debthern

debthern

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  1. Need Information About Charlotte

    debthern replied to twinkle's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I really like

  2. Need Information About Charlotte

    debthern replied to twinkle's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    The new hospital is great so far, it is part of the Carolina healthcare system and the pa is the same as theirs. I work in the PACU and our ratio is 2:1 not sure what the floors are,...

  3. Blended pediatric/med/surg adult units?

    debthern replied to withasmilelpn's topic in General Nursing

    as a peds nurse the problem I see is that children are not little adults and they need to be cared for differently. All the staff needs to be trained in PALS which was not the case at the hospital I...

  4. License in North or South Carolina

    debthern replied to Groovix's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    if you live in south carolina you have to be licensed in south carolina but you can work with it in north

  5. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    debthern replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    this year topped it off, I got a candy cane wreath as a gift from all 3 of our

  6. Need Information About Charlotte

    debthern replied to twinkle's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hope everyone's moves are going smoothly...if I can help let me

  7. Holiday Scheduling

    debthern replied to TNMommy's topic in General Nursing

    we work one summer and one winter holiday...we are assigned to a holiday team that rotates which holidays you are responsible to cover...being in pacu is good cause we actually just do call so you...

  8. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    debthern replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    since I moved to NC I have gotten the first year a red ornament with the hospital logo on it and last year a green one to match it...so nice at the hospital in OH we always got a shirt of some kind...

  9. cute, non-tacky scrub tops?

    debthern replied to emersushea's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I order from them all the time and usually get my stuff in at most 2

  10. How to apply for a License in another state?

    debthern replied to puddingpie's topic in General Nursing

    The best place to start is on PA Bon

  11. Sevo psychosis

    debthern replied to azhiker96's topic in PACU

    not sure but they are back tomorow and I will

  12. Sevo psychosis

    debthern replied to azhiker96's topic in PACU

    JUST A FULL

  13. you might be from ohio if:

    debthern replied to mcmike55's topic in Ohio Nursing

    i grew up eating stuffed mangos which I know today is really a stuffed green

  14. Good/Not-So-Good Hospitals - Dayton Area

    debthern replied to Susgu's topic in Ohio Nursing

    We lived in moraine/west carrollton area not a bad place to live but if you have kids Kettering has a better school

  15. Sevo psychosis

    debthern replied to azhiker96's topic in PACU

    I attended a conference today led by nurses from CHOP and one of them said the biggest cause of delirium is a full

  16. Sevo psychosis

    debthern replied to azhiker96's topic in PACU

    some of the nurses here are doing a study that links the psychosis to versed...we have had to use ketamine to knock them down

  17. Nurse Extern in PACU

    debthern replied to ava'smomRN's topic in PACU

    alot of pacu nurses have no icu experience and i know our hospital has a 12 week orientation through the icu's as well as the pacu. I say if you want the job take

  18. Transfusing Blood

    debthern replied to Honeybun1206's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient one time who on the floor got an order for 3 units of blood on call to surgery. The floor nurse transfused all 3 units sent the patient to the OR and when the blood was needed there...

  19. What unit has the most codes?

    debthern replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    I would think the medsurg floors would only because in the units the patients are monitored

  20. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    debthern replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had been in Charlotte about 6 months and hadn't changed my driver's license over from OH yet which is technically driving without a license in NC. I was on call and it was 3 am and i was dog tired...

  21. Testing Monday

    debthern replied to DARKANDPROUD's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hang in there! Alot of people think they failed and do just fine, and if you did just schedule it and take it again. I know lots of people who didn't pass on their first

  22. Good/Not-So-Good Hospitals - Dayton Area

    debthern replied to Susgu's topic in Ohio Nursing

    The Valley is probably the premier hospital, I worked at children's and good sam which is a great hospital overall but like someone else said I wouldn't want to live near there. Kettering is a good...

  23. Cincy/Dayton area hospitals

    debthern replied to HarleyNrs's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in the NICU at Children's in Dayton and they chargedthe visitors $2 a day but had a separate parking area for

  24. preceptor gifts

    debthern replied to futurecnm's topic in General Nursing

    a nice note and some cookies would be a nice gift to thank

  25. Pl Help me

    debthern replied to leonard7676's topic in General Nursing

    I use Medceus.com it's a great