Jen911

Try asking the dietician. They have a great wealth of knowledge and might be able to answer your question. Our dietician knows is a great resource with this type of question.

blehhhhhh... we have those pumps at one of the hospitals I work at, and I HATE HATE HATE them! They are the most user UNfriendly pumps I've ever used! Nothing is quick with those things! One tip of advice we've found is to hang it quite low on yo...

awww...now I'm sad cuz I needed a little giggle, too!

I always love this topic, and I'm never afraid to say something about it. Crack should never be showing when someone is bending over, nor should the top of their G-string. One gal I used to work with was such a repeat offender, I finally put a penn...

Just a suggestion... I take Melatonin shortly before I go to bed, and if that doesn't have me drifting off within a half hour, I take the over the counter sleep med (just watch the packaging, you don't want the one with diphenhydramine, you want the...

Haha..perfect timing since I just had a flat tire two days ago! At least it was only flat on one side. :uhoh21:

Prior to nursing school, I worked as a CNA for 10 years. Once I started school, I decided my brain was being overloaded with healthcare "stuff" so I decided to work in a different profession during school I took a job as a Sheriff's Dispatcher/911 ...

You're not alone! I had the same problem. I bought a pair of Crocs when they first came out, and found they KILLED my arches! I had been dealing from plantar fasciitis for over a year and a half, and thought maybe the Crocs would help. Felt like ...

Great ideas here! One year when I worked in a nursing home, we decorated each resident's door like a gift...covered the door with pretty wrapping paper, then added ribbon and a bow...then personalized each door with pictures of toys, clothing, and o...

The only thing you need to keep in mnd with Agostini is that they mainly only staff in California. They advertise that they staff all states, but they could never find me a contract anywhere other than Cali. This was the only reason I ended up chan...

I did a couple contracts with this company and absolutely loved them. Everything was as promised, and their pay was higher than most other travelers I worked with. Housing was top notch, and anything I requested was granted as promised. Feel free ...

I've been getting my scrubs from http://www.tafford.com for several years now. They have great designs, and their uniforms last forever! If you check their clearance stuff, you can usually get scrubs for $4.99 with a great selection of sizes and de...

Found this via google, I'm gonna guess it has to do with dialysis. Hopefully this will start you in the right direction. CVVH Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration Jen911

My hospital just banned Crocs and "Crocs type shoes" due to liability. Not only because of tripping over your shoes, but also due to slipping risk on wet floors being increased if the tread is worn. I'm not sure if this includes clogs such as Dansk...

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Wow..this may sound off-key, but this is truly what I would call an "ER dump" patient... The patient was sent to the ER basically for the LTC to wash their hands and intentionally not accept the patient back into their facility. I've never before s...

I worked 2 contracts with Agostini and really had a great experience with the company as a whole. Housing was fantastic, they put me in a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, fully furnished to include linens, kitchenwares, even linen napkins. No roomate w...

Sheesh, this debate will continue for decades, just like the ER vs Floors debate. ER can be hard work, so can ICU....we just focus on different care of the patient. ER tries to stabilize the emergency at hand, then sends the patient to ICU where th...

Actually, you don't need to push the lever at the same time as you inhale. Pushing the lever simply turns the "wheel of medication" to the new dose for you to inhale. There is no "puff" as we're used to with albuterol, or the other short-acting inh...

I'm on my fourth (soon to be fifth) assignment with Aureus and love this company, much better than the others I've worked for. I think everyone has a different experience with each company. I like the personal service and quick resolutions of any p...

I'm currently in my third contract with Aureus Medical and LOVE them! They always return phone calls promptly (IF they didn't answer when you called). No errors on my paychecks, and my favorite, they pay attention to the time of day they call you.....

I'm currently working for Agostini (also did a contract with Travel Nurse Across America). Agostini has great pay in California, $42-46/hr. Their housing includes ALL utilities, even your cable and phone. They do offer health/dental insurance, but...

I did one assignment with this company..really liked them, but they just didn't have the number of assignments that others do. Their health insurance was also a bit poor...had something like a $20,000 yearly cap (pray you don't get sick!). Their pa...

Haven't seen this one posted here yet, probably because we never get to use it! PFE = Patient Free Environment (for that VERY rare moment when we have no patients in the ED)...much safer than using that Q word!

We have an on-call nurse... We sign up in 4 hour increments voluntarilly, and it's rare that we don't have someone on call. We can call that nurse if we have a sick call, get swamped, or if someone needs to go home suddenly....basically, they're on...