NurseStephRN

NurseStephRN

Telemetry, IMCU, s/p Open Heart surgery

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  1. Do you guys have Pyxis in your hospital?

    NurseStephRN replied to lambimari's topic in General Nursing

    no sorting... as the little boxes pop open i put the meds in the bag... i've worked on several units in my hospital and we all do it this way. why wouldn't you put med packets in a baggie? would u...

  2. Are You Satisfied with Your Career Choice?

    NurseStephRN replied to Zachman's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i've been an RN for a few years now and am working on an open heart surgery unit and i love it. i don't see myself being a nurse forever though. i'm currently getting ready to start prereqs for MD...

  3. Do you guys have Pyxis in your hospital?

    NurseStephRN replied to lambimari's topic in General Nursing

    we have pyxis at my hospital and what my routine is this: get report, do assessments and vitals, check charts for new orders, go to pyxis and pull out meds. i DON'T pull meds for one patient, pass...

  4. Evolve HESI Book Should I or Shouldn't I?

    NurseStephRN replied to Decemberblues's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i did a 3 year BSN program and took HESI in 2006. I don't know how old that HESI book was, I don't know how often they release a new edition either... the opinion of allnurses.com members was asked...

  5. Evolve HESI Book Should I or Shouldn't I?

    NurseStephRN replied to Decemberblues's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i have to disagree with the above posts... lol my study group and i found the book to be useless! i used the saunders review instead and passed hesi with flying colors. i gave the hesi book

  6. Why is there no medical terminology class for the RN program? Among others.

    NurseStephRN replied to amanda1266's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I also find it extra crazy that RN programs don't require medical terminology. i had a coworker that was premed while i was taking my nursing prereqs who recommended i take medical terminology as an...

  7. How often do your pts thank you?

    NurseStephRN replied to cmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    i get thanked a lot of the time... and each time i get a thanks it makes staying up for a 12 hour night shift worth it.

  8. Those who want to get out of nursing..

    NurseStephRN replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    i already have a bachelors degree, so i'm planning to start my prereqs (maybe this summer) for medical school and go from there

  9. Things you'd really like to say to patients but can't.

    NurseStephRN replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    "this is a hospital, not a hotel!" lol... i actually did get so annoyed at a patient that i said this!

  10. What specialty do you work in and why do you Likeit? Hate it?

    NurseStephRN replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    step down open heart, IMCU cardiac... LOVE LOVE LOVE

  11. Phlebotomy course?

    NurseStephRN replied to mlisk589's topic in General Nursing

    when i was hired at my hospital they sent me to a week-long phlebotomy course at the local community college. they also do this with the PCAs when they get hired. i don't understand why they wouldn't...

  12. need help.... what is the salary for an rn in south FL?

    NurseStephRN replied to catica1124's topic in General Nursing

    i work at a level 1 trauma and the starting rate is $23 straight out of school. the nurses i know that are making $40+ an hour have been nurses for quite a while. we really don't get paid much to...

  13. need help.... what is the salary for an rn in south FL?

    NurseStephRN replied to catica1124's topic in General Nursing

    and yeah, i agree with the post above mine. broward/miami get paid less than the swanky palm beach county :)

  14. need help.... what is the salary for an rn in south FL?

    NurseStephRN replied to catica1124's topic in General Nursing

    $24. something. idk. the raises are really weird now. i work nights so i get differentials and when i work weekends i get even more diff. on a weekend night i'll make about

  15. need help.... what is the salary for an rn in south FL?

    NurseStephRN replied to catica1124's topic in General Nursing

    depends on your experience and the level of care. i was hired as a nurse intern in sofla and started at

  16. Frustrated

    NurseStephRN replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, we are also not allowed to keep needles, flushes, etc in the patient's room. It IS inconvenient, but i do agree with it. this is my experience: I had a pt i was starting an IV on. i...

  17. many drugs one syringe

    NurseStephRN replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    i draw everything up in its own syringe, just in case the medicines i'm giving are incompatible to be drawn up together. *as a side note, one day i was reading the insert for protonix iv and it's...

  18. texting at work

    NurseStephRN replied to questionsforall's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think there's a difference between letting your texting/iPod use/reading, etc should be done when you are on a break or when you have some down time... it's not cool to delay patient care because...

  19. Nursing jobs in South Florida and lsewhere

    NurseStephRN replied to 2bnursejacksonrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there. I work at Memorial Regional and it's hard for new grads (or old grads) too. They put a freeze on all hires b/c "things are bad." Some of my friends do agency work on the side and are...

  20. How to stay organized?

    NurseStephRN replied to L8RRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have one piece of paper that I fold into how ever many patients I'll ahve that evening. (If iI have 4 patients, the paper gets folder into 4 sections, etc). I put a patient sticker on each section...

  21. Struggling To Decide on MD or FNP

    NurseStephRN replied to Health-Nut's topic in General Nursing

    I'm planning to start my pre-reqs for MD this coming January. I'd considered doing FNP or even Adult Care NP or PA, but the reality is you'll always be underneath an MD/DO. It depends what you want....

  22. I don't think I can do this anymore...

    NurseStephRN replied to mc3's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree and have been experiencing similar things on my open heart unit. Our census is finally perking up, so we're getting more surgical patients instead of these silly chest pain r/o mi's...

  23. If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

    NurseStephRN replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had the IM vaccine on monday. I've just felt tired ever since and have a little rash on my arm, but that's about

  24. Complain more please! It is just an hour!

    NurseStephRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    sheesh! i wish i worked last night and got paid for an extra

  25. BIOPATCH

    NurseStephRN replied to lbeauplan's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that's what we're using too. We were finding a lot of people using the Biopatch incorrectly (wrong side down), they weren't being changed on time, or even on a PRN basis (if the insertion site...