1louise1

1louise1

Telemetry, EKG interpretation, ICU/CCU

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  1. Student caught stealing....

    1louise1 replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    and what makes you think i don't have compassion or sympathy for the housekeeper? the OP is asking what to do about the student, not the housekeeper. stay on

  2. Student caught stealing....

    1louise1 replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    of course she has the right to press charges. i wonder if her desire to press charges is tied up with her feelings of helplessness and lack of control in this situation? sometimes people get so...

  3. Student caught stealing....

    1louise1 replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    what year are you guys from? you never ever made a mistake or did something wrong? i've been reading: "give them a scarlet letter", and "teach them a lesson"...who are you guys to decide how a person...

  4. offended....

    1louise1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello all....something happened on my shift yesterday that irked me, thought i'd have shaken it off by now, by here i am still thinking about it, so i wanted to check in here and get some feedback. so...

  5. Read this poem

    1louise1 replied to Ashley752's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    you know, there's a little video that goes along with this poem, we watched it our first semester of nursing school, and i have NEVER forgotten it! i think of this any time i have a difficult patient....

  6. offended....

    1louise1 replied to 1louise1's topic in General Nursing

    thanks everyone. god,

  7. offended....

    1louise1 replied to 1louise1's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, i did get the stethoscope....all eyes were on me, and i don't want to be known as the rude nurse in the resident circle. i'm still fairly new there (13 months) so i'm really trying to be likable...

  8. Do you have to work everywhere in the hospital first?

    1louise1 replied to xInspiredx's topic in General Nursing

    i think OP was just making light of a potentially tense situation....are you

  9. ....and they had Dynamaps in every room!! (a nurse has gotta dream!)

    1louise1 replied to Walden-Puddle, RN's topic in General Nursing

    yes, the patients stay hooked up to their BP cuff. the mattress senses HR and RR... from what i understand, med-surg is the only unit with this technology, which is still in clinical trials, but so...

  10. ....and they had Dynamaps in every room!! (a nurse has gotta dream!)

    1louise1 replied to Walden-Puddle, RN's topic in General Nursing

    well in this case, it's a med surg floor, so no one is on a cardiac monitor. what's being monitored on this 'ever on' is BP, HR, RR..on my tele floor all cardiac monitoring is wirelessly transmitted...

  11. ....and they had Dynamaps in every room!! (a nurse has gotta dream!)

    1louise1 replied to Walden-Puddle, RN's topic in General Nursing

    once in awhile i'll float to med-surg which has something called 'ever-on' BUILT INTO THE BED with all vital signs relayed onto one main monitor, showing each bed and their corresponding...

  12. New Grad: How to you approach a potential employer who isn't advertising

    1louise1 replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

    i've walked in to a number of places in a nice pant suit, a resume, and cover letter without calling first, because most will say 'apply in person', although i have walked in to HRs for hospitals that...

  13. A Staff Nurse's Fantasy

    1louise1 replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

    dynamaps that work! no running out of temperature probes, med cart stock, someone ready to co-sign heparin, insulin, or a waste with

  14. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    1louise1 replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    we had to do this in my program too, of course they were flexible about it. i just thanked god we weren't one of the programs that had us practice NG tube and urinary catheter insertions on each other...

  15. Can You Become A FNP Too Quickly?

    1louise1 replied to rnmet's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know where you live, but most of the grad schools in my area (los angeles) have a one year experience prerequisite to apply. good

  16. manual disimpaction

    1louise1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    so...tonight i had a patient who was an obligate nose breather with 2L O2 per NC. i noticed he was tachypneic, and somewhat labored, so i contacted the RT to see if she thought his breathing was...

  17. manual disimpaction

    1louise1 replied to 1louise1's topic in General Nursing

    yes i agree....suctioning falls under comfort care. isn't it all about dying with dignity? i've never heard of choking as a natural cause of death. and i hate suctioning too, but a mucus plug the size...

  18. manual disimpaction

    1louise1 replied to 1louise1's topic in General Nursing

    yes! lube!!! when in doubt, lube it

  19. manual disimpaction

    1louise1 replied to 1louise1's topic in General Nursing

    done a manual disimpaction on the other end as well and i have to say it was far less upsetting than picking this poor guys nose! at least that time i was able to uncover some buried treasures. ew....

  20. Basic Arrhythmia course

    1louise1 replied to confusedRN1's topic in General Nursing

    i was hired at a tele floor too, and had to take a basic arrhythmia course and pass (in addition to ACLS and critical care). do you know the name of the company offering the course? is it 'continue...

  21. going backwards?

    1louise1 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    hello all....new grad here, just started on my own in january after three months of orientation. so of course now i'm spending another day off thinking of all the things i forgot to do on my shift...

  22. going backwards?

    1louise1 replied to 1louise1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    wow....great words of advice to hear just before i leave for work! thank you HollyHobby! my immediate solution is to check, double check, and triple check everything from meds, to charting, to orders,...

  23. going backwards?

    1louise1 replied to 1louise1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yeah, this is what i needed to hear. give myself time, patience, take my time at work. i just worry about becoming someone that other people loathe to work with. thanks for your two

  24. Kaplan NCLEX-RN review course

    1louise1 replied to Nickie789's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    kaplan online Qbank was excellent for practicing strategies and understanding rationale. i took all of the practice tests and passed the first

  25. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    1louise1 replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    you know what i hate even more?!?!?! when people tell me about the nursing shortage in california. oh really?! there's a nursing shortage? because there's apparently a job shortage too. then i have to...