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nlhnurse1982

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  1. Troponin of greater than 300! What is the highest you have seen.

    nlhnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient today with a trop of 353 which was an improvement from the greater than 600 he had in the days before. I have never seen a trop this high and I was just wondering if anyone else has...

  2. GN's paid more than experienced staff is this typical!

    nlhnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I was having a conversation with a friend who just graduated from nursing school and will be working on my unit. She told me her hiring rate and I was kind of upset that she is starting as a GN at...

  3. Transferred to SICU, horrible orientation...what to do??

    nlhnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 3 years 2 on a med/surg tele unit and 1 on a medical IMC unit so I have a good base background in nursing practice, my interest is in critical care and it is truely what I want...

  4. Transferred to SICU, horrible orientation...what to do??

    nlhnurse1982 replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Just to give an update....my day was aweful today CRRT patient plus another and got the are you going to cry yet line and not much help....so when I talked to the manager about it I told her to just...

  5. Transferred to SICU, horrible orientation...what to do??

    nlhnurse1982 replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I have talked to her and it has gotten me no where....she even has told me that she made the last person she oriented cry and quit she was very proud of this too...she also told me that she is a bit*h...

  6. What is the lowest K+ level you have seen?

    nlhnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I was just wondering what the lowest potassium level was that any of you out there have seen and was the patient symptomatic ad how did the doc treat it? I had a pt come in the other night who was...

  7. Food emptying in biliary drainage bag?????

    nlhnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever seen anything but bile matter draining into a drainage bag of a biliary drain? I saw a pt with about 100cc of bilious drainage fill her bag in about 5 minutes after chugging a can of...

  8. What kind of certification would I obtain working in the MIMCU

    nlhnurse1982 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I was wondering what kind of certification I would obtained woking on a medical intermediate care unit? This unit deals with cardiac drips and vents so would it be considered critical care? This unit...

  9. Obsessed with death since entering the nursing profession

    nlhnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a problem that since I have started working as a nurse I am having real issues thinking about death and what happens afterwards and how i am going to cope when my loved ones die. Of course it...

  10. Resignation Letter Review

    nlhnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am turning in my resignation letter tomorrow and would like to know if it needs any changes. Thanks in advance! ********* Dear xxxx, Please accept this as formal notice of my resignation from the...

  11. Resignation Letter Review

    nlhnurse1982 replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the input...so I think I will stall and give my notice in may to cover my

  12. Resignation Letter Review

    nlhnurse1982 replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I am waiting to start at the other facility until June because I can get the rest of my tuition reimbursment by staying put till then. My current manager know that I am leaving and asked if I could...

  13. Is it okay to ask for an extended start date?

    nlhnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been offered a job which I have accepted the soonest start date that I could attend per the facility would be may 10th which is only 20 days away from me getting my tuition reimbursment paid...

  14. Should I tell my manager I applied at another facility?

    nlhnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I am finally experienced enough to interview for a top rated hospital that has a phenomenal ICU and is a level 1 trauma center. This is the place I have dreamed of working for quite awhile. I am...

  15. Frustrated preceptor

    nlhnurse1982 replied to OncRN612's topic in General Nursing

    Wow I have precepted some questionable GN's but this one sounds dangerous. I would talk to your manager and the nurse educator about her mainly her lack of ethical behavior. She really needs to be...

  16. Do I need to take my bls card for an interview?

    nlhnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am interviewing for a MIMCU position tomorrow and I was told to bring certifications. I can not find my BLS card . Do you think that it is important that I have that with me. Thanks in

  17. being put "in charge" w/ no training

    nlhnurse1982 replied to mightymitern's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your frustration I was made charge after 8 months which scared me to death. I was given no training and even worse our floor has no report for the charge nurse. The floor is a 37 bed tele...

  18. Is there anything at all about nursing that you don't like?

    nlhnurse1982 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Wow we might work at the same hospital. Sometimes when I go into a patients room before I assess them I have a great urge to hand them a smiley face sticker and say welcome to

  19. hemovac question

    nlhnurse1982 replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    No I have never seen that before I think that would kind of defeat the purpose of the hemovac which not only acts as a drain but promotes blood flow and healing with the suction that it creates. Why...

  20. Wage Negotiation? Interview Advice?

    nlhnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My interview is coming up at another hospital and since this is my first interview as an experienced nurse I was wondering if you just take the amount that is offered or if there is a negotiating...

  21. Wage Negotiation? Interview Advice?

    nlhnurse1982 replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Yes this is a union

  22. Old Wives Tale or Nursing Intervention?

    nlhnurse1982 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    I was told by a nursing instructor if you have a male patient that is unable to void stand him up with the urinal and crack open an ammonia stick under their

  23. D5W with diabetics

    nlhnurse1982 replied to RenaissancemaN's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen it used in diabetics who are NPO and have tendencies to drop their

  24. Should I tell my manager I applied at another facility?

    nlhnurse1982 replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    So what if I put on my application that they may contact my current employer should I let her know at the interview that I prefer that she does not contact my current

  25. Should I tell my manager I applied at another facility?

    nlhnurse1982 replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Wow I am so glad I came here for advice. This is my first time switching jobs since I've been in nursing and I was not sure of the etiquette sounds like CYA is the way to go. Hopefully the manager at...