tattooednurse

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  1. Ratios? Do you have them in ER, or are they just for the floors?

    My ED doesn't have any set ratios just how many patients can three nurses take.
  2. Help: Tattoo Ideas!!

    first congrats on becoming a sleeper:yeah: I have a caduceus on my calf that I got when I graduated nursing school.
  3. Do I Need to be in the UNION ??

    as a chief steward at my hospital, I appreciate all the backing the your respective unions have from y'ones!!!!!!!!!! I really don't have any thing else to add to this thread that everyone else has already stated. IF you are still undecided go ahead...
  4. new er director

    The ED that I am working is working on its 9th in 9 years!!!
  5. I'm sorry but I'm EXTREMELY irritated by this!

    luvmy3kids, you will find any polls conducted for most respected professions nursing is almost always in the top 5. I am sorry that these comments irritated you because a good many irritated me. You just have to remember you are not able to please e...
  6. Nursing tattoos?

    i have a tattoo of a caduceus on my calf I just googled images of medical symbols
  7. I need a volunteer please

    if you still need help I'm willing
  8. Medication Reconciliation Are all hospitals doing this?

    I work in a busy er and it is hard enough to get someone d/c'd without another piece of paper that the pt doesn't look at
  9. Night Nurses: Why Do You Work Nights?

    do you want us to just reply the answers back
  10. pediatric scalp iv

    Hey guys I currently work at a very busy mostly adult er and but I used to work in a picu. With accordance to my job description I have to do a lecture for professional advancement and was planning on choosing scalp iv insertion as my topic. My qu...
  11. pediatric scalp iv

    thank you nothing that I was putting i was giving me a good pic with you rexperience anything that you would put in the lecture
  12. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    I did work the strike including a 20 hour shift so that the staff was there for the patients and funny thing was the hospital already gave us the raise the union went on strike for pt ratios so the left the hospital dangeroulsly short fo r3 days.
  13. Losing confidence in new job b/c of IV insertion?

    IVs are like anyother skill in nursing... just be patient and relax. I t will come to you and remember even the best will miss every once in awhile. I was horrible at them before I came to the er also. But the more that you do the better that you wi...
  14. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    i have worked for two union hospitals and the first one that I worked did strike and it was not the ALMIGHTY dollar that made me do it but it was the reason that I became a nurse in the first place TO CARE FOR THOSE WHO NEED us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  15. "male" scrub top patterns

    Hey jay, I have the same problem as you. The easiest thing that I have found is if you have access to someone who sews is to go to a fabric store or even walmart has some really good designs and buy the fabric and get it made to fit you. I lucked ou...
  16. arkansas children's

    Hey guys I ws wondering if if anyone knew the average pay rate for a RN with three years exp in the PICU at ARK children's I have an interview this MOnday there? ANd any other info would be appreciated as well thank you
  17. disturbing article in Wall Street Journal

    were you talking about children's hospital of Pittsburgh? I started my career there using cerner. The hospital gives kyou a six hour class on it before you get to the unit. Then I had a four month orientation on the the floor which was policy for th...
  18. Pa None Smoking!

    the state of arkansas passed a law that was effective oct first banning smoking on hospital grounds
  19. prominent q wave?

    please give feedback with regards to a patient of 26 years old ecg strip shows prominent q wave with depth of 0.08-0.1 mm and width of 0.02 at widest point. Normal measurements everywhere else. Pt has no known caridac history, Is this anything or jus...
  20. st vincents in little rock ar

    Hey guys I have a interview at st vincents infirmary inlittle rock later on today can anyone tell me what to expect with this hospital i just moved here and not sure about it thanks
  21. st vincents in little rock ar

    thank you for the advice did they hae their admit ward when yuo were there? when i toured the facility I just saw a normal er no holds and beds open but I will take your words to heart
  22. emergency certification

    I was wondering if y'all could help me out I was trying to find out if there is a ED version of the ccrn and if so is it about the same kind of certification? Thank you just looking to pad the ol resume
  23. emergency certification

    thank you for the info. Your experience do must hospitals pay for the test. Because i know my first job was in the PICU and the required the ccrn so they paid for up to three tries
  24. PICU Nurses

    Hey nascargirl381 Do you still work in Pittsburgh? I am going to start at CHP's PICU in January and was wondering If staffing is "normal" now? Please get back to me Tat2dRN:D
  25. Your most amazing wounds and gore!!!! Anyone care to share?

    I just have one story. I had this pt later on their stay. Well evidently they have a lot of cats at home and they got scratched by one and later was admitted for i thinkm chf comps. upon standing to be weighed her leg burst and maggots flowed out of ...