NurseyPoo7

NurseyPoo7

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  1. Interested in ICU

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm really interested in ICU but I'm not sure when I should make the venture over to that specialty. I was an LPN in ALF for about a year and then this past Jan., I got my RN and in March I started on...

  2. Interested in ICU

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    If I were to start on ICU with no prior experience other than med surg, I'm assuming I'll get a good amount of orientation? How long is an orientation for ICU for nurses in my situation ((I know it...

  3. i hate med-surg

    NurseyPoo7 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, 5 isnt bad. I've had up to 8 on Med Surg and I know other nurses have said they get 12 on occassion ! I had 5 yesterday and we only had 1 aid on our unit of 19 pts and we were doing primary care...

  4. Interested in ICU

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    This might be a weird question, but what exactly is the difference between an ICU and a Medical Coronary ICU? Would the MCICU focus on unstable cardiac pts

  5. random drug tests?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to carrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you can provide a script for it, it should be Okay. Now, if you're at work, falling asleep, making constant errors, thats one thing.. But a lot of anti depressants, anti-anxiety meds can make one...

  6. Need To Vent About Yesterday @ Work

    NurseyPoo7 replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked on Med Surg, we usually had 6 pts, sometimes up to 8 and 8 Med Surgs pts is a LOT... but youwork on a STEP DOWN and got 6? What the ***?! And no nursing assistants either, is

  7. what about these sign on bonuses???

    NurseyPoo7 replied to rnnursesandy's topic in General Nursing

    I got a 3k sign on bonus, but I have to stay with them for 1.5yr and the sign on is divided -- 1k after 1 month, 1k after 6 months, and 1k after 18

  8. Is the pay really that bad??

    NurseyPoo7 replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot of people say Dont go into nursing for the money because: 1) The amount of stress, fear of being sued, and the acuity of pts we are getting increasing since everyone in our society is...

  9. Anyone else call 'em johnnies?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    We dont say "johnnies" here and I work in Maryland. Our bed pads (the thicker, reusable kind) we call pink pads (one side is quilted white and the other is pink). We don't use the blue chux/chucks......

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

    NurseyPoo7 replied to WVStarFish's topic in Patient Medications

    Sounds like you are thinking of Protonix. But, yes, we crush it too at my

  11. Dementia pts refusing to eat.

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone have any tips on how to get confused patients to

  12. Is electronic charting done at your job?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to 2boys1nurse's topic in General Nursing

    we have computer charting, and SOME of the doctors use the computer system to write in orders. it is really convenient, but we still have a few MDs that still hand write orders... they also tend to be...