happybunny1970

happybunny1970

Acute Hemodialysis, Cardiac, ICU, OR

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  1. considering dialysis nursing, input?

    happybunny1970 replied to RNwondering's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have to agree with Shinynurse -- I work Acute and the vast majority of my days are filled with curveballs and playing "mad scientist" and medical investigator. I LOVE the fact that I have a fair...

  2. Certified Nephrology Nurse

    happybunny1970 replied to maila's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm sure CocoaGirl is right... so much about how well you are treated, both personally and paywise, has to do with the individual site you are working in. Nurses who work in the outpatient facilities...

  3. Certified Nephrology Nurse

    happybunny1970 replied to maila's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    There are two certifications for Nephrology Nursing -- one for RN-ADN and one for RN-BSN. This is the website for the credentialing organization: http://www.nncc-exam.org/ This is the website for...

  4. UF Profiling & Sodium Modelling

    happybunny1970 replied to nu2dialysis's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I work for a Fresenius Acute unit, and we have a fair amount of lattitude (but of course, our docs come in to see each and every patient on each and every dialysis treatment). The docs write for a...

  5. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    happybunny1970 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    We expect them to take a job in nursing that allows them to both be a productive nurse and be with their families -- if that means that they have to take a clinic job, or home health, or telenursing,...

  6. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    happybunny1970 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you just gave the best answer yourself -- if the schedule for this career is not beneficial to your personal life, then it just may be that this career is not the right one for you. Or...

  7. No-Heparin Patients - Bolus vs. Constant Infusion NS

    happybunny1970 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I work in an Acute unit and we are revisting and rewriting some of our protocols. Of particular concern is the clotting of systems due to "no heparin" orders -- most often this is justified because...

  8. No-Heparin Patients - Bolus vs. Constant Infusion NS

    happybunny1970 replied to happybunny1970's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks, DeLana... I hear you. One of the things I love about this job is the technical aspect and the latitude in nursing judgment calls. I've had only one clotted system in the 8 months I've been...

  9. Jobs for prenursing students.

    happybunny1970 replied to playbanjogood's topic in General Nursing

    As a nursing student, I worked as a Unit Secretary and then as an EKG tech. Being a Unit Secretary allows you to get a feel for how a hospital unit works, the charting, data entry, interpersonal...

  10. Do You Tell EVERYONE You Are a Nurse?

    happybunny1970 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    When I first graduated, yeah -- I wanted the world to know. But now I kind of sit back and wait for those golden moments of hilarity: It's just too amusing when someone starts spouting off medical...

  11. Did anyone read the People story about Christina Aguilera?

    happybunny1970 replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Um, yeah. As a mother to a primary c-section ("Failure to progress/preecclampsia") followed by VBAC, I have to say that the lady partsl delivery was a MUCH better recovery -- and to put the emphasis...

  12. My Word... What Can't You Get at Wal-Mart??

    happybunny1970 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I wonder how well this will work for them?

  13. Don't like to say I'm an RN. Long...

    happybunny1970 replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here, here! I have met many fabulous LVN/LPNs (related to one, who just completed RN transition and is sitting for her Boards), and do not begrudge them their clinical skills. But the simple fact is...

  14. Very tired of NICU job. What to do?

    happybunny1970 replied to gitanagirl's topic in General Nursing

    Man, nothing worse than hating going to work... You've tried -- 1-1/2 years is a good, solid try, to be sure -- and this just isn't the spot for you. No shame in that -- that's one of the great...

  15. Are 12 hour shifts safe?

    happybunny1970 replied to psychnurse1998's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't think that's a length-of-shift issue -- sounds like a staffing issue! So many of the hospitals are short-staffed and nurses are 'forced' to pick up more patients and 'mandatory overtime' that...

  16. what theory does the veterans hospital use?

    happybunny1970 replied to IIIseeyaa's topic in Government, Military

    Just as an aside... I was a Navy wife for 9 years in the 90s and my husband worked in the medical field, I was always somewhat disappointed in the care we received -- always felt like a test subject,...

  17. "VIP" Patients

    happybunny1970 replied to dopaminequeenRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a patient not too long ago who was -- um -- challenging. He was terribly confused and somewhat combative, but hey -- he was elderly and had been admitted due to taking a fall and sustaining a...

  18. is dialysis less stressful than med surg

    happybunny1970 replied to lillady1225's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Patient-Nurse ratio is only 1:1 when doing an ICU patient -- otherwise we generally have 5 patients in a bay, with 1 or two nurses and one tech. I hear you on outpatient stress, though... I don't...

  19. Patient Sitter - Is 15 $ an hour good?

    happybunny1970 replied to student456's topic in International Nursing

    WOW! The sitters in my hospital make about $8/hour and aren't expected to do anything BUT "sit." In fact, they are NOT trained in CPR, and are specifically instructed to do nothing but "watch" the...

  20. How to Make Procrit/Aranesp Injection Less Painful

    happybunny1970 replied to SassyLassie's topic in General Nursing

    I give these to almost all of my patients daily, and what works for one doesn't necessarily work for another... I ALWAYS pull the med out early and let it warm to room temperature (usually at least an...

  21. In over my head (long)

    happybunny1970 replied to sunshineonleith's topic in Emergency

    I absolutely agree with the previous posters... I wish it was a lesson I had learned earlier: Don't fake what you don't know, and NEVER be afraid to ask for help. If having all these new...

  22. Who's gonna admit it that they went into Nursing b/c of the salary?

    happybunny1970 replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    The pay isn't BAD, but there are plenty of other jobs out there that pay the same or better (both in and out of healthcare) with less responsibility and

  23. Spousal Background Checks??? HUH

    happybunny1970 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    No need to be freaked out... yet, anyway. Depends on what information they're requesting on the form. If they're gathering information to do a full background check on the spouse, I would ask...

  24. How much would you have to win to quit working as a nurse? How much would it take?

    happybunny1970 replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Man, I finally got a position in a unit that I really really (did I say really???) enjoy, and work with a group of people that I genuinely LIKE. I agree that an even million (after taxes) can go a...

  25. Drug testing question...not for me! :)

    happybunny1970 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, from my understanding it stores in fat, not muscle... so even if he quits smoking, then gets really healthy and loses a lot of weight, he could still come up positive (albeit weak). I would...