fromtheheartRN replied to heartlover07's topic in Cardiac
The unit I work in is "Progressive Care," aka "step-down" or "telemetry." We have a 3:1 ratio if no tech, 1:5 with a tech. We do all of our own blood draws, orders, ECG monitoring (via stat view),...
I was prompted to join a nursing forum today so I could research what my employer is implementing as far as a new dress code. Although the committee who drafted this new policy stated that this was a...
fromtheheartRN replied to Drexelgrad07's topic in Colorado Nursing
Am I missing something here? New Grads making more/hr than me? I have been in nursing for 4 years and an RN for 2. Even with my third year raise next month, sounds like a new grad will be making 2$...
I am a WSU alumni. Dec 2004. I started writing a novelette on my exp. with WSU but decided to cut it short. Bottom line... It is the BEST education money can buy. I am starting my third year of being...
I did the same as limabean. I was the first on our unit and hospital to take this exam. After I did, they set up a class allowing only ten in (and they paid for their exam-not mine though). This WAS...
fromtheheartRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical
CABG POD3 unmotivated smoker, CP R/O great sense of humor, young tachy woman, and a very confused, combative, screaming lady who I eventually had to restrain physically and chemically. Spent most of...
fromtheheartRN replied to fromtheheartRN's topic in General Nursing
I wanted that question put into a poll-and the admnistrator moved it! Please read my entire post titled, "Uniform dress code" Thank you all for the great replies...keep posting please-we feel very...