CCL RN

CCL RN RN

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  1. To ask or not to ask: Approach manager about a possible poor reference?

    CCL RN replied to kimbalotz's topic in Nursing Career

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  2. To ask or not to ask: Approach manager about a possible poor reference?

    CCL RN replied to kimbalotz's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, attorney. See if you can get the other job at the other hospital. If that falls through, call HR, get a copy of your file, and lawyer up. Good

  3. Stress Testing

    CCL RN replied to NurseArtGirl's topic in Cardiac

    Wave of the future... I've seen it at several hospitals, including my

  4. Texting staff to cover call off's

    CCL RN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    The boss should *always* have their phone

  5. Gig Harbor or Tacoma!

    CCL RN replied to sung21heart's topic in Washington Nursing

    Do you mind if I ask about your offer for Gig

  6. Telemetry Tech position VS. Nursing Assistant

    CCL RN replied to mom2three's topic in Cardiac

    You need to be tele certified. That just means you've taken, and passed, an ekg

  7. assigning patients by acuilty

    CCL RN replied to bnaiya's topic in Cardiac

    Central lines, family issues, weight >100kg, and if you have a resident writing orders we should get more points for that too! Seriously, I bet there are templates available

  8. Man Dies While Performing CPR on wife

    CCL RN replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow, howincredibly sad! Perhaps his soul needed to be with

  9. New Grad Co-worker driving me NUTS!!!!

    CCL RN replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    Lol. Not ideal? If I had a workplace that allowed a 6mth new grad nurse to be in charge I'd walk right out. Which is probably why a 6 mth nurse is in charge! Haha...sounds like a highly unsafe job...

  10. Texting staff to cover call off's

    CCL RN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a land line, and being a cath lab nurse my cell is what everyone needs anyway. Not only do we txt each other about the schedule, call offs, coverage, etc, but we also txt the MDs. Yup....

  11. Heparin Flush for CVC

    CCL RN replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing

    We use heparin unless

  12. New Grad Co-worker driving me NUTS!!!!

    CCL RN replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    OMG. Sounds like a wonderful place to work!! New grads in charge after 6 months!! And the fact that you think it's ok to be in charge after 6 mths is EXACTLY what we mean by "not safe". You don't...

  13. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CCL RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    CNAs are full time staff members, new grads in this program are not. Again, it's an

  14. What is the lowest HGB you have seen?

    CCL RN replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    2 but pt was symptomatic, Jehovah's witness,

  15. Anybody work at Flagstaff Medical Center?

    CCL RN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Exactly! If a company is that immature and unprofessional then they can find another applicant, and accept lesser staff willing to tolerate such childish

  16. Morphine and End Of Life

    CCL RN replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    100% agree. I cringed after reading the OP. Cringed. How terribly sad for this particular patient. This person is DYING for goodness sake! Give them their morphine! Me too. Totally unethical. In the...

  17. Ooops darn Resume's

    CCL RN replied to CanuckLPN73's topic in International Nursing

    I guess every website is different? I just withdrew an app not to long ago. You go into your settings, and look at your jobs. I withdrew my app pretty

  18. do you need to take NCLEX again if you don't work for 2 years

    CCL RN replied to beba/rn's topic in General Nursing

    You never have to take the NCLEX

  19. 100% heart and about 78-80% brain..is there a chance for me in nursing

    CCL RN replied to isthereachance4me's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd rather you as a nurse than one who is 70-80% heart and 100%

  20. I'm seriously considering buying a ipod I touch for my career

    CCL RN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I love my iPhone!! :heartbeat But if that's the case, hold out until iphone5!!

  21. I'm seriously considering buying a ipod I touch for my career

    CCL RN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I use my iPhone at work all the time! I've got some really good apps that are ridiculously helpful for me... Enjoy your

  22. new grad-advice on when to call doc for febrile pt

    CCL RN replied to kbear1729's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, even if a set was done yesterday. We culture if temps >38.5 also. I would have called. It sucks working nights, but this is one of the MAIN reasons why Drs don't leave standing orders for...

  23. Ooops darn Resume's

    CCL RN replied to CanuckLPN73's topic in International Nursing

    Lol. If you submitted it online you can withdraw it and

  24. Critical patient scenarios

    CCL RN replied to pinkkitty11's topic in General Nursing

    That's a great

  25. Critical patient scenarios

    CCL RN replied to pinkkitty11's topic in General Nursing

    Jenni isn't a working nurse. Herin lies the problem on message boards-anyone can give you advice with the implication that they are nurses. Even terrible advice like giving metoprolol to a...