Zombi RN

Zombi RN

thoracic ICU, ortho/neuro, med/surg

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  1. BOLC Nurse Track: Yay Nurses!

    Zombi RN replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    Wow, it all reads like it was SUCH a whirlwind

  2. Do you prefer 8 hour or 12 hour shifts?

    Zombi RN replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    I like my 3 twelves/4

  3. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    Zombi RN replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I just wanted to say hi. (: I just passed my boards! Anyway, I have been diagnosed with ADD since the early 90s. When I was little, I took ritalin. In high school and early into my first degree, I...

  4. Oklahoma Heart Hospital

    Zombi RN replied to ARLYNN's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I can. We take heart transplants, CABGs, balloon pumps, total artificial hearts, LVADs, and thoracotomies in addition to off-service critically ill patients. You would also have experience with CRRT...

  5. Light therapy for night shifters?

    Zombi RN replied to TemperStripe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to revive this thread to see if anyone has any more input on this subject. Have any of you night-shifters used light therapy? How did you do this? What were your results? A co-worker and I...

  6. What's your favorite shift to work?

    Zombi RN replied to JennNHD24's topic in General Nursing

    7pm - 7am. I don't like to feed people, it's a thing. On 7p - 7a, even on the rare occasion someone in my unit would need to be fed, it wouldn't be on my shift! Also I like my co-workers and I have...

  7. A Patient Made Me Cry Today

    Zombi RN replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ? Thank you for sharing this touching reminder of why we do what we do. You are an excellent

  8. New grad taking ACLS course??

    Zombi RN replied to nurseypoo87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey there, I just graduated from LPN/LVN school, and I am employed in the ICU where I was a nursing assistant first. I had to take ACLS because all employees in the ICUs at my facility must be ACLS...

  9. New Interns are coming

    Zombi RN replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

    I love it when the new residents come. I truly feel like I am watching an episode of Scrubs sometimes when they first come 'round. I think it's so great of you to do something nice for them. I bet...

  10. Does Oklahoma recognize "graduate nurses" as a hired position?

    Zombi RN replied to I<3H2O's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    My husband is in a nurse residency program here at Baptist in OKC, so he is orienting as an RN with a preceptor, etc. He takes boards the 29th and unless he fails, following that he is simply a...

  11. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Zombi RN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My patient had a tubal litigation,

  12. LPN's who are going on for their RN ...

    Zombi RN replied to pat8585's topic in LPN to RN

    I plan to bridge. It has nothing to do with money and everything to do with the type of work I enjoy. Staying an LPN is not going to get me jobs in critical care, which is what I prefer and where I...

  13. What if I pretend not to be an LPN to get into school?

    Zombi RN replied to amari's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you do not report the previous schools you attended, it could be construed as academic fraud and admissions or a degree could be rescinded. You should be able to just apply to a traditional program...

  14. Milking chest tubes

    Zombi RN replied to CleioRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    At our facility it depends on the surgeon -- some want you to strip, some don't. They will tell you what they want you to do. However, I have not seen even the ones who don't like it say not to strip...

  15. St John's Regional Medical Center Joplin Missouri

    Zombi RN replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    You're still a nurse! You still have helping hands and a willingness to serve -- so I can't imagine they'd say

  16. St John's Regional Medical Center Joplin Missouri

    Zombi RN replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    We are thinking of everyone in Joplin here in OKC. Tornadoes are

  17. Why aren't more nurses and nursing facilities unionized?

    Zombi RN replied to Ev1987's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    True. My facility has meetings with clinical directors, team manager RNs, etc very, very often with the goal of preventing employees from wanting to unionize. If a nurse tries to start a union, they...

  18. The "perfect example" model

    Zombi RN replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    While I certainly did not get into the profession with the goal of being the perfect example, I do think there is something to be said for trying to be a good example for your patients. This subject...

  19. Student Nurse Tech in CCU?

    Zombi RN replied to su9032's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi, I'm a student nurse graduating with my LPN in June. I have worked as the nurse tech in our thoracic ICU for the past year. Prior to that I worked ortho/neuro med/surg for three years. I think...

  20. How much was your LPN/LVN school?

    Zombi RN replied to tempestxoxo's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am in Oklahoma. I am paying ~2000$ for my program,

  21. Facebook almost cost me my job

    Zombi RN replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are 100% right. Even if you delete things from websites, they can still be found in cache on the internet. Once something is online, it is essentially on there forever, especially if people know...

  22. Night shift and Sleeping

    Zombi RN replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

    Patients are usually sleeping? Are you kidding? CNAs take vitals at night, blood sugars if ordered, turn patients every two hours, and most frequently, take people to the bathroom and/or clean them up...

  23. Cherry Ames (Nurse) Stories

    Zombi RN replied to Guest717236's topic in General Nursing

    I adore the Cherry Ames books. My favourite are the ones where she is in the Army Nurse Corps,

  24. Totally implanted artificial heart

    Zombi RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    ^

  25. Totally implanted artificial heart

    Zombi RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    My facility just got certified to implant the Syncardia -- our first and second Syncardia patients have now gone home with the portable backpack console. They will live at home while awaiting a...