cab631

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1. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

   cab631 replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

   I was an ICU nurse for 15 years and have moved on to a happier playground, but in my old wise years I have decided that, although it is frustrating for us to watch and participate in, there are so...

2. Questions from Japan for Nurses in the United States

   cab631 replied to japan's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with most everything said here. It seems that the men who come into the nursing profession gravitate towards the more technical areas such as critical care, cardiac cath, OR, ER. Nursing...

3. PICC Lines in Radiology

   cab631 replied to angiorn's topic in Radiology

   We are in the process of beefing up our PICC abilities hospital-wide. Right now there are a few nurses, hospital certified, who are placing the PICCs at the bedside, confirmed by STAT port CXR with a...

4. staffing a freestanding endoscopy unit

   cab631 replied to givikki's topic in Gastroenterology

   We have one doc using 3 rooms 5 days a week. Those are essentially "his" rooms. A couple of days of week, one or two other docs share the other 2 rooms. They're good for anywhere from 3-10...

5. staffing a freestanding endoscopy unit

   cab631 replied to givikki's topic in Gastroenterology

   We have one doc using 3 rooms 5 days a week. Those are essentially "his" rooms. A couple of days of week, one or two other docs share the other 2 rooms. They're good for anywhere from 3-10...

6. staffing a freestanding endoscopy unit

   cab631 replied to givikki's topic in Gastroenterology

   I currently staff my unit with enough nurses to take 5-7 patients per day. We use all RNs. They are responsible for prepping and admission paperwork, the return and post procedure paper work, and...

7. Does anyone know the current sign-on bonus at HCA hospitals?

   cab631 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

   I currently work for an HCA hospital in middle management. I think the bonuses you speak of depend on the location and need of the particular area. We have sign on bonuses here, but they fluctuate,...

8. pediatric iv standards

   cab631 replied to jaquar's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   I am in the process of rewriting the pediatric policies for our hospital. In the past, children under 12 required the use of a buretrol and a pump, but the new policy will require a pump always, and...

9. Floor nursing vs ICU nursing

   cab631 replied to faithrn2002's topic in MICU, SICU

   I find floor nursing much more frustrating than ICU nursing. In ICU, yes you have to know EVERYTHING that's going on with your patient. You have to know a lot about a lot of things. You have to be...

10. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    cab631 replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital we have received portable fold up carry-around chairs, great umbrellas, duffle bag totes, lunch bags to name a few. Plus the administration serves the nurses breakfast twice during the...

11. Patient Assessment - Respiratory Distress

    cab631 replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in BFE with that patient, helicopter ambulance wasn't flying due to altitude and weather, ground ambulance wasn't an option either for the same reason. The patient survived BTW, and I had...

12. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    cab631 replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The depth of the slobber puddle was usually and indicator as to how long it would take to wake up.......I did a little throat clearing or chair-leg stumbling sometimes. It's the ones with their head...

13. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    cab631 replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know.......the crappy NAs all moved to PA from FLA! Unfortunately, not enough of them have left! I went from staff nurse to night supv. and I LOVED to catch people sleeping! First I would scare...

14. Patient Assessment - Respiratory Distress

    cab631 replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    I have BEEN in BFE with this kind of patient. Four/five nurses in the whole hospital, and me...a traveler! Talk about nursing by the seat of your pants! I would monitor quality of resps, ABGs if...