traveler RN

traveler RN

NICU CM LNC MB HHC, Flight nurse

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About traveler RN

traveler RN specializes in NICU CM LNC MB HHC, Flight nurse.


i do not look my age

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  1. I fainted today in the ICU!

    Poor baby, dont feel bad, we all have had our moments. Like the first time I drew blood and felt the warm tube, I had to sit down quick before I dropped. I remember puking my guts out the first time I...
  2. sex in the work place...really?

    It's more common than most people think. Pt. and her brother-in law were caught on unit floor when they had open bed wards and the only privacy was the pull curtain. On same unit HN almost caught...
  3. CLINIC MANAGER PAY-Fresenius

    Yes it is that bad! Worked there as a traveler and "Night of the Living Dead" felt like a comedy compared to the 2 outpt. and the acute unit. Even left a post a few months ago warning about not going...
  4. You know you're Old School when...

    I have enjoyed the trip reading all the posts and wonder how we managed to get the work done, but we did. remember staying 1 hr past shift to chart on paper nurses notes, kardexs and med cards, rectal...
  5. I feel ya, been there, done that. There is no happy medium unless you could jobshare and we both know that doesn't exist in OP's & acutes. If you went to days, you would have to find daycare and...
  6. bfr return rate for hypotensive episode

    You are so right, just saw a handbook for $10 on ebay, they didn't have any when I bought mine last year. New nurse go for
  7. bfr return rate for hypotensive episode

    It's like Lacie said. I also have the handbook and another good one is "Review of Hemodialysis for Nurses and Dialysis Personnel" by Kallenbach/Gutch. I got both of these from Amazon.com, good luck to...
  8. Dialysis in Prison Population

    And also why do you keep posting in dialysis when it's obvious you know nothing about it. I have been in the field for about 10 yrs. and I certainly don't tell ER nurses what they should be doing in...
  9. Dialysis in Prison Population

    Canoehead you are really outdoing yourself this time. Kidney disease can strike anyone at anytime including you! Also anyone can land in jail at anytime even if you have not committed a crime. Your...
  10. incontinent NH pts

    I know, but one of these days. I can only
  11. incontinent NH pts

    Thank you, I hope Canoehead is starting to see the light. That access is their lifeline and must be protected. Lg blood volumes are exchanged rapidly in 3-4 hrs and a small diameter cath you refer to...
  12. incontinent NH pts

    You still don't get it. Medicare pays only so much for tx and a lot of the other cost the clinics do not get reimbursed for. There are clinics in this country where the pts. must bring their own...
  13. incontinent NH pts

    This is for the er person who feels you can get 2-3 people together to clean an incontinent pt. First of all we work in one large room wth recliners and no stretchers and no curtains. We do not have...
  14. I'm 39 and want to become a nurse.

    I forgot to mention I still have my
  15. I'm 39 and want to become a nurse.

    You have an advantage as an attorney! I'm an RN and a LNC (legal nurse consultant) and I'm in my late