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racing-mom4 BSN, RN

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  1. non co operative cna

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

    In our hosp we refer to the charge nurses as shift mgrs---anyways--I still would have just directly point blank asked her to do X-Y or Z instead of asking her to just check on her pts, in her mind I...

  2. non co operative cna

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

    Honestly--I would have simply said "I have your water pitures-can you go fill them please" and ended it with that--as either she would have A) most likely got up and filled them. or B) told you No,...

  3. Is ICU too challenging for new grads?

    racing-mom4 replied to yoginurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I started in the ICU and Iam so happy I did. I have small ratios, a very supporting staff and Drs who knew I was/am new so they give me very clear orders and dont mind explaining the reason behind...

  4. How do you treat involuntary holds?

    racing-mom4 replied to New2ED's topic in Emergency

    We typically keep them 1 on1 in the ER with the help of paramedics till we get them a bed either in on the psch unit or the ICU if they are not medically stable. Both of wich are locked units, if they...

  5. Low Census-Cancelled Shifts-Where Are You Located?

    racing-mom4 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    My hosp sounds like the exception, we typically do NOT down time, usually if census is low we will send those nurses down to ER/Out Pt surgery/ICU to cross train. Or send them where ever census may be...

  6. Subjective ACLS

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I posted earlier about me being an ACLS phoney because even though I passed the class, I struggled. Now that i have had a few days to let it all sink in and relax some(if you count working 3 12 hour...

  7. No pharmacist at night?

    racing-mom4 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    We have no pharmacist at night, ICU can over ride any med and we even mix our own drips if we need too, if there is a certain med we dont have in the ICU/ER pyxsis we will call pharm in to get it,...

  8. Primaries Abusing the ED

    racing-mom4 replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    I am NOT an ER nurse, but have picked up a fair amount of shifts down there so have some stories of my own---What is the deal with parents who say " I didnt give them any Tylenol so you could see for...

  9. Primaries Abusing the ED

    racing-mom4 replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Devils advocate here---I have taken a sick kids to the ER cause the family doc could not get him in for 3 days. Kiddo had a fever, was wheezing and resp were almost uncountable...I knew he needed a...

  10. Tips for surviving adult floors when you want to be in peds?

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

    You may think you want to work in peds, but keep an open mind. I was sure, 100% posisitive I was only going to work in OB. That was my goal. Guess what, I graduated and there were no OB jobs, but the...

  11. Suggestions for upcoming practicum

    racing-mom4 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a small 6 bed ICU where are ratios are a max of 3:1. We only get a vented pt maybe twice a month, so I have a great amount of time to do full patient care/education/and lots of time talking...

  12. Do they count your 36 hours as 40 hours?

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

    Same for me, full benefits and PTO hours earned, but I DO NOT get over time for over 40 actual hours worked---this caused a great amount of grief for our Baylor staff recently as we used to, but now...

  13. Do they count your 36 hours as 40 hours?

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

    I work 24 hours and get paid for 36. But those hours are every single Saturday and Sunday night. If I pick up one night during the week I get paid for 48 hours straight time, no overtime. As far as...

  14. nonsterile gloves to do wet-dry packing? This according to a doc!

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

    We use clean not sterile technique and here is how it was explained to me---the patient will most likley go home with some wound still present--they will not be sterile in changing thier dressing at...

  15. school debate over nursing in LTC

    racing-mom4 replied to LrElizabeth7's topic in General Nursing

    Some people love LTC nursing while others despise it. I do think the majority of the people think LTC nursing is easy, or not really nursing. What most people dont think of is LTC nursing is very...

  16. People calling in sick a lot who are moonlighting as agency

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

    I cant imagine a hospital that does not have an attendance policy. Our hospital has PTO hours, for every 12 hours you work you get a little over 1 PTO hour, so if you have the PTO time you can use...

  17. If MRSA gets on our clothes easily, why don't more of us become colonized?

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

    I think there is a reason we swab pts but not nursing staff at our hospital---half the staff couldnt come to work!! I would only imagine that we have MRSA and so do our families but our immune...

  18. ASN/BSN: The good- the bad and the ugly-if you could do it again?

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi all, I have been lurking in this section the past few days, and have learned alot. Never knew what a CPNE was till Monday. Anyway---I passed boards with my ASN Jan of 07. Fall of 09 I would like to...

  19. Cool test: Left VS Right brain....

    racing-mom4 replied to I love my cat!'s topic in General Nursing

    This was driving me crazy till I saw the post that she switches legs and she does...keep your eye on her left foot, watch it long enough and she will soon spin on her right foot. As I was at 1st...

  20. med error

    racing-mom4 replied to learning lpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ya it sucks, no question about it, you did the right thing by admitting your mistake and hopefully some policies will be better enforced 1) being no sleeping in the break room---my lord...even though...

  21. How difficult is math in nursing school?

    racing-mom4 replied to futurenurse1710's topic in General Nursing

    I would be curiouse to know how many nurses actually like math?? Honestly I dont think our brains our wired that way--I always said I hated math and was not good at it, but I made it through and so...

  22. husbands that won't help

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

    I bet if you take a poll of married nursing students you would find the mass majority want a divorce---nursing school is hard, marriage is hard, parenting is hard and your trying to do your best at...

  23. How Do You Manage Graveyard Shift & Family?

    racing-mom4 replied to Dottie78's topic in General Nursing

    I am a mom of 4 busy kids and I work 3rds by choice. I feel I actually get more time with my family by working 3rd shift./ I work every Sat/Sun and Weds night, by having a set sched helps... I make it...

  24. Nurses will do the CNA job

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

    I work in an ICU setting with No CNAs we do total patient care and actually I prefer it that way...yes it would be nice to have an extra set of hands but we all work well as a team so it is not a big...

  25. ICU differential pay

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

    Yikes I should have posted we get called out to "other floors" not just MS for IV starts etc etc. We go to extended care /peds and Mental Health units too... Since MS is the biggest floor we do go...