harley007

harley007 specializes in rehab-med/surg-ICU-ER-cath lab.

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1. I don't want to be a nurse!!

   harley007 replied to sharebear003's topic in General Students

   These are all great answers especially that at 18 you are legally able to make your own decision. Don't have the funds to obtain your needed education in the field of your choice? Run not walk to the...

2. Disturbing things that I heard Dr.s say in the Labor room

   harley007 replied to mamagui's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   Here's my own two strange deliveries: Had signed birth plan with my OB for my first delivery of identical twin girls! Everything goes great = leave me the hell alone or there's a life-threatening...

3. Decrease in volume of Cath Lab cases?

   harley007 replied to harley007's topic in Cardiac

   I am sincerely sorry to have given such a simple & incomplete explanation of the Medicare reimbursement that severely impacted numerous large hospitals in many states. As I've mentioned, the...

4. Decrease in volume of Cath Lab cases?

   harley007 replied to harley007's topic in Cardiac

   Please let me explain, I am not discussing cuts under the new National Health Care. This is Medicare's autocratic rating system that has penalized many large state hospitals as much as 35 million...

5. Decrease in volume of Cath Lab cases?

   harley007 replied to harley007's topic in Cardiac

   Firstly as far as reimbursement etc., each state is different. Medicare cuts to hospitals in some areas have been huge. Now even some of our very complex angioplasty patients are being discharged as...

6. Decrease in volume of Cath Lab cases?

   harley007 posted a topic in Cardiac

   Is anyone else experiencing a decrease in the number of cases per day in your Cath Lab? I work in what has always been a super busy interventional lab. With the insurance changes in beginning of this...

7. Any cath lab RNs required to take the RCIS?

   harley007 replied to inthelab's topic in Cardiac

   I think it might depend on your lab and what your MD's prefer. We frequently do FFR/IVUS in our lab and all four labs have installed bedside equipment. The Pyxis has pre-mixed Adenosine infusion...

8. Any cath lab RNs required to take the RCIS?

   harley007 replied to inthelab's topic in Cardiac

   I was educated as a RN 38 years ago and I completed an AS/Diploma program. I didn't take the NCLEX as a nurse educated that long ago took a 5 part - 2 day long state board of examination to qualify...

9. Did you ever have needle phobia?

   harley007 replied to CNL2B's topic in General Nursing

   I bit my MD's office RN when I was 3 y/o because needles freaked me out so badly! This was also back in the days of house calls & I would talk the poor busy GP MD's ear off just to delay my shot....

10. Groin Prep for Cardiac Cath

    harley007 replied to sguthland's topic in Emergency

    I am a Cath. Lab RN and maybe I am confused in reading some replies but, my hospitals "door to opened artery" goal time is under 90 minutes. (I believe that is the national standard - naturally if...

11. Cath Lab nurses!! Intro plz!

    harley007 replied to Marchantia's topic in Cardiac

    Best advice? Just hang in there until you are comfortable. You work tele so I am sure you are all set with recognizing what a dangerous EKG tracing is and I assume an S-T elevation. Review you...

12. Drug Screen

    harley007 replied to bettysue62's topic in General Nursing

    In reply to the above post - As I said I just had this test. At my last position the screen was done during a physical and there was an area for you to write down your current meds. For this new...

13. New grad in Cardiac Cath Lab Recovery???

    harley007 replied to MissBrittanyRN's topic in Cardiac

    Congratulations on the position! It sounds like you picked the perfect situation to allow you to get a really broad based set of experiences. You seem to be very motivated and I am sure you will...

14. Cath Lab nurses!! Intro plz!

    harley007 replied to Marchantia's topic in Cardiac

    It is so nice to find a CCL thread as I totally love working in my lab. especially the opportunity to give 100% of my attention and care to just one patient. Sure I will admit I love to have my...

15. Drug Screen

    harley007 replied to bettysue62's topic in General Nursing

    I just a a screen for a new position two weeks ago and the tech told me they were basically looking for illegal drugs. They did not want a list of any meds. and if anything turned up positive as long...