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  1. Arterial Line Tubing Change

    lisa333 posted a topic in Critical Care

    This question came up recently on my unit and I'm curious if anyone has any resource material to back up their position other than "this is how I was taught to do it!" Let's say your patient has...

  2. Arterial Line Tubing Change

    lisa333 replied to lisa333's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks everybody. My hospital doesn't have a policy on this (or most things.) I've been trying out changing it down to the hub lately and it seems to work okay even if it makes a mess. It's...

  3. Arterial Line Tubing Change

    lisa333 replied to lisa333's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks for your comment! What I find fascinating is that no one I've talked to is sheepishly claiming they disconnect it at the valve because they're lazy- they insist that's how they were taught to...

  4. How often should healthcare workers be tested for COVID?

    lisa333 replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I go to a free community testing site every 2 weeks to get tested for my own peace of mind. My hospital certainly has no interest in testing

  5. Temperature checks for Employees

    lisa333 replied to travelingrn2001's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How can these infrared thermometers possibly be accurate? I take my temperature orally every day before I go to work with a cheap thermometer and it always reads a believable number between 97.5 and...

  6. Advocating for Nurses: Allow Nurses Their Own PPE

    lisa333 replied to AmericanNurseAdvocates's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We had a hospital-wide order that all staff wear surgical masks while on hospital property. About half the staff comply. Even in my ICU where about a third of the patients are COVID +, only about half...

  7. Masks at the nurse's station

    lisa333 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi all, I work in a trauma ICU. We currently have enough PPE to wear when taking care of COVID-19 patients or rule out patients. My question is about how you are protecting yourself in the hospital in...

  8. Masks at the nurse's station

    lisa333 replied to lisa333's topic in MICU, SICU

    Well they changed the policy so then we were each issued an expired N95 for each week to wear at the nurse's station. As long as you replaced the brittle elastic straps with new rubber bands, they...

  9. Resume for experienced RN in rural setting

    lisa333 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi all, I have four years experience in a rural community hospital ICU. I'm now trying to move back to an urban area, but have some concern about what to put on my resume. The vast majority of...

  10. Stanford New Grad 2011 Residency

    lisa333 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated with a BSN in April 2010, got my RN in June, and am still patiently job-hunting (no interviews yet.) I got an email from my nursing school last week that said "Attention 2009 and 2010...

  11. Conflicted about interview with fancy hospital

    lisa333 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi all,Well, after applying for hundreds of jobs, I never thought I'd find myself trying to choose between two hospitals!A little background- a year after passing the NCLEX, I took a job at an...

  12. Advice for making the most of a short orientation?

    lisa333 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all, I was wondering if anyone on here had received a shorter orientation than they were expecting for a hospital position. I've basically been offered my dream position at a local hospital, but my...

  13. Advice for making the most of a short orientation?

    lisa333 replied to lisa333's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's for a Long Term Acute Care floor of a hospital. I wouldn't be cross-trained to the other floors, so I'd only be with the long term acute care patients. They're supposed to be the most stable...

  14. This is getting ridiculous!!

    lisa333 replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm so glad someone else commented on this! I was worried I was the only one dealing with these shortages. My clinic uses fentanyl and versed for conscious sedation and we're now out of both! We're...

  15. new grad prospects after ambulatory surgery?

    lisa333 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all, I graduated in April 2010 and got my RN license in June 2010. I looked desperately for a new grad hospital job, because I really wanted to have a solid foundation in medical/surgical nursing....

  16. Alameda County

    lisa333 replied to Kelliqua's topic in California Nursing

    I got an email March 23rd that said: "Congratulations! Your application for Registered Nurse I indicates that you meet the minimum qualifications for the examination. Your name has been placed on...

  17. Sutter Health New Grad Positions

    lisa333 replied to oooitzsharon's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I applied for all the locations and got rejection emails for all of them

  18. Mom Seeking Details of Schedule @ Samuel Merritt ABSN - Oakland -

    lisa333 replied to brendalwelch's topic in California Nursing

    I did the ABSN at another campus. I would be shocked if the school gave you any schedule information over the phone. They're very proud of the fact that they own your life for a year. Your schedule...

  19. 2010-11 San Francisco VA new grad program

    lisa333 replied to icuuci's topic in California Nursing

    Got my rejection email yesterday. It was verbatim what icuuci posted. That was my fourth rejection in a

  20. Job hunt strategy?

    lisa333 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all, I graduated with a BSN in April and passed the NCLEX in June. I honestly feel like I don't really know what I'm doing when it comes to job-hunting. The only jobs I've had in my life were...

  21. Job hunt strategy?

    lisa333 replied to lisa333's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That makes sense, I figure "experience preferred" means they'd be willing to let the new grads have a shot competing against the other resumes. I've also only been looking at full-time jobs, which...

  22. Anyone Applying to Samuel Merritt ABSN April, May, June 2009?

    lisa333 replied to sherin036's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Starbelly, thanks for the offer about emailing the reclassification form but if Lizzie's sending them in the mail, I should probably wait to see if I end up getting on the waitlist before I worry...

  23. Anyone Applying to Samuel Merritt ABSN April, May, June 2009?

    lisa333 replied to sherin036's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I finally got a hold of SM admissions, and it turns out one of my transcripts was lost in the mail (?). Lizzie told me I may still end up with a spot on the waitlist for this summer, so I'm still...

  24. Anyone Applying to Samuel Merritt ABSN April, May, June 2009?

    lisa333 replied to sherin036's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    All I got was a phone bill today! I have never been so terrified of my mailbox. Anyway, I applied 1. SF, 2. Oakland, 3. San Mateo. On the bright side for everyone still waiting, we get to speed up an...

  25. Anyone Applying to Samuel Merritt ABSN April, May, June 2009?

    lisa333 replied to sherin036's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi sstarr003, According to the SMU website, the start date for the SF campus is April 30, not April 1st. http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/academic_calendar Let's not all give up hope yet. Tomorrow's still...