Bluehair

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  1. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is SO awesome! Doesn't it feel great? Off the wagon a bit today, but will be back on tomorrow. Could have been lots worse is my philosophy for the day. Have a...

  2. What are the criteria for a pt to be in ICU?

    Bluehair replied to hollyberry678's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    :yeahthat: Really and truely, it can vary a bit from hospital to hospital. Invasive monitoring such as arterial lines, ICP, etc. also qualify ICU admit where I am now. Some fresh MI's go to stepdown...

  3. About to call it quits before I start!

    Bluehair replied to lorster's topic in Travel

    Once upon a time I was director of ICU in a rural hospital, and we utilized contract staff. I spoke with every traveler before they came, did NOT depend on what the agency told me about them at all. I...

  4. Question about canceling an extended contract - pls answer with experience

    Bluehair replied to amy0123's topic in Travel

    Hmmm. In a my previous life I was in management. Any changes such as you list would be considered a change in expectations for the contract staff on the part of the hospital and would leave them...

  5. overtime

    Bluehair replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Us too - you can get as much OT as you can physically stand to work, and then some, especially if you don't mind floating to other units. Most hospitals prefer to pay OT than to use agency/contract...

  6. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Strong work!!! You did better than me! I was on orientation (new job) on night shift night before last. The hospitalist group sent a HUGE platter of yummy cookies to each shift. I held out until 2...

  7. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Welcome Cyndie! I too am doing WW. Tried the online thing, and it didn't work for me - I need to focus/accountability of the face to face meetings. Down 5 lbs so far. I didn't get to weigh in last...

  8. Why shift diff nights when days are so busy?

    Bluehair replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights full time for years, only swapped to days because DH was having a hard time with my continuously changing schedule. I do agree, nights deserves a premium for all the reasons listed...

  9. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi all! Didn't get to weigh in last week - we were busy buying a new vehicle! 4wd, very helpful with today's snow storm!!! Have been sticking to WW pretty well, until today when the hospital had...

  10. Has anyone attended the University of Wyoming?

    Bluehair replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree. Universities are as much as business as a place of education. If they do not provide good service to their customers (aka students) then people will no longer "shop" there. There...

  11. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Congrats Muffie!!!!! Go to the pet store and pick up a bag of dog/cat food that weighs about that much and carry it around for a minute or so. It's nice to have the direct comparison on how much you...

  12. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

  13. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Drumroll please. Week 1 weigh-in at WW - down 4.6 lbs! I'm motivated to keep going. Next time I will follow Muffie's lead much

  14. Has anyone attended the University of Wyoming?

    Bluehair replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I looked into them. They wanted $50 just to evaluate my transcripts so they could tell me how many classes I needed to take. Hadn't even decided to go there yet - felt like that was extortion, and...

  15. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    stop the presses! follow this link and read this article: http://abcnews.go.com/technology/dyehard/story?id=3922069&page=1 looks like even if you are hitting the gym/exercising your little...

  16. They come out of the woodwork

    Bluehair replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    I might have kicked it up a notch and called the cops, sent the jerk to jail for a few hours. Wonder how the fam would have behaved then.

  17. Handling Physicians. Any suggestion?

    Bluehair replied to AlmostThere:)'s topic in General Nursing

    If not in med school, then while they are in

  18. Handling Physicians. Any suggestion?

    Bluehair replied to AlmostThere:)'s topic in General Nursing

    I know they (MD's) hate it, but last I checked, my BON does not allow me to give even Tylenol without an order.... Too bad for them (the doc's). It's not like being on call is a

  19. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Tweety - you are right, pharm is not too bad so far, just too many distractions during the first 10 days (just did a 600 mile move - you have to pack every toothpack for one trip, instead of making...

  20. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Pharmacology right now. Just finished Pathophysiology - hell to do in 7 weeks. Glad it is over. Hit the scale this morning, news wasn't near as bad as I had thought. Down 3 lbs. from last week, but...

  21. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi all! Good to be back!!! Just finished our long distance move. Back to city life instead of small town desert life. DH and I are surprised at how easy the transition has been. We are renting a...

  22. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi all! Just popped in to say hello. Not exactly been living healthy lately... School is going fine. Work is fine. Prepping to move, not sure when it will happen, depends on when DH gets the final...

  23. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    BSN

  24. charge rn differential?

    Bluehair replied to timdmb's topic in General Nursing

    $1/hour county-wide

  25. "I don't want to clean up dirt!"

    Bluehair replied to narcissistic's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: