Going80INA55

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1. looking for home-based triage position

   Going80INA55 replied to Jana Stephens's topic in Telephone Triage

   It has been a LOOOONG time since I posted here. After reading this post I emailed intellicare. The recruiter replied to my email the next day and Friday we have an INformal conversation set up. Any...

2. nasty patients who whine too much

   Going80INA55 replied to nadia562002's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Don't sweat it. Some patients are just that way. I do a few different things with tough patients: Kill them with kindness (dont always work). Baffle them with nursing/medical jargon and...

3. titrating drips and hemodynamics

   Going80INA55 replied to tsgarman's topic in General Nursing

   Very nice review,

4. NG tube irrigation

   Going80INA55 replied to rck213's topic in General Nursing

   One of the reasons sterile water or tap water is used verses NS is the salt content. The new nurse is correct it can through off the lytes in a

5. Dress Code

   Going80INA55 replied to plantsower's topic in Telephone Triage

   We have a very strict dress code. No jeans EVER. Dress pants with a nice shirt is considered dressed down for this office, where most of the nurses where suits. No, this won't get them into...

6. salary

   Going80INA55 replied to scribrn's topic in Telephone Triage

   I would also say it varies on area. I have checked a few in my area and they seem to pay the bottom end of what someone would get at bedside nursing. There are trade offs for any job and believe the...

7. How has HIPPA affected your job?

   Going80INA55 replied to eltrip's topic in Telephone Triage

   We do the same as you when it comes to leaving a message on someones machine. I find it gets sticky when someone other than the person you are trying to reach answers the phone. So when I call for...

8. How has HIPPA affected your job?

   Going80INA55 replied to eltrip's topic in Telephone Triage

   We do the same as you when it comes to leaving a message on someones machine. I find it gets sticky when someone other than the person you are trying to reach answers the phone. So when I call for...

9. Ever leave work crying?

   Going80INA55 replied to New CCU RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I had a very similar incident with a GI bleeder in the unit. He ended up needing 6 units of blood, ffp, vasopressin IV push etc etc. They quickly become a very busy patient when they go bad. My only...

10. Nurses, do you routinely do beds and baths?

    Going80INA55 replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    MerryRN, Did you take a refresher course or was it necessary? I have only been out for a year and considering going back to bedside...just wondering how they percieved your absence. I don't want them...

11. charge nurse duties?

    Going80INA55 replied to shannonRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hey Laura when I did charge nurse my duties and load were exactly like yours. That is why I no longer do it. It was not uncommon to be charge, resource, bed mngt, etc with 8 patients. I would love to...

12. IV Push Lopressor on a Med-Surg Unit??

    Going80INA55 replied to LuvMedSurgNsg's topic in Medical-Surgical

    NO. Our policy is NO monitor NO IV Lopressor. I would be very concerned giving it on a very busy med/surg floor with out the benefit of a monitor to see what happened to their pulse rate. Had a...

13. What is it about Med-Surg?

    Going80INA55 replied to Mint Julip's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I must say I liked med/surg when I worked it as well. I learned so much in the time that I was there. There is always something

14. Full-Time Employee taking Per Diem Rate/No Benes

    Going80INA55 replied to jude11142's topic in General Nursing

    In my old hospital, the per diem got yearly raises. But then per diem meant no benefits, but they got the same rate of pay as if they were staff. The only bene was that they did not have to do call...

15. Holiday schedule....

    Going80INA55 replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    At our place we know way ahead of time which holiday we are working. We have 6 and need to work two a year. Last year I was X-mas (which I traded to another nurse) and July 4th. This year I am Turkey...