stripedsock

stripedsock specializes in CCU, PCU, Dialysis.

Latest Activity

1. Comparing 3 hospitals-Evergreen, Harrison, and St. Peter's

   stripedsock replied to MaddieRN's topic in Washington

   I work at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor. The hospital is beautiful and the staff have been very nice, considering we are a new hospital and still have issues with supplies and procedures not being available to us at all times. The good thing i...

2. Student nurse gave IV pot, patient died.

   stripedsock replied to cheshirecat's topic in UK

   Ha ha! Me too!

3. A name for Computer on Wheels

   stripedsock replied to butterfly9's topic in General Nursing

   We call them WOWs too. Funny thing is, whenever I try to use one, it never works and I end up using a non-mobile one anyway.

4. who is hiring in your state for rn new grads?

   stripedsock replied to PACIFICWHALES's topic in Washington

   The system I work for (Franciscan Health System) is always hiring for nurses. There is such a nursing shortage on my unit that of the 10 RNs we're supposed to have each night, only about 3-4 are staff RNs, the rest are agency. They are hiring nurse...

5. PBDS, anyone?

   stripedsock replied to R*Star*RN's topic in New Nurse

   You are required to pass PBDS in order to officially get out of orientation where I work. PBDS is one of those fill-in-the-blank and essay-type tests that takes the whole day to do. You watch a very brief video (and have only one chance to watch it...

6. OUCH!!!! Ampule issues. Anyone else have problems?

   stripedsock replied to notyourordinarymom's topic in General Nursing

   We have the same problem with ampules too, but have also been getting injured by mucomyst vials. If you pop the cap off too quickly, it will leave a big snag in the metal that can catch on your thumb. Even if you get the cap off nicely, the metal r...

7. Each job title wears it's own color.

   stripedsock replied to borzoilady's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital has color thing on the nametags - RNs are green, MDs are maroon, and everyone else is blue. Patients don't know the difference. Maybe we should go back to wearing nursing caps? (I kid.)

8. Question for everyone (especially for filipino nurses)

   stripedsock replied to tomoyo_17's topic in International

   From what my parents tell me, the Philippines doesn't have extended years of elementary school (aka middle school/jr. high) like they do in the US. After six years of elementary school, straight to four years of high school. Hope that answers your ...

9. My pockets are overflowing!

   stripedsock replied to jsu102's topic in New Nurse

   I'd try cargo pants, but I can never find them in a petite size. If I bought a pair and hemmed the length, the cargo pocket would be somewhere around my knee or shin, and that's not very handy. I wear a two-pocket scrub top and stuff the following i...

10. nurse patient ratio

    stripedsock replied to trmr's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a PCU at a small hospital (around 100-beds) in a bad part of town. Our nurse:patient ratio is typically 1:5 if we have Med-Surg or Tele pts in our mix, but 1:4 if all pts are PCU status. We also have a CNAs on staff who help out with vita...