RNontheroad

RNontheroad

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  1. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    RNontheroad replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    When they have blood coming from thier eyes and ears....never

  2. Transducing a PICC line

    RNontheroad posted a topic in General Nursing

    Being a traveler, I get to see a variety of hopsital policies. Transducing a PICC line for a CVP reading is one of those things that vary. When I started out as a new nurse, we would have never...

  3. ICU personal reading

    RNontheroad replied to autumn_raine's topic in MICU, SICU

    The book I am recommending is not a text book. It is a smaller sized reference manual that I carry with me at all times. It is called "Fast Facts for Adult Critical Care" by Kathy White....

  4. Criticize my charting!

    RNontheroad replied to Apollorn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not bad. Here are a few things you might want to consider. Start from head to toe. It seems to flow more smoothly if you start with neuro and work your way down. It also helps to organize it in your...

  5. I can't do this anymore...(VERY VERY LONG)

    RNontheroad replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    You poor thing. Your story makes my heart ache for you. I am sure that after putting so much time and effort into your career, it must be devistating to think that nursing may not be the right...

  6. DNR patient coded

    RNontheroad replied to adventuregirl's topic in General Nursing

    I never realized that this was the policy at some hospitals. It's not really something you think about until it happens, like it did to your little lady. Thanks for sharing and making me

  7. Contract tips

    RNontheroad replied to suzanne4's topic in Travel

    http://www.highwayhypodermics.com/ Click on the link to the Travel Company List. It gives you a good overview of the companies and what they offer. There is also a link to hospitals that travelers...

  8. I really need some help here, can someone please give me some assistance please

    RNontheroad replied to tiffany311's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am sorry that I made an unfair assumption about your situation.....however....that scenerio happens here

  9. Communicating with Pt with Aphasia

    RNontheroad replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would rely on the assistance of the staff who know her best. I bet they can tell what she wants even if she cant ask for it...kinda like a mom knows what the baby wants or needs. Good luck! Its...

  10. I really need some help here, can someone please give me some assistance please

    RNontheroad replied to tiffany311's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There is a reason they make you do this stuff. It is designed to help you learn the nursing process. We would be doing you no favors if we did your homework for you. BTW, I dont believe for one...

  11. New grad going into critical care... ???s

    RNontheroad replied to stephlucasrn2008's topic in MICU, SICU

    I would never recommend someone who has never worked in an acute care setting, to start out in the ICU. But you have several years experience and are at a great advantage. I started in a...

  12. Float position

    RNontheroad replied to pbajil's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have had to do this at several assignments that I have taken. It stinks. (although being paid more to do it would help dull the pain!) I think the worst part is trying to prioritize for 5-6...

  13. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    RNontheroad replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    At the risk of this turning into a political debate, which is certainly not my intention, I would like to share an article that I came across the other day when looking at the political canidates and...

  14. Raystown Lake anyone?

    RNontheroad replied to annaedRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yes I am a traveler currently working at a hospital in Arizona. Home is PA, near Harrisburg. I worked in Harrisburg prior to hitting the road 1 year ago. We used to go camping every summer at...

  15. Raystown Lake anyone?

    RNontheroad replied to annaedRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    All this talk of Raystown Lake is making me

  16. DNR tattoos...

    RNontheroad replied to MerdalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient once in his 20's, who wrote DNR on his chest in black marker and then proceeded to OD on a bottle full of antihypertensives. He called to say goodbye to a family member who called...

  17. Banking, How often visit home????

    RNontheroad replied to kdblueey's topic in Travel

    I still have an account from a bank in my home town. My pay is direct deposit and I pay all my bills online and thru the debit card. I go home once a year, mostly for the purpose of visiting family...

  18. What nursing "invention" would make you famous?

    RNontheroad replied to juscallmegrace's topic in General Nursing

    Great topic! Velcro sheets and gowns so the patients stay at the top of the bed instead of sliding down all the darn time and killing my back pulling them back up. No more falls

  19. Self-centered motorist

    RNontheroad posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today I was driving down the highway and about 6 ambulances go screaming by me. I figure it must be bad and sure enough, as I later find out, it is horrific. There are 3 cars rolled over and people...

  20. Self-centered motorist

    RNontheroad replied to RNontheroad's topic in General Nursing

    These are also, no doubt, the same insensitive buttheads that come in to the ER and complain because they had to wait to see the doctor for thier various aches and pains. I guess some people are so...

  21. Has anyone else read this, and what do you think?

    RNontheroad replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Non fiction. It is written by a lady who had Gillian Barre and was on a vent for several weeks. She discribes how she felt powerless not being able to communicate and how she was treated by the...

  22. Has anyone else read this, and what do you think?

    RNontheroad replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I had to read in in nursing school. Little did I realize that I would become an ICU nurse and deal with these types of patients every day. I remember thinking that the lady was whiny too. I would...

  23. RV's anyone???

    RNontheroad replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

    Noah, I would suggest that you get the book Highway Hypodermics. The author is a full-time RVer travel nurse who home schools her son. (or at least did when the book was written.) It may offer some...

  24. If nursing wasn't an option...

    RNontheroad replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    I had the oportunity to observe an open heart surgery several years ago and the perfusionist job looked very interesting. I understand that it pays fairly well too. At one point on life I considered...

  25. Has anyone seen...

    RNontheroad replied to lilac47's topic in General Nursing

    For those who believe in superstition.... I have heard when you see a fly in the unit, a patient is going to die.I cant say that it always happened, but when you saw one, it made you paranoid. I did...