RNKPCE

RNKPCE

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  1. working weekends

    RNKPCE replied to Roni725's topic in California Nursing

    At my hospital you work every other weekend which works out to 4 weekend shifts a month. I am per diem and have to be avail to work 2 weekend shifts out of 4 weeks, they don't have to be a consecutive...

  2. Essential Skills~Input from ALL Nurses!!!

    RNKPCE replied to msnursealot's topic in General Nursing

    I also agree with time management. You can forget starting iv's, hanging other meds, dealing with ng's unless you can manage your time. You got to start a shift with a game plan in mind, and it will...

  3. Help - Blanket Warmers

    RNKPCE replied to sgagnard's topic in Operating Room

    I don't know the brand. It is a small unit not a full size like a refridge. I work only occasionally there and don't know when I will work there again, maybe next week. I will look at the brand then....

  4. Help - Blanket Warmers

    RNKPCE replied to sgagnard's topic in Operating Room

    Just the other day at the surgery center where I work I wondered why the blankets weren't as warm as they usually are. We were told that the iv fluid we also stored in there couldn't be stored at that...

  5. Help with Digital Camera

    RNKPCE replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

    Go to dpreview.com and they have camera ratings as well as you can enter what things you want in a digital camera, example how many megapixels, what size zoom(don't even consider a camera based on...

  6. CPR and DNR Orders

    RNKPCE replied to suprnurs40's topic in General Nursing

    What if a patient is a DNR on her living trust and she also has a adult child as "Durable power attorney for health care". Her baseline is mild to mod dementia. She is in her early 90's and admitted...

  7. Can a new grad work part time?

    RNKPCE replied to KimberRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    On my unit on pm's we don't have a single full time RN. Most are 4/5, the rest are 7/10-3/5 with a few 2/5 and then per diem. The most I ever worked before kids was 4/5. Now I work significantly...

  8. And Now.....What Do You LIKE to Do At Work?

    RNKPCE replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Putting down NG tubes Admits when I am not crunched for time, I feel like I really get to know the patients, especially after all the admission questions. Patient teaching on our open heart

  9. Having to work Holidays:(

    RNKPCE replied to altomga's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say I don't like working the holidays but once I am at work and look at my patients that are spending the holiday hooked to iv's, foley's etc, it doesn't seem so bad. I feel fortunate that...

  10. California Bound

    RNKPCE replied to edomingo3's topic in California Nursing

    Nice area, but pretty much the same thing. Fewer hospital choices unless you go over the hill into Silicon Valley to

  11. California Bound

    RNKPCE replied to edomingo3's topic in California Nursing

    I agree with the previous poster. Over the years we have had several single nurses or single nurses who were parents move to the Bay area only to move back when they realized that the high salary...

  12. California Bound

    RNKPCE replied to edomingo3's topic in California Nursing

    I agree with the previous poster. Over the years we have had several single nurses or single nurses who were parents move to the Bay area only to move back when they realized that the high salary...

  13. tonsilectomy

    RNKPCE replied to hittme123's topic in General Nursing

    I was 19 when I had mine out. I had to return to the ER twice at 5 days and 6 days for uncontrolled bleeding on each side. They had to recauterize the sites while I was awake and gagging. It was...

  14. Radio station giving away Flu shots

    RNKPCE posted a topic in General Nursing

    Was just out in the car and heard a local radio station is giving away flu shots as one of their contests. I think this is in bad

  15. Radio station giving away Flu shots

    RNKPCE replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    Well back in the car today and both my husband and I heard about this flu shot thing going to and from where we needed to go. Never got to hear the finer details. The slogan is "You want to get stuck...

  16. Part-time or Full-time work?

    RNKPCE replied to friendlymulan2004's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think all hospitals think lesser of their part time staff. I know mine certainly doesn't. As a matter of fact I think out of 32 RN's only 3 work full time with the majority working between...

  17. Radio station giving away Flu shots

    RNKPCE replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    I am beginning to wonder if it was a joke. I went to their web site and looked under contests and nothing was listed. But obviously I heard it, or part of it and thought it was for real. Or maybe...

  18. Minimal Lift

    RNKPCE replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    We have lift equipment but it is rarely used, only on the completely dependant patient you have to get up to a chair or to some other place where a smooth mover won't work. One problem is that the...

  19. Part-time or Full-time work?

    RNKPCE replied to friendlymulan2004's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 4/5ths as a new grad, then 3/5 after first child, 5/10th after 2nd child, 2/5th once my oldest got to middle school and more after school activities, and just this past April to per diem but...

  20. diabetics

    RNKPCE replied to katzrkool's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work evening shift. So if I gave them schedule and rainbow insulin and then they didn't eat, I would just be more alert to the possibility that there blood sugar might drop. The rainbow is to cover...

  21. Is your place of employment offering you the flu vaccine?

    RNKPCE replied to RN~in~CT's topic in General Nursing

    I got mine the first day of the flu shot clinic at my hospital. There were a lot more people there than usual. This year your name had to be on a list. The list was of the employees that have direct...

  22. EKG experience needed for ACLS?

    RNKPCE replied to ncamille's topic in General Nursing

    A basic arrhythmmia class would be extremely helpful before taking ACLS. A agree with previous poster that having ACLS for a CNA job doesn't seem necessary or useful. However as you get closer to...

  23. EKG experience needed for ACLS?

    RNKPCE replied to ncamille's topic in General Nursing

    A basic arrhythmmia class would be extremely helpful before taking ACLS. A agree with previous poster that having ACLS for a CNA job doesn't seem necessary or useful. However as you get closer to...

  24. Need help with time mgnt/organization on med/surg floor

    RNKPCE replied to Schweetnsazzy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have always used a form like the following attachment. I put the patients room numbers in the far left hand column and then I put an x under the time they have meds, I put a line in the box where I...

  25. Would you want your children to go into nursing?

    RNKPCE replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. The flexibility I have been afforded with working part time has been great for our family. I have been very fortunate to have worked at a wonderful hospital ever since I got out of nursing...