Nursekatydid

She' got "SUIT" (Somethin' up in there)

I will be relocating to Columbus and need some advice. I am coming from one year of med-surg experience and would like to work preferably in NICU or even L&D, could anyone let me know which hospitals would be best for this? And also, which hospitals would be best for ICU/ER? I am concerned about staffing issues with the latter question. I was thinking about Grant hospital, but would like some input, thank you!!!!!!

Passed the NCLEX, got 75 questions, start orientation on wednesday!!!!! WAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! :)

Hey, that sounds good to me!!!!!! I'm sure my friend Annie would like to get together with other all nurses as well!!!!

I tech on a surgical floor and will be working on that floor when I graduate. I prefer surgical pts to medical pts by a long run. We frequently have fast turnover. You see people coming up from ER feeling really crappy and leaving the hospital feeling much much better :) It does get crazy busy, surgeries and admits seem to all come at once, but I truly love my floor!!!

I have the biggest crush on one of the chief surgical residents at my hospital. He is extremely good looking with a grrrrrrrrrrreat butt!!!! I must say that during my critical care clinicals, I worked with 2 of his ex girlfriends and he is known for getting around, so why am I attracted to him? Maybe its that bad boy reputation!!!!! I don't know :chuckle

Thanks a lot for responding!!!!! I'm sure I am speaking for a lot of other new grads who will be taking the NCLEX when I say that you've just relieved some anxiety!!!!!!

You mention in your journal entry on 10/06/03 that you didn't get "pimped" very hard but you were put on the spot. What does pimped mean in that text?

Last time I checked, nursing wasn't a sorority/farternity (referring to having to work a year to be part of the 'club'.) I am a tech on the floor I will be working on, and I feel that I am welcomed with open arms and part of the 'club.' Maybe its b/c none of the nurses there have an attitude about new grads as you seem to. I put in four hard and long years of school, and about five LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG years of being a nurse tech; after I pass my boards I WILL BE PART OF THE CLUB.

And what work ethic would this be? Because I KNOW I was raised with a damn good work ethic. I might not be an RN yet (4 wks), but everytime I go to work (as a tech.) I give it my all, reminding myself that its all about the patients. If you meant this the way I think you meant this, I am quite offended.

What is an RNFA? Thanks in advanced

I have a question about Medicare and tranplants. I gave a seminar today about health care costs and when researching the topic came across information on Medicare, specifically medicare B. They will cover the cost of a Kidney Transplant and meds up to 3 years after the surgery. Why don't they do this for heart and lung transplants as well? Why just kidney transplants?

I am a float tech and have been for a couple of years. I am a very hardworking tech and I can pretty much pen point a lazy nurse from a real go getter when I first get on the floor. Nurses should get their own first vitals (and I will as a nurse). Whats the big deal for 7-8 pts while your doing your assessment anyways? If you think about it, would the pt rather have a couple people come in and bug them back to back or just one person. When I first get on the floor and a nurse walks up to me and asks me to vital the whole floor(30 pts.) and lets me know the bld sugars and bld draws it is too much :angryfire Why would you give one person the whole floor to vital anyways? It takes me a good 45 mins-1 hour to complete this along with the blood sugars, and call lights-we won't even go there. If I don't get them NO ONE does. One time I was teching down in our High risk antepartum floor and then of course asked me to get all of their vitals b/c they were "so busy" as they always are (yeah right) and so I did and i come by the nurses station and they are sitting on their lazy butts watching the Bachelor!!!!!!! Mind you, these vitals were for their MN set and they wanted me to do them at 10:30, before I left and even gave me a piece of paper to write them down so "I wouldn't have to chart every single set." No thank you, I chart ALL vitals I do and yes I put them in the chart with the exact time. Oh well for them, they had to get another set at MN and I did go to the director. Lets just say I am not the antepartum nurses most favorite tech., but hey I did nothing wrong!!!!! So here is a public announcement, DON't HAVE YOUR TECH DO ALL OF THE VS and BLOOD SUGARS and then be inconsiderate enough NOT to answer any call lights, ITS NOT FAIR, we are there to help you, but you need to help us out as well.

Tanesma, I got that information directly from Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook (2003 edition, pgs.633-635.) Toradol effects the platelets and heparin affects the coagulation cascade. When both parts of coagulation are interfered with, then bleeding can be a problem.

The above statement about Toradol having nothing to do with LMWH or Heparin is NOT true. Toradol taken wiht an oral anticoagulant can actually INCREASE the effect of an LMWH or Heparin, therefore greater risk for bleeding.