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1. Direct Admits

   wsu.rn replied to MissdonditaBsn's topic in General Nursing

   i work on a telemetry unit and my hospital allows direct admits. it has been my experience that da are a setup fir disaster. with no workup in the er. 90% of out da end up in ccu. icu where they should have been in the first place.

2. Code Training?????

   wsu.rn replied to gambroRN's topic in Cardiac

   at the previous hospital i worked at, there was a code team: which consisted of icu er nurses docs etc. now that i am at a new hospital the code team rotates through staff nursing. i work tele-med surg. i am new to this hospital and have not been on...

3. Are new nurses adequately prepared?

   wsu.rn replied to RNGranny's topic in General Nursing

   nothing can prepare you for nursing in the real world.i will say that i was given the basics and thought how to think as a nurse. this i build on. i have had wonderful preceptors, professors, nurses etc. everyday i learn something new

4. Where to get scrubs???

   wsu.rn replied to IttyBittyBabyRN's topic in General Nursing

   http://www.uniformadvantage.com good variety prices the best ive seen

5. How much does an RN can approximately make annually?

   wsu.rn replied to futurecdrn's topic in General Nursing

   i recommend princeton reviews nclex rn review book. like many of the other books it does not crame all of creation in a book and expect you to know it. comes with a computer disc with review questions. i sware i had some of the same. good luck and r...

6. charge nurses

   wsu.rn posted a topic in General Nursing

   The first hospital I worked at the charge nurse was a perm, full time position. She rarely took pt's unless needed and was responsible for holding down the floor. She was a resource if needed. The hospital that I am at now uses the regular nursing st...

7. First Venipuncture..........ugh

   wsu.rn replied to pc1004rn's topic in General Nursing

   my senior year of nursing school the last quarter we do a senior practicum in a hospital setting are assigned a preceptor and this is our transition from nursing school to the real world of nursing. my preceptor showed and let me start iv's. the nurs...

8. Is this unit short staffed?

   wsu.rn replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

   Seems like the unit is well staffed in the orginal post. The worked on a general med/surg unit. staffed with a lot of lpn's. when our cenus dropped to 18 pts, there was a charge nurse, rn, lpn, and no aide. the acuity varied. It seems like even thou...

9. would you cross a picket line????

   wsu.rn replied to slinkeecat's topic in Activism

   for nurses to consider crossing the picket line working conditions must be pretty bad.

10. What is it I do again???????????

    wsu.rn replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    In reponse to prn nurse's comment Coming from a bsn education I feel and was taught that nurses are much more than "physicians assisants" I am insulted by your comment. Maybe that is how nurses were thought of 40 years ago but not in this day and age...

11. nurse to patient ratio

    wsu.rn replied to Rileycat's topic in Med-Surg

    a am a new grad RN 4 months into med/surg working at a small hospital. On days R.N's would have 4 pt's and cover an LPN who had 6. I worked evenings and had anywhere from 4-5 if convering LPN's most 6 not covering. As for nights 6-7 most. If covering...