marieparn

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1. Nurse Patient Ratios for Med Surg, Step-down, ICU

   marieparn replied to Luv Nursing's topic in Nurse Management

   The unit I manage is a 31 bed Med surg unit that mainly has GI, dialysis, and some peds patients. Many of our patients are at our facility in excess of 3-4 weeks due to their very complicated...

2. Studer Group

   marieparn replied to dmkm2001's topic in Nurse Management

   The facility I work for is "Studorized"!!! And I do agree that it must come from the top down. I am a nurse manager of a 31 bed Med Surg unit that just became MAGNET. I honestly believe that using...

3. I Threw Away Your Drink

   marieparn replied to Tweezer93's topic in Nurse Management

   I know in our state the Dept of Health can site and fine a hospital 3,000. for an open container at the nurses station. We only allow drinks in the "daY" room or the kitchen

4. Patient with pacer/AED is DNR

   marieparn replied to oldnewnurse's topic in Cardiac

   This recently happended to one of my patient's also. He was end stage CHF and the ICD kept firing appropriately but family and patient decided they wanted ICD shut off. Our cardiologist just use a...

5. Going to a telemetry floor to work???

   marieparn replied to LoriRN911's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I graduated May 2003 with my bsn and only had patient care assistant role in the hospital. I worked as a student on a telemetry unit and felt it was the place I wanted to work as an RN. It is now a...

6. Did I make the right decision?

   marieparn replied to mspringer's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   To each his own I guess. I think you misunderstood my comment. I do not want to spend my time with one patient and several monitors. I.E. ICP, Tele, drips, pawps, vents. etc... I know that...

7. Did I make the right decision?

   marieparn replied to mspringer's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Marc, Always listen to that "gut feeling" It is your inner voice guiding you. I graduated at 40 years old May 2003. I too was offered a position in our ICU after thinking it over for a week...