sugarwahine10

sugarwahine10

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  1. ER RN NYC /Pt:RN Ratio

    sugarwahine10 replied to BelDym's topic in Emergency

    Unfortunately yes that does seem to be the state of hospital nursing. I had a very good friend that just finished several travel assignments in ER at several different hospitals in NY and he said the...

  2. CVICU step down vs. LTACH

    sugarwahine10 replied to Wedahayes's topic in General Nursing

    Don't do LTACH unless you want the sickest long-term care patients(critical care nursing home patients basically)--majority will have trachs too (which is one of my few nursing tasks that makes me...

  3. Nightmare on Night Shift

    sugarwahine10 replied to Happynurse2222's topic in General Nursing

    No matter where you work you will always encounter great hard-working co-workers and unfortunately plain lazy ones-- just barely doing what they need to do to get by. If you need help then ask for it...

  4. What's The Best Way to Quit My Job

    sugarwahine10 replied to Shortcake_BSn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you are miserable there, then give notice. Life is way to short to stay at a job that makes you dread going in. You only have to give 2 weeks notice--most job's would like people to give a lot...

  5. Overhiring?

    sugarwahine10 replied to Double Dunker's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah where is this glorious place that is overstaffed?? We can't keep people at any of the big hospitals in this state--we have a lot of travelers on the different floors/units. Always

  6. Should I report this nurse?

    sugarwahine10 replied to laladeedee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yes I would definitely do an incident report, MAKE SURE YOU REPORT THIS TO THE DOCTOR that ordered it also that the nurse he gave the order to just never did and what the flimsy excuse was for not...

  7. I think I want to quit nursing...

    sugarwahine10 replied to miscangelious's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yeah when I worked on a telemetry/med surg floor we had cardizem gtts running on almost every other patient or amio, milirinone, integrelin, heparin. Blood going on one, foley irrigation on another,...

  8. Please help, super conflicted!

    sugarwahine10 replied to FSUMurse94's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Do ED job--closer & pay difference won't be that much when you factor gas with your commute for ICU

  9. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    sugarwahine10 replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You could relocate for a year or so if you really want a nursing job. Iowa hospitals in Des Moines are desperate for nurses right now--you could apply online at Mercy or Methodist--chronically...

  10. Cardiac Observation Unit--Is this a step down unit?

    sugarwahine10 replied to minmin11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi, I don't think is sounds like a step down unit necessarily. I worked on a telemetry floor for years and we did all those type of iv drips (cardiac tele just couldn't titrate the drips like we do in...

  11. Am I Crazy to Leave $$$$ Job?

    sugarwahine10 replied to ahud2015's topic in Pediatric

    I think that is great that you are thinking about becoming a nurse, but I also have to say yes you would be nuts to quit a cushy job with great pay. The realities of nursing would burst your bubble....

  12. 1 month new ICU job. I want to run

    sugarwahine10 replied to RNMeagz's topic in Critical Care

    It sounds like you have a preceptor that doesn't have the patience to be one (she shouldn't be one) and you don't need to take her acting like a rude idiot to you to heart. The charge nurse being her...

  13. Resigning from first RN job

    sugarwahine10 replied to coolpeachrn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Two weeks notice is all that is required & if your manager is like that then that is all I would do--if the manager tries to say something about being short staffed & needs more time or...

  14. Ceil blue Littmann Classic III stethoscope

    sugarwahine10 replied to Sunshinexoxo1991's topic in General Students

    I like the lavender color better between the two. I got the Littmann breast cancer month pink stethoscope a couple weeks ago & I really like it--nice deeper color pink & not a pale

  15. Never Give Up -- My Story

    sugarwahine10 replied to MrMango's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations!!!! Glad you NEVER gave

  16. Have any of you ever left a tourniquet on a patient after an iv start?

    sugarwahine10 replied to Mursechico's topic in General Nursing

    I usually don't use them when I do IV starts--I have better luck getting my sticks without

  17. Forgot to carry out an order? Reportable to the BON?

    sugarwahine10 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    No not important enough to be reportable that you didn't do ortho bp x1. If pt too weak to stand, unable to due to pt condition, or refuses because wants to sleep then document that and reschedule...

  18. What type of needle do you use when drawing up from glass ampoules

    sugarwahine10 replied to jamsandwich2015's topic in General Nursing

    Filter needle & I don't know what the gauge is, but they keep them by our accudose so we can grab one when get med from

  19. an 'easier' specialty

    sugarwahine10 replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Emergency

    Their are several nurses I know who work in & absolutely LOVE PACU and would never go back to bedside nursing on the floor. They say they like the 5 days a week 8-4:30, no weekends (except call),...

  20. Safe telemetry unit?

    sugarwahine10 replied to jdenni12's topic in Cardiac

    Yeah unfortunately I think staffing like this is more the norm for many hospitals, except in California maybe. The telemetry unit I worked on primarily got CHF patients, a lot of drips, we usually...

  21. Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    sugarwahine10 replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    This was 2 years ago almost and I have worked in a hospital for about 8 1/2 years, but I was swabbed in my nares for MRSA when I went to urgent care with a bad sinus infection it turned out and the...

  22. Night shift scheduling!

    sugarwahine10 replied to KBRN15's topic in General Nursing

    I do 3 in a row for 12hr night shifts. I would do Mon-Tues-Wed or some variation if you have to work so many weekends in a certain period (like my work) than sometimes do Sat-Sun-Mon. I wouldn't...

  23. What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

    sugarwahine10 replied to kaliRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm in Iowa and work on a telemetry floor where days it is 4-5:1. Evenings until 11pm it is 5:1. 11pm-7am it is 6:1, but can always be more and usually is because of being short-staffed due to high...

  24. Should I stay or should I go?

    sugarwahine10 replied to sugarwahine10's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been interested in working with more critically acute patients such as the ER or a critical care unit and that would be the main reason I'd want to leave the unit. I might eventually want...

  25. Should I stay or should I go?

    sugarwahine10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been working on the same cardiac/telemetry floor for about 8 1/2 years. It is a very stressful floor that most doctors treat us as a step-down unit with the type of admits they send to us. I...