wanderlust99

wanderlust99

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  1. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    wanderlust99 replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    I would let a student start an IV on me because I have awesome veins. I'd tell them to use my AC, I preferred that location over the hand when I was in the hospital as a patient. Foley...hmmm. A...

  2. ST. Thomas USVI Travel????

    wanderlust99 replied to robins7's topic in Travel

    I want to go so bad, but am hesitant to go alone. I wish I had a friend to go with, I'd go right

  3. San Francisco Housing

    wanderlust99 replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Travel

    I don't like Pacifica, it's not San Francisco. But SF housing is very expensive, so they typically try to house you there. Craigslist is what people in SF typically use to find housing, you could...

  4. I dont think ICU is for me:(

    wanderlust99 replied to Bradydown's topic in MICU, SICU

    You could try PACU, they like hiring ICU nurses. Just a thought. Or cath lab or interventional radiology? Nothing wrong with changing paths after a year and a half, you gave it a good time. And...

  5. EPIC Computer Charting

    wanderlust99 replied to rebelccrn's topic in MICU, SICU

    I only like it with the copy/paste feature ENABLED. I love the orders being computerized, I hate searching through charts for old orders. Everything is in one place. But yes, it's so much easier...

  6. Cedars-Sinai vs Keck Hospital of USC

    wanderlust99 replied to rcon's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hmm. I've worked at both of those hospitals in the ICU float pool as a traveler and didn't like either. But I think I loathe Cedars more, as a whole. It's the worst hospital I've ever worked

  7. How detailed is your change of shift report?

    wanderlust99 replied to rcon's topic in MICU, SICU

    Mr. Blah, 70 y/o M, NKA, full code, pt of Dr. Sues. Came in for blah, what's going on now that he is here. surgeries. complications. etc.. PMH is blah Neuro CV Resp GI GU Access Drips Skin Labs...

  8. Kaiser LA, San Jose, San Fran- who's been?

    wanderlust99 replied to NYCRN82's topic in Travel

    wow that sounds horrible....and I love the Stepford Wives comparision, I've really witnessed that at some of these hospitals (non Kaiser) in Ca. It's

  9. New Nurse Blues

    wanderlust99 replied to Ashlee-SN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think the first year is the toughest, maybe even year 2 had some struggles. I started in ICU though. I remember in nursing school, one of the nurses I was with told me it took her 5 years to...

  10. Pyxis for the uninitiated

    wanderlust99 replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    I like the pyxis. My first job as a nurse we soley used the pyxis for meds. The top draw of the machine was just tabs of specific patient room numbers with special meds that weren't stocked. So it...

  11. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    wanderlust99 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    This thread makes me sad and embarrased that some of my fellow nurses are such ******* idiots. Seriously. It's

  12. Unappreciated by the patient's family

    wanderlust99 replied to orangepink's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of the hardest things about nursing for me is when you put your heart into it and you care enough to do the right thing...and it goes either unnoticed or just unappreciated by the patient, their...

  13. Think Twice Before Becoming a "NURSE"

    wanderlust99 replied to mcrutRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've grown to hate nursing too, welcome to the club. Never thought I'd be

  14. Negative feedback

    wanderlust99 replied to diamond823's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Negative nursing stuff - overworked unappreciated management stupidity being treated like crap by patients, physcians, fellow nurses tough schedule stereotypes poor staffing being treated like a...

  15. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    wanderlust99 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Some of the responses here make me sad. I am 5'7" and was once 250 lbs, size 22. Have sense lost that and am now a normal weight. I had no problems with the physical aspect of nursing at that...

  16. Nurse as a patient...

    wanderlust99 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I was a patient and was so scared being in the hospital. I was in a lot of pain and I could tell I was annoying people when I'd use my call light or cry because I was hurting. The potassium infusion...

  17. Travel agencies for newbie travelers??? Need advice

    wanderlust99 replied to Lunalitsa's topic in Travel

    Don't go with AMN and don't go with Kaiser. Please. I always pick the location I want and combine it with a specific hospital I've heard good things about on deciding where I want to go. I personally...

  18. traveling to Cali for 1st time. Kaiser???

    wanderlust99 replied to NYCRN82's topic in Travel

    Which Kaiser, what city? Do a search on Kaiser and you'll find more info. I've been in CA traveling for 4 years and have heard bad things about Kaiser for travelers. Mainly the floating, you will be...

  19. Blood pressure medication / checking blood pressure

    wanderlust99 replied to abeautifulmind's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You need to check BP & HR before giving any BP med....end of story:) If it's a cardiac med, I'm checking. So any beta blocker, ace inhibitor, etc... it's pretty imporant. Also check BP before...

  20. Bad Clinical Experiences - Little to no hands-on

    wanderlust99 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't get hardly any hands on experience until my very last semester (BSN 4 yr program) during my preceptorship. My school has the highest nclex pass rate in the state, and it's a great university...

  21. Need help. I am so burned out!!!

    wanderlust99 replied to jrodhuskers's topic in Critical Care

    I'm burning out a bit too and can relate to not going into work because of depression or that dread of just being there....sigh. Some of my thoughts.....I've heard PACU is a good place for a burned...

  22. Do RN's insert EJ's at your hospital

    wanderlust99 replied to Five&Two Will Do's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've never seen a nurse do it in the ICU. If I can't get a line and they don't want to put a central line in I just ask the doc to please place an EJ. ER nurses though, sometimes I see them put IVs...

  23. Your method for analyzing lab values

    wanderlust99 replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I did a travel assignment where we would have to present the patient to the whole team & one of the attendings is the one who told me we need to include ID in our hand off reports. I started...

  24. New ICU traveler - Need advice!

    wanderlust99 replied to bridge15's topic in Travel

    CA is a walk thru state.....it's been 3 years since I did it, but I showed up in Sacramento with all my paperwork and got my temp license the same day..check their website for more

  25. Resource/Charge

    wanderlust99 replied to Carrig RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    At my first job as a nurse, a large neuro ICU/teaching hospital.........they'd routinely have new grad nurses (under 1-1.5 years experience) train as resource/charge. Kinda scary...but so short...