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  1. New Grad Pay Rates

    ctunurse posted a topic in Indiana Nursing

    I've been a nurse now for about 11 months. I find it hard sometimes when looking for a nursing job in a hospital to find out the starting pay until the interview. So, why don't we use this post to...

  2. Seeing your doc on unit ANGRY

    ctunurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it strange or is it just me. Having your doctor stand in your face at the hospital and give you verbal orders about a patient of his that you are taking care of and to see your doctor come to the...

  3. Seeing your doc on unit ANGRY

    ctunurse replied to ctunurse's topic in General Nursing

    Never thought of it this way, but excellent point. It should have been all professional and at the time I was functioning as the nurse of his patient just as he was functioning as that patient's...

  4. Seeing your doc on unit ANGRY

    ctunurse replied to ctunurse's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that, but also, you see I'm a newer nurse and never had a personal doc prior to working as a nurse. So, I chose my job at a hospital, then you have to fill out your insurance info. I...

  5. Seeing your doc on unit ANGRY

    ctunurse replied to ctunurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for this post. OMG...That poor CCU nurse was stressed when she arrived on the unit. She walked into that room, heard what he had to say, walked back out to the nurses station away...

  6. Seeing your doc on unit ANGRY

    ctunurse replied to ctunurse's topic in General Nursing

    thank you all for the feedback and opinions, mom23rn: you're right, i do work on a telemetry unit which i absolutely love but it's a lot of hard work at times. things weren't going well as multiple...

  7. Nervous:EP Studies

    ctunurse posted a topic in Cardiac

    my hearts been taking off for no apparent reason since i was 16, i'm now 24. i also have frequent palpitations. over the years, this psvt had gotten worst to the point that i have runs at work and...

  8. Nervous:EP Studies

    ctunurse replied to ctunurse's topic in Cardiac

    I'm prayer my experience will duplicate your's. I see my electrophysiologist on Jan 19th. I hope you all are on this site later to help relieve my anxiety. I definitely want the problem over with....

  9. Nervous:EP Studies

    ctunurse replied to ctunurse's topic in Cardiac

    Thank you guys so much. Yeah, I don't want to waste any more money going to ER for psvt. I want this over with. I don't have kids yet, but I would like some so I really need to get this taken care of....

  10. Need a little bit of positive...

    ctunurse replied to pie123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey, I was a new nurse orienting on a telemetry unit also. I started at the very end of January 2005. I felt exactly how you felt in the beginning. I was told by my manager that it could take up to...

  11. Meds you hate to give....

    ctunurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a cardiac nurses and so far the two meds I hate giving are: 1. DOPAMINE especially if it's not through a PICC line because of the constant worry about infiltration which could cause tissue...

  12. Sigma ThetaTau

    ctunurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    :uhoh21: I joined this is nursing school. I was told is was a priviledge, but does anyone know exactly what it's all

  13. My son has SVT Questions

    ctunurse replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Cardiac

    I have had PSVT since I was 17. I'm on verapamil and considering an ablation before I have

  14. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    ctunurse replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    This is my honest answer. I never even thought of nursing until I was told this: I wanted to go to other countries and help children and families in need. I was told it was missionary work and I...

  15. Pleasantly confused

    ctunurse replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    oh, i had the sweetest pleasantly confused lady one night. here's what happened: (i was doing rounds to check on my patients, i walked into one room to find a patients iv catheter still connected to...

  16. Picc Lines..Sterile?

    ctunurse replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    We use very clean tecnique for flushing, blood draw, and unhooking fluid tubing. Because when someone is heparin locked off, the port is no longer sterile because it is hanging about on the patients...

  17. Dealing with moody people

    ctunurse replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I could have wrote your post. I remember when I was in orientation, I've been a nurse for about 11 months, and I had to deal with strong personality types. It use to bother me so much and I...

  18. Medical Missions Trips?

    ctunurse replied to newflgrad's topic in General Nursing

    Missionary work is my ultimate goal in life. I'm so glad you posted this. I am a new nurse 11months into it. Wanting to do mission work is the prime reason that turned my head towards nursing. Now...

  19. Why are pts with low BPs still on meds that could lower their BPs even more?!

    ctunurse replied to christvs's topic in Cardiac

    Some patients have CHF. Some heart medications that can potentially lower blood pressure also help reduce the workload on the heart for these patients. For example:

  20. Share Your Saying

    ctunurse replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have a lot of quotes and poems, here's a few. I love people and someday, I pray, this world would learn LOVE. "I expect to pass through the world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any...

  21. Central Lines: saline or heparin?

    ctunurse replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital policy is to flush all central lines first with 6cc of salin followed by 3cc of heparin @0800 and 2000 when not in

  22. How many Pt do you take care of?

    ctunurse replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a cardiac telemetry unit in Indiana. I work night shift. Each night shift nurse can take up to 6

  23. Anyone else frustrated with being a new nurse?

    ctunurse replied to asilmk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I completely understand your frustration. i've been a nurse for 10 months and I work on a fast paced cardiac telemetry unit. It never seems like we're adequately staffed and admissions calls our unit...

  24. How to prepare for ACLS?

    ctunurse replied to QuilterLPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am also waiting to take ACLS. I work on a cardiac telemetry unit and I passed cardiac dynamics but am terrified of

  25. Let's introduce ourselves...

    ctunurse replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello everyone, I'm a new nurse also, 10 months into it and already the experienced nurses are telling me I can't say I'm a new nurse anymore. I passed my boards March 24th 2005. I live in Indiana and...