geekgolightly

geekgolightly BSN, RN

MICU, neuro, orthotrauma

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  1. Med Errors- would you report one?

    geekgolightly replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    I've reported my own med

  2. If they can ask for it..they aren't too sedated...

    geekgolightly replied to faline1973's topic in General Nursing

    Fractures are extremely painful, and I believe fully what you say about the pain coming back intensely even when your speech is slurred. I believe you're in misery. But as nurses, we have to balance...

  3. DNR Status

    geekgolightly replied to Medsport's topic in General Nursing

    Generally speaking it's what reno describes. DNR means no CPR. All other care is given. DNR and comfort care means no CPR and no medications other than that which may provide the patient comfort in...

  4. If they can ask for it..they aren't too sedated...

    geekgolightly replied to faline1973's topic in General Nursing

    Your manager was still wet behind the ears when she went into management. Really, you need to speak with her boss about this situation, because she is training her staff to endanger lives so that her...

  5. Public Health in Ghana, per Obama

    geekgolightly replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know, illegal residents do not qualify for TANF or food stamps. They do qualify for WIC, though. Proof of citizenship is a requirement for all services except for

  6. Public Health in Ghana, per Obama

    geekgolightly replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    About half, from what I understand. Start up costs are estimated at 1.3 trillion. I do believe in helping others, but I think that just this one year, we could tighten the belts a bit and reinvest in...

  7. How to report my boss

    geekgolightly replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for this post. While not all situations may be attributed to race relations, and certainly whites feel put upon in the way the OP describes, if you are a minority and surrounded by the...

  8. LVN or ADN? Differential between ADN and BSN?

    geekgolightly replied to SDLOVE's topic in General Nursing

    Some facilities give a 1/hr bonus for the BSN, otherwise for staff nurses, there is not a pay difference from what I have seen. The most economical way to go, in general, is ADN to BSN. Especially if...

  9. family plans on suing hospital, i'm nervous as hell.

    geekgolightly replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    You should be given a chance to look over your charting before speaking with any outside attorney and request that the chart be in office when you speak with the hospital attorney, if you are unable...

  10. Do you think a general neuroscience unit is a good place for a new grad RN to start??

    geekgolightly replied to AJ BSN 2008's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    That's where I started and it can definitely be

  11. Burnout rate-experienced nurses reply

    geekgolightly replied to sassyrn333's topic in MICU, SICU

    Although I have a number of years nursing under my belt, this is my first year in ICU. I started in August. The last two shifts have me questioning my ability to withstand nursing in ICU in...

  12. Question about plateau pressures

    geekgolightly replied to dorimar's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks for this thread. dorimar, what was the consensus after your

  13. Strange interview request? Shadowing a nurse

    geekgolightly replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You'll at least get to see the ratios and how harried they are on their shift. If it's a bad unit, you'll hear about it from someone in 8 hours of shadowing. It's a requirement before being hired at...

  14. What's up with nursing signing bonuses?

    geekgolightly replied to allenwiemer's topic in General Nursing

    I was given a sign on bonus at my current place of employment and it's the best job I've ever had. It was a relocation

  15. RN's, what would you like to see from Student Nurses?

    geekgolightly replied to wants2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    All of these replies are on the mark. I also love teaching. We have students come through the ICU on a fairly regular basis, and out of all of them in the past year, I would say one was polite,...

  16. Normal CVP?

    geekgolightly replied to nursingdude78's topic in MICU, SICU

    fulminant hepatic failure increases IAP which can give a CVP a falsely elevated reading. he might have been trying to compensate for this change in pressure

  17. ****Highly decorated RN new grad can't find a job...Any advice???****

    geekgolightly replied to 95catamount's topic in Nursing Career

    Are you looking online and if the job states "1 year exp required" you aren't applying? APPLY! You never know what they will accept or what theya re thinking or what jobs aren't yet listed.

  18. Is nursing like this everywhere?

    geekgolightly replied to LEM1234's topic in General Nursing

    Certainly the low urine output on the one and the uncorrected low K+ on another patient needs to be reported (to more than just the physicians), and frankly, with that many emergency issues coming on...

  19. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    geekgolightly replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    More from the World Health Organization. As reported by Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601110&sid=aykIuUrgXbWc May 21 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of health care in the U.S., the...

  20. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    geekgolightly replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    Requoted just for you, It's Me. Are you really saying that the Commonwealth Fund is a biased organization? Although, I find that laughable, and would be mighty interested in what you see as...

  21. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    geekgolightly replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    For your

  22. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    geekgolightly replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't questioning what health insurance you held? You said that you had been PRESIDENT of an HMO in an earlier post. That is what I was referring to. I suppose I should have quoted your own words...

  23. ****Highly decorated RN new grad can't find a job...Any advice???****

    geekgolightly replied to 95catamount's topic in Nursing Career

    I know that Duke is/was hiring new grads. I am surprised to hear that you weren't able to find a job in North

  24. Labs and vasopressors..new icu nurse needs advice

    geekgolightly replied to icu26RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    And if you can't get an order for that (which has happened to me before, unfortunately), lab needs to draw directly from a vein. If you have anything running in any of the lumens, it will affect your...

  25. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    geekgolightly replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    here is the link for the quote