KristiePDX

KristiePDX

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  1. Staffing question & your cardiac floor

    KristiePDX replied to laurenjarrod's topic in Cardiac

    Spacenurse, Would my typical assignment be in accordance with the acuity based staffing laws? My facility has yet to

  2. Staffing question & your cardiac floor

    KristiePDX replied to laurenjarrod's topic in Cardiac

    Holy crap! That sounds like what 1/2 of my load would be. Always 5 Pt's on nights, consisting of a fair mix of the following: 1-2 post OHS with one on insulin gtt Two confused-both bed alarms (one on...

  3. Help! nurse lifestyle Poll

    KristiePDX replied to Dorain's topic in General Nursing

    I think the default is overwieght with the exception being underweight. Looking around at my peers, most people who fall out of range are overweight. I would guess that underweight would account for...

  4. GRE study guide/CD?

    KristiePDX posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I would like to go back to school to obtain a specialized degree. I need to take a GRE as part of the application process. It has been a while.... Can anyone suggest a good study guide/book? I...

  5. question about hepatitis B vaccine

    KristiePDX replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the nurse was coming from the vantage point of helping this person fulfill requirments for school enrollment. If they know for sure that the person is not immune, then they are obligated...

  6. You know you work nights when.......

    KristiePDX replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    NYDreamer, you are in good

  7. You know you work nights when.......

    KristiePDX replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    bump.

  8. Hello Mr. VIP! I'm your servant nurse for the night!

    KristiePDX replied to SICU Queen's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Burn Out. I know just what to do. I cant believe I did not think of it myself. Its

  9. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    KristiePDX replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, who has TIME to sleep????????? I work 12 hour nights, and I am running pretty much the whole time. I am lucky to get 15-20 minutes of my lunch, and any of my non-existant 3X15min breaks....

  10. Do they have orientation programs for night shift?

    KristiePDX replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a three month orientation. 6 weeks on days, and 6 weeks on nights. I felt that I had a long enough

  11. You know you work nights when.......

    KristiePDX replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know you work nights when your scrubs are your "good clothes", otherwise you just wear your husbands/SO sweats and t-shirts! No reason to get all fancy and made up on your nights off, everyone is...

  12. Effectiveness of alcohol??

    KristiePDX replied to Lady_in_red's topic in General Nursing

    So what about swabbing ports on IV tubing with prep pads? Is this too pointless? What about multiuse viles like insulin? Is this another thing we do because "thats how we always have done it"? I...

  13. Anybody commute in "The Gorge"????

    KristiePDX replied to nedrager's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I have never lived in hood river. I used to live in troudale for several years. EVERY YEAR I 84 is closed down for bad weather. I lived in the city that that they would shut down the freeway at. We...

  14. Days or PMs Best?

    KristiePDX replied to pancake's topic in Cardiac

    I am a new grad on a telemetry floor. Right now I am orienting on days, then I will switch over to night/noc. In school I did 135 hours on a tele floor on evening shift 3-11, and currently I am on...

  15. Preload, Afterload, Contractility

    KristiePDX replied to VickyRN's topic in Cardiac

    I agree, that is a good analogy. If teachers/staff would have used that analogy, it would have cleared up a half an hour of questions during class.

  16. Employment

    KristiePDX replied to nursie-nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got a job a month and a half after graduating. I applied to 20 or so positions and only recieved 3 interview calls. It all turned out well though. I got the job that I was most hoping for. It was in...

  17. How soon did they call?

    KristiePDX replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It took about a month for me. I submitted for at least 20 or so positions and I only heard back from 3! Thats ok though, I was hired on the spot for the position that I was most hoping for. Isnt that...

  18. This poll is directed to the Med/Surg staff nurse.

    KristiePDX replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    Telemetry-step down unit 59 bed unit dedicated to cardiac nursing (some MOF) high acuity, multiple drips, post heart surgery, MI, CHF, arrythmias, ect. 1:4 on days (2 CNA per 30 pt and telemetry...

  19. Oh boy I am freaking out (HepB vax)

    KristiePDX replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    When I recieved my first hep B vaccine 2 years ago, it made me ill like your friend. I had a fever of 101 and was achy, and throwing up. I bacame symptomatic within 2 hours of the vaccine. It did not...

  20. Looking for an assesment sheet

    KristiePDX replied to Gr8Vines's topic in Cardiac

    I am in need of the same thing. I will probably end up making my own though. I would like some suggestions about things to include such as a special place for drips, procedures, and any other...

  21. ATI NCLEX Predictor?

    KristiePDX replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Took the ATI predictor and got 92nd national percentile. Took the NCLEX and I thought is was pretty easy (75 questions). For me they were both about the same level of difficulty. NCLEX just has more...

  22. shift differential

    KristiePDX replied to KristiePDX's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hi Quiltedstar, I applied for nights 7pm to 7:30am (12hr shift) When I interviewed for the job, the manager said that she was not sure that she had any nights left over and that she had evening shifts...

  23. shift differential

    KristiePDX posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Does anyone know what the current evening and night shift differentials are at st vincents? I forgot to ask my nurse manager when I was hired.

  24. Syringes with no needles - garbage or sharps container?

    KristiePDX replied to Hoozdo's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, ALL syringes including flushes go into the sharps. Hospital

  25. Anyone not feel freaked after nclex?

    KristiePDX posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took NCEX-RN today and it shut off at 75. The majority of questions were priority (who would you see first), some choose all that apply to the plan of care, what would I do first (actions to...