goals (the Forrest) that you didn’t focus enough on school (the trees) and didn’t pass the program. Then all that time spent on creating a career plan is now irrelevant. You won’t have much to time to look for/interview/orient to a CNA job while getting your BSN in 12 months. It’s doable but just saying it’s gonna be rough. I tried to plan my career path timeline out just like you are doing here and let me tell you- you cannot plan life. I went from going to nursing school only bc I wanted to be a CRNA to (7 yrs later) working in a procedural unit making 6 figures and loving the work/life balance. Good luck in your endeavor!

Run now and don’t look back!