Becster

Becster

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  1. Relocating to NH...advice please

    Becster posted a topic in General Nursing

    I currently worked in a mixed ICU in Washington state. My husband and I are planning on relocating to New Hampshire to be closer to family - but not too close. I am very interest in Dartmouth...

  2. Relocating to NH...advice please

    Becster replied to Becster's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Kimmie. I have not been on allnurses in awhile and didn't see your post. I moved to NH in December and love it. I am not working yet but have a phone interview with DHMC tomorrow and had an...

  3. Interview help - (long, sorry)

    Becster replied to MJB2010's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I found that my best interviews were when I went in with the attitude of interviewing the employer rather than them interviewing me. It sounds llke you have some solid skills and are aware of your...

  4. Anyone have any good critical care questions to quiz me on?

    Becster replied to nurse678's topic in Critical Care

    If you're studying for CCRN, I would know all the norms from your PA cath and what the implications

  5. staffing

    Becster replied to icunurse1955's topic in Critical Care

    Sounds very unsafe. I work in a 21 bed CCU. When we have tele patients that are waiting for transfer (sometimes this can take days) to the floor we sill staff 1:2 with rare exception. 2 or 3 tele...

  6. Crushing Ecotrin for G Tube, Isn't that wrong?

    Becster replied to WVStarFish's topic in Patient Medications

    You might confirm exactly what kind of feeding tube it is and where in the GI tract it is....as someone mentioned in an earlier post, Ecotrin is coated so that it doesn't dissolve until it gets to the...

  7. New Grad feels lost... not cut out for nursing?

    Becster replied to soffy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Soffy, don't be so hard on yourself. You've been at it 5 whole weeks, did you really think that you would be an expert by now? The first year is the hardest. I am a very confident person, but I found...

  8. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Becster replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think that there is a big difference between different pronounciations d/t regional differences and people just plain making a new word up. O2 stats is a good example of someone just not getting...

  9. IV question

    Becster replied to mcknis's topic in Patient Medications

    That's great that you are so considerate of pharmacy. You should speak with your manager about getting an IV drug book for your med room. I have seen nurses draw some med from the line and test it...

  10. New hosptial computer systems pull nurses away from patient care

    Becster replied to lee1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    HAHA! I worked in medical records in a facility that used Meditech prior to becoming an RN. The chart was printed after D/C and was more cumbersome to read than you would ever believe. It prints every...

  11. Primary Nursing Model

    Becster replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that what is actually being described is total care nursing rather than primary care. I currently work for a facility that does total care and although I believe in the model, it is not...

  12. The Best Hospitals List

    Becster replied to DanFNP's topic in General Nursing

    Henry Ford did not make the honor roll, but it was one of 170 that made the cut. I work at Providence St. Peter's which is also on the

  13. A Bad, Bad Day

    Becster replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. Things happen. What matters is that you were able to remedy the situation and that you had that much empathy for his discomfort. It's tough to be everything. We have no aides where I...

  14. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    Becster replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Dear God. How petty have things become. Sometimes I think that I was treated more like a professional before I went back and got my nursing degree! "Susie did this, Johnny did that." I don't give a...

  15. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Becster replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    It kills me when the many nurses I work with give patients a smoking sensationpacket rather than the ordered smoking cessation

  16. Is there anything else I can do for you? I have the time. (new hourly rounding sheet)

    Becster replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's part of some program called A.I.D.E.T. We went throught the training a couple of years ago. Most of it is a duh. I always ask my pts if I can help them in any way before I leave the room, it...

  17. New Perm caths and bleeding issues...

    Becster replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I haven't seen too many perm-caths that needed that much intervention. I have had a couple of ESRD pts that bled like crazy after a line placement or sugery, but they probably had some underlying...

  18. primary care? staffing ratio?

    Becster replied to deedah72's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a Med-Renal unit. We take 3-4 patients during the day, 4 eves, and 5 at night. On days and eves, the charge nurse does not take patients but at night, the charge takes 4. I am one of the few...

  19. Insulin Double Check

    Becster replied to owensmommy's topic in Patient Medications

    I share owensmommy's frustration. We recently went to computerized documentation. I am on a renal unit where we give tons of insulin. We used to be able to have someone document on paper at the time...

  20. PICC or Central Line?

    Becster replied to psalm's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11099241 I work on a med-renal unit. We do not place PICC's in CRF patients d/t the risk of scarring the veins and causing them to lose the option to place a fistula...