Crocuta

Crocuta RN

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  1. Any Available Tncc And Enpc Courses

    Crocuta replied to beaujacques's topic in General Nursing

    You can find a list of courses available at the Emergency Nurse Association's website. http://www.ena.org/chapters/ Click on the state, and then on the links there for TNCC or ENPC. I'll send you the...

  2. Anyone else frustrated with 12 hour shifts?

    Crocuta replied to TexasNurseEducator's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in utter love with my 12 hour shifts. It will be a long time before I voluntarily go back to 8's or 12's. For me, it's all about working 3 days a week and having four to do whatever I want with...

  3. ER nursing challenges pls help

    Crocuta replied to sapphireprincess's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.ebscohost.com/cinahl/ "CINAHL®, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, is the most comprehensive resource for nursing and allied health literature. While starting...

  4. Am I Crazy Changing Career At 33

    Crocuta replied to toobig's topic in General Nursing

    You're never too old to change directions in your life - until you're dead, that is. I see miserable people all the time who feel "stuck" doing something that they don't love. The only thing that...

  5. Shoes for the ER??

    Crocuta replied to TJG618's topic in Emergency

    I went home every day from work with horrible back pain. Sometimes it was so bad that I couldn't move on my first day off. Then I bought a pair of New Balance 926's. The first day I wore them I had...

  6. AHA BLS Instructor certification?

    Crocuta replied to Murse901's topic in General Nursing

    I would echo what was said above: Start with your hospital's education department if you are employed by one. That's how I got started instructing. They've picked up the ticket for all my training,...

  7. Ultrasound Technician In WA

    Crocuta replied to Tmac44's topic in General Nursing

    Tacoma Community College, Seattle University, and Bellevue Community College all offer degrees in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. You might find these links useful: Commission on Accreditation of...

  8. Tonsilectomy test question....

    Crocuta replied to smstar1996's topic in General Nursing

    B, most certainly. Pain while swallowing is a normal finding following this surgery, and it's really not that unusual for post surgical patients to fall asleep while you're talking to them. Bleeding...

  9. On Line CPR Renewal

    Crocuta replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    We just had an instructor meeting at our facility and I think we are going to move toward this model. Our expectation will be that anyone coming for the skills portion without attending the two hour...

  10. New CNA with EKG/phlebotomy Certification...do hospital hire you ?

    Crocuta replied to KdnRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to tack something on here. When you get turned down for a position (and it will happen eventually), thank them for giving you the opportunity to interview, and ask them specifically "what...

  11. New CNA with EKG/phlebotomy Certification...do hospital hire you ?

    Crocuta replied to KdnRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    That combo sounds like a ready made ED tech to me. What a hospital is "looking for" and what they'll accept are two very different things. Be confident in yourself, and convince them that you're...

  12. CNA in Training Moving- PLEASE HELP!

    Crocuta replied to EndlessSummerscape's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen a program that would accept partial training in one state and finish up where you left off. There are just too many variables between programs, and there's no financial incentive for...

  13. Slooooow!

    Crocuta replied to fallrisk2008's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to point out one problem with your assessment. Pedal pulses are not an assessment component for DVT. A DVT is a "deep vein thrombosis." Pedal pulses (arterial) will not be affected by the...

  14. Giving a gift to a patient??

    Crocuta replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think what you did was incredibly thoughtful and kind. I see no ethical problems whatsoever with getting something for a patient if it will be therapeutic to them or to the family. (Obviously,...

  15. Fired, concerned, worried, job issues, need information, and salary info!! help!

    Crocuta replied to cutehumor's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I don't understand the issue. Did you correct the tubing problem and begin the transfusion? There's obviously more to this.

  16. promoting use of computer system

    Crocuta replied to stumpy1's topic in General Nursing

    Get buy in from upper management for a total conversion date. Set it a month or two in the future, make sure everyone knows the date, hold lots of classes, get those superusers trained and then make...

  17. Huge IV med error!

    Crocuta replied to MommaNurse08's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am so sorry that this happened in your practice. Med errors are a terrifying thing when you realize that it has happened to you. First of all, you did the right thing when you realized your error....

  18. How to start my own home health agency..

    Crocuta replied to troublefree000's topic in Home Health

    Google is your friend.

  19. internal waiting room

    Crocuta replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in Emergency

    I knew you knew that. ;-) You left out the part where they come up to the window every ten minutes asking how much longer it's going to be and complaining that they've been there longer than all those...

  20. internal waiting room

    Crocuta replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in Emergency

    You really wonder why? It's because "the ED is free, but those urgent care clinics expect you to

  21. work 3 months out of the year

    Crocuta replied to kikoricco's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, I think that this sounds like a wonderful way to live one's life. We get so tied up in notions of 20-30 year careers that we lose sight of all the things we could be doing that would be...

  22. How did it come to this?

    Crocuta replied to Southernurse's topic in General Nursing

    When was the last time you had a vacation? A real one, like a month somewhere nice? I think there's something to learn from the current generation coming out of school. Many are starting out with the...

  23. Unreliable Report

    Crocuta replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Some people really resist it, but I've loved our change to walking rounds for shift turnover. It eliminates so many of these "I don't know" responses and charting problems. Since you're standing...

  24. How do I say goodbye? (long)

    Crocuta replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

    Kiren - a couple of thoughts for you. As you enter a professional career, something that you should be thinking about from here on out is networking. You may not like your manager - you may think...

  25. Really stupid med error

    Crocuta replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    I assume that you expect to get called on the carpet on Monday to explain yourself. Common questions asked at these events are: How did the error happen? How do you plan to prevent it from happening...