hagrid

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1. You know you work nights when.......

   hagrid replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

   When You Wear Sweats To Bed So You Can Get Up Right Away Without Changing And Start Being Thr Taxi Service For The Kids

2. Bidding For Shifts

   hagrid posted a topic in CCU

   i WAS JUST LOOKING AT A NURSING MAGAZINE AND SAW AN AD FOR NURSES TO GO ONLINE AND BID FOR ADDITIONAL SHIFTS AT "GREAT RATES". hAVE ANY OF YOU HEARD OF THIS OR WORK AT AN INSTITUTION THAT HAS THIS INNOVATIVE WAY OF SCHEDULING?i T HINK IT IS A GREAT I...

3. Amiodarone

   hagrid posted a topic in CCU

   Do you infuse Amiodarone through a peripheral line? We do this and find that our patients develop phelbitis frequently. Do you use an in-line filter as well? Does your hospital have a policy regarding infusing this drug over a period of time?

4. int's

   hagrid posted a topic in CCU

   Does anybody out there draw blood from int's? Does your facility have a policy for doing this? Do you know of any literature related to this topic?

5. newbie

   hagrid replied to Espresso girl!'s topic in CCU

   Since I have worked on a CCU for 21 years, I guess I would have to say it is a good place to work. However, unlike sone ICU'S,the tempo changes constantly. Often, it is feast or famine. If you enjoy working in this type of enviroment then I would say...

6. I didn't know the shortage was THIS bad

   hagrid replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

   There have been warning about the nursing shortage fro quite some time now, but as with everything in nursing,no one takes it seriously.Now that it is becoming a crisis, hospitals and schools are trying to lure people in with little incentives.The pr...

7. ccu

   hagrid posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work on a 16 bed CCU. Our census has become quite low over the last few months and we are getting patients that don't really belong in on an intensive care unit because we will be the only floor that has monitoring. With the common use of lytics an...