Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler BSN, RN

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  1. Er Nurses

    Nightcrawler replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that many hospitals do a faxed report, but with more and more requirements for adequate hand-offs when changing levels of care, I see this being phased out more and

  2. Er Nurses

    Nightcrawler replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    I want to take my own report, because I want to be able to ask my own questions and get a true idea of what is coming. It is the same reason that I don't want to take report from some nurse that has...

  3. Oh, well - Not for me.

    Nightcrawler replied to dragonflycafe's topic in General Nursing

  4. Pccn?

    Nightcrawler replied to cndzz's topic in Cardiac

    The AACN website has a blueprint for the test, showing what is tested on, and what weight is given to each section. I did not go to any classes or buy any expensive guides, but studied the items on...

  5. When pulling sheaths after a cath...

    Nightcrawler replied to qt2168's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I don't know what to tell you. Maybe you can start by being the one to volunteer to be in the room with others for that first 10 minutes. Sometimes the only way to change the culture of a floor is...

  6. When pulling sheaths after a cath...

    Nightcrawler replied to qt2168's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I know that it can be hard to find another person to spend time in the room with you, but be careful. If your policy states that there must be two nurses in the room and something goes wrong when you...

  7. When pulling sheaths after a cath...

    Nightcrawler replied to qt2168's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    It is sooo outside our policy to do a line pull by ourselves! You may be able to maintain hemostasis with hand pressure on your own, but what do you do if your patient vagals? You can't give...

  8. V-fib after Asystole

    Nightcrawler replied to Shell5's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    You won't generally have a pulse with V-tach either, and you still shock that. If you get v-fib back after asystole consider yourself lucky and add electricity ASAP. If you are really lucky you will...

  9. CVIU vs PCU nursing

    Nightcrawler replied to earache77's topic in Cardiac

    The interventional unit will be more procedural nursing. You recover them from the sedation, pull the lines and either send them home, or back to the floor. That is why you would have a good chance...

  10. Sick Leave Question: different policy for different shifts!

    Nightcrawler replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can understand the policy from a staffing standpoint, but there have been times that I have awakened feeling ill and would not have had time to call in before the deadline. Conversely do you wake...

  11. New Nurse Horror Stories

    Nightcrawler replied to Baking Nurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have to disagree with this a little bit. As a night shift nurse who checks the MAR's for the next shift, I will often re-time medications that were timed inappropriately by pharmacy. Our pharmacy...

  12. I was slapped by a doctor!

    Nightcrawler replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    Please give us an update! I have been waiting anxiously for the results of this whole mess. I am only worried that in the end that they will tell you that he has been disciplined and that the...

  13. HOPKINS: 20 minutes into the show

    Nightcrawler replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in General Nursing

    It must be the nurse in me, but I didn't so much care about the lack of nurses, OR the personal lives of the doctors- but some of the patient stories interested me. While I didn't care for the brain...

  14. Nursing School GPA Question

    Nightcrawler replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that the majority of nursing schools have a very similar grading scale. As a matter of fact, the BSN program that I am in now requires 95% for an A. Other programs that you apply to will...

  15. Portland and New Grads

    Nightcrawler replied to bridgfor428's topic in Oregon Nursing

    You have to add in Clark CC in Vancouver, and Concordia in PDX. Walla Walla also has a satellite school in Portland at Adventist. There may be one or two more, but I can't remember

  16. V lead placement

    Nightcrawler replied to 9309's topic in Cardiac

    You know, it is hilarious because I do 12 leads all of the time, but it never occured to me to monitor a patient in any of the V-leads but V1. My co-workers would probably look at me strange if they...

  17. New "Hopkins" reality show

    Nightcrawler replied to djc1981's topic in General Nursing

    I loved Marnie Rose and I am sorry to hear that she died. I remember when I watched the program that I really hoped that she made it because she seemed so down to earth and real with her patients. I...

  18. Rapid Response Team?!?!

    Nightcrawler replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love the RRT and have since the very beginning, about two years ago. We don't have any set criteria for calling RRT's at my facility- and some of the criteria stated in previous posts sounds a...

  19. lovenox one dose??? huh??

    Nightcrawler replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    As long as the dosing was correct she would have been protected for 12 hours, so one way to look at it is that she was protected from making more clots on your shift! Thank you for looking out for...

  20. VENT... beware- not a happy post

    Nightcrawler replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    I too have been horribly stressed lately, daily headaches that I have an appointment with my doc for on Tuesday, and now old repetitive action injuries are reactivating- and I am sure that it is the...

  21. Missed orders!

    Nightcrawler replied to KyPinkRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our Unit does checks at night that go all the way back to admission for medications. Some grumble and say that a 24 hour check should never go back for longer than 24 hours but last week we had a...

  22. Ablation for SVT

    Nightcrawler replied to daisybaby's topic in Cardiac

    I feel for you. I too am an SVT'er and actually underwent the procedure myself twice last year. I do want to take a minute to reassure you that just because I did the procedure twice that you...

  23. Four C-Diff patients in one patient room - Yuck!

    Nightcrawler replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    As C. diff spreads spores, the infected patients really don't have to fail to wash their hands to spread it. The spores have probably aerosolized (sp) and are all over that bathroom. I can...

  24. CHART Reviews

    Nightcrawler replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    We don't co/sign the chart at report- although we should, but I make sure that I look at orders over the last 12 hours prior to entering the room for the first time to make sure that I have a clear...

  25. A RN thinking about moving to Portland.

    Nightcrawler replied to John123's topic in Oregon Nursing

    John123- Yes you do have to be prepared for the weather, as it does tend to drizzle for at least 6 months out of the year- it often feels like 9! But I have to say that for days like the last two,...