harley007

harley007

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  1. What do I do?

    harley007 replied to love2beanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Which job is going to give you the most rounded out experiences to base your nursing career on? You may fall in love with dialysis and be in that area forever or you want to move around at some...

  2. Discharge teaching post cath

    harley007 replied to jordangregory's topic in Cardiac

    We also do the no bath for a week and really stress the need for no further smoking. Even though they may have a bit of Versed/Fentanyl on board we all - attending MD/Fellow MD/RN repeat the same...

  3. Ageism?

    harley007 replied to cvryder's topic in General Nursing

    I entered the cath lab in my 50's with no previous experience. Yes I had worked in the ER & ICU and had years of experience. I told my interviewer that I was looking for a position I could...

  4. I need a topic ASAP, help please!

    harley007 replied to itybity's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How about something simple - maintaining body warmth without over heating in the Winter months - differences in elderly with circulation, sensation, different needs between seasons, etc. Also,...

  5. How nasty!!

    harley007 replied to rnrae's topic in General Nursing

    I just do not get it! The signs all say "foam in - foam out" and the foam dispensers are everywhere. I work in a cath lab and I am constantly foaming my hands and changing my gloves. Because of the...

  6. Passing meds prepared by others

    harley007 replied to cowboy_carl's topic in General Nursing

    This is a hospital accepted/joint commission approved procedure. The joint commission actually suggested the pre -printed labels rather than hand written. I am not sure if this makes a difference...

  7. Passing meds prepared by others

    harley007 replied to cowboy_carl's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of this topic our sedation IV medications are drawn up marked with pre-printed labels. The used vial is then left next to the syringe. If someone breaks you from a case, say for lunch, and...

  8. All White Uniform Dress Code?!!

    harley007 replied to keludtke's topic in General Nursing

    The general public is still in love with the traditional look of all white. During the time, long, oh so long ago, when nurses were first allowed to wear colors patients really disliked it. I...

  9. autoimmune disease and being a nurse

    harley007 replied to Almabella's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am lucky to be financially stable enough to work part time. I work in the cath lab and though it can be intense I am not running up and down a unit caring for 6 or more patients - I am just running...

  10. Want to work ER again, but now widowed and solo parent

    harley007 replied to ERFirstLoveRN's topic in Emergency

    I have a friend that waited for a "job fair" at a particular hospital so she could speak directly to the ER manager. She was able to obtain the job and shift she needed by speaking directly to the...

  11. Environment of the room during a code

    harley007 replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    When we have a full out code in the cath lab it is intense ... every time. We already have basic blood work complete, a 12 lead EKG up & running and the ultimate IV - a catheter to the heart, we...

  12. Getting back to the ED

    harley007 replied to hollowt's topic in Emergency

    Hey, good for you going back into the wild world of ER nursing! I was away from acute care for the same period of time. I checked out Amazon.com, read reviews by other nurses and found some great...

  13. Pimples, blackheads and acne

    harley007 replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I work in the Cardiac Cath lab and as expected our patients usually arrive with their right groin shaved for the proceedure. Well, many of our patients are a bit older and the number of huge...

  14. Friend calls herself a nurse but never really worked as one

    harley007 replied to MommyandRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand both sides. She is an RN but handing out medical advise without clinical experience of some type, any type, can be a bit scary. I worked with an LPN who told everyone outside of...

  15. Help for a letter to be reconsidered for rehiring

    harley007 replied to BethulieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you may be suprised that they do not even look that far back in their records, especially that you are now applying there as a nurse. Good luck to

  16. Need Advise regarding my highschool girl mentoree

    harley007 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    My 21 y/o daughter is in the U.S. Navy serving as a Corpsman. I know this is not the same as an RN but, being in the medical branch is not an automatic ticket to Iraq. As an example, in todays...

  17. Right out of high school.....

    harley007 replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated high school @ 17y/o went directly to LPN school graduated @18y/o. I worked one year as a LPN and then to RN school graduating an "older" student @23. Still working 36 years

  18. No She/he Did Not!!!

    harley007 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    No she did not just pop the versed & fentanyl syringes she just finished pushing IV into the pocket of her lead vest (Cath Lab) to quickly get the MD some equipment he needed NOW! Then bend over...

  19. Am I being unreasonable? Kind of LONG

    harley007 replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Goodness where are you working in Connecticut? Our travelers are treated just like the regular staff. No nasty schedules, decent call - we do make sure that they do have their stuff together before...

  20. EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    harley007 replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    For our rehab. rotation in nursing school we were assigned to the same patient for 3 weeks. My pateint was a C4/5 Quad. Every time I gave that man a bedbath he eventualy had a full erection. As I...

  21. A phantom poo

    harley007 replied to vrhodes's topic in Nursing Humor

    My lovely, wonderful, kind, highly educated MIL had Alzheimers. My XH has a very proper WASP family. They were so lucky to be able afford to always care for her at home. She maintained her sweet...

  22. Exit Interviews

    harley007 replied to Toquay's topic in General Nursing

    (Sorry this is long.) I worked as the first utilization nurse for a major insurance company. This was back in the day where we "recommended" how many days to stay in the hospital based on Dx - before...

  23. Would you become a nurse today if you could do it over again?

    harley007 replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    1. YES! I love being a nurse and am so very proud to be one. From the day I started reading Cherry Ames to LPN school graduation 31 years ago and on to RN graduation 32 years ago. I have worked all...

  24. Prayer and patient care.

    harley007 replied to WhiteFlowerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a cath lab and I tend to the spiritual needs of every single patient I care for. I greet all waiting patients with a smile, a warm "Hello, we will be with you in just a minute" even if this...

  25. After cardiac cath

    harley007 replied to lever5's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We use Angeoseals with 2 to 4 hours leg straight bedrest, HOB@ 30 degrees and instruct patient not to lift head - use electric bed instead and to put mild pressure on site with their hand for a hard...