RNTwin

RNTwin

Critical Care Nursing AKA ICU

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  1. This has been bothering me...

    RNTwin replied to tss2507's topic in Men in Nursing

    yes always have a female nurse with you whenever your going to do something that may cause the exposure of any sensitive body part.... I learned my lesson the hardway and from now i won't listen to...

  2. Who Cares About Nurse Theorists?

    RNTwin replied to dlo's topic in Men in Nursing

    to your orginal question.... they are just bunch of BS, that's why MDs can't take nurses

  3. Is this new nurse culture shock or is this plain out blasphemy?

    RNTwin replied to Marie.rn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    welcome to nursing... it's the illusion of great care, I know it's

  4. May 2012 NP Grads!!

    RNTwin replied to MERCEDES674's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Finishing my ACNP this May, glad this nightmare is almost over... these past 2 yrs have been the worst ever!!! i don't think i would ever do it again, I personally think my program wasted a lot of...

  5. How to prepare for NP school??

    RNTwin replied to silverbelle's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    learn to right lots of APA PAPERS!!! really if your doing ACNP get the Barkley book and memorize

  6. NPs practicing as DRs

    RNTwin replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    finishing my ACNP this May, feel the same

  7. Does this follow ACLS guidelines?

    RNTwin replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    aystole=chest compressions, epi, atropine............that

  8. rn to pa

    RNTwin replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    not true... have a friend that is a micro major(worked as a lab tech for a yr or so) that just finished PA

  9. Meeting CHF core measures with medication reconciliation upon discharge

    RNTwin replied to blynnRN's topic in Cardiac

    unrealistic expectation... that is it currently were i work the nurse is suppose to fill the home med req but we also have been told if the pt doesnt' come with Rx bottles or a med req from an outside...

  10. What is the best unit to start on in Cardiac Nursing ???

    RNTwin replied to Suzenna's topic in Cardiac

    CCU/CVICU if you want to learn cardiac. skip the floors they are worthless(sorry, to those that work there, no disrespect) if you want CRNA, go to

  11. Pushing Hydralazine

    RNTwin replied to Key_'s topic in Cardiac

    it's called reflex.

  12. New Onset AFIB..Is it an emergency?

    RNTwin replied to JerseyGirl73's topic in Cardiac

    It's not an EMERGENCY unless pt is symptomatic... but can soon be an emergency if you leave the pt

  13. Help with Scrub color.

    RNTwin replied to Scyankee's topic in Men in Nursing

    pink...can't go wrong

  14. Problems with obtaining needed orders- advice appreciated.

    RNTwin replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    go up the chain of command....charge nurse>manage>director>physician>attending>medical director>etc... and document that you went up chain of command, the BON is very gray in alot of...

  15. area of nursing in your experience that allows most autonomy?

    RNTwin replied to RN2be2012's topic in General Nursing

    CVICU in a teaching facility, we had so much autonomy that it was scary for alot nurses, many nurses left after working just a couple of shifts(2-5 shifts) we called it "cowboy nursing" Don't...

  16. Hourly Rounding

    RNTwin replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just remember, healthcare is a ILLUSION of great service. I really bothers me that "administration" that make decisions on how i do nursing at the bedside are so far removed from the bedside they have...

  17. IABP and CPR

    RNTwin replied to Tornadochaser's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    i was taught to put the datascope on "pressure" when coding a

  18. PRN fluid boluses post open heart?

    RNTwin replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    i use to work in a unit that nurses just gave products(blood, ffp, etc...) and then got orders after the fact... it was called "cowboy

  19. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    RNTwin replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    wow...you just lost total credibility...also their waiting for you oversee already, can you please do some teaching/educating on personal hygiene since it seems as if they don't get that... but...

  20. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    RNTwin replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Agree...

  21. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    RNTwin replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I see what your saying, but we're here to TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE HEALTH ISSUES not teach them lessons in history or

  22. If you graduated between 2008 and 2009,how long did it take to find a job ?

    RNTwin replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    wife graduated in Dec 09 got a Nursing job in June 2010 , and she work at hospital as a EKG tech for 4months, eventhough she had already passed her boards in febuary

  23. Just wondering -- what is the "cost" of hiring new grads?

    RNTwin replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    at the teaching hospital that i use to work at they would say 20K per new

  24. Lost job over HIPAA violation, what is employment potential?

    RNTwin replied to RockyMountainHigh's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Tell her to resign, it's best to leave a hospital that way.(trust me) also when she applies to another job, on the reason why she left: DON'T PUT I MADE A HIPPA VIOLATION put "seeking other...

  25. Is having a ADN useless these days?

    RNTwin replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    -"useless": hospitals ARE moving towards hiring BSN prepared nurses, it's not a useless degree but it will make it a little harder to obtain a job -ADN and BSN make the same amount of