imaRN08

imaRN08

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  1. 3rd shift roll call!

    imaRN08 replied to Markis's topic in General Nursing

    woot!!! nights all the way! i was a bit apprehensive when i took my job about a year and a half ago. i was always a 2nd shifter. i work 1900-0730 in ICU stepdown/PCU in a rual-ish hospital. (next...

  2. What would make you say "I could never do that"

    imaRN08 replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    OB/peds definately. the thought of being elbows deep in you know what a good portion of the day possibly is not a thought i want to have! that and i couldnt keep my mouth shut when the same women are...

  3. footwear

    imaRN08 replied to appleapple's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i wear nike shox. LOVE

  4. How far do you work from home?

    imaRN08 replied to DAMomma's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1.2 miles, and probably a good quarter mile is over the river on the bridge! takes me about 5 min ( which is sad for being so close) to get to work... too many dumb drivers and stoplights in the

  5. Hospitals don't pay, but I need experience!

    imaRN08 replied to Sarahtonin's topic in General Nursing

    i worked LTC/SNF for almost 2 yrs. a lot of times, at the SNF i worked at, you still experienced some of the acute care needs of a pt, but just in a more stable, calm environment. we did a lot of...

  6. Bedside Reporting

    imaRN08 replied to nightshiftnut's topic in General Nursing

    you hit the nail on the head!! we have been doing this since spring bc our facility says "its a JCHAO requirement" (which im sure it isnt), and to put it nicely , it SUCKS!! we HAVE to go in the rm,...

  7. What's in your pocket(s)?

    imaRN08 replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

    tape, pen, perm marker, dry erase marker, chapstick, alcohol wipes, tubex, scissors, sterile caps for locking off IV's, 2x2s, tegaderms, and saline flushes. I think thats about

  8. Non-Compliant Alzheimer Patient

    imaRN08 replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    regarding the clonidine... has the Dr tried to change clonidine from PO to a weekly patch? I worked with alz for several years and sometimes we would have to change routes of meds. a lot of times...

  9. Hospital math tests during orientation?

    imaRN08 replied to AlyRNtoBe's topic in General Nursing

    I had to pass a med math competency test before I could pass meds on the units. i believe I had to have a 85% or better to pass. many hospitals are doing this now. it make you prove that you are...

  10. if i decided to be a doctor, i would be.....

    imaRN08 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

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  11. Hourly Rounding

    imaRN08 replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    we implemented hourly rounding quite awhile ago; but it doesnt cut down on call lights I have noticed. Pts eventually become annoyed with the peeking in q hr to see if they need something; especially...

  12. A typical day in your nursing job...

    imaRN08 replied to ChristyRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    i work PCU/tele/stepdown. typical pt load: 5-6, sometimes 7... we are always short staffed! types of pts: mostly CP r/o MI, ACS, severe HTN, COPD, CHF, CVA, cardiac cath and pacemaker pts,...

  13. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    imaRN08 replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    pish... 40 K a year???? :chuckle i dont make anywhere NEAR 40k!! but then again I work in the lowest paid state in the

  14. Husband of an assaulted ER nurse

    imaRN08 replied to goyavo's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear about the awful event that you two have been through. Unfortunately, nursing is full of events like taking care of violent, rude, gross, manipulative and ungrateful people. It would be...

  15. Never seen anything quite like it (the things visitors do...)

    imaRN08 replied to NurseKatie08's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, just when you've think you've heard the best... I had to float to the ICU last noc and had a pt who had been there several weeks with multiple problems; VERY sick, but on the mend now.......

  16. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    imaRN08 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a nurse who always says "BAMBOO bag" instead of AMBU bag!! :yeah:I had never caught onto this until I was in a code with her one night and she yelled at me to "grab the bamboo bag" .... I...

  17. hospitalists increasing your census?

    imaRN08 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have had hospitalists at our facility for almost a year now. Most of the staff is not impressed with them, nor are the doctors in the area. It seems like ever since they have come into our...

  18. Health Insurance

    imaRN08 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    we have ins offered to us, but its freaking expensive and crappy coverage. we employ 1000+ employees and have worse and waaay more expensive coverage than my husband's employer, which is a factory...

  19. There won't be any raises this year

    imaRN08 replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    its happened where i work... hrly employees wages are frozen, but management got their big bonuses. we also are not having our 403 contributions matched, and there is big rumors about making our...

  20. Never seen anything quite like it (the things visitors do...)

    imaRN08 replied to NurseKatie08's topic in General Nursing

    people who think its appropriate to walk into the nurses station and proceed to say "mom/dad/whoever needs X" and then looks at us like we are nuts when we explain they cant be back here, confidential...

  21. How many different jobs have u had since u became a nurse?

    imaRN08 replied to SurvivorRN's topic in General Nursing

    LPN for 3 years: Medical Acute unit until my job got cut, then 2 years LTC RN for 1 year:

  22. "huddles"

    imaRN08 posted a topic in General Nursing

    just wondering if your facility does "huddles" in the beginning of every day? It consists of a "reflection" for the day, pretty much a unit meeting every day, complete with short term goals that...

  23. switching to bedside report

    imaRN08 replied to justjRN's topic in General Nursing

    we have been doing bedside report for about 3-4 months now. Our facility says "It's a JCAHO requirement, you HAVE to do it..." Is it even a requirement? I dont think so..? we are forced to leave...