cowboyRN replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing
I am pretty anti-union myself traveler, if you want them go for it. I would rather negotiate on my own terms. There is only one union hospital I know of here in Albuquerque and it is the lowest paid with the worst patient/staff ratios. You pay the...
I use to autoclave glass syringes and needles, as well as other non disposable equipment for a Doc. as an after school job while in high school. He actually carried a doctor bag and made regular house calls after office hours. I started nursing a few...
Just relax and enjoy the docs. There is no reason to go head to head with them. If you are easily intimidated, maybe research is a better direction for you to be heading. No reason to put doctors on a pedistal and think they need to be "handled". ...
If you are working in PACU, you should probably be proficient in ACLS, read monitors/know your rythms, have a good working understanding of different airways and how to use them, knowledgable in conscience sedation, some experience with pressure line...
In the last 6yrs, I have floated out once. I have picked up extra shifts on other units. I work a small unit, 6 bed with a mix of ICU/SAC patients and we are always full.
I work with a RT in the ICU that can run a sub 3 hour marathon, and I have never been able to finish in faster than 3:30. He's a wiz and rebuilding a vent in a pinch too.
There are many websites that cater to the ACLS provider, most I have seen are free. Just google ACLS. If you want a good study guide, follow the review questions at the end of each chapter. They cover the test questions verbatum.
cowboyRN replied to jewelnca's topic in New Mexico
No intention to be an internet bully Night, maybe I didn't word my post so well. Mainly was trying to comment on the bad press that Lovelace gets. I do find it interesting that students are coming out of the nursing schools jumping on this band wag...
cowboyRN replied to jewelnca's topic in New Mexico
Interesting to hear you badmouthing Lovelace tencat, and not even working in the field yet. Actually Lovelace has had a pretty bad rep. in the community due to being the new kid on the block since their purchase a few years ago. There are drawbacks...
cowboyRN replied to RNtugladimurnurse2b's topic in General Nursing
20+ years of nights for me, my wife was always a stay at home Mom, so I saw more of the family that way. They are asleep at night anyway. Once the kids are school age, your free to go to parent teacher conferences, ball games, whatever. Sleep is o...
They seem to clot more frequently, and need more attention. We heprinize our power PICC's. I think they are great, but if they don't get maintained your line is gone. Of coarse I have no data to back that up, just my observation.