wanderlust99

wanderlust99

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  1. stanford hospital in palo alto, ca

    wanderlust99 replied to goins004's topic in Travel

    Oh and I floated to North ICU maybe a couple times a month...which is nothing compared to what I'm floating to now. You'll never float to a tele unit or floor which is a major

  2. stanford hospital in palo alto, ca

    wanderlust99 replied to goins004's topic in Travel

    Hi ncneuro, E2 is a great unit to work in. Very busy high acuity patients but you have tons of support so it makes it ok. Only bad thing I didn't like was you have to stay in your patient's room and...

  3. ICU nurses- floating to floor

    wanderlust99 posted a topic in Travel

    Ok. So I started in an ICU right out of school and have worked in an ICU for 5 years. I have never worked on a floor or step down unit before so you can imagine I was pretty freaked out when I had...

  4. ICU nurses- floating to floor

    wanderlust99 replied to wanderlust99's topic in Travel

    In California, I believe the ratio is 1:4 on the floors & tele units. I've worked @ 3 hospitals here and that's how it is..but I'm not an expert on the floor or tele units. I haven't floated...

  5. triple reflex

    wanderlust99 replied to goldentxnurse's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Yes! I traveled to a new hospital and heard the docs using this term all the time...huh?? I thought. What neuro23 said. And it's not related to the Cushing's triad, as neuro23

  6. Leveling art line to tragus for cpp???

    wanderlust99 replied to jimmy_hat's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I've never heard of doing this and have worked at some large hospitals with neuro ICUs. Very

  7. CVC dressings and line changes - still aseptic technique

    wanderlust99 replied to chani's topic in MICU, SICU

    We do it sterile. Every place I've worked in the past 5 years as a nurse/traveler have done it sterile. My question for you guys is HOW OFTEN do you change the dressing? My new place says every 7...

  8. Nursing calcutations

    wanderlust99 replied to neenrn4life's topic in General Nursing

    This website helped me brush up on my calculations http://www.nursesaregreat.com/articles/drugcal.htm I tried to show you how I calculated it but somehow my post was messed up so I deleted it! ugh!!...

  9. 'I love my patients!'.

    wanderlust99 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    "Love" is a word that is misused sometimes. I will say I "love" her when I really mean that she was a sweet, easy, and delightful patient that I enjoyed caring for that day. Sometimes that happens....

  10. Basic nursing questions

    wanderlust99 replied to neenrn4life's topic in General Nursing

    Can you add in "all of the above"?

  11. How are you paid for On Call/Call Back?

    wanderlust99 replied to Sertoli11's topic in General Nursing

    Luckily I'm in CA now where we don't have OC shifts, which is forced overtime. This always really ****** me off. Anyway, back when I did these forced overtime shifts, we would be paid $3/hour and if...

  12. Can ANP work in ICU

    wanderlust99 replied to meghanq21's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I have a friend who graduated from an accelerated ACNP program. So she basically got her BSN then went directly to get her masters. This was @ Vanderbilt, so I don't know how many schools...

  13. ICU nurses- floating to floor

    wanderlust99 replied to wanderlust99's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the advice Becky, I really appreciate it! Things have been going great, no floating to the floor since. But I know it'll probably happen again and hopefully I'll be better prepared to...

  14. Inappropriate ICU admissions

    wanderlust99 replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sometimes we have particular physicians who insist their patients stay in the ICU until almost discharge! I mean technically they do not belong in an ICU but the docs will keep them there anyway just...

  15. Patient turning in SICU

    wanderlust99 replied to NurseandNursesmom's topic in MICU, SICU

    Turning teams/rounds are AWESOME. You get busy, you get behind, having turning rounds ensures that your patient is turned when they're suppose to (not an hour later because you were so behind). I'm...

  16. ICU nurses- floating to floor

    wanderlust99 replied to wanderlust99's topic in Travel

    Ok. So I was searching through the posts and now I realize I should have been more specific in my interview...and put in will only float to other ICUs in my contract!! Man. Lesson learned. It...

  17. Best Place to be as an RN

    wanderlust99 replied to Maymie's topic in General Nursing

    CA is the best place to be a RN, hands down IMO! Nashville, TN is fun & has jobs..maybe move there a year then move back? I started my career there & Vanderbilt is all young people and I...

  18. Using a Travel Agency as a way to move?

    wanderlust99 replied to Snowranger19's topic in Travel

    It's a good idea & will help you get a feel for the area. My current hospital requires you complete 2 contracts before signing on permanently..not sure if this is the norm, but something to think...

  19. A little discouraged....

    wanderlust99 replied to bamablue78's topic in Travel

    Be flexible. Maybe start in CA and then move on. It's just a 12 week assignment..time flies. CA has jobs, it's beautiful here, and the pay is

  20. To those traveling

    wanderlust99 replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in Travel

    AMN. My recruiter called me daily with news of what positions were opening. The jobs seem to be posting 2 weeks before the start date (instead of the usual 4-6 weeks like before)...so don't give up...

  21. Oakland CA

    wanderlust99 replied to Creamsoda's topic in Travel

    Oakland has a pretty bad rap & there are parts of Oakland that are very scary!! But, otherwise it's a good place to live..close to SF (which is the best city in CA IMO) and the residents of...

  22. does night shift make you fat?

    wanderlust99 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I gained 30 lbs in nursing school and another 50 working night shift for 2 years!! My problem was just stress on my body. We would always have pot luck on nights & it was slower paced than days...

  23. Should Obama have been one of the first to get the A/H1N1 influenza vaccination?

    wanderlust99 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    He's not part of the high risk group, but what do you

  24. Clock OUT and IN for lunch in a NICU???

    wanderlust99 replied to Jerico's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ridiculous. There should be a 1 relief nurse for 3-4 nurses so each nurse gets their scheduled break. This is how it's done in my ICU & it's the absolute best system. I get 3 15 minute breaks...

  25. Do you call IN or OUT sick?

    wanderlust99 replied to firefox828's topic in General Nursing

    lol I say this phrase all too often & it's call in