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Furoffire

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  1. Ambien Use for NOC workers

    Furoffire posted a topic in General Nursing

    My sister in law, 56 years of age just graduated and will be working 3 12 hour NOC shifts. We both on occasion use Ambien CR at bed time. She of course has many concerns regarding getting an adequate...

  2. Insulin gtt & tubing

    Furoffire posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm reviewing various gtts and came acrcoss the insulin one. It says "when changing, flush 50 ml of solution through tubing to saturate binding sites." Does this mean to flush w/ NS first and every...

  3. What is a Clinical Documentation Specialist? Or RN Coder?

    Furoffire posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been nursing for 2 decades and developed some back issues. I have work restrictions now as a staff bedside nurse. I have the opportunity to apply for a coding type job, I believe it is called a...

  4. Ambien Use for NOC workers

    Furoffire replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    There are the 2 types of Ambien, I think the regular has an Ativan like effect and the CR is non-narcotic. Seems like you guys take the regular type which I wonder would be more effective? We were...

  5. What is Home Health Nursing Like

    Furoffire posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was offered the opportunity to work in Home Health. I was reading an online hospital description of the position and they mentioned 8 - 10 hours of high stress. Before I consider the offer can...

  6. Where are the jobs!! I am so mad.......

    Furoffire posted a topic in General Nursing

    Several months ago I injured my back but am O.K. now. The hospital put me on some bogus program where they would find me alternative RN work because the Rehab Dept. I was in (only a few months) would...

  7. Where are the jobs!! I am so mad.......

    Furoffire replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a very small town and am afraid to mention the area, everyone knows each others business. All the desk jobs you mentioned are good potentials but there are hardly ever no openings. I was...

  8. Back Injury-may lose career, help !

    Furoffire posted a topic in General Nursing

    About 4 months ago I injured my back helping a pt. in Rehab transfer from bed to the commode. It all started with misinformation about her transfer. The shift report, careplan, communication board in...

  9. Back Injury-may lose career, help !

    Furoffire replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your help, input and sharing your stories. I did get the local phone book out and found one Workman's Comp. attorney, called and spoke to the "intake" person. I gave her a full...

  10. Ekg Nightmare, Must B An Easier Way

    Furoffire posted a topic in General Nursing

    my ears are back now. i am trying to get a handle on studying ekg's. yesterday between 2 books i fell asleep. this is serious, i need to get them under my pelt. is there an online fun verion or...

  11. Think I am in trouble, maybe fired

    Furoffire posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been nursing for almost 2 decades, mostly med/surg and some tele. I was offered a position about 6 months in outpatient endo, it sort of came my way. I took it but the 5 days a week, on call all...

  12. Think I am in trouble, maybe fired

    Furoffire replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    The ending to my story. I flunked my eval and got an extention to my probation, HR was there, copies of all this will go to several people in high places, it was quite humbling. All my 2 decades of...

  13. Think I am in trouble, maybe fired

    Furoffire replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Pray for me at 1500 PST. Big guns from HR will be there. My manager and I had a brief meeting before the big one today (which is suppose to be annual evaluations for everyone but my orientation is...

  14. Offered new job, scarred-hours, endo RNs help

    Furoffire posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been done ICU and med surg nursing for years and now work in a PCU. I've done 8 and 12 hour shifts, now as the trend is, doing 12's. I have been feeling frustrated and tired about the quick...

  15. Endo Labs - For Nerds Only? Must be Techie?

    Furoffire posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a chance for an interview as an RN in the Endo Dept. Small hospital but big dept. I was asked half a dozen times if I was a "gaget" person. The interviewers indicated the many gaget like...

  16. Here it goes...

    Furoffire replied to jackothedrummer1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Good for you but don't hang up those drummer sticks. You will need a creative outlet becasue you will be entering into logical stressful stuff. It is important to have an outlet that is relaxing and...

  17. Noc Shift Any Easier ???

    Furoffire posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a very busy tele unit, 3 - 12 hour days. We have no nursing aids, note our own orders, do all 3 meals, the baths, most of the surgeries and procedures etc. are done on days. The nursing...

  18. Noc Shift Any Easier ???

    Furoffire replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Out here in California and the hospital I work for they adhere to ratios like in step down 3:1 and tel 4:1 on the day or night shift. It sounds very tempting, the unit I am in has some strong very...

  19. How pushy is too pushy?

    Furoffire replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have read in interviewing books that to call is okay. I have found that managers get very busy and just forget to get back. So if you have and say "I really want to work in your...

  20. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    Furoffire replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear you got off on a wrong start. Most nurses do have a happy precepting time although its hard because you are putting the whole nursing process together, multi tasking. You should of went...

  21. Will I get fired?????

    Furoffire posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a good nurse for a long time but one year old in this new dept. Several days ago I took care of a DNR dementia patient that had runs of A-Fib. She was in a room that had a hard wire and it...

  22. Will I get fired?????

    Furoffire replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    The Union Rep who was wonderful, met w/ me and the director. The print off of VS showed like I just two done. Well the rep noticed that the print out was done in hourly fragments and she said...

  23. Will I get fired?????

    Furoffire replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that is all it is. She has had a reputation of yelling and getting out of control with others. She has since mellowed out, but good point, in that she will be protecting herself. this might...

  24. Will I get fired?????

    Furoffire replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Well now that you put it into perspective, what machine is reliable? Thanks, shows that we put too much emphasis into them. Maybe there are other underlying issues like no love connection in that...

  25. Will I get fired?????

    Furoffire replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    We have dinamaps and couple of those 1950 rolling one's but the patient was hooked up to a hard wire and since not all rooms have hard wire, we are told not to use the dinamap if you have the monitor...