stripedsock

stripedsock

CCU, PCU, Dialysis

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

    stripedsock replied to MaddieRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    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...

  2. Student nurse gave IV pot, patient died.

    stripedsock replied to cheshirecat's topic in United Kingdom

    Ha ha! Me

  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

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

    stripedsock replied to PACIFICWHALES's topic in Washington Nursing

    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...

  5. PBDS, anyone?

    stripedsock replied to R*Star*RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...

  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...

  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

  8. Question for everyone (especially for filipino nurses)

    stripedsock replied to tomoyo_17's topic in International Nursing

    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...

  9. My pockets are overflowing!

    stripedsock replied to jsu102's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...

  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....