floatRN

floatRN has 4 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg.

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1. Health insurance that restricts employees from receiving care outside of employer owned ho

   floatRN replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

   We have 2 options: a high deductible plan or more expensive POS plan. Both options have the same restrictions regarding which hospitals are

2. Health insurance that restricts employees from receiving care outside of employer owned ho

   floatRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work for a hospital that is part of a large and growing healthcare system consisting of multiple hospitals. Currently, employees have health insurance through a large national health insurance...

3. Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

   floatRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

   I love Call the

4. Nurses forced to work as aides

   floatRN replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   Can the extra nurse be given an assignment instead? That way each RN has fewer patients but acts as aide and RN for some of those patients? That was done occasionally where I work and it worked out...

5. One RN alone on Unit

   floatRN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   At the hospital I currently work for, it is common to have one RN alone on a unit when the census is low. This RN would have 6-7 med-surg/tele patients. There is one CNA on the unit with her....

6. How long until you were pretty good at IV starts?

   floatRN replied to sweetER's topic in Emergency

   It took a full year before I started to feel comfortable with it. Now after 3 years, I am just starting to get the more difficult

7. Those in Med Surg

   floatRN replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

   5:1 on days but usually only one tech for 3-4

8. Holiday Nursing

   floatRN replied to lsad78's topic in General Nursing

   That doesn't sound fair. Everywhere I have worked Christmas day was the holiday. If you worked Christmas, you were off Christmas Eve. If you were off Christmas, you worked Christmas Eve. Every year it...

9. What is the safest way to record vitals in an isolation room?

   floatRN replied to ABSN35's topic in General Nursing

   I usually write them on the dry erase board in the room or I get an extra pen and leave it in the room and write vitals on a paper

10. How do you care for yourself??

    floatRN replied to dixiebelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I try to get 7-8 hours of sleep a night, get a massage a couple times a year, go for walks or do pilates on days off, eat healthy, bring my own lunch to work so I dont buy junk in the cafeteria. I...

11. Who is to blame

    floatRN replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When EMS arrived, wouldn't they have asked why they were called? Doesn't EMS also give a report when they arrive at the emergency room? If one of the nurses reported the fall to the paramedics that...

12. First Med Error in 15 years

    floatRN replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

    What is a G tag? Is that a name bracelet? Anyway, don't beat yourself up about it. We have all made a mistake. We are only human. The patient wasn't harmed and you did the right thing, admitted your...

13. personal cell phone and the internet and impact on staff moral

    floatRN replied to 24 yrs and counting's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen alot of nurses texting at work. They will leave their personal cell phones right on their med carts and will text standing in the hallway where everyone can see. It looks very bad and...

14. Headaches the day after work

    floatRN replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you are hungry and need to have a snack mid morning and mid afternoon. Maybe you are not getting enough sleep the night before. Do you wear your stethescope around your neck all day? I found...

15. flexible schedule

    floatRN replied to purple*11's topic in General Nursing

    I have known nurses who worked 2 8 hour shifts and 2 12 hours shifts a week for a total of 40