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  1. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    steelydanfan replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    ok, Commanderzoom, According to your info, you are a CNA in nursing school, so you really don't have a dog in this fight. You have no idea of what the big bad world is, so please do not try to tell us...

  2. New Grad-RN just hired into PACU

    steelydanfan replied to RN*06's topic in PACU

    It's actually a certain amount of hours in a required field, ICU.The requirements are also broken down into experience criteria, such as A-lines, S/G, basic arrythmia, hemodynamics and the like....

  3. New Grad-RN just hired into PACU

    steelydanfan replied to RN*06's topic in PACU

    PACU encompasses SOME of the skills necessary in Critical Care, but I would argue that a PACU nurse might find the CCRN exam a bit much. You might want to think about the speciality exams offered by...

  4. Medication error causes 2 deaths in Indiana NICU

    steelydanfan replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my hospital, heparin is one of 7 drugs that require a 2 nurse check prior to administration. We stock 1,000u, and 10,000u vials in our pyxis, hence the need for check. Is this not the case in other...

  5. Brainless People!

    steelydanfan replied to mickeypat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ok, you have a resident that is intractable, so you TRY to do what is necessary to get the MD to sign a statement banning him from driving. He already has voiced his opinion,get it in writing.That's...

  6. My first few days, as a new RN

    steelydanfan replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    You asked about Calif. nurses, and if the laws mandating assignments work. You bet they do! You would NEVER have had to take such an assignment in a Ca. hospital, or if you had been presented with...

  7. no monitor tech?

    steelydanfan replied to LanaBanana's topic in Cardiac

    The way they rationalize no monitor techs or the charge nurse being at the desk in my hospitals telemetry unit is the pager system. Great, set for "normal" parameters for ALL pt.s Constant false...

  8. Bedside/Face-to-Face Shift Report

    steelydanfan replied to Northwest_RN_4's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that a mix works better for me. I get report at the desk, but then ask the offgoing nurse to accompany me into the pt.s rooms for a quick check. It's a great solution, as often things...

  9. New Nurse feeling overwhelmed!

    steelydanfan replied to Diva Nurse Dani's topic in General Nursing

    To All the "NEWBIES": We do not expect you to know everything, that is why you are in orientation. If you feel that your preceptor does not respond to your needs; by helping you to do a...

  10. Where were u 9/11/01?

    steelydanfan replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was pulling out of my garage, at 6:00, on the way to a day shift, when I heard the 1st tower had been hit. As the wife of a pilot, I thought, "God, what a mess." The 2nd tower was hit before I...

  11. Every IV in the AC?

    steelydanfan replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    All the above posts have excellent explanations. Usually I find the ER nurses to have found access in places I wouldn't have thought to attempt. Also, remember that some of those AC sticks might have...

  12. Doc as partner

    steelydanfan replied to RN007's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent post! Sometimes it is about knowing your

  13. Doc as partner

    steelydanfan replied to RN007's topic in General Nursing

    I think that it is not where you work, but what you bring to the table; that will give you the respect you think you deserve. One does not simply appear in ER or ICU, one gets to work there through...

  14. A few minutes meant difference between life-or-death...or something

    steelydanfan replied to Dinith88's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    A clearly profound result, and hence my reply. Profound is not normal, and everyone is rejoicing at this particularly ABNORMAL outcome. This pt's wishes were NOT respected, hence my first post. The...

  15. Certified Nursing Assistants/Monitor Tech/Unit Secretary working in ICU

    steelydanfan replied to icutech1964's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Judy, Well, you have gotten some responses to your post. And they all say basically what you expected to hear: if you want to be a nurse, then GO FOR IT. We don't have to validate your choice, it's...

  16. Should there be a limit on trying to pass NCLEX?

    steelydanfan replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to be the devil's advocate here. Firstly, Bob is correct. ANY nursing student cannot be considered a "poor test taker" whatever that is. No rebuttals here please, I don't believe in the...

  17. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    steelydanfan replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    When corporate America can abuse, shortchange and underpay it's workers, it will. It as seen as "good management". They will do all they can to stymie unions in the workplace, lobby against minimum...

  18. nausea...I have new understanding.

    steelydanfan replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    I had an absolutely terrible case of food poisoning one time, and what finally drove me to the ER was the total DEHYDRATION! I can't believe how debilitated a very healthy person can get in 6 hours!...

  19. Does anyone else feel as if they are barely treading water?

    steelydanfan replied to TXNurseBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All I saw in June-July were the energetic posts of new grads who had passed thier NCLEX exams. It is now August, and already posts are surfacing from tired, beaten down new grads who feel threatened,...

  20. is anyone else stressed out?

    steelydanfan replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree that nursing has it's challenges today. I would also say that for a dedicated bedside nurse who wants to keep working, an insurance or outpatient surgery job may not have all the bedside...

  21. Do You take your patients out for smoke breaks?

    steelydanfan replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I am a smoker, don't smoke once I get to the hospital until after I have left (I consider it a welcome break from the smoking stimuli)! I once had a pt. who had JUST had cataract surgery, was wheeled...

  22. New Grad, so frustrated

    steelydanfan replied to IntoTheUnit's topic in MICU, SICU

    IntotheUnit (or Jen): YES, it will get better, you WILL internalize everything you see and do, and be confident in 6 months in situations you now percieve as terrifying. But you will ALWAYS carry the...

  23. Allowing more than RN on name badge?

    steelydanfan replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I'd use the M.A. designation, since it is a requisite for counseling, which is clearly part of your current job

  24. A few minutes meant difference between life-or-death...or something

    steelydanfan replied to Dinith88's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Dinith, Sorry if I misinterpreted your post. I went by your statement that "the pt. barely nodded his head (probably didn't realize he was doing it)." This to a Dr.... "with a BAD accent". I...

  25. Codes and note taking

    steelydanfan replied to Holly27's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    One hint: as you know, clocks can be off by several minutes from room to room. So, always chart by the time on the MONITOR, not your wall clock or yor watch. That way, your times of intervention will...