WalkieTalkie

WalkieTalkie RN

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  1. How many hospitals did you apply to?

    WalkieTalkie replied to NursingGeek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I applied for 5 different positions (at 4 different hospitals). I got job offers from 3 out of 5 of the interviews. I'm glad I didn't get hired in the first ICU I applied in because I like the one I...

  2. Physical assssments

    WalkieTalkie replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Umm, how do you assess for changes if you don't do the entire assessment to see what has changed? I guess this depends on where you work. This is expected in the ICU where the nurse typically has 2...

  3. Physical assssments

    WalkieTalkie replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    A complete head to to assessment is essential to understanding what's going on with your patient. I couldn't even imagine trying to treat my patient without doing one. For example, say the patient's...

  4. Mistakes we have made

    WalkieTalkie replied to LilpoRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One of my favorite "errors" is when I was in nursing school, I was giving my first tube feeding. It was going on a pump. I went to check a residual and give meds, so I unplugged the TF and paused...

  5. ADHD/ADD nurse

    WalkieTalkie replied to shhnack's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have routines I have established, but I am flexible since I work in the ICU and things can go awry at any time. I carry a PDA phone which has everything from my schedule to Epocrates on it to help...

  6. First Year Nurses, what footwear do you swear by?

    WalkieTalkie replied to NsgChica's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Adidas Barricade V... I will only wear Adidas to work, it's the most comfortable brand I've

  7. Do you have a unit-based pharmacist?

    WalkieTalkie replied to labcat01's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have a unit based pharmacist during week days during day time hours (I think from about 0700 to 2100). We used to have coverage from 0700 to 2300 on all days. When they cut back unit pharmacist...

  8. What's you highest...?

    WalkieTalkie replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    I once took a temp on a patient and found it to be 42.1

  9. How often do you change the IV tubing when pt is prn adapted?

    WalkieTalkie replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    I found a good PowerPoint about this here:

  10. ECCO Program

    WalkieTalkie replied to 5scnurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am doing ECCO, but I have had a ton of problems with the website. Half the time it doesn't save my answers and loses my scores. We aren't allowed to clock education hours to do it at home, and...

  11. new grad - worth taking ACLS class before being hired?

    WalkieTalkie replied to birdgardner's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I would say wait to take it until you are hired unless you want to pay for it yourself. Most hospitals will pay for their staff to take it, but then again, I guess it might depend on the job market...

  12. Vaccinations & Opinions on Them.....

    WalkieTalkie replied to robynnelpnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even believe this person is saying this. There have been numerous studies on vaccinations showing that in general, they are safe and effective at preventing disease. This kind of backwards...

  13. How often do you change the IV tubing when pt is prn adapted?

    WalkieTalkie replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I would consider it good for 96 hours after its first spiking. Our hospital's policy is to change all tubing, caps, etc, on Wednesdays and Sundays. It used to be 96 hours, but we recently...

  14. Aggressive Nurses

    WalkieTalkie replied to Moneypitt's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh, I despise this type of behavior. When it's happening, they usually don't even hear what you're trying to tell them in report because after you've said something already, they ask you a question...

  15. No Nursing Care?

    WalkieTalkie replied to CNA_Timmy's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes this is so true. For example, I once got a patient from the floor who coded and died about 20 minutes after I got him. I spent more time (at least an hour) doing paperwork, which is 3...

  16. Terms we will not admit to using

    WalkieTalkie replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    whiskey tango - white trash DFD - drunk found down FUPA - fat upper (insert female/male part here) area cankles - can't tell their ankles from their legs transfer to the 10th floor -

  17. Please date all food items in refrigerator or it will be tossed, after 3 days

    WalkieTalkie replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, our food Nazi once threw out a bag of unlabeled, but completely new food, only to leave an opened and labeled bottle of milk which had expired 3 weeks

  18. Please date all food items in refrigerator or it will be tossed, after 3 days

    WalkieTalkie replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our fridge Nazi would literally throw out everything, even food which had been purchased earlier in the day and hastily thrown in the fridge when, god forbid, an actual patient with an emergency would...

  19. Please date all food items in refrigerator or it will be tossed, after 3 days

    WalkieTalkie replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    This happened all the time when I worked in the ER. We had a fridge Nazi there! I don't know why these types can't wait until the end of their shifts and/or make an announcement that they are going...

  20. In MSW program, want to switch to RN

    WalkieTalkie replied to kasha123's topic in General Nursing

    There's a nurse on my floor who was a social worker and now has a bachelor's in

  21. How to prevent fleas coming to you?

    WalkieTalkie replied to Titanium888's topic in General Nursing

    It certainly smells bad, but my grandfather used to take sulfur powder and pat us down with it before we went and picked blackberries. It kept all the bugs

  22. how serious?

    WalkieTalkie replied to Medsport's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Does your facility have a formal way to do incident reports? Are they looked at by people who work to identify the scenarios surrounding the errors in the first

  23. how serious?

    WalkieTalkie replied to Medsport's topic in General Nursing

    The best advice is to be completely honest about your situation. Admit what you did and take necessary actions to make sure it doesn't happen again. It doesn't make you a bad nurse. I don't think a...

  24. Required Textbooks

    WalkieTalkie replied to POMD01's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess it depends on how familiar you are with things such as med terms. I can guarantee you that you will need your Potter & Perry (which I see you have), you will definitely use the APA...

  25. Pt's wife patted my butt

    WalkieTalkie replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Who knows, granny may like to shop around?