sarahbellum

sarahbellum

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  1. Hello! Any Cardiac Cath Lab nurses out there? Questions about how your lab runs...

    sarahbellum posted a topic in Cardiac

    Any interventional cardiac cath lab nurses out there? If so, do you take call? How often do you have to take call? Do you have to stay at the hospital? How many on your team? Do you "double...

  2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    sarahbellum replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurses aide that was barely eighteen I worked at a tiny rural hospital. We had one ICU bed next to the nurses station. It was often used for hospice (anyone really critical we air transported...

  3. Swan-Ganz catheters in PCU

    sarahbellum replied to Lev's topic in Cardiac

    I thought a lot of units had stopped using them. We still use them in the Cardiac Cath lab for RHC but not for monitoring, of

  4. Songs That Remind You of Nursing....

    sarahbellum posted a topic in General Nursing

    What songs remind you of being a nurse? Everytime certain songs play on my ipod they invoke feelings of being at work, been at work. Some are obvious Angel at my side Collette Washington Thank the...

  5. Songs That Remind You of Nursing....

    sarahbellum replied to sarahbellum's topic in General Nursing

    "Thought this thread felt familiar. There's a lot of good answers here too." I used a lot of those :) it was a closed thread. I was curious if there were any new

  6. Vibram 5 fingers shoes

    sarahbellum posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    What do you guys think of these? I think they are neat and the concept is great, but even though it says you can wear them hiking, I would worry about needle sticks. But then how protective are any...

  7. Best MD note

    sarahbellum replied to beckster_01's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a note on a cardiology patient the other day that read "Pt not eating due to the crap they serve here." BTW the words "the crap they serve here" was not in

  8. Funny Cath Lab sayings...

    sarahbellum posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: We have an interventional cardiologist moving to another city, and we all adore him. I wanted to make him a funny t-shirt to remember us by. Can anyone come up with funny cath lab says for...

  9. Cath Lab nurses!! Intro plz!

    sarahbellum replied to Marchantia's topic in Cardiac

    I just switched from a neuro unit to the CCL. I am now learning how to circulate. I am totally overwhelmed right now but I love

  10. first RN job proving to be a disappointment, tips please...

    sarahbellum replied to WIchica0732's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a new grad who was hired straight out of school into a unit. I was miserable and overwhelmed. I lasted 2 months off orientation and then I transferred to their stepdown unit. I like the...

  11. Doctors' Chart Bloopers

    sarahbellum replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    This isn't a blooper but still funny. I was looking up something in the doctor's orders on a patient that had been in the hospital for about six months. The hospitalist had ordered a consult for...

  12. Funny/Strange things other hospital employees have done????

    sarahbellum replied to jessi1106's topic in Nursing Humor

    We have a nurse who writes the word "poop" in random places on the unit. Not the charts, of course but on memos hung in the break room, the doctors phone book, ect. For some reason this is so funny...

  13. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    sarahbellum replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have a new one.... We had a new post op ostomy who wasn't the problem, her husband was. We have several PCT who are barely 18 and two had walked in the patient's room to find him buck naked in the...

  14. Any St. Anthony's Medical Center nurses?

    sarahbellum replied to dawngloves's topic in General Nursing

    I work at St. Anthony's in a fairly centralized unit and I haven't heard anything about that. There has been grumblings in the past, and half hearted attempts to unionize but nothing that anyone...

  15. Will you watch what I'm doing for God's sake!

    sarahbellum posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new nurse and I am confident in my ability to understand when I don't know something, and ask for help when I need it but.... I do not know all the protocols of paperwork my hospital requires,...

  16. Vibram 5 fingers shoes

    sarahbellum replied to sarahbellum's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thanks! The part about indoor walking makes sense! I will stick with my asics for

  17. Vibram 5 fingers shoes

    sarahbellum replied to sarahbellum's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    "I wear the original design whenever I run. I just took my USAF pt test in them last month. I still prefer to run barefoot, but these shoes come close to being barefoot. The soles are fairly thin, but...

  18. Vibram 5 fingers shoes

    sarahbellum replied to sarahbellum's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm not sure how I would feel having plastic between my toes....I would NOT hike in the woods in these shoes, but for camping or floating I would think they would be great. I wonder if you would get...

  19. Vibram 5 fingers shoes

    sarahbellum replied to sarahbellum's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I would love to feel like I am barefoot. I was barefoot for seasons at a time as a child. I really feel that is why I have such strong, healthy feet with high arches. My hips hurt when I wear...

  20. How Dare You Say That To My Patient!!!

    sarahbellum replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    How awful. Do you have an anon complaint line? If you do I would try doing that. That way he can't prove it was you (even though I'm sure he will suspect it

  21. What Part Of Low Lights Minimal Stimulation Do You Not Understand!!!!

    sarahbellum posted a topic in General Nursing

    I spent more time yesterday educating numerous family members than giving pt care, I left work with a massive headache and was hoorifice from talking in a forced low tone and I need to vent.... I work...

  22. What Part Of Low Lights Minimal Stimulation Do You Not Understand!!!!

    sarahbellum replied to sarahbellum's topic in General Nursing

    I HAD taught and taught this family the entire day, until I was hoorifice. Their attitude was that "Dad" was in "there" trying to come out and I didn't know him--therefore they didn't have to listen...

  23. What Part Of Low Lights Minimal Stimulation Do You Not Understand!!!!

    sarahbellum replied to sarahbellum's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to talk to our stroke coordinator this week, our manager has asked for changes until she is blue in the face, The stroke coordinator seems to have more clout since the hospital wants to keep...

  24. What Part Of Low Lights Minimal Stimulation Do You Not Understand!!!!

    sarahbellum replied to sarahbellum's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely.......thanks for that

  25. What Part Of Low Lights Minimal Stimulation Do You Not Understand!!!!

    sarahbellum replied to sarahbellum's topic in General Nursing

    I've had people tell me that they expect a miracle - which I've always thought was the paramount of arrogance - as if God takes orders. It never seemed like a good idea to me to boss God