CarVsTree

CarVsTree

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  1. I feel like a horrible nurse!

    CarVsTree replied to luckylucyrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, 8 weeks orientation for ED?? That seems much to short. I had 3 months new grad orientation in med/surg/trauma. My friends that went straight to ED had 6 months. We are a large Level 1 trauma...

  2. How many is too many?

    CarVsTree replied to mich_01085's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have no psych experience, so I don't know the answer to safe staffing levels in psych. Perhaps you should post your question in the Psych Nursing forum https://allnurses.com/forums/f46/ Good

  3. Trauma Floor Nursing

    CarVsTree posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Who works on a Trauma Floor? What is yours like? Ratio/types of patients, etc. Ours is 28 beds ratio is 6:1 and we have a 4 bed room called the Observation Room (affectionately known as the Spit Pit)...

  4. HELP need advice on orientation at the hospital

    CarVsTree replied to johnson0424's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I don't think you're asking too much to know your preceptor ahead of time. Also, it helps to have the same preceptor as much as possible. Also, it makes you even more behind in having to find...

  5. which shift is critically understaffed?

    CarVsTree replied to mediatix8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We are well staffed on all shifts at the moment. It is Middle and Night shift that are most often understaffed

  6. Assignment politics/rites of initiation

    CarVsTree replied to wonderbee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Playing senior nurse's advocate (although I am also a new nurse). Is it possible that it just feels like you get the more complicated patients. Perhaps the assignment was split for the next shift...

  7. Waiving OT during orientation?? HELP

    CarVsTree replied to Fairlythere's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I just finished orientation in March and this is how it worked for me. My preceptor worked 12's. My hospital does not allow orientees to be scheduled more than 40 hours/week. Although, I got paid OT...

  8. Med-Surg Roll Call

    CarVsTree replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Perhaps you should start a new thread. This is Med/Surg roll call. Talking about what why we are in med/surg. BTW, a year is not a long time. Your instructors are

  9. Med-Surg Roll Call

    CarVsTree replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new grad (graduated in December). I have been working for 5 whole months as an RN on a Trauma Med-Surg floor. We also have on observation room with 4 beds. It is 4:1 in the obs room and a...

  10. Safe Pt Ratios for Med Surg

    CarVsTree replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If you're in CA why do you have so many patients? I have no comments because I've never done "Team" nursing. Does the RN have only 5 and the LVN has 11? I don't understand, please

  11. Safe Pt Ratios for Med Surg

    CarVsTree replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in Medical-Surgical

    That is the ratio that I work on a Trauma Floor. And we are primary nursing. Most of our patients cannot walk, many require dressing changes. Also, we get a LOT of admissions on nights esp. during...

  12. Blood Glucose of 1700!!!

    CarVsTree replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like he needs an insuiln

  13. Okay Homo-phobic thread..LOL!

    CarVsTree replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think this is the same as the problems faced by OP's patient. The OP's patient had appointed a MPOA and no one on the healthcare team was acknowledging this. That is both ethically and...

  14. Okay Homo-phobic thread..LOL!

    CarVsTree replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    That's true in PA. If your a hospice patient. Family needs to call hospice when you're dying not 911. EMS is required to save the

  15. Trauma Floor Nursing

    CarVsTree posted a topic in General Nursing

    Who works on a Trauma Floor? What is yours like? Ratio/types of patients, etc. Ours is 28 beds ratio is 6:1 and we have a 4 bed room called the Observation Room (affectionately known as the Spit...

  16. Clarify why LPN to RN vs. Strait ADN Program diffs

    CarVsTree replied to mingez's topic in Nursing Career

    You're doing exactly what my friend did. I got into the program at my school right before things got really tough. When I applied there were 400 applicants and 70 slots (I applied during a day &...

  17. Blood pressure and PICC's

    CarVsTree replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Periphally Inserted Central Catheter. It's an IV that goes in a large vessel in the arm to the the Vena Cava. Help me out guys if my description is too rough or slightly off vessel

  18. Blood pressure and PICC's

    CarVsTree replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Yes as long as your below the PICC. We have lots of multi-traumas and burns and do it all the time. Maybe you talk ABC's with

  19. did not pass the exam

    CarVsTree replied to nursesherry2004's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Great Advice. Not sure where you found this post, but it is from 2001. :smackingf I know the mods, try to archive old posts but it is a full-time and then some on this busy

  20. Introducing Tweety & Trauma Nursing

    CarVsTree replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats Tweety. You're one of the first posters that I remember from when I began here as a student. Always great advice. You seem like a sweetheart! I think we always get the best guys working in...

  21. New Grad ICU programs at ???

    CarVsTree replied to snowbiggie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) Allentown, PA. We are the largest trauma center in PA. However, I doubt there are any slots left for the May class. Definitely spots open in step-down...

  22. Reconstitution Question

    CarVsTree replied to Brauer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The difference is that Davis is a general guide. The poster at your facility is SPECIFIC to the policy in place at your hospital. I use Davis as a guide, but must use our hospital's policies on all...

  23. Why do I always get the disaster patients?

    CarVsTree replied to shape0fmyheart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First of all, try not to be so hard on yourself. Second of all, let's learn from this... Fall scores are a tool and should not be ultimate in how you make a decision to put someone on fall...

  24. New Rule on My Unit......

    CarVsTree replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like elementary school and y'all have to "stay after school." If we're professionals than we should be treated like professionals. I help out, but I don't feel the need to stay after my shift...

  25. Med-surg for all?

    CarVsTree replied to bjb_wyo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well said Timothy. I'm glad and proud that I chose to go to a med/surg floor. I'm glad it is a trauma med/surg because I LOVE trauma, but I am learning the great skills of juggling many problems...