dragonflyaltoids

dragonflyaltoids

ED, MS, CC

Member

  • Content

    53

  • Visitors

    3,388

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    1

All Content by dragonflyaltoids

  1. Nurses not responding fast enough-VENT

    dragonflyaltoids replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you just tell your aunt that they are piloting a new bladder re training program, that requires patients to hold it a minimum of an hour AFTER they ring for assistance? j/k but it would be...

  2. Funny Sign In Slips

    dragonflyaltoids replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    Had a pt sign in with "glads swole" we the triage nurses play a guessing game to determine what it is BEFORE we call the patient. This is what we came up with- Swollen glands, or ass swollen pt comes...

  3. Frequent Flyers in the ED

    dragonflyaltoids replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    I'm sorry I'm an ER nurse that occasionally experiances migraines. I have home meds and I have a primary care doctor to treat me. I am fortunate enough to work in the ER so if I have a headache that...

  4. Need advice please...NCLEX : )

    dragonflyaltoids replied to hbug's topic in Florida Nursing

    First off- take a deep breath and relax. What you're feeling right now is normal. I felt the same way, before I sat for NCLEX. I took the Kaplan Review, and studied the online questions, what helped...

  5. passed/failed? who knows

    dragonflyaltoids replied to Creamsoda's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well I can certainly agree. I took the NCLEX today and I stopped at 75. I had mostly select all that apply which really pisses me off because I can remember two side effects of a med but three or...

  6. First week of Oct test takers in HERE!

    dragonflyaltoids replied to RosesrReder's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi everyone! I took the Nclex this morning and now I am just not so patiently waiting. It stopped at 75 and I am iffy about passing! I am a walking,talking,eating bundle of nerves! I have been so...

  7. Tallahassee Hospitals

    dragonflyaltoids replied to ckb123's topic in Florida Nursing

    Oh, just to let you know crmc only has experianced nurses in the ICU's, they don't allow GN's to work there and I know at tmh they will hire new grads straight into

  8. Tallahassee Hospitals

    dragonflyaltoids replied to ckb123's topic in Florida Nursing

    With one year exp I think prn is 27/hr, weekend plan pays 33-40 this is just the ball park figure for one with only a bit of

  9. Tallahassee Hospitals

    dragonflyaltoids replied to ckb123's topic in Florida Nursing

    Tallahassee Memorial will give you more experiance because they have a higher volume of patients however they pay considerably less than Capital Regional Medical Center. TMH starts new grads at 17.07...

  10. Anyone attending Keiser College?

    dragonflyaltoids replied to ex1140's topic in Florida Nursing

    I attend Keiser, and will graduate this Friday. I don't know which you are planning on attending but if it's the Tallahassee campus I advise against it. Unfortunately, I am the first nursing class...

  11. Blood patch

    dragonflyaltoids posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am an ADN student doing my ob clinicals and I know this is probably a dumb question- but I need help! What exactly is a blood patch? What is it used for? I'm sure I'll have more questions so please...

  12. Were you rejected the first time you applied to a RN program , but eventually became.

    dragonflyaltoids replied to RNsoon!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, I guess I don't realize how lucky I am! I only applied to one school- and got accepted but my dad works there so that might have something to do with

  13. Student Nurse Looking For Textbook Advice

    dragonflyaltoids replied to Mark from PENN's topic in General Nursing

    I have had the same problem. However, I usually go to the bookstore and I get the ISBN number its the number on the back of the book on top of the bar code, the edition number, and authors name. Then...

  14. Venting about weekend nurses!

    dragonflyaltoids posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ugh.... I am so sorry for being negative but it has been a rough one. I am ready to quit working weekends because of my nurses. I work on PCU as a tech, I am an ADN student in my second semester....

  15. computer or paper charting? what program do you use?

    dragonflyaltoids replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use Meditech at our hospital and we have "stingers" computers on wheels that we take into the pt's rooms. It's great. Our blood sugars machines download into the system and so do our dinomates! I...

  16. Calling All CNA's!

    dragonflyaltoids replied to nightingale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm an ADN student working as a tech, I took the job because I think it will make me a better nurse. I have found that I am not quite so squemish (sp?) as I once was and I have gotten REALLY good at...

  17. Advice

    dragonflyaltoids replied to KaraBear1121's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm an ADN student working as a tech at a local hospital, going into my second semester, I started at 10/hr with no previous exp. The hospital also offers classes so I can boost my salary to as much...

  18. how many patients do you have

    dragonflyaltoids replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work on a PCU floor and the ratio is supposed to be 1 tech to 18 pts. at max. However when a tech doesn't show or there is no one there to float to our floor I'll have all of them. That means that I...

  19. How are you treated by RNs

    dragonflyaltoids replied to amylc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work as a tech in a local hospital. On my unit there are 3 LPN's that I think are actually BETTER than some of the RN's. I am also an ADN student and those particular nurses take the time to grab me...

  20. Renal Failure questions

    dragonflyaltoids posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an ADN student and I work as a patient care tech in a small hospital. Yesterday, I had a lady in renal failure who is obviously about to pass on. She had a foley in and was on a nasal cannula....

  21. Considering transferring to the ED

    dragonflyaltoids replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in General Nursing

    Never settle! Go for it! Plus, think of all the cool stuff you'll get to do and learn- a definite

  22. Are 12 hour shifts terribly long?

    dragonflyaltoids replied to tbahde's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 hour shifts and I love them, you don't have time to think about how long they are because if you're doing your job correctly you ALWAYS have something to