jamato8

jamato8

All ICU, TBI, trauma, etc.

Member

  • Content

    37

  • Visitors

    1,665

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by jamato8

  1. Pursuing a job that would possibly lead to declining a job offer after accepting?

    jamato8 replied to ivyleaf's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Life is short and if you can get a second offer then you are ahead of the game of

  2. Can RNs really make this much?

    jamato8 replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    For what we do, it is not enough but up here in northern CA you will make about that your first year and more after that. Get holiday pay at 75 plus and hour and double time at 100 with great...

  3. Wound vac

    jamato8 replied to woundvacuser's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    This is an old thread but interesting. Where I used to work we had the wound vac frequently. I had a sponge that I could tell had been looked over a few times. It was a bear to get out. Plenty of NS...

  4. Male nurse crying!!!

    jamato8 replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Do what you need to. It can and often is healthy to cry. I don't cry very much but did when years ago my son ran away from home. I do tear up when someone dies and I can see strong connections to the...

  5. Jcaho Medication Reconciliation

    jamato8 replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in Patient Medications

    It is out of our scope of practice. More grey area? I don't think so. If they want to give us more education, pay at least 3X as much and give a choice on who wants to do this, then maybe but the...

  6. New ICU RN....former ER Nurse...Loving it!!...LONG

    jamato8 replied to RNBSNMe's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yeah, I worked in ER for a very short time. I was told get them in and out, fast. I had a pt who was a frequent flier and he and his wife had never had his heart condition really explained to them. I...

  7. First Contaminated Needlestick

    jamato8 replied to Nurs0706's topic in General Nursing

    I scoop but most of the time we have some type of a capping device that doesn't require using the same cap. Otherwise years ago I watched in amusement and then, realizing how effective it was, to put...

  8. Administering heparin and insulin SQ

    jamato8 replied to melvinsgirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Normally you do not want to use the arm with the PICC line and this is a policy at anywhere I have worked. Hep can be given in the stomach area, just note where you give it. Since it was Lovenox there...

  9. Acls

    jamato8 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Do you really have time to stop and read that? You have seconds that develop into minutes. You have to know what to do and act. It is a good idea to constantly review

  10. Acls

    jamato8 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    That is for sure. Even some hospital sections are not up on the current methods and still go with 3 stacked etc of past ACLS. Staying current is our job as

  11. where did i go wrong? please comment

    jamato8 replied to BandEmom's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    If your charge nurse was informed she/he should have stepped in, that is part of their job. I never back off calling a doctor and put it squarely on them. Call until you get someone in the chain and...

  12. EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

    jamato8 replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

    And what happens when it is a male

  13. EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

    jamato8 replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

    Well what happens if it happens to be a male doctor that needs to look in on a female pt? What determines that it is ok for a male doctor to do what is needed but not a male nurse? I worked in L/D for...

  14. Acls

    jamato8 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    While you are ACLS certified if your hospital or unit operates safely they are not going to expect you to go beyond your ability and that translates into actual experience. With my first ACLS...

  15. MD's professional handwriting skills

    jamato8 replied to hppynurse2's topic in General Nursing

    If I can't read it I call them. I had one that I asked a couple of other nurses if they could read the order and then my clerk, who can read anything and nobody could read it. I called the doctor who...

  16. please advise charge nurses

    jamato8 replied to danaheil's topic in General Nursing

    Sure take the job, not. I was asked after being on the floor for one year and refused saying I felt I did not have the experience. Another nurse was also asked and took the job (same experience). I...

  17. Need help, is this verbal abuse?

    jamato8 replied to stamidg's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the statement above. No, it was not right to treat the resident that way and it is a type of abuse. I could not work in the type of unit you are in though I get many pts like you describe...

  18. The bigger they are, the more stubborn they are..

    jamato8 replied to BJLynn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, manny times men can be a bit baby like. I know that in some cases I am, with my own needs. When I was small and in school, I would pass out when they gave shots. When in the Navy I got used to...

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

    jamato8 replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    What is your team approach? With a good CNA the pt load can be changed, without a

  20. attracted to one of your patients?

    jamato8 replied to pisces_girl18's topic in General Nursing

    I can't remember that I actually have, though like most everyone here I have met some great people. I did have a patient, or I should say, I took care of a patient who was just a little "forward". She...

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

    jamato8 replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    With as sick as patients are these days I do not think 5 or 6 pts is a gift at all. I worked in a cardiac pccu and 4 was too much though we used to have 5 and 6 and that was over the top. With all the...

  22. Flushing a clotted IV??

    jamato8 replied to redrat's topic in General Nursing

    I have drawn a number of times myself when blood draws could not be done by the tech because she/he could not find a vein but my charge nurse, if she found out, always got upset with me. Flush well,...

  23. Flushing a clotted IV??

    jamato8 replied to redrat's topic in General Nursing

    In my unit, unless there was no choice, we were not supposed to draw blood from an peripheral IV, only central lines or art line. A peripheral will clot off easily if blood is being drawn from it. I...

  24. Flushing a clotted IV??

    jamato8 replied to redrat's topic in General Nursing

    I have used TPA on picc lines with a doctors order. What is he/she doing to flush these lines? If lines are flushed twice a shift (12 hour) normally there isn't a problem. It sounds like a standard...

  25. Forced Overtime

    jamato8 replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Never had to do it. I had a friend who did and she couldn't stand it. She quite working at the place because she could never relax on her days off. I won't accept the pressure but I haven't worked...