CABG patch kid

CABG patch kid BSN, RN

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  1. Can ADN nurses land jobs in the NICU?

    CABG patch kid replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    You should be able to get any bedside nursing job with an ADN, critical care areas included. Many job postings may say BSN preferred, but few hospitals actually require it (maybe Magnet hospitals

  2. An ICU With No Techs

    CABG patch kid replied to Sonia,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it just depends on how you do it in your facility. At my job, we are supposed to write up late meds, pt falls, missed or not-noted orders (like a now order that took all day to get done), labs...

  3. An ICU With No Techs

    CABG patch kid replied to Sonia,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Our ICU and CCU are like that at times; we have 2 techs on day shift (they are never scheduled on the same day) and 1 tech on night shift (who works 3 days a week so that leaves 4 days/wk without a...

  4. Thin Blood and Blown IV's

    CABG patch kid replied to BrittanyWynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have nothing to back me on this, but I'm just thinking that as soon as the needle hits the vein, if the person is anticoagulated and you don't advance your cath good enough, that vessel will quickly...

  5. Cal State Fullerton (Trimester Program) Please Help!

    CABG patch kid replied to BebeSunshine07's topic in General Nursing

    You should go meet with a counselor at that university, they can tell you all the specifics. Also, I'm sure if you look on their website you can answer a lot of your own

  6. Are you part-time or full-time?

    CABG patch kid replied to jlove86's topic in General Nursing

    I work three 12 hour shifts a week, that is considered full time. Base pay is the same for full timers and part timers. There is night shift pay of $4/hr and we'll be getting weekend pay starting next...

  7. General guidelines on when to call dr. Or transfer pt.

    CABG patch kid replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say it depends on your facility, because what one unit can or can't do varies by hospital. For example, on our stepdown/tele floor, we don't do any vasoactive gtts, so if the pt needed...

  8. A typical day in your nursing job...

    CABG patch kid replied to ChristyRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, fun idea for a thread! I like to hear what other ppl do all

  9. A typical day in your nursing job...

    CABG patch kid replied to ChristyRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    Typical night for me, in a coronary care unit. Patient population includes post open-heart surgery, post vascular surgery (carotids and fem-pops), pneumonia, ARDS, sepsis, hypotension or hypertension...

  10. When to call the doctor?

    CABG patch kid replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    Knowing when to call a doc about something on night shift is something that comes with experience; even after a year and a half as a nurse I constantly question other coworkers on when to call....

  11. Need Advice on Working 2 Jobs

    CABG patch kid replied to CaitlinLiz's topic in General Nursing

    Just my honest opinion but that sounds crazy! That means three days a week you'll only be able to sleep from about 6pm to 10 pm then get up and go back to work. Sounds very unsafe to me. I'd look for...

  12. patient question

    CABG patch kid replied to Freshman RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the diuretic phase, also she could have been extremely dehydrated and her body needed all that fluid for two days before she peed ( I forget what normal serum osmol is, but I'm thinking...

  13. Transition to ICU

    CABG patch kid replied to rumpsticker's topic in General Nursing

    HA! Well where I work, we rarely have "lots" of downtime and 9 times out of 10, if you have a light pt load (stable vent, tele pt waiting for bed, etc.) then I bet one of your coworkers has her hands...

  14. How to give a thorough report?

    CABG patch kid replied to nrsgnerd's topic in General Nursing

    Everything looks good to me, it may be a little too detailed even, for example you don't really have to go through a full assessment unless something is abnormal or has changed (like if lung sounds...

  15. Bad Day

    CABG patch kid replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate nights like that. Get some rest and hopefully your next one will be

  16. Question regarding HIPAA

    CABG patch kid replied to countrygonecity's topic in General Nursing

    I'll play devil's advocate and say yes it does apply to family members, if the pt specifically states that they don't want a certain person to know anything about them. If the pt is awake and...

  17. hospital policy on Facebook, cellphones= suspension

    CABG patch kid replied to ChristinaEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    The argument for using your phone or being on the internet while at work is that if you have downtime and are caught up on your work, why not? People with office jobs do it all the time; as long as pt...

  18. What to do with people who think they know nursing?

    CABG patch kid replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, yea, welcome to the world of nursing. Your sister is the first of many people to share ignorant and misinformed opinions with you. My favorite was when I found out about my transfer to the...

  19. Body cold on one side but hot on the other.....

    CABG patch kid replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    It was probably an excuse to use Diprivan to help him

  20. Sleep/work schedule for working 12 hour nights

    CABG patch kid replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'll just add that everyone is different and it may take awhile to play around and see what works for you. Not to discourage you here, but I think it took me a good 6 months to a year to reaaaaaalllly...

  21. Tap water

    CABG patch kid replied to WhiteLily's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Blaming the intervention (that is was a feeding) is no excuse for this. That's a perfect example of a person who didn't ask a question when she wasn't sure of

  22. First RN Med-Surg position interview tomorrow...

    CABG patch kid replied to Inarya's topic in General Nursing

    I do remember one of the questions I was asked is what would I do in a situation where the patient was going bad. Like even if I wasn't sure what was wrong but just had a gut feeling, what would I do?...

  23. Tap water

    CABG patch kid replied to WhiteLily's topic in General Nursing

    Another reason would be that in people who are getting tube feeding, the feeding itself is a hypertonic solution, and when you add tap water, which is hypotonic, it balances it out. The tap water...

  24. 72 hour per pay period RN contracts....popular?

    CABG patch kid replied to lab211's topic in General Nursing

    If you work 72 hours in a pay period you get paid for 72 hours unless you find a special program, like a Baylor program, which I've never seen or heard of in my area. I find 72 hours a week to be...

  25. IV lasix, hypotension, ICU

    CABG patch kid replied to jojocommon's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure but maybe the brady could have been caused by either the potassium level or maybe the Levo caused a reflexive brady? I know that Neo causes reflexive brady, not sure if Levo does....