RoaminHankRN

RoaminHankRN has 14 years experience and specializes in ED, House Supervisor, IT.

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1. CRNAs in Colorado

   RoaminHankRN replied to ohiosrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Sorry for the delay... little thing here called work. Not sure if you have heard of this site...http://www.healthjobsusa.com/yahoo/Denver_Colorado_Nurse:_Anesthetist_(CRNA).html Still waiting for some...

2. CRNAs in Colorado

   RoaminHankRN replied to ohiosrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Greetings from Colorado! I was born in Dayton, OH. Small world. Let me look around and see what I can find out about jobs and how things look in re: to CRNA. I will reply later in the week if that is...

3. Rapid Response Team

   RoaminHankRN replied to Bwick's topic in General Nursing

   We have a rescue ax team. ICU Charge, RT, Pharmacy, Hospitalist, Lab, Security and House Supervisor. House sup can call on more support or wave off people if needed. If on peds or NICU, NNP will...

4. Female nurses earn less than male nurses

   RoaminHankRN replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I did not read every single post but another classic example of what is wrong with our profession. Do we not have better things to do like improving patient satisfaction, improving our knowlegdge,...

5. Is there a need for more male nurses?

   RoaminHankRN replied to reddgott's topic in General Nursing

   It's not more qualified or male nurses we need. Everyone who passed boards is qualified. We (the current RN's) need to be better role models in precepting the new nurses. We need to be positive,...

6. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

   RoaminHankRN replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

   We should do away with all the extra letters at the end of your name on the badge and stick with RN. Do you really think a patient, physician or other healthcare provider cares if you are BSN, ADN or...

7. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

   RoaminHankRN replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Fine... but you also need to act like professionals. There are some bad apples in our profession... ASN and BSN. Just having a BSN will not make you professional. I don't hear RN's crying for CE's in...

8. Question for House Supervisors

   RoaminHankRN replied to RoaminHankRN's topic in General Nursing

   Need your help again. We have started to slim down our book. Question. Do you carry a print out of each unit with the patients and are you required per policy to have a report on each patients? Is...

9. Question for House Supervisors

   RoaminHankRN replied to RoaminHankRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your replies... Anyone else have

10. Question for House Supervisors

    RoaminHankRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    If your a house supervisor you know what I mean when I talk about the "book." Contains all our goodies to run the show. We carry around a big bulky book and are looking at options to reduce the size....

11. Admissions at shift change

    RoaminHankRN replied to kahann's topic in General Nursing

    Couple thoughts... For those of you that have a house supervisor in house... why are they not being involved in the situations you describe? As the house supervisor, I am responsible for bed...

12. For those of you that are a nurse and those of you who call yourself a nurse!!

    RoaminHankRN replied to StaceRacer1's topic in General Nursing

    It's nice to see people working 20 hour shifts, doing there part, taking one for the team, yada yada yada. But guess what... that's your job and you choose to do it. If you don't like what you do.....

13. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    RoaminHankRN replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    Where were some of you people for the "Taco Bell is hiring" postings.. I took a lot of slack from the floor nurses. Interesting I don't see any of those people saying anything

14. Let the next shift deal with it...

    RoaminHankRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Any work ER night shift.. when day shift comes in does it seem they take their time to get report. Have a cup of coffee and chat. Just love the looks on their face trying to awake as we tried to stay...

15. Questions about transfusions...

    RoaminHankRN replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

    Policy here for FFP; run in as fast as the patient will tolerate. Once FFP are picked up from blood bank, they can't be returned to blood bank after 20min. Also recommends the FFP be infused within 6...