TomCCRN1991

TomCCRN1991 has 18 years experience and specializes in Critical Care.

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1. Forced to leave job-can I take legal action?

   TomCCRN1991 replied to wilbur1's topic in General Nursing

   Wilbur, I am going through the same thing you are now. They were able to do a constructive discharge with one of my co-workers and it worked because she quit, but it nearly destroyed her. When they...

2. DFW area, Is this a fair pay for a RN with 4.5 yrs experience?

   TomCCRN1991 replied to RNRebecca83's topic in Texas Nursing

   BTW, I think Texas

3. DFW area, Is this a fair pay for a RN with 4.5 yrs experience?

   TomCCRN1991 replied to RNRebecca83's topic in Texas Nursing

   You could do a lot worse. That's better than I make after 18 years in ICU in Wisconsin. You have to compare it to the cost of living though. Wisconsin's ecomnomy sucks, with high cost of living and...

4. how do you keep your sexy??

   TomCCRN1991 replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

   Remember, sexy is an attitude, and not a look. I think scrubs are sexy anyway! I do think you should go with the sexy underwear idea

5. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

   TomCCRN1991 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Screw 'em! Thats why they make the big bucks. If they didn't want to get woken up at night they should not have gone to medical school. You just do your job, and let them yell if it makes them feel...

6. Wrongful termination? Age discrimination?

   TomCCRN1991 replied to TomCCRN1991's topic in General Nursing

   Thank all of you for your input. I am working very hard to find another job using some inside connections I've acqired over the years and trying to move on as quickly as I can. I'm waiting to hear...

7. Wrongful termination? Age discrimination?

   TomCCRN1991 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Let me start with some facts. I am 45 years old and have been an RN for over 18 years. The last 9 years I have worked in critical care at one particular hospital. (2000-2009) I received my CCRN...

8. How high have you titrated levophed?

   TomCCRN1991 replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU, SICU

   Thanks. I agree that a swan would be very helpful. I'm glad you agree with me that an inotrope would be helpful. You are correct though that Primacor would be a better choice. The swan would tell...

9. Evaluated as a woman?

   TomCCRN1991 replied to TomCCRN1991's topic in Men in Nursing

   Iwasn't women,but a woman, my manager. My co workers like me very well. We just got a new manager, and the old manager, before leaving, left me a big F-Uon my final eval so bad that I wouldn't get...

10. Roll Call

    TomCCRN1991 replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    No, due to family issues (children), I never went back to get my BSN. Someday I will. Yes, that is THE MATC. Although some will use it for Madison area tech college. Can't help you with the UW...

11. Roll Call

    TomCCRN1991 replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    Mike, I graduated from Milwaukee Area Technical

12. Charting Bloopers

    TomCCRN1991 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I once saw an order that said: O2@4L/Foley cath. I think he meant it to be 2 separate

13. ICU interview--what do they really ask?

    TomCCRN1991 replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in MICU, SICU

    A big question is how you handle stress or behave in stressful

14. Sepsis case

    TomCCRN1991 replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    In sepsis, with a patient on a vent, you should shoot for a CVP of 12-15. This is because the high positive intrathoracic pressure decreases venous return to the heart, thus significantly decreasing...

15. Roll Call

    TomCCRN1991 replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hi! New to the forum. Glad to be here. Went to nusing school after 4 years active duty USMC. Grauated 1991. 18 years as an RN, the last 9 in