JulieCVICURN

JulieCVICURN BSN, RN

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  1. does anyone out there copy charts to save time?

    JulieCVICURN replied to lordgregoryrn's topic in General Nursing

    True. I can only speak for my own facility, but although we use many preprinted selective order sets, we do not use a single one that has not been reviewed by an appropriate committee and approved...

  2. Not "real nurses"

    JulieCVICURN replied to reussir1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, the sexy Halloween nurse provides a mental health service for men. I think that should count as real nursing. Plus, I give a lot of credit to women who can actually walk in those damn

  3. Thank you letter post interview

    JulieCVICURN replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree, as would most of the managers at my facility. Most of them barely get through the paperwork on their desks. We have had this very discussion in many meetings - they are more likely to read...

  4. Not "real nurses"

    JulieCVICURN replied to reussir1's topic in General Nursing

    When I first switched to Informatics, my kids were disappointed that I was no longer a real nurse. I explained to them that Informatics saves lives in a different way, by minimizing medication...

  5. Understanding limited DNR

    JulieCVICURN replied to me2shugar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I find all of these very frustrating. I think they were created to make families feel better. Let's see, we can do a chemical code/no CPR - how exactly are those drugs going to circulate to help the...

  6. Which job for a new grad sounds more appealing?

    JulieCVICURN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Aha. I was very fortunate to be hired into a CVICU right out of school because the facility I work for isn't afraid to do that, so I forget that it's not like that everywhere and a lot of people...

  7. Post CABG, HR105= is it normal?

    JulieCVICURN replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, it depends on your patient. 105 is a normal heart rate for me all the time (86 resting)because I'm slightly anemic and I don't get as much exercise as I should, plus I'm on Adderall XR, which...

  8. Which job for a new grad sounds more appealing?

    JulieCVICURN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    While home health definitely has it's appeal, it's not something I'd want to do with only clinic experience in my background. I'd spend minimum a year in a bedside hospital setting before aiming for...

  9. For those that still use paper charts...

    JulieCVICURN replied to freki's topic in Emergency

    We're all electronic, but our ED system doesn't talk to the floor system, even though they're from the same vendor! Transition of care is a huge

  10. does anyone out there copy charts to save time?

    JulieCVICURN replied to lordgregoryrn's topic in General Nursing

    That does seem rather like overkill. Remediation would be the right path, not

  11. does anyone out there copy charts to save time?

    JulieCVICURN replied to lordgregoryrn's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm an attorney, or even a unit manager, I'm asking, "Are you sure? Because when I look back in the charts all I see are copies of the same handwritten note that's on all the patients. Did you...

  12. does anyone out there copy charts to save time?

    JulieCVICURN replied to lordgregoryrn's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding? First of all, it gives the appearance (whether accurate or not) that the OP didn't bother to assess the patients at all. Good luck defending that if a case goes to ligitation. What...

  13. does anyone out there copy charts to save time?

    JulieCVICURN replied to lordgregoryrn's topic in General Nursing

    But it WAS wrong. Maybe you would have written the same thing on every patient, but what you did makes the documentation look as if it's been falsified. If I were a Joint Commission surveyor, I'd...

  14. Still can't obtain employment at the hospital... been outta school for a month.

    JulieCVICURN replied to Spikey9001's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Next time you email, you might want to try telling them why you're an asset to them, instead of telling them all the things they'll be doing for you. If I read your email, although it's well written,...

  15. Would you take a pay cut?

    JulieCVICURN replied to nicu4me's topic in General Nursing

    And, if you choose your job based on the pay, you will earn every single penny. I'm not saying I'd be a nurse for free by any means, but I wouldn't do a job I hated for all the money in the world,...

  16. Compassion required???

    JulieCVICURN replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    This is so similar to another recent posting from an engineer (or someone considering engineering after pharmacy school, something like that) that I'd almost put money on it being the same poster,...

  17. Would you take a pay cut?

    JulieCVICURN replied to nicu4me's topic in General Nursing

    I took an approximately $16-18K pay cut to move from ICU to Informatics, because my pay had a lot of differentials. If you looked at it as a base rate, I technically got a raise, but in real money I...

  18. Please explain what an ELECTROCARDIOLOGY RN does?

    JulieCVICURN replied to Nack's topic in General Nursing

    I think you probably hit the nail on the head. We have an EKG department and one of my former co-workers does just that - going around with the EKG and doing the scheduled tests every day. I don't...

  19. Will hospitals pay for graduate education?

    JulieCVICURN replied to jam752's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it depends on the way the calendar works at your place. At mine, it's $900 per trimester, even if your school is on a different schedule. With my master's program, I end up losing one...

  20. Getting Sick at Work

    JulieCVICURN replied to meaganellise's topic in General Nursing

    Another kidney stone here. Charge nurse thought I was faking and wouldn't let me go until I puked, wet my pants, and turned so gray I scared the crap out of them. I got admitted and had to have a...

  21. Will hospitals pay for graduate education?

    JulieCVICURN replied to jam752's topic in General Nursing

    Can you direct me to the school where I can get a Master's for $10,500? Because mine has a ticket price of $40,000. I know that's high end, but I've never seen anyplace do it for

  22. Honest opinions needed

    JulieCVICURN replied to CareRx's topic in General Nursing

    Consider that only you can decide whether or not to have an inflated ego and belittle nurses, that the vast majority of doctors I've worked with are not the sort you describe, and that they do work...

  23. Honest opinions needed

    JulieCVICURN replied to CareRx's topic in General Nursing

    I don't say this to be insulting, but don't go into nursing. I can tell from the types of questions you're asking that you're trying to figure out how to get into nursing but still do as little of...

  24. Just accepted into adn program! Should i accept or decline?

    JulieCVICURN replied to marcopolo's topic in General Nursing

    You say you've almost completed the prereqs for the BSN - are they the same at the school you're considering for the ADN? Because if you have to take prereq for that too, you'll take about 4 years to...

  25. descrimination in nursing

    JulieCVICURN replied to reginachanana2660's topic in General Nursing

    Well, since you started your other thread with a story that was completely a lie, I'd say it would be completely unreasonable to ask to be reassigned because I'd assume you're making up yet another...