CCL RN

CCL RN RN

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  1. ventilators vs ambubag

    CCL RN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Another person here who would bag and suction

  2. Dual Careers

    CCL RN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Full time cath lab with 15 days of call/month PD

  3. What does "Stand up for yourselves" really mean?

    CCL RN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wanna know what standing up for yourself means? Really means? It means you will fight for your license. You will be labeled a troublemaker. It means you will fight for your patient. You will be...

  4. Handoff tool for critical care?

    CCL RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have a pre-printed SBAR report. Suppose to be up to date and in the chart so anyone can tame over ASAP if

  5. IABP

    CCL RN replied to AnnieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    No matter what, IABP=1:1. if they are sick enough for a IABP then they are sick enough for one nurse. We had the same 8 hr class when I worked ICU, For cath lab, I'm just supposed to know it. No...

  6. cath lab job

    CCL RN replied to NYRN05's topic in Cardiac

    Wowzers! Sounds great aneroo! I have to take 15 call days/month. 9-10 weekdays and 4-5 weekend days per month. No call room

  7. Questions about travel nursing

    CCL RN replied to kc87t's topic in Travel

    Fantastic info! Thanks

  8. Sterile Glove Size Advice

    CCL RN replied to NewBeginning's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I work in cath lab where every procedure is sterile-we only carry 8's as the largest

  9. Survey: Would you pay $43,000 to a College to become an RN in 22 months?

    CCL RN replied to parkingmanager's topic in Nevada Nursing

    It's been 3.5 years. That would mean the OP graduated mid-late 09. Wonder if she ever found a job to pay back that 43k for an

  10. Don't move to Oregon if you're a new grad

    CCL RN replied to JulieB71's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I don't think the new grad hiring issue is regional. I think everyone is experiencing that problem across the country. As an experienced nurse, I've been hoping for a turn in the economy as

  11. Pulse Oximeter

    CCL RN replied to RiverNurse's topic in General Nursing

    In this instance, you do not even NEED a pulse ox. What's it going to tell you? That your patient is in resp distress? You already know this. He is dyspnic, pale, decreased LOC, and his nurse is...

  12. Is it sexist....

    CCL RN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Men in Nursing

    I do all my own lifting-don't need a man for

  13. Why do people rent text books?

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

    Me too! I dropped a class a week later because the teacher was CRAZY and I returned my book, no questions

  14. Why do people rent text books?

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

    Chegg.com I rent from my iPhone, get free shipping back, get a quality book rigt away, and they plant a tree for each book I rent. I could NEVER get even half of what I spent on a used book at the...

  15. cath lab job

    CCL RN replied to NYRN05's topic in Cardiac

    Before you seriously consider this job know this: you *absolutely* need to be able to respond within 30 mins. I'm talking, 3am, dead of night, get dressed, drive to work, park, run in, and clock in....

  16. Overtime pay versus holiday pay

    CCL RN replied to Noimanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused...you got paid overtime. What more did you want? OT and holiday? Triple pay? Ain't gonna happen. You got OT for your extra shift, so I'd say you got sufficient incentive to work

  17. Questions about travel nursing

    CCL RN replied to kc87t's topic in Travel

    Id like to know too. I'm doing preliminary research in travel nursing, and the few travelers I know are from American mobile and seem to like

  18. New Graduate Offered Position in OR w/Concerns

    CCL RN replied to whitedm83's topic in Operating Room

    I've seen many, many MORE new grads come to medsurg and leave than any other field. Any expeience that we have as nurses makes us a better nurse, this is true. But medsurg should not be mandatory for...

  19. Advice for the New Cardiac RN

    CCL RN replied to ElizabethRN10's topic in Cardiac

    You only had 2 weeks of

  20. Curious about sedation

    CCL RN replied to AnewerRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, it would not be advantageous, mostly because CRNAs/MDs cost too much. I work in CCL, and we sedate just fine, with fentanyl and versed. We live next door to a GI lab, and I hear those patients...

  21. No longer a new grad, still no job

    CCL RN replied to skny's topic in New York Nursing

    I see new grad positions open all the time-but you gotta be willing to move. Keep

  22. Should CVVHD be 1:1

    CCL RN replied to kristenallene40's topic in Critical Care

    CRRT and IABP are absolutely 1:1 in our ICU. Regardless of stability. 1:1 Vented patients are easy. But I've heard that those units who have them as 1:1 don't have

  23. 21 year old male with tachycardia

    CCL RN replied to alissajo33's topic in General Nursing

    Young people get tachcardic all the time. I mean, really. I see it frequently. It can happen for a variety of reasons, or no reason may be found. My husband goes into PSVT frequently in the 160s....

  24. Lied on at work....

    CCL RN replied to RN3121's topic in General Nursing

    But they did get ahold of her at

  25. are symptoms cardiac, GI, or anxiety

    CCL RN replied to Spode's topic in Cardiac

    The exercise that this pt does is similar to a stress test, so it's good that they have no symptoms. And the symptoms that they do have sound just like anxiety. However, many people have had no...