racing-mom4

racing-mom4 BSN, RN

ICU/ER

Member

  • Content

    1,446

  • Visitors

    12,980

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    9

All Content by racing-mom4

  1. Another call in!!

    racing-mom4 replied to JB2007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Watch out, as I think you may be offending---We have some wonderful CNAS that have no desire to be a nurse, even though they could out nurse some of the best of them. They are at a stage in thier life...

  2. Another call in!!

    racing-mom4 replied to JB2007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Does your facility will allow time and a half for all hours that your "called in" ?? We went to that about a year ago and we never ever are short, money talks. But if the Nurses picks up the slack...

  3. venous stick for PKU????

    racing-mom4 replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    Our hosp does the exact same thing for the same reason, for practice. God forbid you need to start a stat IV for a reason and you will be glad you had the practice. Go ahead ask the babe the next day,...

  4. New Nurse & OB. Is it possible?

    racing-mom4 replied to OBGYN*RN's topic in General Nursing

    My advice~~~Keep a totally open mind. I like you wanted to work in OB, all through schoool I said "I am going to work in OB"~favorite class was OB, High A in OB. Any Med Surg paper I would have to...

  5. Getting Fired or Resign?

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

    Just out of curiosity what kind of errors? Med errors? I would resign short of being fired, so I would continue to do what your doing, activily searching out another job, it sucks to work where you...

  6. why?

    racing-mom4 replied to toocoolj87's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is silly, we have more and more male nurses now. More nights than not the only staff in the ER are males and they need to call one of us "chick-nurses" down if they get a female in that...

  7. can i train my squemish stomach?

    racing-mom4 replied to KOpal913's topic in General Nursing

    I always crack up when people tell me "Oh I could never be a nurse, I cant stand the site of blood and guts"....OK well I dont work in surgery so I can honestly say I have never seen "guts," and...

  8. to mask or not to mask

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

    I WOULD have them wear a mask, he has obviousley gotten worse since he was at home, or else he would still be at home!! So since he is in the hosp and hosp are known for germs have them mask up. Also...

  9. Have you ever missed a day because you didn't know you were scheduled?

    racing-mom4 replied to Ginger45's topic in General Nursing

    I work a set sched, same days same shift week in and week out. So I have no excuse. But it did happen to one of my BF, she picked up in Peds at noc and was also sched in ER for following day, it was...

  10. It looks like a RR of 20

    racing-mom4 replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Guilty---If they are all by all accounts stable and not in any distress I count and multiply, it is not like i am only in the room for 20 seconds, I do a complete assessment and if they can maintain...

  11. Nurses who smoke marijuana

    racing-mom4 replied to e4c5's topic in General Nursing

    oct 03, 2008, 12:43 am e4c5 registered user join date: oct 2008 posts: 8 received 3 "thank you" from 2 posts first interview tomorrow...eh...not feeling it already permalink i finished a cna...

  12. Any RN Program

    racing-mom4 replied to spoiledbrat0627's topic in General Nursing

    Funny that your name is "spoiledbrat" lol... no one wants to wait, it is frustrating, my advice is to stay in your LPN program and then bridge to your RN sometimes the bridge programs dont have the...

  13. Please help me come up with a name for a New LTC facility!!

    racing-mom4 replied to Singlemom40's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Florida Sun. Then when people dont want to admit thier folks are in the NH they can say "Oh my mother is spending her retirement in the Flordia Sun"... LOL this is what lack of sleep will get ya!!!...

  14. Best department for new RNs

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

    Keep an open mind and interview with as many dept heads as you can. I thought all through school I wanted to be an OB nurse, but upon graduation there were no OB openings, ICU came along and I gave it...

  15. Honestly...Did I over-react?

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

    Honestly if I was your co worker I would be a tad ticked off that you were in the ER for 4 hours, what exactly did the ER do for you?? I think filling out the paper work section was fine and then...

  16. Nurses obtaining c.diff

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

    Yikes Ruby---what an ordeal!!! Thanks for

  17. HOW Do I DO IT!!

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

    Ditto----Not only did it bring in some much needed cash, it gave me highly valuable exp and on the occasional slow night I could spread out my nursing books and study. An added bonus the hosp I worked...

  18. Required High School GPA for nursing school?

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

    Each school is diff, my school it did not matter what my high school GPA was only my pre nursing class GPA. I have a daughter who is a Jr in High School who wants to be a nurse, she started working as...

  19. skirts

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

    I dont wear skirts but I am chiming in because my son had an adorable peds nurse that did. She was young and by all accounts "hip" cute hair and make up, so I dont think it was for religouse reasons,...

  20. RN or LPN?

    racing-mom4 replied to t.hope's topic in Indiana Nursing

    My opinion is go for the RN 1st. Even though a very dear friend of mine did the LPN 1st, then bridged to her RN/ASN-bridged to her MSN and is now 4months shy of getting her NP. The entire time she...

  21. sticky issue

    racing-mom4 replied to PACIFICWHALES's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I dont think in america anyone can "force" you to sign a contract....I know in our region many contracts are offered to RN in trade of time committed...ex we give you 5k. you stay for 1 year, leave us...

  22. 98 hours this pay and $1000 taken off in taxes/pension

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

    This happended to me once before, I worked a boat load of OT and made about as much as I normally do because all they took out in taxes...I have personally found if I just pick up 1 extra 12 hour...

  23. New Grad Still Looking For Employment

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

    Go back to some of the sites you did clinicals at and tell those Nursing Mgrs how much you learned on thier floors/units and now that your licensed you would really like to work for them, then ask...

  24. Ethics of Nurse/Patient Relationships

    racing-mom4 replied to patwil73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think alot has to do with the scenerio that made the pt a pt----Say Nurse Suzy is taking care of Patient A who just had an appy. Pt A tells nurse Suzy he was supposed to go to the blues concert...

  25. HIPAA Violation???

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

    When I am 100 by all mean violate me with birthday cards!!! Sure technically it probably is a H Violation, but good lord...the violated is celebrating thier 100th birthday and is getting birthday...