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  1. Dialysis RNs?

    uscstu4lfe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm... well I searched for jobs on the Davita website, but it shows that there are no openings in the SoCal area. I hope that's just an error as I hear they are hard up for

  2. Dialysis RNs?

    uscstu4lfe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    whats tyhe starting

  3. Help! I need career (change) advice

    uscstu4lfe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    is it hard to get into? what are hte salary differences between a hospital staff RN and pshych

  4. Dialysis RNs?

    uscstu4lfe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Do you (anyone) know what Davita pays in the socal (orange county) area? I'm interested in doing dialysis, but only if the salary is comparable to a hospital staff RN - I have bills to

  5. Night Shifters: Do you sleep?

    uscstu4lfe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    My floor just hired a 12 hour nurse supervisor JUST for our floor at night. She's there the ENTIRE time, walking around, checkin on things, etc. Is this normal?? I think my hospital has a lot of...

  6. Night Shifters: Do you sleep?

    uscstu4lfe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I agree!! I don't see anything wrong with catching a few zzz's, as long as the floor is covered by other nurses. sometimes just a power nap makes all the difference. also, on a side note, the upper...

  7. Help! How do you stay awake on drive home after night shift?

    uscstu4lfe replied to neetnik461's topic in General Nursing

    My drive is only about 20 minutes one-way. I have the exact same problem as you do! I'm not sure how I would stay awake for the 50 minuites. One morning it was so bad that I had to pull over, get out,...

  8. a patient who things she's in a hotel

    uscstu4lfe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    This woman was discharged a couple nights ago (for like the 5th time since i've been there). This time the doctor wrote an order for a psychiatric evaluation. I have no idea what type of mental...

  9. what would be your 1st intervention for pt aspirating?

    uscstu4lfe replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    no more food/liquids for you! make sure a suction catheter is at the bedside and connected in case the pt starts to choke on their own secretions. call the doc and ask him what he wants to

  10. Advancing ADN to BSN

    uscstu4lfe replied to csnba9's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    the reasons for pursuing a BSN would be a) advancement to management/leadership positions, b) higher level degree, such as masters (NP, CRNA, etc), and/or c) personal satisfaction for having a BSN....

  11. a patient who things she's in a hotel

    uscstu4lfe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    The reason she gets an admission is because she nags, nags, nags about her intractable abdominal pain. It is easier for the doctor to just admit her. Every time a doctor discharges her, she ends up...

  12. Is my boss committing fraud?

    uscstu4lfe replied to wabisabi's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, that's her business and you should not say anything. also, i laaughed when you said you hope she fails. ha ha ha!

  13. turning pts during sleep?

    uscstu4lfe replied to girlr6RN's topic in General Nursing

    oh

  14. turning pts during sleep?

    uscstu4lfe replied to girlr6RN's topic in General Nursing

    she was post-op and hadn't had a

  15. Code Red/Code Blue/Code whatever....what do you have/what are they for?

    uscstu4lfe replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    my hospital calls a lot of code pinks - multiple times per day. it's always a false alarm. i think this desensitizes everyone to any REAL code pinks that may happen some

  16. turning pts during sleep?

    uscstu4lfe replied to girlr6RN's topic in General Nursing

    if they have a condition that compromises their mobility, i turn them every 2 hours. i try to be as gentle as possible so as to not wake them. if it wakes them up, then i am sorry. i'd rather they...

  17. ICU Help!

    uscstu4lfe replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    hospitals around here (socal) hire new grads straight into the ICU. i think it's pointless to start out somewhere that you don't like (ie, med-surg) to "get experience." IMO, you get your experience...

  18. Prayer at work??

    uscstu4lfe replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    in my opinion, i don't see this as that big of a

  19. Starting Salary.

    uscstu4lfe replied to indiawhitaker's topic in First Year After Licensure

    my starting salary as a new grad is just a few dollars short of $80,000 a year (36 hours per

  20. do any of you like codes??

    uscstu4lfe replied to ryanfocker's topic in Men in Nursing

    i liked them when they were still new to me. but now they're physically exhausting! nothing like sweating and messing up my hair to start my day off bad! i'd rather they code for the oncoming shift...

  21. Dying Pts who are still full codes.

    uscstu4lfe replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    my experience so far = old people with chronic problems have a relatively short code before it's called relatively young are coded for much longer, unless it's totally

  22. Do you take the MAR into the patient's room with you?

    uscstu4lfe posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital says that you must take the MAR in with you (even when you've given the same patient the same medication for the 1 millionith time). I don't know if this is a state/nationwide policy?...

  23. obituaries

    uscstu4lfe replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I read them from time to time (ok, pretty often). My grandfather was in the ICU for many months. We eventually transferred him back home to die peacefully at home. We ran the obituary with all of the...

  24. Inmate Pts

    uscstu4lfe replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work in is close to a prison, so we get prisoners from time to time. I've never asked any of them why they are in prison. I feel pretty safe with the 2 bodyguards that are always...

  25. "English Only" Rule at Work?

    uscstu4lfe replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    When I am at work in the nurses station or the break room, it feels like I've gotten off a plane and I'm lost in the Phillipines. Our policy says employees can speak whichever language we choose, just...