mlbnocnurse

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1. Do you include co-workers' names when charting? How do you chart?

   mlbnocnurse replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

   For MD's I write Dr. _______, When referring to coworkers, I use 1st initial & last name, If I don't know (&can't find out) the last name, I chart first name RN (or RT or whatever applies). If...

2. PCU/ICU Prioritization Tips

   mlbnocnurse replied to MCS,RN's topic in MICU, SICU

   Based on the very limited amount of info that you have been given, I would say that I would do exactly what your answer was. I find it hard to believe that prioritization is something that you need to...

3. Want to cry

   mlbnocnurse replied to aerorunner80's topic in MICU, SICU

   What you are feeling is fairly normal. Any ICU can get really intense. The most important thing is that you know that how much you still need to learn, you are not trying to work outside of your skill...

4. prioritizing

   mlbnocnurse replied to ajgspn's topic in General Nursing

   There is no right answer to this question. It all depends on what is going on w/ each patient @ that moment. If the CHF pt is SOB w/ /low O2 sat, he/she will be a priority. If the CVA pt has an acute...

5. What will you do if they change the Ratios

   mlbnocnurse replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in California Nursing

   I am very involved w/ the CNA as a nurse rep @ my hospital. We just finished negotiating a new contract. I have been told NOTHING about any potential change in the ratio language. I have asked our...

6. Being put Oncall too often

   mlbnocnurse replied to AnnieLau's topic in California Nursing

   If you are working in a union hospital, check your contract. Most contracts have a provision that states being placed on call must be done in rotation. Most hospitals also pay a percentage of your...

7. pressors and sepsis

   mlbnocnurse replied to diosadelsol's topic in MICU, SICU

   Hypotensive septic pts usually have a high HR already. Dopamine increases the HR. Levophed doesn't, making it the drug of choice most of the time, there is always an exception to the rule

8. 3pm-11pm or 11pm-7am? Which one??? HELP

   mlbnocnurse replied to xooxhjlxoox's topic in General Nursing

   If you have children, go for the 11-7 shift, 3-11 just doesn't work if you have children in school. I slept while they were in school, was awake for dinner, homework, after school activities, then put...

9. I really, really, really can't stand female nurses.

   mlbnocnurse replied to Slobgob's topic in Men in Nursing

   As a female I have got to say I do agree w/your statement that if nursing were male dominated the pay would be 1.5 x more, actually I think that it would be more than like 3x(but that is another...

10. A nurses Request

    mlbnocnurse replied to rockenmomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry for the nights you had that lead you to write this, but I am glad that you did. This great! Every pt (& their family) needs to read this when they are admitted!!! Thank

11. What do YOU think President Obama should know about nursing and health care reform?

    mlbnocnurse replied to depaul09's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The life of the child who dies because the car wash did not raise enough money to pay for needed treatment is more important than any profit an insurance company makes, or the bonus the CEO

12. HELP: state nurses' assoc. serving as bargaining agent

    mlbnocnurse replied to dlphillips's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am a member of the CNA (CA Nurses Assoc), a union made up of staff RN's, not managers. I have negotiated 4 contracts @ 2 diff hospitals w/ a CNA negotiator's help. The negotiators have always been...

13. Best LVN school in San Jose, CA ?

    mlbnocnurse replied to caligirl2's topic in California Nursing

    I started @ Gavilan College in the LVN program in 1990, when it was only a 1 year program. I went straight into the RN program in 1991. They have a great program there. I got excellent clinical...

14. Shift Hours

    mlbnocnurse replied to babs4u's topic in California Nursing

    I have worked both 8 hr & 12 hr shifts. I would NEVER go back to the 5 day/wk 8 hr shifts now that my kids are grown. When my kids were younger, I worked the 11P-7A shift. I did not always get...

15. Nurse-Patient Ratio in California (med-Surg/tele floor)

    mlbnocnurse replied to mye614's topic in California Nursing

    "Now, the hospital fired all the secretaries and aides and I have primary care of my 5 patients and legal responsibility to oversee the LVN's 5 patients as well. Do the math and you'll see things were...