heartlover07

heartlover07 RN

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  1. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    heartlover07 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    haha...make sure you EXPLAIN why you are shaky and tachy!!!

  2. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    heartlover07 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto to both of these, my husband was frantic trying to find me, I have a history of falling asleep at stop lights on the way home....I have taken more than one mini nap at a red light, I have about...

  3. Arterial and Venous Sheath Removal Policies

    heartlover07 replied to mcgowenl's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We have the exact same procedure after any cath lab/EP visit. Seems reasonable to me, the other day a young woman (49) coded and died on our floor after an "uncomplicated" stent placement. She bled...

  4. Not really miserable but...

    heartlover07 replied to LauraMT's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As I sit here reading your post, I feel like I could have wrote it myself! I also graduated in May, and have been working since July 9th on a very hectic, inner city telemetry hospital unit. I feel so...

  5. I HATE my job....what now?

    heartlover07 replied to heartlover07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In response to your post, I have tried to tell the patient that I need to see my other patients first, but then I have to deal with P'd off, nasty person the rest of the night because I didn't do what...

  6. I HATE my job....what now?

    heartlover07 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's a common thread it seems, but here goes my version. I originally posted this in response to another unhappy new nurse, but I thought maybe a good idea to start a new one. I just got off...

  7. I HATE my job....what now?

    heartlover07 replied to heartlover07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the replies, the last night I worked I had a better assignment and I worked with aides that were not on my floor usually, so the night went alot better. I can't stand working with the aides...

  8. I want to do something else

    heartlover07 replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just finished reading this entire thread, and I must say that the original post could have been from me. I hope you are doing better smileysenior. I just got off orientation 2 weeks ago, and I HATE...

  9. I want to do something else

    heartlover07 replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just finished reading this entire thread, and I must say that the original post could have been from me. I hope you are doing better smileysenior. I just got off orientation 2 weeks ago, and I HATE...

  10. Cath lab salaries

    heartlover07 posted a topic in Cardiac

    I am working my way towards the cath lab and I just started to wonder if RN's make more in the cath lab than on a tele/med surg floor. Thanks so

  11. No room for errors?

    heartlover07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a soon to be new grad (May) and I am starting on a tele/stepdown unit at a large hospital. I got to thinking that it would be nice to know from some seasoned nurses where exactly there is NO ROOM...

  12. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    heartlover07 replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    I posted this in cardiac forum but no replies. I am working my way towards the cardiac cath lab, and just out of curiosity was wondering if nurses make more there than on say a tele/med surge floor?...

  13. Cath lab salaries

    heartlover07 replied to heartlover07's topic in Cardiac

    No responses I am not asking for anyone to reveal their salary, just if there is or was an increase when moving from tele/ICU or other areas to the cath lab..any info would be greatly...

  14. No room for errors?

    heartlover07 replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all of your replies, it helps to go in knowing all of this

  15. To the single parent night shifters

    heartlover07 replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, the use of a day camp is your best option because then you know you have a reliable place that will always be there for you when you need it. I am sort of facing this situation when I...

  16. What experience for Cath Lab is best?

    heartlover07 replied to Sflowerssweeney's topic in Cardiac

    :welcome: I appreciate the insight about the CCL. I am sure it will be hard no matter what I do before hand, but I am also the type that gets bored VERY easy, so for me to get into a position that...

  17. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    heartlover07 replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand the reluctance to discuss salary. I don't think it's particulary appropriate to do it in a mixed crowd of people, or even among co-workers, but this is anonymous forum! I wouldn't...

  18. Clinical help please

    heartlover07 replied to beth38's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Beth I too am a 4th semester nursing student and if I can just say that I think we all have this problem to some extent!! It takes a long time to "put everything together" in your head so I...

  19. may give up nursing due to bullying

    heartlover07 replied to billiejorn's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I second this opinion, I was wondering the same thing!! It seems almost deliberately bad... I don't mean to sound disrespectful but it does. If this is a true cry for help I am really...

  20. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    heartlover07 replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    I am a soon to be new grad and just go hired at a hospital in Philadelphia making $26.67 per hour with a %10 night/weekend diff. All told looks like about $53,000 per year but since husband is also...

  21. Do you get paid for those 13 or 14 hour days?

    heartlover07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello I am starting a job as a new nurse in July on a cardiac stepdown unit, my schedule is three 12's permanent days. I am aware that alot of times as a nurse you really work 13 or even 14 hours, so...

  22. Do you get paid for those 13 or 14 hour days?

    heartlover07 replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    I get paid hourly. I guess another thing I was wondering is if you are consistenly getting paid for 13 hours rather than 12 do you get frowned upon by management or is it just understood that it...

  23. Cardiac Nurses please help!!

    heartlover07 posted a topic in Cardiac

    My question is, what is a good ratio for patients in a cardiac stepdown unit? I just interviewed for a position on a unit that sounds like it is perfect for me because I want to work in the cath lab...

  24. What experience for Cath Lab is best?

    heartlover07 replied to Sflowerssweeney's topic in Cardiac

    CCL Babe So would you say that working on a stepdown unit that will also give experience with post CABG patients ( there are four beds just for 2nd day post CABG patients) will not be enough, is it...

  25. What experience for Cath Lab is best?

    heartlover07 replied to Sflowerssweeney's topic in Cardiac

    HI Waverunner I'm sorry but what did you mean by callback...did you mean being on call or something else.....sorry for the stupid