Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler BSN, RN

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  1. Why are health employers asking for blood draw?

    Nightcrawler replied to hgal's topic in General Nursing

    If you still have proof of the positive titres in your files and can produce copies, they may not necessarily draw blood. In the past they have foregone the blood draws when I have been able to...

  2. med/tele orientee needs help with critical labs

    Nightcrawler replied to GraceNotes's topic in Cardiac

    Positive cardiac enzymes have not been considered critical lab values at either of the hospitals that I have worked at, regardless of how high they rise. I have seen some truly amazing results with...

  3. Tattoos on patients

    Nightcrawler replied to Duckyaryj's topic in General Nursing

    Best tattoo that I ever saw on a patient was pre- lung transplant. She had a dotted line tattooed for the incision line for her transplant. Very cool individual. Hope that she is doing

  4. benefits of CCRN?

    Nightcrawler replied to ello7's topic in General Nursing

    One item to remember..... when you take the test to prove that you have become an expert in your field, you will be held legally liable for your practice at the expert level as indicated by the CCRN...

  5. Torn by decision

    Nightcrawler posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sooo... some of you may remember that I have been having headaches. Several weeks ago I had an MRI and a scare that was thankfully false for tumor. I did have a few very bad days about that one....

  6. Torn by decision

    Nightcrawler replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    Ahh, and that is what I am afraid of. I have always been the biggest nightshift cheerleader imaginable, and have turned down dayshift positions numerous times. On the other hand, if there is even...

  7. Torn by decision

    Nightcrawler replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    I keep waiting for all of the people to tell me I am crazy to consider it. Didn't anyone read my post? Even I didn't think that I made the move sound very fun! I know that I have probably made the...

  8. Torn by decision

    Nightcrawler replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    I have been having these headaches for years and always thought that they were tension headaches. Of late they have been much worse, more one sided and associated with some facial numbness. Much...

  9. Torn by decision

    Nightcrawler replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, 12 hour shifts only. I explored the idea of trying days for a month or two, but my manager wants me to give it at least 6 months to adjust to the change.

  10. staffing needs in 5 bed ICU with telemetry from M-S floor

    Nightcrawler replied to otterridge's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    IMO no ICU nurse should ever have more than 2 patients, so if you are full you should have 3 nurses on duty, not 2. But that is not the point of this thread. More to the point, I know that in my...

  11. Nursing pay in Portland!!

    Nightcrawler replied to smarge117's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Pm me and I will give you more

  12. Telemetry nurse moving to Portland, Which hospital does Tele nursing well?

    Nightcrawler replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Why, thank you. I have to say that we have really grown and improved. Really invested in teamwork, improving pt outcomes, and are almost finished with a complete remodel of all cardiac inpatient...

  13. $8000.00 Penalty for Quiting Critical Care Nurse Residency Program Before 3 Years

    Nightcrawler replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    The contract that I signed for my new grad training WAS in California. That being said, the program was comprehensive and thorough. I stayed my 18 months and didn't begrudge them one minute of the...

  14. $8000.00 Penalty for Quiting Critical Care Nurse Residency Program Before 3 Years

    Nightcrawler replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    You are thinking about this backwards. They giving you training that you will take advantage of for the rest of your career. If you want to work in this specialty it is every bit as valuable as your...

  15. $8000.00 Penalty for Quiting Critical Care Nurse Residency Program Before 3 Years

    Nightcrawler replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    And this is why they are asking you to sign a contract. A good ICU training program costs a hospital TENS of THOUSANDS of dollars per nurse. This is a major investment for hospitals, especially...

  16. Hyperglycemia related to inhaler use

    Nightcrawler replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    As a lifelong asthma patient, I can tell you that inhaled steroids are highly unlikely to lead to increased serum glucose. The reason for this is both in the low dosage and the fact that it is not...

  17. AAA rupture

    Nightcrawler replied to DMBFAN4EVR's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. The one patient that I saw that died of a ruptured AAA was in a huge amount of pain and very, very anxious for the 5 or so minutes that it took for him to lose consciousness. Granted,...

  18. Vent from the patient's side of the aisle

    Nightcrawler posted a topic in General Nursing

    I want to preface this by saying that I am in no way looking for medical advise. That said, I have been having these headaches for years. When I get them, it is either the same headache that lasts...

  19. Vent from the patient's side of the aisle

    Nightcrawler replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    unfortunately what they saw was posterior to the pons, underneath the cerebellum. Essentially in the 4th ventricle, an unlikely place for a tooth abcess. My doc never called me back last night, and...

  20. Vent from the patient's side of the aisle

    Nightcrawler replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    I am still waiting to hear back from my primary doc. I am sure that she is going to shunt me over to a neurologist, which is just fine with me. One other idea I had was to go get a head CT done. I...

  21. I don't want to be the ONLY nurse in ICU!

    Nightcrawler replied to mojitogirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My understanding is that there is a requirement that any unit has to have at least 2 nurses on duty. One of our units was quarantined for Noro recently, and the night before we reopened we were down...

  22. conflicting information about ways to diagnose CAD

    Nightcrawler replied to oramar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    While CT's are not used very much- after all cardiologists do get paid for doing a cath- and the radiologist gets paid to read the CT, I have seen them used a few times prior to EP studies for...

  23. Charge Nurse on a 40 Bed Telemetry Unit

    Nightcrawler replied to brpediesmum41's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I agree with the other suggestions posted. I think the two most important ones are whether charge is required to take patients and why no one is stepping up from inside the unit I always see red...

  24. Lopressor drip

    Nightcrawler replied to traumagirll99's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    My thought as well was that a nitro gtt would be a good choice. My worry for the OP would be the long lasting nature of so much beta blocker over the course of the previous shift. I hate it when...

  25. Am I wrong because i don't want to do CNA duites

    Nightcrawler replied to zoeyzoe's topic in General Nursing

    This is not necessarily true. While the RN does have a higher level of responsibility, anyone at any level of licensure can do all of the tasks of those of all of the other levels. This is how many...