CCL RN

CCL RN RN

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  1. ECG for patients with tremors

    CCL RN replied to njinformaticsrn's topic in Cardiac

    I touch pts all the time during EKGs.... It most definitely will NOT throw off the result! Lol. It's important for a good quality ekg to be obtained so you did the right

  2. electrophysiology RNs?

    CCL RN replied to wish2bRN's topic in Cardiac

    Rdw- the descision to move from ED to cath or EP may rest with what kind of nurse you are. I went from ICU to cath. I enjoy working hard, being challenged, and having exciting patients. We do pacers...

  3. Cardiac cath nurse being put in procedures with no training

    CCL RN replied to Runman1914's topic in Cardiac

    Oh, I forgot to answer your last question. No, not all labs are like this, at least I hope not. Are there any other labs close by? Are you pulling call

  4. Cardiac cath nurse being put in procedures with no training

    CCL RN replied to Runman1914's topic in Cardiac

    Care to elaborate some more? For instance, what was your nursing experience prior to moving to the cath lab? What do you mean, 'doing procedures alone?' where is the rest of your team? You state you...

  5. Betrayed by my Program

    CCL RN replied to This's topic in General Students

    I did what I had to do to pass (easy) and didn't spend ANY time online rambling on about fault and blame. There. There's my secret. Again, if you interviewed the students who failed my program,...

  6. Betrayed by my Program

    CCL RN replied to This's topic in General Students

    Lots of people failed out of my program too...Thank goodness! Not everyone should be a nurse. Time to accept that. I did extrermely well in my program, but I could find probably 50 people who said the...

  7. Dear Precepting Student:

    CCL RN replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    Hate? Who said hate? (bold emphasis my own) C'mon now. I can't believe people who actually think that "hate" has anything to do with this thread topic at all. In fact, only the students mentioned...

  8. Dear Precepting Student:

    CCL RN replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    Golly-please show me where I said you deserve to be failed? . If your community doesn't allow nursing students to place IVs, then guess what? Nobody would expect you to know how to do them now would...

  9. Thinking of becoming a nurse administrator (repost)

    CCL RN replied to nububare's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the thing: You're not capable of being in a leadership position right out of school. It's not an education thing; true leadership stems from experience. If you are unfortunate enough to obtain...

  10. Please critique my resume

    CCL RN replied to StangGang92's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed with most of the above- but for a UA position, limit your resume to 1 page. Don't ramble on. Eliminate the word "girls" and fix the education. Like a PP said, it looks as if you already have a...

  11. How to measure IV fluid level in plastic container?

    CCL RN replied to stardust0509's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, if they don't require a pump then they don't require accurate measurements. Eyeball it...you'll find your estimates will be pretty

  12. fighting slave wages! for home care /direct care workers

    CCL RN replied to thomasbrooks07's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Or starbucks. I hear they pay $10/hr and have benefits, even for part time

  13. Drawing Labs from IV Line

    CCL RN replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    That makes no difference. The question asked was not, "how many people have policies on this?"; instead, the question was, "what is best practice?" And those two questions are totally different. We...

  14. Curious about sedation

    CCL RN replied to AnewerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Scary to think of what happens of outside of hospitals... In our hospital, CS has to be done in the ICU, ED or other specialty area such as cath lab/pacu. We have to pass competencies, have them...

  15. Drawing Labs from IV Line

    CCL RN replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    Non-nurses should not be accessing central lines! I dont know if the techs know how to properely access, waste, flush, dwell (w/hep unless contraindicated), clamp (or don't clamp), assess, etc,etc......

  16. Curious about sedation

    CCL RN replied to AnewerRN's topic in General Nursing

    For caths, we start with 2 versed and 50 fentanyl. Then go with 1/25 increments from there until the pt is at desired sedation. Like others have mentioned, it all depends on the pt. I've seen grown...

  17. VTACH

    CCL RN replied to Suz_QRN's topic in Cardiac

    Gotta agree, what you said and did sounds fine. Asthmatics should not be on beta blockers so that's why he asked (or pts on cocaine ) You will be a strong nurse too. Before you call, just do a...

  18. cath lab/cath lab prep and recovery

    CCL RN replied to palmettogirl's topic in Cardiac

    There's a difference... Holding area is where the prep/recovery is done. You have plenty experience working there if you've pulled many sheaths in your career. For an outpt lab, you admit them, start...

  19. relocating to Vancouver area

    CCL RN replied to gottahavefaith1964's topic in Washington Nursing

    The opposite is true, New grads are very expensive. They cost a lot of "non productive hours" to train, And have a very high turnover rate. My hospital no longer hires news grads at

  20. Pvc's/Pacemaker HELP!

    CCL RN replied to manda0125's topic in Cardiac

    Well, his RATE was 77-80. His PULSE was 46. Rate and pulse are two different measurements. PVCs don't typically perfuse, therefore not producing a pulse. This all seems right. I guess I don't...

  21. Cardiac Cath: Stent name

    CCL RN replied to maisyLPN's topic in Cardiac

    Ugh-that's supposed to say, "mini

  22. Cardiac Cath: Stent name

    CCL RN replied to maisyLPN's topic in Cardiac

    That's absurd!!!!! Why on earth would we place something in a pt that would intentionally kill them, on the hopes that the fear of death will stop an addiction???? Whoever told the pt this is full of...

  23. ICU to Tele

    CCL RN replied to nursean's topic in Cardiac

    Oh, and have you considered the cath lab (I'm a little biased...) ? I was incredibly burned out too, and wanted to leave nursing until I transferred to the lab. I love it! Your ICU experience is...

  24. ICU to Tele

    CCL RN replied to nursean's topic in Cardiac

    Sounds like you are way burned out, and you need something other than a transfer. Your pt load sounds ideal to me, as a former ICU nurse. I love septic pts...but I think something else is amiss here.....

  25. Meeting CHF core measures with medication reconciliation upon discharge

    CCL RN replied to blynnRN's topic in Cardiac

    Physicians are responsible for filling out the med rec form where I am too. And if they don't? Then the pt doesn't get discharged. Period. But it's easy. The med rec form is started in ED, and...