mustanggirl

mustanggirl

long term care, med-surg, PACU, Pre-Op

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  1. Some questions about your job

    mustanggirl replied to APP's topic in General Nursing

    you-re

  2. Bedside Computer Charting in Isolation Rooms

    mustanggirl replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, the computer carts we use for our laptops are by Stinger Medical. They are the Levitator model. The companys website is www.stingermedical.com Hope this

  3. Bedside Computer Charting in Isolation Rooms

    mustanggirl replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I'll check when I work on

  4. Bedside Computer Charting in Isolation Rooms

    mustanggirl replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    Working in PACU we used to have one nurse inside the isolation room and one nurse charting outside the isolation room when we first started charting on computer. We have since sought out what nurses...

  5. Come and tell me what you think? Please :)

    mustanggirl replied to Lisey's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I here where you're coming from. I worked in long term care as a CNA while I was in nursing school and enjoyed the experience and decided to work in the same nursing home as an RN once I...

  6. I'm relocating to Madison and need some help!!!

    mustanggirl replied to acofer's topic in General Nursing

    St. Marys is a good place to work with a low turnover. They are the only magnet hospital in Madison. I believe they even have several ICU openings at this

  7. Nursing schools where there is no waiting period

    mustanggirl replied to usha's topic in General Nursing

    Viterbo College in La Crosse, WI (BSN) www.viterbo.edu or http://www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/nursing/index.htm good school, with clinicals starting your sophmore year, they also have a Master's...

  8. Nervous:EP Studies

    mustanggirl replied to ctunurse's topic in Cardiac

    Hi, actually I just had an ablation this Monday for SVT. I was worried before the procedure about things that could go wrong but everything went smoothly. They actually used cryo to freeze the area...

  9. hello from australia!

    mustanggirl replied to aussiePACUnurse's topic in Operating Room

    Welcome! What size hospital do you work in? I currently work in a 12 bed PACU that will soon double in size. We take care of every imaginable case except for open hearts or any pt that has been on...

  10. Let's talk TRASH! Useless, outdated, OLD equipment or supplies on your unit, that is!

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

    One of first things I learned working where I do now was to use towels for when patients have emesis. They seem to work well with patients who are still pretty groggy and unable to "aim" to hit a...

  11. CNA before RN

    mustanggirl replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Students

    I think it is a good idea to work as a CNA while going to school for nursing. I took a CNA class may freshman year of nursing school at a nursing home and found it very helpful with my nursing...

  12. How did you find out about allnurses?

    mustanggirl replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

    Found it something like 7 years ago when I was still in nursing school, and I believe was looking up nursing websites for a project. It was still wwnurse.com

  13. What is the hardest nursing class?

    mustanggirl replied to selulion's topic in General Nursing

    A&P, I took it the last year before they changed it into a 2 semester course, it was horrible crammed in a one semester course, the first semester of Freshman year. That was quite a wake up call,...

  14. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    mustanggirl replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Always was fascinated with the whole medical aspect of things. Probably because my Mom is a nurse (tried to talk me out of being a nurse) and I have always looked up to her and was fascinated by her...

  15. Meds you hate to give....

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

    Amphotericin B, anything through a dobhoff feeding tube. Iron