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  1. Preventing Pt Falls and success rate

    Advocate1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    On my unit, just like everyother unit, we are trying to decrease pt falls. I know we try hard and use preventative measures but nevertheless pt's do fall. I work on a tele floor with the majority of...

  2. Preventing Pt Falls and success rate

    Advocate1 replied to Advocate1's topic in General Nursing

    Well at least now I dont feel like our unit is not PERFECT. Thanks guys. I wrote this question b.c i read an article in the magazine "ADVANCE for Nurses" that Southwestern Vermont Medical Center was...

  3. Stroke patient blood pressure

    Advocate1 replied to ReeseW's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm pretty sure that the BP needs to be on the high side to ensure perfusion to the brain- If I'm worng feel free to correct

  4. Can you piggyback critical meds like IV Potassium or Mag at your hospital?

    Advocate1 replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    At my hospital K+ or MG+ are always piggybacked. K+ is very irritating to the veins so we always run it concurrently with NS. Actaully, last night my pt needed 4 K+ riders and a Mg+ rider- I...

  5. lets have a raise on raises..!!

    Advocate1 replied to rxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Holy Cow- $4/hr raise!! Is that normal? What is the average raise one usually recieves? Can u negoitiate your raises? P.S. Thanks all for the replies to my earlier

  6. lets have a raise on raises..!!

    Advocate1 replied to rxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I posted this question in another similiae forum but didn't recieve an awswer. Maybe someone here could give me one here So here goes: I an new grad RN. Just had my 90 review and it was great....

  7. Benefits....?

    Advocate1 replied to TonyFl's topic in General Nursing

    Benefit @ my Hospital include: health & dental ins- approx $30 month for me and hubby 403b with a 4% max employer match- kinda like a 401k but pretax cell phone discount- 25% off pension plan? no...

  8. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    Advocate1 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Starting pay in the Chicago area for new grad RNs Base: $23-$25 Differential $3-$5 depends on the shift and the hospital Just wondering how long a new grad RN should wait until he/she asks for or...

  9. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    Advocate1 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    In the Chicago area starting new grad RN pay is around $23-$25/hr. The shift diff vary from place to place- my friends and I have compared. For PM shift (1500-2300) there's a $3.25 diffferential and...

  10. ADN or BSN

    Advocate1 replied to LV2BME's topic in General Nursing

    It just my experince but I have noticed that many ADN's go to school as long as BSN's. In my opinion I'd just go straight for your BSN. Why do the same work twice when you can get a higher degree....

  11. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Advocate1 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    nasty... ok so i work on a tele floor and am just beginning my RN career (read RN My pt, A/O x3, 70 y/o F, came in with CHF and was on a Lasix drip to pull off fluid- she had a foley in for an...

  12. Have you ever worn a pedometer at work?

    Advocate1 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work 8hr shift and I wear a pedometer also. My pedometer only measures steps and not miles- I usually walk about 7000-9000 steps at work. Combined with my running I log about 14000-17000 steps a...