CritterLover BSN, RN

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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....
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    Terminated the third week into my orientation

    CritterLover replied to HippyHappyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree that the first day you were late should be held against you. You can plan on going in early, but between finding your way in a big hospital and a malfunctioning badge, a reasonable time...
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    Question about proventil and Duoneb breathing treatment for nebulizer?

    CritterLover replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    It's pretty common to see duoneb scheduled and then just plain albuterol prn. You generally wouldn't give them at the same time, but would be reasonable to give the duoneb as scheduled and then follow...
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    Port-A-Cath

    CritterLover replied to KaraB's topic in General Nursing

    Where does it hurt? Near the port site itself or near the exit site (SVC), or somewhere along the path of the port tubing? If anything around the port itself is painful, it indicates that the septum...
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    Does one have an advantage coming from a “top” hospital?

    CritterLover replied to wolfgangRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked at both small community hospitals and large teaching hospitals. While a big part of the nurse's job in a big teaching hospital is definitely keeping the resident from harming/killing the...
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    Does one have an advantage coming from a “top” hospital?

    CritterLover replied to wolfgangRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think coming from a big name hospital *can* make you stand out, but it is just one piece of data about you. If the applicant pool is crowded, it might get you an interview but it won't get you the...
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    Nurses don't check orders??

    CritterLover replied to Christina.f0602's topic in General Nursing

    I was a unit secretary at the tail end of the Days of the Kardex, and it was our responsibility to update it when we took off orders. It was the nurse's responsibility to make sure we wrote the order...
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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

    So it sounds like he is fed up with the way his patients are treated at the other clinic and so wants to open his own. That isn't such a bad thing. There are a lot of logistics involved in opening a...
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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

    Yeah, I'm in the minority in that I don't see this as the great dumpster fire that many see it as. I've ready everyone's responses too, and I do see where they are coming from. However, I think many...
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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

    So that makes a lot of this more palatable. He has a license to protect, too after all. Someone with those kinds of accomplishments isn't likely to risk it all. I'd still check Google reviews, yelp,...
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    Looking for advice from nurses in Leadership roles with my current situation...

    CritterLover replied to Cali_RN18's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have the ability to terminate his employment? If not you need to talk with whoever does, because I don't think this is going to work out. I think you're going to have to have another meeting...