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  1. on call pay?

    KulRN replied to Pray's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We get $6.00 an hour for the time you're on call and if you get called in, time and a half is our pay...As RN's we are put on call for 8 hours....When I'm put on call, I still get to do things, I...

  2. Bedside Reporting

    KulRN replied to sydylo's topic in General Nursing

    when we first heard of doing bedside reporting (SBAR), most of my colleagues were against it and some (seasoned nurses) were very apprehensive about it and most of the time "don't do it". But believe...

  3. What to do in a code situation

    KulRN replied to ladydame's topic in General Nursing

    at 0857 when CPR was started, patient was no longer responsive and pulses and breathing were no longer

  4. What to do in a code situation

    KulRN replied to ladydame's topic in General Nursing

    I meant VFib not

  5. What to do in a code situation

    KulRN replied to ladydame's topic in General Nursing

    ***This is my first code experience**Yesterday, I was the lead nurse in our team, one of our patients coded. It happened at 0855, I have not physically seen and assesed this patient. I had 8 patients...

  6. Wow: 3-1 Ratios in the ER

    KulRN replied to Sheri257's topic in Emergency

    what?????? where in Cailfornia is this? I want to

  7. Call Off's

    KulRN replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we too get call offs from where I work, as a matter of fact, we have that going on right now. Our unit has been closed for almost a week now due to a low census in the hospital. I work in med-surg...

  8. I don't think I hate Med-surg, but I think I do.

    KulRN replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    wow! sounds like we have the same situation...although I work days and I find it extremely overwhelming especially everything happens during the day shift (docs coming in and giving orders,...

  9. Attention:infusion Clinic At Kaiser

    KulRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, All! I have few question? I was at kaiser today and saw this job opening for RN-Infusion Clinic. I am thinking of applying but before I do so I'd like to know how it is working as an RN in an...

  10. Don't want to do this anymore

    KulRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think the poster and I work at the same place...yesterday, our ADON came to our unit and gave us the "lecture"...I know in our facility, nursing care probably isn't the best and this is because some...

  11. To Isolate or not????

    KulRN replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in Infectious Disease

    well depends on how long this patient's been on INH...As far as I know, patients who have been tested positive for TB test can no longer be on isolation once they've been on INH/antibiotics for at...

  12. Name the hospital and its Starting Salary!!!

    KulRN replied to amadime1's topic in New York Nursing

    California here-depending on the location....Where I am situated (small city) I started at $25.60/hour (day shift)..we're under CNA (union) so every year for 3 years we get a 5% increase in our...

  13. I'm confused with the LPN's responsibilities...Please help!

    KulRN posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hello, fellow Californians! I'm a fairly new RN and have only been working for a year and a half. I work on a med-surg floor. We do team nursing once in a while (RN-LPN-CNA), we have 8-10 patients. I...

  14. Should I worry???

    KulRN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ok, here's the situation......2 days ago I took care of a 54 y.o male patient who had a lap chole POD #2, except for history of prostate enlargement and depression, this patient is otherwise healthy...

  15. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    KulRN replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    I tell my post op patients (abdominal) " this is the only place where passing gas is well

  16. How do they handle low census where you work?

    KulRN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    at my work, depending on the overall census of the hospital....if my unit's census is low, we either get sent home ( who ever is working extra shift is the first to go) or we get floated to a...

  17. Hospital vs Hotel

    KulRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    and this is exactly the reason why some patients thinks being in a hospital is like being in a hotel room...FULL SERVICE!!!!!! Beautiful hospital (to be a patient) but it scares me to think of working...

  18. Should I worry???

    KulRN replied to KulRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Oh, I forgot to mentioned that I've given him a dose of his pain med (Dilaudid 2 mg IVP) eventhough he was rating his pain to zero, hoping that his BP will go down...And I've also asked the MD to have...

  19. Should I worry???

    KulRN replied to KulRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    thanks zoeboboey for replying...yep , i asked the patient if he was anxiuos quite a few times and he said " i feel fine"... he was vey stable for somebody with a bp like that. yeah, i really hope he...

  20. What is your nurse to pt ratio....and how many is too many?

    KulRN replied to crb613's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a med-surg/ortho floor...we sometimes have team nursing and our ratio is 8:1 (with an LVN and a Tech)..sometimes 1:5 (without and LVN and with 1 tech)...RN's do all the the charting except...