meandragonbrett

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  1. Increasing creatinine

    meandragonbrett replied to MLB55's topic in MICU, SICU

    Do you have a urine Na by chance? The use of Lasix in AKI can be controversial in some depending on the degree of AKI that is present. It can also be an issue of giving Lasix in hopes that the...

  2. Advantage RN vs. Nightingale Nursing

    meandragonbrett replied to jnh911's topic in Travel

    What are your priorities as a traveler? Nice housing or is extended stay hotel housing acceptable? High hourly wages? Non-taxed reimbursements? Or location? I advise to routinely work with 3-5 solid...

  3. Southern California Take Home Pay???

    meandragonbrett replied to sweettart1786's topic in Travel

    Southern California tends to pay in sunshine when compared with other parts of CA. Where is this contract specifically? Southern California comprises of many cities and demographical areas....

  4. co worker sharing her concerns

    meandragonbrett replied to beeble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would simply pull this person to the side and let them know for future reference they should interact with you regarding things of this nature and not to run to management. There are bigger fish...

  5. Housing problem for next week's assignment

    meandragonbrett replied to blackeyedsusan's topic in Travel

  6. Human Resources

    meandragonbrett posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Has anybody else ever had difficulty getting past HR and your application sent to the hiring DECISION MAKER? I am having an issue now.... HR always sends me an email saying that they are considering...

  7. beta blockers

    meandragonbrett replied to samjoe's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

  8. Stanford travel / Level I teaching facility in CA

    meandragonbrett replied to sarahc331's topic in Travel

    The single best way to do housing here in the Bay Area is via Craigslist. Housing is expensive. Be

  9. Earning potential

    meandragonbrett replied to JUSTanLPN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You would be hard pressed to make that as an ACNP in your

  10. Saying no when work calls

    meandragonbrett replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Nursing

    Your responsibility to the unit is to work the required hours of your FTE. It's not your responsibility to staff it because you're short. End of story. Don't feel bad for not working

  11. Administration vs nurses: priming lines with normal saline

    meandragonbrett replied to delilas's topic in General Nursing

    Does your pharmacy not over fill by 5-10mls? I've never gone out of my way to hang NS at KVO and then to run ABX as a IVPB. Maybe we do things different in the ICU but in the ICUs I work we rarely...

  12. End of Per Diem?

    meandragonbrett replied to hdawnRN's topic in General Nursing

    No. Unless your company puts out an official memo it sounds like hearsay to me. Per Diem staff are a big part of the hospital

  13. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    meandragonbrett replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    Seniority, familiarity with your facility and colleagues means absolutely nothing when it comes to your sanity and safety. If this has been going on for 2+ years...nothing is going to change anytime...

  14. charting meds dur conscious sedation for another rn

    meandragonbrett replied to nursecheryler's topic in Patient Medications

    Are you on electronic MARs? Most have an option to where you can chart a med given and then chart who it was that gave

  15. Thinking of going to ICU/MICU/SICU

    meandragonbrett replied to JetBlitz's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Just a few pieces of advice for you. Don't worry about what your other RN Colleagues are doing with their documentation. It's not your responsibility, it's not your documetnation, and it's not your...

  16. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    meandragonbrett replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    I do believe I would have walked off the job 5.5 years

  17. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    meandragonbrett replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    Not getting a lunch break in CA is nobody's fault but your own. Are you

  18. How to pick a travel nursing company for first time travelers?? Help!

    meandragonbrett replied to vivre_rire_amour's topic in Travel

    Most of us work with 4-5 different

  19. Rule follower-how to survive

    meandragonbrett replied to greetings's topic in Nursing Career

    Maybe you should consider a therapist to help work through some of those

  20. Releasing information to police

    meandragonbrett replied to hodgieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    "Critical but stable" or "Critical and unstable" is all anybody gets via the phone from me unless there is a password set

  21. Is your Hospital requiring a copy of your diploma or transcripts?

    meandragonbrett replied to floridaboundrn's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a made up excuse to me to get what they

  22. Documentation in the ICU

    meandragonbrett replied to *LadyNurse*'s topic in MICU, SICU

    Full head to toe qshift and then we only chart changes the rest of the 12

  23. Argh why JCAHO, WHY?!

    meandragonbrett replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    *shrugs* They can come whenever. Doesn't matter to me. Why get anxious over

  24. Getting past the nerves

    meandragonbrett replied to texasmum's topic in General Nursing

    You need more than six weeks of orientation in critical care as a new

  25. Live on the east coast, but work on the west coast?

    meandragonbrett replied to Spoiled1's topic in Travel

    There are all kinds of hospitals out here. I will say it one more time....the BEST bet as to getting a staff job here is to be a traveler. One of our secretaries has been out of school for over a...