CritterLover BSN, RN

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    Need advice/feedback on response I got from job interview

    CritterLover replied to Peachpit's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't read anything into it at all, other than him acknowledging that you have met before. It was actually nice that he responded. Most interviewers don't reply to thank you
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    I just got hired in a plastic surgery clinic. Are these red flags?

    CritterLover replied to Puppylover0213's topic in General Nursing

    This is why it is really important to find out if he is board certified -- or at least eligible. Any physician can take a weekend course and call themselves a "trained" plastic surgeon. If that is the...
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    I just got hired in a plastic surgery clinic. Are these red flags?

    CritterLover replied to Puppylover0213's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that any of us (other than the OP) can really get a vibe from this situation -- we weren't there. We don't know what question/comment/part of the conversation prompted that comment. It is...
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    I just got hired in a plastic surgery clinic. Are these red flags?

    CritterLover replied to Puppylover0213's topic in General Nursing

    Writing his progress notes in itself isn't an issue for me as long as it is his assessment that he relays to you -- that is a lot like he's using you as a scribe which is very common. Writing progress...
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    How long should I reach out after interview for f/u?

    CritterLover replied to Coffeenurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I'd wait until next week and then follow up and ask her if she has a timeline in mind for hiring for the position. She may have other interviews still to go, and even though it went well and she liked...
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    Should I resign, or wait it out?

    CritterLover replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    Never. It will never die. So many companies have that policy to prevent someone from making crap up about an employee that they didn't like that it has become an urban
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    IVIG titration rates

    CritterLover replied to LJ85's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    My approach: If the agency or pharmacy has a set way to do it, I follow that titration protocol unless the patient doesn't tolerate it -- then I slow it down to what the patient tolerates. If the...
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    Restraint Free Facility?!

    CritterLover replied to Verygreennurse's topic in General Nursing

    How are their other facilities handling this? Just the heavy sedation? How long have they been doing this total? Is it a relatively new policy? Heavy sedation by itself isn't going to cut it for long...
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    What sort of job is best for new grad RNs? Benefits?

    CritterLover replied to jason4546's topic in General Nursing

    If you do get options, go with the nursing unit with the most supportive environment -- the happiest staff, the ones who come together on a bad day to get everyone taken care of, the ones who enjoy...
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    Race Issues in Nursing

    CritterLover replied to Beaue's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure it is a race issue and not just a person issue? Some people are just obnoxious. The teachers probably let her get away with this because nursing instructors (and really post-secondary...
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    how much lido do you all add to rocephin IM?

    CritterLover replied to patrickseller8's topic in General Nursing

    I always reconstituted it according to the package insert. The instructions were to use either SWFI or lidocaine; not both/a mixture. So whatever volume the manufacturer said to use to get the...
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    Restraint Free Facility?!

    CritterLover replied to Verygreennurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen LTC facilities that are restraint free, but not an acute care hospital. Usually in LTC the "restraint free" includes chemical restraints, not just physical ones. And let's face it: in ICU,...
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    How would you improve the nursing profession? (beyond better staffing, higher pay, etc)

    CritterLover replied to labordude's topic in General Nursing

    I've always believed that one of the primary responsibility of a nurse is to monitor the patient. Nurse monitor for changes, for responses to medications, responses to treatments. That's how problems...
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    Adult to pediatrics

    CritterLover replied to AccelCNL's topic in General Nursing

    I've done it. Well, not to NICU exactly but to a general pediatric facility that takes patients up to age 21. I found that the most difficult aspect was getting hired. Pediatric only facilities often...
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    Can I refuse an infant patient??

    CritterLover replied to knoelle30's topic in General Nursing

    The more I think about this, I'm wondering why your agency was give the referral? Are you in an area where there are plenty of home care agencies that take peds? Or are you in a rural area that...
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    Can I refuse an infant patient??

    CritterLover replied to knoelle30's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't worry about PALS -- that isn't going to be helpful in the home since you won't have drugs/advanced airways available. Infant CPR is what you need. At a minimum, they need to get you an...
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    Can I refuse an infant patient??

    CritterLover replied to knoelle30's topic in General Nursing

    Ethically you can refuse; however your employer can probably fire you for doing so. Will they? Maybe. Are they offering you any education on pediatrics/pediatric gtubes? Mickey buttons are different...
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    Coping with death and bad outcomes

    CritterLover replied to Taylor1432's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Many of the kids we care for *are* very sad. I don't have kids so I can't comment on that aspect of it, but for the long term chronic kids that we care for, I just try to make sure that my efforts...
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    Measuring Veins for PICC Placement

    CritterLover replied to jessie6167's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Well, they are generally round ... if you are getting a more oblong shape you probably have too much pressure with the probe. If I'm getting some compression distortion, I measure the shortest...
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    Inserting Indwelling Catheter with No Foley Kit

    CritterLover replied to 1luvJesus's topic in General Nursing

    I think she means the wrapping the gloves come in -- not the glove itself. I was taught to do that a long time ago -- open up the gloves, completely open up the paper they are wrapped in, flip one...
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    Contract at Full Time Place of Employment

    CritterLover replied to mapets's topic in General Nursing

    They have to pay you OT for anything you work over 40 in a work week, but that *can* be partially accounted for by your increase in pay for the contract period. Most places don't do that -- usually...
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    small facilities, tell me about your EMR system

    CritterLover posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    I'm trying to gather some information on the various EMRs out there. My facility is unhappy with our current EMR and are looking to switch. I'm wondering what everyone else out there is using and what...
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    Please Help

    CritterLover replied to guest1136129's topic in General Nursing

    So a few thoughts ... It isn't unreasonable for her fiance to want a long term partner who is gainfully employed. As a single female, I would not get involved with a man I had to support and I...
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    Random tests?

    CritterLover replied to Medsport's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe your BON, but that is not universally true (and I suspect that what you heard isn't the official position of your BON, but just one staff member's thoughts on the matter). On my license renewal,...
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    Random tests?

    CritterLover replied to Medsport's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to point out that even if marijuana becomes legal on a federal basis, it does not automatically mean that the state BONs OR any employer has to allow use. It *would* make it more likely,...