Sonia,RN

Sonia,RN has 8 years experience.

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1. Vaccinated and Sick--But I'd do it again

   Sonia,RN replied to Sonia,RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Don't think so. I'm definitely not as sick as I believe I would have been had I gotten the flu outright. No GI symptoms, no fever. Also, I had no symptoms at all until the day of my first...

2. Vaccinated and Sick--But I'd do it again

   Sonia,RN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

   Well, I went against all my initial outrage against the mandatory flu shots, and I got the seasonal live vaccine (nasal spray on Tuesday). This left me with a sore throat and runny nose, and very...

3. Pricked with a dirty needle

   Sonia,RN replied to Jewl's topic in General Nursing

   Several nurses and one resident I know at our facility have been stuck with HIV-positive ABG needles in the last year, which have a much higher rate of transmission than insulin needles, and...

4. An ICU With No Techs

   Sonia,RN replied to Sonia,RN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! That's actually pretty helpful. I'm going to do my best to try to do that. Actually, if we just were correctly staffed, the tech issue would not be such a big deal. And we have had a lot...

5. An ICU With No Techs

   Sonia,RN replied to Sonia,RN's topic in General Nursing

   Our ICU/CCU has 17 beds and is divided into two sides, the ICU and the CCU. This makes the secretary situation more difficult, as when we have one, one side is also neglected. But the bottom line...

6. An ICU With No Techs

   Sonia,RN replied to Sonia,RN's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your comisseration. I agree with you that even one tech would not change matters greatly. How would you suggest writing up matters (incident reports) without creating an atmosphere of...

7. things management says

   Sonia,RN replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

   "We hear your concerns, and we will address them at our next -----meeting." After which, of course, things go on as before. Also, "That's not in our budget for this year, but we'll look at next

8. An ICU With No Techs

   Sonia,RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Have any of you ever worked in an ICU without techs. I do, and I can assure you it is no picnic. Apparently, techs were abolished by management before my time; I am not sure of the original reasons,...

9. Towson Nursing School

   Sonia,RN replied to MegoEgo's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Towson U has a good nursing program. I found it fairly easy (I graduated 8 years ago) too easy in my opinion...I believe (from speaking with the faculty) it has gotten a little more strict since...

10. Mandatory Flu shots

    Sonia,RN replied to CathyLew's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My facility has also mandated flu shots and H1N1 shots this year. I am deeply disturbed, because, for many personal reasons, I have never wanted a flu shot and have always refused one, even writing...

11. New nurse - wrong specialty- very panicked

    Sonia,RN replied to ringtail RN's topic in General Nursing

    One field which prepares you for many different fields is telemetry. I recommend telemetry to any new nurse because you get enough patients to practice time management, but not so many they overwhelm...

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

    Sonia,RN replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    House. He says all the things I wish I could

13. New nurse - wrong specialty- very panicked

    Sonia,RN replied to ringtail RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry . . . what is a residency? Does a legal commitment keep you where you are? If it does not, I have some general suggestions. But I need to know a little more about your situation. Do you have...

14. Question About Nursing

    Sonia,RN replied to BuckeyeGuy's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 8 years, I can say unequivocally that I get sick much less often than my husband of two years, who is also very healthy. I work with very sick (from an infectious disease...

15. Where is blood not admnistered?

    Sonia,RN replied to independ3nt's topic in General Nursing

    In some telemetry units, and cardiac cath units, there are lower rates of transfusions. Why?