CritterLover BSN, RN

CritterLover has 26 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ER, ICU, Infusion, peds, informatics.

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   EHRs

   CritterLover posted a topic in General Nursing

   Does anyone here have any experience using VersaSuite or Azalea Health as their EHR in a facility -- LTAC or other hospital? The facility I work at has been looking for a new EHR and these are...
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   Where to go as a nurse if you dont want to work with patients at ALL?

   CritterLover replied to guest1074618's topic in General Nursing

   I do work 2 different positions but the 2nd job (casual, different employer) is in infusion therapy. My FT job is split between bedside peds (12 hrs/wk), charge (12 hrs/wk) and informatics (16 hrs/wk)...
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   Where to go as a nurse if you dont want to work with patients at ALL?

   CritterLover replied to guest1074618's topic in General Nursing

   What do you *like* about nursing? That will help some. I've definitely felt the way you do ... and I was an ER nurse too. I tell people all the time that the ER sucked the compassion right out of me....
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   Overcharting as new grad?

   CritterLover replied to baby.icu.nurse's topic in General Nursing

   A lot of nurses overchart. It is not limited in any way to new grads. Charting according to orders/policy is in no way overcharting. I promise that if regulators see that only a few nurses are...
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   PICC EXPERTS

   CritterLover replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

   RA placement can potentially cause atrial ectopy in sensitive patients but it isn't very common. In infants (<1year) it can erode the lining of the RA. Many radiologists prefer RA placement as they...
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   PICC EXPERTS

   CritterLover replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

   Not a big deal at all. RA placement isn't widely accepted yet, but is becoming so (as long as the patient is over 1 year old). Many radiologists I've worked with deliberately place their lines in the...
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   Opinions on how soon to float new nurses

   CritterLover replied to Wright007's topic in General Nursing

   New grads: 1 year New to the facility (or unit/area) but not a new grad: 6
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   Please help, feel trapped

   CritterLover replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

   What part of the country are you in, and what is the job market like? Have you tried looking at one of the major job boards (such as indeed) and searching for corporate type nursing jobs? A lot of the...
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   TPN question

   CritterLover replied to birdie22's topic in General Nursing

   You're going to have to go by your facility policy here. There are several things that are compatible with TPN. As was stated earlier in the thread, the policy at most facilities is to run only TPN...
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    Is our unit being punished for the actions of one nurse?

    CritterLover replied to Boottuff's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity, did anyone get a reason from the PACU nurse as to why she wasn't doing it? When I was a house supervisor I took a lot of weekend call for PACU where I worked in order to maintain my...
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    Is our unit being punished for the actions of one nurse?

    CritterLover replied to Boottuff's topic in General Nursing

    I really like PACU, it isn't something I've done a lot of but have picked up shifts here and there over the course of my career. I was talking about possibly transferring there full time once, and an...
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    New Grad RN Infusion Center Nursing

    CritterLover replied to NurseDoug07's topic in General Nursing

    They might do evenings to accommodate parents' work schedules but overnight would be a little unusual in the OP
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    New Grad RN Infusion Center Nursing

    CritterLover replied to NurseDoug07's topic in General Nursing

    Well an overnight position at an infusion center is odd. Are they still outpatients? Or is this an inpatient unit that deals with infusions? Either way it should be fine as long as you aren't working...
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    New Grad RN Infusion Center Nursing

    CritterLover replied to NurseDoug07's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you won't be working alone I think it would be OK. Pediatric infusion centers see kids with a lot of interesting conditions/diseases. If peds is where you want to be, it should be an OK...
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    Terminated the third week into my orientation

    CritterLover replied to HippyHappyRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of your questions was about putting this on your resume or not, and you've gotten a few responses that mention both resume and applications. Leave it off your resume. Put in on any application....