Steph41

Steph41

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  1. Do you have a free charge nurse on your unit?

    Ditto
  2. Do you have a free charge nurse on your unit?

    Trauma II hospital. I work ICU. All the floors at my hospital, charge has patients with the exception of ED. my nurse manager would like to redo the matrix to have a charge with no patients. I think it's a way off though.
  3. CCRN exam

    You are not required to pay or become a member. It does make sense to do it though. Not only do you get a discount on the test, you get tons of free CEU's to maintain your certification. After you sign up for the test , you'll get a e mail that says ...
  4. Weight changes in IV pumps

    I work in an ICU and we have had as many as 15 to 16 IV drips going on one patient at a time. Some of them are weight based, some not. In the ICU where I work we do not change the weight of the patient in the pump each morning when we weigh the patie...
  5. Weight changes in IV pumps

    When inquiring my colleagues input, they had similar things to say. They added that often when we have titrated multiple drips, it doesn't matter the weight, they have been titrated to pt.s condition. If we reach a "stable point" with titration then ...
  6. CO New Grad, work in WY?

    I work in Casper. We take new grads. Without the hope of retention though, it may be harder. It costs a lot of money with the New grad program to train up new nurses. In the past, often it doesn't pay when a new grad gets their experience and then go...
  7. CCRN exam

    I had the Laura G. videos almost memorized. I found this only slightly helpful and was glad I used other methods. PASS CCRN was way too much info and hard to filter the pertinent information. I used multiple books, the Laura G. videos, took lots of q...