zoo*moon BSN, RN

zoo*moon has 29 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Med/Surg since ‘96; PACU since ‘16.

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1. Wants PACU But Doesn't Want to Just Sit

   zoo*moon replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Holy cow just sitting and watching monitors? What the heck? I was on my feet 8 straight hours taking care of 2 fresh generals at the same time,trying to get pain and BP under control. I don't ever JUST SIT! Also dang, PACU nurses generally HAVE to...

2. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

   zoo*moon replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

   Met a nursing student the other day. She says she wants to work in ICU. A few minutes later she mentions working in the ICU again and says yeah I want to be a Nurse Anesthetist (but totally mangles the word) and you have to have a year ICU experien...

3. How many couplets are you responsible for?

   zoo*moon replied to zoo*moon's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i can't believe a manager would think that. omg, babies don't count? that's crazy! yeah, they're choking, gagging, turning gray, not pooping or peeing, have to spend so much time with them because they won't latch on, bleeding from their circumcision...

4. soon to Be RN and no job YET? Commute?

   zoo*moon replied to gelousstudent's topic in General Nursing

   i moved away from my husband and kids for a new job. you won't believe my commute-- 2 1/2 hours away (120 miles). crazy? yeah. it has been really hard. but i did it for the new experience. so, no kids yet? go for it? (the miles sounds good to me rig...

5. Acuity Based Staffing Tool in Mother/Baby?

   zoo*moon replied to FemmeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i just got off orientation and am overwhelmed with 4 couplets. and i have worked on a med/surg telemetry floor with 8 to 10 patients. when i voiced my frustration, i was told up to 5 couplets was standard so in other words, it could be worse. pts/bed...

6. How many couplets are you responsible for?

   zoo*moon posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   i left my med-surg position because the 30-bed floor was regularly staffed with only 3 or 4 nurses. if one called in sick, they never found a replacement so it was one nurse with up to 10 patients. that was way too much for me. i worked there about 1...

7. Gravida question

   zoo*moon replied to lmt2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i'm curious too-- how old are you? i graduated from nursing school in the mid-90s and we were taught to chart that way that looks totally foreign to you. two dots over a horizontal line then two vertical lines under that horizontal line. that's how i...

8. should i just quit?

   zoo*moon replied to iheartnurses's topic in General Nursing

   i hear you about getting awful reports... some nurses just don't do much more than pass meds. it seems. (oh but they get all their charting done/their boxes checked.) wonder what kind of assessment they do. they don't try to learn more about the ...

9. I cannot do med/surg anymore

   zoo*moon replied to zoo*moon's topic in General Nursing

   oh, wow. thank you all so much for your replies. it is so nice to talk to others who understand and who can offer different points of view. i just saw a coworker (yesterday) who was also there that shift i mentioned. she said she just wanted to q...

10. I cannot do med/surg anymore

    zoo*moon posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm an RN and I'm needing some advice. I've done med/surg for about 9 1/2 years. My username was "ihatemedsurg" but that was just too negative so I changed it. But I still feel it. What should I do now? I still want to be nurse. The last time ...

11. should i just quit?

    zoo*moon replied to iheartnurses's topic in General Nursing

    i've been there. i hated my first year in med/surg job and so i quit after working exactly a year. but i ended up going back, working only once a week. still hate it but at least i have more of a choice of when i work. i too dread going to wor...

12. more med-surg woes

    zoo*moon replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    well, hate to admit it but you typed how i feel many times when i go to work. so many patients to take care of, it is too much stress and pressure. having to pass meds and do assessments by 10pm then all the charting-- so much that you really don't...

13. Echo Heron

    zoo*moon replied to Tippy-ta-ta's topic in General Nursing

    i loved echo heron's books. intensive care, the story of a nurse and condition critical were two i'm really glad i read. i found them very educational and i was touched by her writing. i wanted more. too bad she's no longer writing. i remember...

14. A NON- Ivy tech question-- Bloomington nurses???

    zoo*moon replied to zoo*moon's topic in Indiana

    No duh so everyone's going to Ivy Tech. Thanks for the super friendly answer. I wasn't trying to be mean. I am wondering why there are no nurses posting. Hoping to hear from working/non Ivy Tech people. What was the point of your nasty answer? ...

15. Do RN's in Indiana think they are adequately compensated?

    zoo*moon replied to inmale's topic in Indiana

    How do the hospitals in Indy compare? Is there one known to pay better than the others?