Christen, ANP

Christen, ANP

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  1. What would you do?

    Christen, ANP replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an open unit where you have to pretty much whisper in order to not be overheard by everyone. A lot of facilities have nurses give shift report at the patient's bedside, which of course...

  2. picc line dressing change

    Christen, ANP replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    We only use heparin in dialysis catheters - only saline here! PICC line dsg change is done using sterile technique, just like any other central line dsg change. I don't know how your central line dsg...

  3. picc line dressing change

    Christen, ANP replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    nope, that tubing (that goes directly from the skin of the pt to the white hub) is the picc line itself.

  4. RN signing consent for OR procedures

    Christen, ANP replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    When getting a patient to sign consent say something like, "This consent form states that your doctor, ______, has discussed this procedure with you name the procedure and gone over any risks or...

  5. Need Some Help

    Christen, ANP replied to heyheyhey's topic in General Nursing

    There are plenty of CNA jobs available in hospitals, so it won't hurt you a bit to find a job at a facility that will pay for your school. Ask if the facility offers tuition reimbursement. Most...

  6. written up

    Christen, ANP replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    wow, that manager needs to be written up! that's just plain silly. So long as good patient care was provided, all of the pt's interventions were completed on time, and the documentation is done for...

  7. Does this sound like "a little much" to you??

    Christen, ANP replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    my hospital initiated this months ago, though it's in the computer and not on paper. I think it is ridiculous and don't chart it. If I am in my pts room turning, performing interventions, etc,...

  8. Night Shifters: Do you sleep?

    Christen, ANP replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, if you're caught sleeping, you can be fired. I've seen a few of the techs nod off occasionally, but they do that jerk awake thing and move along. One nurse fell asleep, and ended up...

  9. picc line dressing change

    Christen, ANP replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Same here: PICC dsgs are changed 24 hrs after insertion and then q7 days using sterile technique. Caps are changed q7days or after each blood draw. IV tubing is changed q96 hours / q4days. PICCs must...

  10. Need help picking topic!

    Christen, ANP posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hello all! I am starting my masters program, and have been trying to pick a thesis topic and wanted to see if you guys had any ideas! The topic needs to be one something that I can do a screening...

  11. Need help picking topic!

    Christen, ANP replied to Christen, ANP's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks! any suggestions for a

  12. Need help picking topic!

    Christen, ANP replied to Christen, ANP's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hey, Trauma? Since, ya know, I found the Graduate Students forum, would you mind moving this thread over there so I can see if I can get a few more responses? Pretty please? :) I don't want to start a...

  13. Anyone starting a Grad-Entry Program this Fall?

    Christen, ANP replied to WannabeaNNP's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am!! I started classes last Monday!! I am crazy...err, I mean working full time, working part time as a clinical instructor for my school's BSN students, and going to school full time. Gonna be a...

  14. BLS certification card

    Christen, ANP replied to PhilaBSNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, most facilities only require a copy as proof of completion of the course. I wouldn't stress about it as long as you have a copy of the

  15. Anyone work in a "no smoking " facility?

    Christen, ANP replied to ruralnurs's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a "smoke free facility," but as my patients are in critical care and usually can't...walk... I haven't had to deal with this directly. So I won't be much help. But I think we're to call...

  16. A Doctor lied to make me look bad!

    Christen, ANP replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    That is called unprofessional behaviour and you should report it. At my facility, a doc who talks to a nurse like that then is crazy enough to talk to the nursing supervisor afterwards...well, he...

  17. weekend program

    Christen, ANP replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked the weekend program for 2 years now. At my facility we work Fri, Sat, Sun, and have the rest of the week off. The weekend program, I've found, is hard because you really do miss out on a...

  18. do i really have to do med surg

    Christen, ANP replied to lflyew's topic in General Nursing

    You, m'dear, should do what you want to do. You deciding to do geriatric or hospice means that you will be doing what you love and a love of what you do benefits not only you but your patients. After...

  19. New nurse or just plain stuipd?

    Christen, ANP replied to stilltrying's topic in General Nursing

    We had a nurse like that in our unit. The poor thing was terrified, would ask a bazillion questions about the most basic stuff. Like, a pt's blood sugar is this, the sliding scale insulin says I...

  20. New graduate nursing student with LOW GPA

    Christen, ANP replied to nurse_haika's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, as most everyone else said - most facilities only care that you graduated and that pass the NCLEX. The GPA is worth the most when you try to go back to grad school.

  21. do i really have to do med surg

    Christen, ANP replied to lflyew's topic in General Nursing

    What type of specialty are you looking into? If you are planning to go to L&D or the OR or something like that, I would recommend reinforcing what you learned in nursing school so that you don't...

  22. Need Some Help

    Christen, ANP replied to heyheyhey's topic in General Nursing

    Hello! How do you like Charleston? I'm in Savannah, Ga (about an hour and a half south of you), have visited Charleston lots, and even thought about interviewing there! My suggestions: Get your CNA...

  23. My Feet are KILLING Me!!

    Christen, ANP replied to BeachGirl08's topic in General Nursing

    I'm like a lot of people here - I tried wearing tennis shoes, and ended up going home with leg and back aches. I love my

  24. Savannah RN Salary Info please

    Christen, ANP replied to luv4nursing's topic in Georgia Nursing

    LOL - well, if you end up at Memorial be sure to let me know! To go into further detail, there are several programs available: 1) weekend program (fri, sat, sun in critical care; fri, sat, sun or sat,...

  25. Working and going to school

    Christen, ANP replied to check_21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Focus and dedicated - that is exactly what you must be in order to do this. Because I work weekends, I have four days off a week for classes and clinicals (once I get to that part of the program)....