Ahhphoey

Ahhphoey

ICU, M/S,Nurse Supervisor, CNS

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  1. She actually said it! Yay for my instructor!

    Ahhphoey replied to grownuprosie's topic in General Students

    Wow, great idea! Nice that your instructors actually followed through with discouraging those long, drawn out stories about someones mom's-cousin's-next door neigbors-best friend from grade school!...

  2. So Excited!!

    Ahhphoey posted a topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I found out I got into the one and only post-master's CNS program I applied to!! I got my MSN in 2009 and had been contemplating pursuing my goal of getting my CNS since then, so this year I just bit...

  3. This Does Not Make Sense - But happens anyway!

    Ahhphoey replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    lol!!! actuallly had tears in my eyes laughing at this one.

  4. Only 5 units of insulin per injection site??

    Ahhphoey replied to utah23LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, never heard of anything like that before. The scariest part is that this nurse and his NP brother are practicing and teaching vulnerable patients with no medical knowledge and their families this...

  5. Knowing the worst and not saying a word.

    Ahhphoey replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    About 6 years ago I was caring for a young Hispanic woman in the ICU who had become critically ill with some type of respiratory issue. She was about 30 or 32, an immigrant, and spoke no English....

  6. Critical Hgb value changed

    Ahhphoey replied to ukjenn231's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't yet seen this and our docs often transfuse for less than 8.5. At one hospital I was at a few years ago, they had just begun transfusing all post op orthopedic patients who fell below 10...

  7. ODU Nursing School VS Sentara Nursing

    Ahhphoey replied to abr1121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have not attended either school either, but I am a Sentara employee (I'm not biased...no really, I'm not) who works in education/staff development. I coordinate orientation for all new nurses on...

  8. "You're a NURSE??"

    Ahhphoey replied to Joyfull77's topic in General Nursing

    I saw that on FB too and thought it was a nice tribute to nursing. Our profession is often misunderstood and downplayed to be "just" a doctor's handmaiden with no real knowledge or contribution to...

  9. Survived my 1st week!

    Ahhphoey replied to RainMom's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on making it through your first week. Its always great to see someone posting about how excited and happy they are about starting out their nursing

  10. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    Ahhphoey replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    That type of attitude in an industry that is essentially centered on "caring" is apalling. I didn't realize it until reading this post, but I guess I've been pretty fortunate in that I have not yet...

  11. Watchers vs. Doers

    Ahhphoey replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Nursing

    I consider myself a doer and a watcher. My primary job may be in the "watcher" category, but I am very much hands on and am always willing to help out whenever and wherever possible. I love caring for...

  12. No soap?

    Ahhphoey replied to autumn_october's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of that. Fortunately the facilities I've worked at (hospitals and LTC) all used inidividual, single patient use bars of soap or bottles of liquid

  13. What does he do?

    Ahhphoey replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility human resources keeps track of licenses with some type of database. So, the employee will get notices to renew, but in my state, the employer does not get any notice from the state...

  14. Confused about Carpuject???

    Ahhphoey replied to newexcitednurse's topic in Patient Medications

    I liked using carpujets, but I lost mine a few years ago and just never replaced it. It does save a step of having to draw up medication in a separate

  15. New Nurse Stressed & Need Advice

    Ahhphoey replied to seashells2011's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can understand the hospital's view on working full time for the experience, but if you are really that stressed, you may need to really decide if this particular job is for you. I was diagnosed...

  16. Preceptor Pay

    Ahhphoey replied to untamable07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our organization pays $3 per hour...more than charge nurse pay

  17. How Can I become Stroke Nurse Certified?

    Ahhphoey replied to RNdiva505's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I've heard of stroke certification for nurses, though there is a neuro certification (the CNRN). What you may want to look into in the long run, though, is becoming a stroke...

  18. 3-11 shift on telemetry

    Ahhphoey replied to thekidisback's topic in General Nursing

    I worked that shift for years in LTC, med-surg, and ICU. It is definitely a challenging shift to work, but I honestly don't think its any more or less difficult than the other shifts. Sure, we...

  19. PCCN Certification

    Ahhphoey replied to Marquel MSN RN CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I took and passed the test in August. I also used the Laura Gasparis CCRN DVD, but that was only because I had it handy from when I was studying for the CCRN a couple years ago (then never took it,...

  20. CRNA and ICU Nurses Please Help!!!!

    Ahhphoey replied to vanasd's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    As others have mentioned, I would find out approximately how often you be on the step down unit as well as looking into what the CRNA programs your interested in require. Don't discount the smaller...

  21. What could "HA" be an abbreviation for?

    Ahhphoey replied to hubbellr1's topic in General Nursing

    Hyperalimentation

  22. Is this normal?

    Ahhphoey replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in General Nursing

    I thought that was odd practice when I first heard of it several years ago, but later learned it was common practice at the hospitals in my area. That was several years ago, though, and many...

  23. Part-time classes at TCC

    Ahhphoey replied to michelle-w's topic in Washington Nursing

    FYI, you may get a few more responses if you spelled out the name of the college you are speaking of. I'm sure there's a dozen (or more) TCC's across the country with nursing programs. Good luck in...

  24. BD nexiva catheters?

    Ahhphoey replied to annreese's topic in General Nursing

    We began using these at my hospital last year and it was difficult and frustrating initially. I'm pretty decent at starting IV's and I was very disturbed when I blew the IV twice when attempting a...

  25. Tattoos and nursing

    Ahhphoey replied to ryanna112's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, you can have as many tattoos as you want, as long as they are not visible while at work. I personally have 5 and no one would guess that I even have one. There are nurses who have...