bill4745

bill4745 RN

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  1. to take a refresher course or not?

    bill4745 replied to HurricaneRN's topic in General Nursing

    I left for ten years (ICU) and quickly gained my skills back with about 4 weeks of orientation. You should do great with some time spent with a

  2. does night shift make you fat?

    bill4745 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I had frequent nausea working nights and was constantly nibling for relief and gained

  3. PRN Narcotics?

    bill4745 replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It looks like you took your PRN too

  4. PRN Narcotics?

    bill4745 replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've always been taught that the window does not allow narcs to be given early. q4 hours means exactly 4 or more hours since the last

  5. need help.... what is the salary for an rn in south FL?

    bill4745 replied to catica1124's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget to consider cost of living in Florida vs

  6. ICU documentation post sedation

    bill4745 replied to AllAngelsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would have written a note. You need to document that the pt didn't become uncomfortable without the

  7. Tattoos and body jewelry policies in hospitals

    bill4745 replied to jdrown's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital requires all tattoos to be covered and all piercings (except small earrings) to be covered or

  8. Help! How do I sign my name??

    bill4745 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    RN,

  9. Ever burned a bridge?

    bill4745 replied to LuvMyGamecocks's topic in General Nursing

    I avoid it. You never know when you might end up back at the place or someone at your next job (or prospective job) knows someone there. Especially in the current job

  10. Am I crazy because I love med surg???

    bill4745 replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    I admire all of you who love m/s. To me, it was the most stressful year I ever had. That is why I have done nothing but ICU and ER since

  11. Clinical Questions

    bill4745 replied to chrisciwi's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Are you saying that your desire to work in the NICU counts as experience? If so, the answer is

  12. Death of the Physical Assessment

    bill4745 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I was recently hospitalized with abdominal pain that turned out to be a blocked common bile duct. Three GI docs saw me over three days. Only one bothered to listen for bowel sounds. I was

  13. medication refusal

    bill4745 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    You really need to check with your administration about this to see what the official policy and state law

  14. Do you call IN or OUT sick?

    bill4745 replied to firefox828's topic in General Nursing

    Call

  15. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    bill4745 replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital offers empty patient rooms, and keeps the cafeteria open and free. There have been times when I went to work several hours early, before the snow hit, and have spent the night after...

  16. Is this ever acceptable?

    bill4745 replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you return

  17. Did I cause my patient to die faster?

    bill4745 replied to lou_tango's topic in General Nursing

    You did nothing wrong. Sooner or later the pt would have to be turned. As the other posters indicated, turning could possibly put enough extra workload on the heart to cause death, but if the heart...

  18. Gift ideas for ER newbie

    bill4745 replied to Freedom42's topic in Emergency

    Jack Daniels. Seriously, good luck. I've worked in many areas of nursing and love the ER. I hope you do

  19. Holiday Pay

    bill4745 replied to caliotter3's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in hospitals that when you go to work Sunday night at 11pm, some consider it to be working 8 hours on Sunday, and some counted it as Monday. It's probably up to the

  20. RN's working overtime

    bill4745 replied to polock4life's topic in General Nursing

    I do two 12s every weekend for a full-time salary and benefits, and pick up 2 8 or 12s during the week. My yearly gross is about $87k, Philadelphia

  21. OR SIGN ON BONUS

    bill4745 replied to ORNurseAngie's topic in General Nursing

    They can't take your

  22. Taking a break from Nursing

    bill4745 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in General Nursing

    I left for ten years to start and run a business. I was welcomed back to hospital nursing with my business experience looked at as a plus. Check with your nursing board about CEUs and work hours....

  23. A witness to CPR

    bill4745 replied to michuria's topic in General Nursing

    Possibly he broke some ribs and punctured a lung. Or a traumatic

  24. Dead or Not he was your Patient show some RESPECT!

    bill4745 replied to Jerry 75's topic in Emergency

    I admire your self-control. I would have beaten the

  25. Tattoo's....quick ?

    bill4745 replied to nursingstudent221's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. And piercings must be covered or