WOLFE BSN, RN

Open Heart/ Trauma/ Sx Stepdown/ Tele

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    Genetic Testing B/4 Taking Coumadin?

    As someone who had to take coumadin for 6 months for a pe after a hip replacement, I would gladly have taken the test. I have bilateral hip dysplasia so first hip replaced in 05. DId everything to a T. Arixtra injections teds to my rear on both legs ...
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    PCU-Stepdown info

    Ratio 1:6, 1:5 on a good day...we are intense, post open heart, trauma, drips, vents, pacers etc.
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    Common Meds in Tele

    Now that I am thinking...integrillin, toradol, cholesterol meds...zocor, zetia etc, neosynephrine, lidocaine, adenosine, if you have open heart patients as well as diabetics insulin, also aldactone, hydrochlorothiazide.
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    Common Meds in Tele

    Might also see natrecor
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    Any Native Americans out there?

    Cherokee...fathers side...researching my heritage to gain insight on the culture.
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    Cultural Teaching article: The Wolf

    Thanks for the interesting links.
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    Health Informatics Survey

    Good Luck...just completed the survey.
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    OMG! My feet are killing me!

    Have you tried sneakers by Nike...the walking sneaker Nike Air is pretty nice.
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    Covering tele for a non-tele nurse

    Are there monitor techs watching the monitors?
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    Need advice on prerequisites class

    Personally I think you would be alright. There was a ten year gap between leaving college the first time around and then deciding to go into nursing for me and I did alright with taking the A&p I and II and micro. Don't recall any "chemistry" on ...
  11. Love the 12 hrs.........call me crazy.........
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    daily nursing care sheets.. help!

    For the medications if you receive a computer print out you can go through and highlight in different colors the times. ie yellow for 0730 and 0900. Pink for 1130, 1300. Green for 1700, 1800 and 1900. Also we receive a computer prontout that we call ...
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    Rate of pay for RN's

    Hope this helps..for new hire base pay is 24.50 1 year exp 24.99 2 years exp 25.49 3 years exp 26.00 ...
  14. It is both amazing and saddening to me to read through some of the above posts on chronic pain. I hope that those who do not experience chronic pain never will, and for those that do I completely understand. Please remember a few "pointers". Not ever...
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    And... you can call me.....

    :balloons: :thankya: :smiley_aa :yelclap: :yelclap: :yeah: :smiley_aa:thankya: :balloons: congratulations!!!!!!!!!!
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    Hourly Pay or Salary... What is best?

    I have done both salary and hourly...hourly any day.
  17. on the extremely rare occasion of low census...first ot then we go by seniority.
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    Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    for checking blood sugars..."let's see how sweet you are" and "which finger for the donation"....when removing tele leads or tape on men "i guess no one told you , you get a free waxing"...when looking for blood or starting iv's "let's see if i am a ...
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    Financing your education

    hello newbeginnings...for my adn I worked ot when I could and saved...no loans, grants etc...I am now going on for the bsn/msn and I again will be working ot when I can and taking classes part time...ie I have been doing extra hours now...classes sta...
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    Eight or Twelve Hour Shifts

    love 12 hrs...and with it the extra days off.
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    Have you performed CPR?

    I laughed when I went on this evening to see what was under the general posts, and saw this thread...let me explain why...I have just gotten home (shift is 7a-7p)...work on a pcu floor...two codes tonight within 3 minutes of each other...on opposite ...
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    Most RN's first borns?

    First born...no ETOH.
  23. Teaching hospital...for all the reasons posted. Extreme..always remember that as a new nurse within a teaching hospital and the possibilities of the wrong orders...you can ask a seasoned nurse if this sounds ok...dr. so and so placed this order..does...
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    Pccn

    hey good luck with the pccn...i am planning on taking it in jan 07...i have been using 2 ccrn books and the review course material that the hospital gave us in a two day session...let us know how it was........
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    Charge Nurse Position = Required?

    Where I am..one year under your belt and because it is a tele step down with open heart and trauma one needs to be certified in all the "classes" for the mix of cases we see and also have tele and acls. Training occurs under a senior member..usually ...