Chisca RN

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    Memphis

    Chisca replied to Zaphod's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    You have to look at your reference point when comparing Memphis to anywhere else. I moved here from the Bay area (California) and yes the traffic is not a problem. People ARE friendly here. Housing is...
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    Memphis

    Chisca replied to Zaphod's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Memphis is urban and has alot of crime but I know of no urban area in the US that doesn't. It is unique in that housing is reasonable, traffic is not a problem, and people are friendly. If you have a...
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    Does your unit do it's own CRRT?

    Chisca replied to WWRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes, I've always found that term misleading, the "stable" CRRT patient. Only someone in management would use that phrase because if you really were hemodynamically stable you wouldn't need CRRT, you...
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    Acute dialysis nurse/patient ratio

    Chisca posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm seeking information on what the nurse patient ratio is in the acute unit you work in. My unit currently is 1:2 but we only have one tech for a 14 bed unit and she is also responsible for setting...
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    Do you guys think I did the right thing? I'm a Nurse but still study dialysis tech.

    Chisca replied to jtanga's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Part of my training for acute dialysis involved following a tech around for two weeks. Really good experience as far as setting up and troubleshooting the equipment and water system. I think it will...
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    CCRN test: how bad is it really?

    Chisca replied to farmerrl's topic in MICU, SICU

    From the AACN website as an example of "synergy". "If the gestalt of a patient were stable, but unpredictable, minimally resilient and vulnerable, the primary competencies of the nurse would be...
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    CCRN test: how bad is it really?

    Chisca replied to farmerrl's topic in MICU, SICU

    That's because it's an 80/20 split with 80 precent being clinical judgement and 20 percent being the "synergy" kool-aid. I think the AACN corporation (operative word here being corporation) figured...
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    Should I let this stop me?

    Chisca replied to sm37130's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Are they offensive? Political? Gang affiliation? Depends on what message you are trying to convey. Not sure how I would feel about having a nurse with the grim reaper tatooed on her arm. Again, what...
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    ICU to Dialysis advice please

    Chisca replied to terese's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    If you are an ICU nurse and liked that pace you would probably find acute dialysis more enjoyable. There is tremendous pressure in dialysis to reduce the time between treatments and it is worse in the...
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    Jobs in Memphis, surrounding areas

    Chisca replied to blatham3's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I know of three new grads recently hired into the transplant ICU at Methodist
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    ICU to Dialysis advice please

    Chisca replied to terese's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Acute or chronic? Two different animals in my
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    Is it really a rip off to study Hemodialysis Nurse Certification?

    Chisca replied to jtanga's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You can't become certified until you have a year's worth of dialysis experience so I don't think you need to worry about studying at this point. Alot of the material will make more sense after you...
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    Normal CVP?

    Chisca replied to nursingdude78's topic in MICU, SICU

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    Suspended

    Chisca replied to ajuma's topic in General Nursing

    Repeated medication errors by different nurses with the same medication? As others have stated it sounds like a system problem. And if management wants to blame nurses instead of fixing the problem...
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    Do you use 2 Bags of NS or 1?

    Chisca replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I think it takes about 5 years full time working to be a master at this. Dialysis is one of those things that looks fairly easy to the casual observer but alot is happening while your patient is...
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    New Grad in ICU?

    Chisca replied to whit16's topic in MICU, SICU

    Or an attending who commented to me more than once "don't let the house staff kill my
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    Nurses-Read this and respond to Dr. Ablow

    Chisca replied to GilaRRT's topic in General Nursing

    And witchcraft has the same success rate as
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    Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    Chisca replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I went to the MNA website and signed the petition but at this point it does not appear MNA is asking for more than that. If there is a strike fund that outsiders can contribute to I would be willing...
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    New Grad in ICU?

    Chisca replied to whit16's topic in MICU, SICU

    Fraught with danger but it is possible. Do not let them shortchange you on education or training. You should not be included in any staffing pattern until your orientation is finished. I would get it...
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    titrating pressors

    Chisca replied to turnforthenurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    It may be that particular nurse titrates drugs in 5 ml increments. If this is the way all the nurses there practice be afraid, be very afraid.
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    Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    Chisca replied to Brian's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Will the teamsters honor the picket line? The story I heard was that the 84' strike continued until the teamsters refused to make deliveries to the
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    Budget-Cuts my Butt!

    Chisca replied to HeroOfNone's topic in General Nursing

    I think you may have seen Norma Rae one too many times. Even if you were to go on strike you would quickly be replaced as the market is saturated with nurses. The market determines your wage and...
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    Room Temperature

    Chisca replied to Mother Goose's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Not only heat but a massage!
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    "Clinical Nurse" designation---what does it mean in your facility?

    Chisca replied to WindwardOahuRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    We used to have a clinical ladder. Then the economy got tight and we all became "associates". The "associate" director of nursing makes a bit more than me but we are still all
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    On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate your response to your first code blue?

    Chisca replied to Nuieve's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Post code reviews where everyone is allowed to critique the code are also helpful. Takes no more than 5