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  1. Did anyone experience this

    Cardiac-RN replied to RNKay31's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know these were just scenarios, but a heads up for when you are on the floor and writing nursing notes: the hospital generally does not want incident reports mentioned in the chart. They should be...

  2. Got nightmares?

    Cardiac-RN replied to RITA2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have nightmares about it being midway through shift and me needing to see four of my patients at least once every few weeks! lol. I try to explain it to my hubby, but he just doesn't understand : P...

  3. Depression

    Cardiac-RN replied to augigi's topic in General Nursing

    i find that feeling depressed often comes hand in hand with feeling overwhelmed and stressed out, and it becomes one negative cycle : / in addition to those things SmilingBluEyes said, i try to...

  4. Doppler placement during code

    Cardiac-RN replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    too bad patients don't always conveniently code in the trauma bay where the sonos are available : ) what about for the patients in the rest of the house? the doppler is just another available tool...

  5. Doppler placement during code

    Cardiac-RN replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    We use the doppler at the femoral pulse area to check for a 'compression pulse', letting us know that the compressions are of adequate depth/ speed etc to circulate the

  6. Anyone work weekends only?

    Cardiac-RN replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Nursing

    I do this, and love it. I like always knowing what my schedule is going to be, getting paid for full time but only working part time, and being home with my family all during the week. Of course...

  7. What do like the most about your job?

    Cardiac-RN replied to sam12's topic in General Nursing

    Self-scheduling is awesome. Staffing for acuity would be even

  8. How can one become a Cardiac Nurse??

    Cardiac-RN replied to RNsoon!'s topic in Cardiac

    I don't think my place of work ever looks at anyones gpa...just whether or not they passed their boards or graduated from an accredited program waiting to sit for boards. That being said, most nursing...

  9. PDA use in the real world of nursing?

    Cardiac-RN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I use mine every day at work, and often other staff members will ask me to look stuff up for them too. I have a drug book, medical dictionary, ekg program, nursing procedures program, patho program...

  10. Had My First Med Error Tonight :(

    Cardiac-RN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    you may get some 'coaching' and it will probably be reported to risk management (they try and use the errors to decrease the possibility of future errors by addressing issues such as: were the meds of...

  11. Continuing Education?

    Cardiac-RN replied to lccougar02's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Alot of jobs will offer CE as part of the job, then you just get and keep the certificate for the hours for when you renew your license. Keep them for 3 renewal periods in case you ever get audited...

  12. Floated to another unit

    Cardiac-RN replied to RN2B07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If it helps make you any less uncomfortable, when nurses get floated to my tele floor they are given patient assignments with dx that aren't cardiac (exac copd, uti/dehy/wkns, etc.) but are on...

  13. What is your dress code?

    Cardiac-RN replied to huskersfan's topic in General Nursing

    nurses wear navy or white, the techs wear hunter green. we are allowed to wear theme scrub tubs around the holidays. i thought i would hate the lack of choices, but it cuts down on the thinking...

  14. ACLS Certified!!

    Cardiac-RN replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And in general....ACLS is that usually covered by your employer? I think the place i will be hired at eventually (around october) will pay for me, but now i am at home with a broken ankle and wouldnt...

  15. Celexa issues?

    Cardiac-RN replied to rhapsodyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I felt very disconnected for the first three weeks I was on celexa- after that it went away for me. It was a little disturbing at the

  16. Work 2 12-hour shift and get paid 40 hours???

    Cardiac-RN replied to FreshRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work a rotation like this on my tele unit, but I work every fri and sat and get paid for 36 hours and full time benefits. I also get a weekend off every four months. I love this position. I can...

  17. Hello, I'm your nurse today: get off the darned phone!

    Cardiac-RN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I had a post-op patient allowed morphine every 1/2 hour who was constantly on the light asking for it, but when I would go in with the medicine to give it to her she'd be on the phone with no signs of...

  18. What's In Your Pocket?

    Cardiac-RN replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Seems like I carry my life in my pockets! (I usually have four pockets.) tape alcohol wipes 2x2 opsite pair sm. gloves hemostats scissors calipers heart rate card important # card (house doc, nrs sup,...

  19. Toledo area

    Cardiac-RN replied to Alyash's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I am on OCC grad with my ADN, but back when I started in 2003 there wasnt much of a wait... I did really enjoy it there and it was a good life choice for me at the time so I can't complain : ) Hower,...

  20. Big bad nurse bully

    Cardiac-RN replied to Canadian Princess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't work with any bullies, but I would like to respond: From a managerial perspective, would you rather have competent nurses who are 'bullies'- which may lead to less productivity/teamwork,...

  21. Rapid Afib

    Cardiac-RN replied to zacarias's topic in Cardiac

    This so reminds me of a patient I had last week : / Lady came in through the ER with AFib c RVR rate 180s- totally asymptomatic. Recieved 2 cardizem boluses, IV Dig and Lopressor and some po Toprol....