racing-mom4

racing-mom4 BSN, RN

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  1. No more internet access

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Memo: As of Friday May 16th we will no longer have internet access on the medical floors. That is what I was greeted with yesterday. Now I am not a huge internet user but when the night is slow and...

  2. gum chewing-lip smacking bad manners

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am ready to pull my hair out. I am working with an agency nurse in a small unit, just the two of us. She is chewing her gum so loud and smacking her lips, I just am afraid I am going to scream. Bad...

  3. How high have you titrated levophed?

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Just out of curiosity---how high have you titrated levophed before? History, pt in with serious health history, admitted with CHF. Coded on the floor. CPR alone brings back a rhythem I come in at 7pm...

  4. I had my 1st burn pt and I am fired up mad!!!

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in Critical Care

    This may be more of a vent than asking for help, so bare with me while I try and calm down to type this... I work in a small 6 bed rural ICU--about 40 min away from a wonderful burn unit--people come...

  5. How long in ICU before you felt comfortable?

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I am a new ICU nurse, just graduated in Dec 07. My unit typically does not hire new grads. The newest nurse besides me has about 5 years of exp. I posed a question on this board last week about...

  6. Do you use proper bariatric equipment?

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had an admit last week a middle age 612lb pt in you guessed it---resp distress. Of course they were a full code. Thank God we did not have to go there, as honestly how does one do chest compressions...

  7. Just wondering

    racing-mom4 replied to farmland's topic in General Nursing

    LOL It was a housekeeper that taught me how to breastfeed!!! She came in to empty the trash and I was in bed visibly frustrated. She asked me how I was doing and i told her I could be better if only I...

  8. ? for ER nurses

    racing-mom4 replied to kermitlady's topic in Emergency

    ya i would be ticked too...children and breathing in my mind take

  9. Just wondering

    racing-mom4 replied to farmland's topic in General Nursing

    my daughter got her CNA lic in 2 weeks through a temp agency. 40 hours of class time and that was it and it cost less than 200.00

  10. new grad RN job in Dr.'s office

    racing-mom4 replied to Sanforkl's topic in General Nursing

    I could never do office work, but some good friends of mine love it. before taking an office job ask to shadow for a few days to make sure that is the path you want to

  11. in LTC have you ever...

    racing-mom4 replied to gardenpartyy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If I find my self in a nursing home I want to be as snowed as possible. If I dont have a "hook up" I would be looking for one!! In the mean while at least get the poor woman a nicotene

  12. Nurses & their children..

    racing-mom4 replied to jellybean321's topic in General Nursing

    nursing allows me to only work 36 hours a week nights and weekend and still make a decent anual wage. I may have missed a few things but I am pretty sure my kids still know I love

  13. fingerprinting??

    racing-mom4 replied to racing-mom4's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I got ahold of the board--they said all out of state applicants automatically get sent the ink cards---as there is a clause if you are out of state you DO NOT have to get the electronic ones...

  14. fingerprinting??

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    I paid 75.00 for my electronic F]bi and bci? fingerprints to be sent to the Ohio bon to get a lic by endorsement---on saturday I get a packet in the mail from the board with the manual ink type of...

  15. Why can't my wife find a job?

    racing-mom4 replied to EE112358's topic in General Nursing

    Is she being open minded as in wiling to work nights and weekends?? As she may have to take those scheduals just to get her foot in the door. I am a nurse in Indiana and most of my nurse friends have...

  16. So, tell me again why you suddenly want to be a nurse...?

    racing-mom4 replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    I went into nursing due to flexible hours/decent pay check for the hours I work and am able to use my mind and my hands---plus I am a social person and the thought of working behind a desk drives me...

  17. Change of surname

    racing-mom4 replied to joanah's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you I would call PearsonVue personally and then ask them to follow up verifying what they said to you in an Email. You dont want any little glitches to happen before you test. I dont know...

  18. skirts required for community health clinical???

    racing-mom4 replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Students

    I am sure you have seen some of the other students through out the years, are they wearing the skirts?? I am only assuming they would have no use for the skirts once school is out, our school had a...

  19. Only 1 month of orientation !!

    racing-mom4 replied to AnaBanana12's topic in Emergency

    At my new ER job I got 6 shifts. 3 on days and 3 on nights. by 2nd shift I was basically on my own only finding my mentor if I couldnt find something or was stumbling through the computer. My 1st job...

  20. How Do Moms Do It?

    racing-mom4 replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I commend you for saying that---it is 100% true. With out a paycheck you can not provide your kids the basics to survive. My kids know I love them and even if a miss a ball game or a school program it...

  21. How Do Moms Do It?

    racing-mom4 replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work every single Friday/Saturday night too...we just pack some family fun into the weeknights the best we can. i try to make sure I do all the week day stuff with my kids my friends that work M-F...

  22. Ugh, regret!

    racing-mom4 replied to evilolive's topic in General Nursing

    I see no problem at all in what you did. Pt seems to be A/O enough to handle his own meds--pts have rights to have thier meds and if he was cognitive enough to know to request them if things ran late...

  23. Felt like a complete IDIOT !

    racing-mom4 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Sorry but I laughed out loud at the bleeding question---ya know if I would have seen the response pale skin with out reading the rest of the choices I would have picked it too...your right pale...

  24. No Work History

    racing-mom4 replied to NewmanFamily6's topic in General Nursing

    I was also a stay at home mom for many years---]but I am sure your like me in the fact you didnt just 'stay home" play up any volunteer stuff you did, all those hours put in at the kids school, girl...

  25. fingerprinting??

    racing-mom4 replied to racing-mom4's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I did ask HR and they said the electronic ones should ]be fine, in fact they thought that was the ONLY way the ohio bon accepted fingerprints now...I will look online for an email