BUTTERFLY63

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1. Am I really a critical care nurse?

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to PureLifeRN's topic in General Nursing

   I work in pcu. What is your nurse patient ratio? In pcu it is 4:1 or 3:1. depending on accuity. We are required to take critical care classes through our hospital. We are also required to be able...

2. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I am the youngest although my brother is 9 years older than me and my sister is 7 years older. Father drank heavily I guess a questionable alcaholic and a bipolar mother who would never get help. I...

3. Do you feel you have safe staffing ratios at your facility?

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Hell no! I work on a med-surg unit we mainly do oncology , post-op with alot of ortho patients, and pedi's. We don't do tele. We are the only floor that doesn't. Nurse patient ratio is 6:1 on days...

4. Would you let your hospital treat your loved one?

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes! One of the benefits of working at a hospital you know what doctors to use and the ones not to

5. Passed Cpne In Plano!

   BUTTERFLY63 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

   The cpne is the most intense experience I have been through! I passed all my labs the first night so I was feeling pretty confident going into my first pcs. My care plan passed and I walked in the...

6. Saleries For New Rn That Was An Lvn

   BUTTERFLY63 posted a topic in Nursing Career

   I was an LVN for 8 years and have recently finished college for my RN. I have worked med-surg for 8 years and since I am an experienced nurse what should I quote as an expected salary. I am not...

7. CPNE Roll call

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to TraciRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

   I applied in November for Plano and I still don't have a date for cpne yet. Good luck to you

8. Is there anything else I can do for you? I have the time. (new hourly rounding sheet)

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   I can't believe all the posts on this subject. I think all hospitals are going toward this same program. We have been doing hourly rounding for about a year and we have to use key words like "very...

9. How do you get the nursing care done with hourly rounding & computer documentation?

   BUTTERFLY63 replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

   This sounds an awful lot like my hospital! It is impossible to accomplish all the things upper management wants us to do. It is all about patient satisfaction scores. We aren't a hotel and I didn't...

10. Do Lpns's really get treated badly?

    BUTTERFLY63 replied to nrl04's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have been an LVN for 8 years and I am getting my RN through Excelsior College. I I am done with classes and waiting on my clinical date. The RN is just a title. What matters is knowledge. I have...

11. Wannabe Nurses

    BUTTERFLY63 replied to BUTTERFLY63's topic in General Nursing

    to explain again....I didn't accept or delegate the dressing change to the tech. I went through my chain of command and conferred with the charge nurse....right after the incident happend. While...

12. Nurses writing up nurses?

    BUTTERFLY63 replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to be perfect! Even for nurses! You did the right thing by going to your manager. it sounds like she is on your side and understands what happend. Try not to beat yourself up about it....

13. Wannabe Nurses

    BUTTERFLY63 posted a topic in General Nursing

    we have had a couple of incidents on our med-surg unit with 2 of our techs. one which involved me! i had a patient that was in for dehiscence of a surgical wound. i walked into the patients room and...

14. Nursing And Celebrities..........

    BUTTERFLY63 replied to futureRN09's topic in General Nursing

    I Took Care Of A Schizophrenic That Thought He Was Married To Allanis Morsette. He Even Went By Her Last Name! Does This

15. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    BUTTERFLY63 replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    All Of You Have All Made Such Great Points! We Are All Trained Professionals That Have Gone To College. We Get It From All Directions. The Patients, Doctors, And Upper Management. The Hospital I Work...