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  1. Should I transition to the ER?

    psnurse replied to Jackal66's topic in Emergency

    Well I guess it would depend on who you ask. But since you are asking me, the ER is the only place I want to be. Went to nurse practitioner school to be a ER NP. I worked critical care before coming...

  2. Doctor Nurse

    psnurse replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is a great idea. It is already happening. I am sure the AMA is whining about it, but it is happening anyway. I hope to attend one of the programs and have been investigating. What would be...

  3. fnp to er

    psnurse replied to akoster's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have been an ED nurse for awhile and recently started my first NP job in the ED. I don't have great websites, but I did find some really helpful books on the ACEP website. ACLS and PALS is also...

  4. When did we become???

    psnurse replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Interesting. I hadn't really thought about this topic until just now. I will finish my MSN for FNP in August 2004. I haven't caught anyone referring to me in any proprietory way. I haven't heard...

  5. Should nurses be allowed to strike?

    psnurse replied to LydiaGreen's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Should nurses be allowed to strike? Absolutely! This is a personal choice each nurse must make. When the choice is made they must also be prepared to live with the consequences this may cause in their...

  6. What Freaks You Out?

    psnurse replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    After 10 years, I still don't do snot. It isn't the trach thing that bothers me, the ET tubes are ok. But let someone actually spit a specimen into a cup and I lose it. This was confirmed the other...

  7. Tell me about your PCU

    psnurse posted a topic in Cardiac

    I have been assigned to root out information on Progressive Care Units to hopefully head off redesign efforts that will upset the apple cart of the nurses working fulltime in one of the units I float...

  8. pain with neuropathy

    psnurse replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    Yes diabetic neuropathy causes pain. Sometimes severe pain. Neurontin can be helpful. But if not narcotics are indicated. Research shows that tolerance to narcotics may begin to develop as early as 2...

  9. I'm i expecting too much from my preceptors, please help?

    psnurse replied to wrkoutgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am confused about IV push meds and IV certification. Where I live only LPN's are required to have an IV certification. Even after that, they still can't push meds. So if this is the case, the...

  10. How does your hospital/unit handle call ins?

    psnurse replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Ok... I have read about writing the reason the provider says you should be off on the excuse. I disagree with this and would require a new note with simply the date I could return and any applicable...

  11. Taping IV Catheters

    psnurse replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The IV Nurses Society is probably where this originated. At least that is where they point when we ask about this policy. And how to tape your IV is a policy where I work. No tape under the...

  12. How does your hospital/unit handle call ins?

    psnurse replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    It is worthy to note, we had very few call ins on the weekend. People would come to work half dead to avoid making up the time. Not sure this was the best way to do things, but it was

  13. How does your hospital/unit handle call ins?

    psnurse replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work now, there is no policy regarding weekend call ins. Sometimes they are a problem. Where I used to work, it was policy that you made up the weekend time. Not necessarily the next weekend,...

  14. Holiday staffing

    psnurse replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    Yes hoolahan, The points system is a nice thing if you are requesting off. It eliminates all those nasty little conversations about who is who's favorite. The other side of it doesn't make everyone...

  15. Lunch breaks

    psnurse replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Here is another question that has plagued me for quite some time. What about those 11a - 11p people? They are on shift for 2 ordinary people meal periods. Are we saying that they are entitled to only...

  16. Holiday staffing

    psnurse replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    I will attempt to explain how we do holidays, but it gets complex. So if I stop making sense....... well you will have to ask questions. We maintain a holiday rotation list. Everyone is required to...

  17. Lunch breaks

    psnurse replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One more thing... the night shift can snooze on their 30 minutes. They just have to do it away from the patient care area and have a designated wake up

  18. Lunch breaks

    psnurse replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    According to my interpretation of the law regarding breaks, you are entitled to 15 paid minutes for every 4 hours that you work and at least a half hour unpaid lunch. So for a 12 hour shift, you...

  19. dilema

    psnurse replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    I don't find that I often have the time to critique the work of others when I am on shift. But if I were to observe such breaking of sterile technique a friend of mine who works in the OR offered her...

  20. Verbal Orders, Do you take them?

    psnurse replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Of course I take verbal orders. I don't work in a teaching hospital, so I don't have anyone in house most of the time. I have to take verbal orders. I have never run into someone not owning their own...

  21. Nurse to patient ratios

    psnurse replied to stellaCat4's topic in Cardiac

    I work in a similar unit. Up to 36 beds. We do post PCI, post PPM, 24 hour post OHS, r/o MI, CHF, cardioversion and whatever else they think is not sick enough for ICU but too sick for the floor. We...

  22. I need info on post angio bed rest

    psnurse replied to Morph's topic in Cardiac

    Bedrest.... Standard 6 hours after intervention if no closure device is employed. 1 -3 hours for Angioseal. We also trialed Perclose. The rep said they could be up in one hour but we had a lot of...

  23. Closed nursing unit

    psnurse replied to Lise's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am working in my first non- "decentralized" unit. I long for the "decentralized" days. We didn't often work short. It was pure teamwork in action. Loved

  24. Tell me about your PCU

    psnurse replied to psnurse's topic in Cardiac

    I have heard this type unit called step down, tele, or pcu. We have three levels, ICU, CVU (stepdown), and general med/surg. So I am talking about the one in between. Let me tell you a little about...

  25. Tennessee or Florida

    psnurse replied to Lauryn's topic in General Nursing

    While I am not Canadian, I have lived and worked a few years in Florida, as well as 25 miles from the southern border of middle Tenessee and investigated job opportunities within the state of...