wyosamRN

wyosamRN

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  1. Emergency room RN minimums in Texas

    wyosamRN replied to starsky3501's topic in Emergency

    If these nurses are on 12s, are you making some provision for them to have time to eat, or just chalking that up to more wasted time? I suspect you are going to be very popular here. 2 is a common...

  2. Happy Emergency Nurses Week!

    wyosamRN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Yes, on Monday, while working in a busy, understaffed ED for lousy pay, I got an email that said "Happy Emergency Nurses Week!" It was awesome! Have fancy font and multiple colors and

  3. How will I know when I am ready?

    wyosamRN replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    You will learn valuable skills and some critical thinking ability on tele, but if you want to learn to be an ER nurse, be an ER nurse. You mentioned IV skills- how many are you starting a shift on...

  4. APPENDICITIS

    wyosamRN replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

    Does seem like a strange order for an appendix. Tough on veins and not exactly keeping the big guns for when they are really needed. I've typically seen cefotetan or levaquin +

  5. OR call

    wyosamRN replied to aBizzyRN's topic in Operating Room

    It seems that the call staffing of the OR should mirror the call or availability of a surgeon on those days/hours. There are several specialties at my facility that we might do a call case if the...

  6. What do you think of 6 hr transport time from Aspen X-games?

    wyosamRN replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    If there's not a Helo based in Aspen, having one sit on the ground for events like this is going to get expensive for somebody. There is risk of big traumas all the time at a place like that, but if...

  7. OR nurses treating surgeons as gods

    wyosamRN replied to jennyblue's topic in Operating Room

    Probably my least favorite part of working in the OR. I worked various forms of construction for a lot of years before I became an RN, and I work with surgeons who make me miss the professionalism of...

  8. Job market with a little experience in N Denver-Foco?

    wyosamRN posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Looking at relocating, have a little over a year in the OR, both scrubbing and circulating, as well as some time out on the floor. Before that as an LPN had about a year on Med/surg and 6 months in a...

  9. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    wyosamRN replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Worked very fast for me FYI. I took boards last Sunday (6/10), and the trick worked literally 5 minutes post test- walked out, tried in the parking lot. Good pop-up, quick results confirmed on...

  10. What do you do the day before the test?

    wyosamRN replied to jbjints's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'd fit some relaxation in there somewhere- but that is my system. I could never study the day of a test, that would totally stress me out. I took my boards last Sunday, and basically did a couple...

  11. difference cardiac rehab, cardiovascular, cardiac medicine, telemetry, Cardiovascular

    wyosamRN replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    Generally, there are 3 phases to cardiac rehab- Phase I is done prior to discharge after initial event- MI, surgery, etc.. Phase II is generally done as an outpatient- in the case of the unit I float...

  12. Practicing to my full scope...PICC question

    wyosamRN replied to gr8fulnrs's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Don't take this the wrong way, but if you haven't had some training that clearly defines PICC med administration, it may very well be out of your scope. I've not heard of states that allow PICC access...

  13. Evolve Case Studies

    wyosamRN replied to STRUGGLINGRN STUDENT's topic in General Students

    Is it set up so you can only go through them once? I was always able to go through the case a second (or more) time to improve score for grading. I thought of them more as a learning tool than a...

  14. Is there a nursing shortage?

    wyosamRN replied to JosefVernon Hodgkins's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think there are plenty of areas where there is a shortage, at least in the west. There are so many nursing programs in highly populated areas that those get flooded constantly. Look rural, find a...

  15. My job made me an independent contractor, what does this mean for me?

    wyosamRN replied to dehen13's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what it means specifically to nursing, but it can mean no workers comp, more taxes, and other issues. I'd look into it deeper and you almost certainly should get more money (they are...

  16. LCCC program questions

    wyosamRN replied to tlt0616's topic in General Nursing

    It is a points based system, and currently to get in you pretty much have to have taken all, or nearly all, of the pre and co-reqs with solid grades to accumulate enough points. That means once you...

  17. 8 vs. 12 hour shifts

    wyosamRN replied to jstradley's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student, but I have to say that 12 hr shifts are one of the big appeals of the job. I have worked 4 10's for years, and when I was looking for my new career, the idea of working 5 days a week...

  18. Nursing School Students...Is It Hard?

    wyosamRN replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Students

    I never got even decent grades in anything until I recently returned to school after 15 years away. Now A's come pretty easily in my prereqs. Hopefully that trend will continue through the nursing...

  19. Feeling the heat for not passing driver's DOT physical

    wyosamRN replied to TPfan24's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am glad to hear that someone is actually refusing to pass drivers on these. It doesn't take a genius to walk through a truck stop and see that someone is passing a lot of drivers who should be...

  20. Nurses, where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?

    wyosamRN replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    Probably still waiting to get into the nursing program here.

  21. Why are all the job listings for Dialysis Nurses???

    wyosamRN replied to Noor545's topic in General Nursing

    While it is probably a combination, I would expect that insurance rates do play into the preference for hiring younger workers. Not only will they work for cheaper wages than those with more...

  22. A "chick's" perspective on Men in Nursing

    wyosamRN replied to KimmbaFNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I've only recently decided to go into nursing- finishing up the last of my pre reqs this spring, but #3 appears to be right on the money so far. Just hearing that nursing is my plan seems to attract...

  23. BS in biology

    wyosamRN replied to shadaysmith11's topic in General Nursing

    Most 4 year schools with a nursing program have a fast track for people who already have a BS. I would think with that particular BS, you would be well on your way to a BSN, don't think a community...

  24. "You take the BUS to work!"

    wyosamRN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I catch similar flack at my current job (not nursing related) for riding my bike to work, in pretty much any weather. Most of them commute in big trucks or SUV's, are really out of shape, and...