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  1. Fort Wayne, IN what's the best hospital for cardiac problems and do they have

    chebre62 posted a topic in Indiana Nursing

    Hi everyone. I have a friend that is having cardiac problems and she lives in Fort Wayne, IN. Between Lutheran and Dupont hospitals, which is has the better outcomes and has the better MD's/nurses?...

  2. I've had it.

    chebre62 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and I found this

  3. I've had it.

    chebre62 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps one of the agencies that govern your type of facility might be useful. https://www.cms.gov/GuidanceforLawsandRegulations/05_Dialysis.asp Remember any place that accepts payment from medicare...

  4. I've had it.

    chebre62 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    another word for where the astericks are would be

  5. I've had it.

    chebre62 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I started working as a nurse a little over 10 years ago when my hospital was always critically short staffed. Every night they asked us to stay over and many times had mandatory overtime. I was in...

  6. New to Cardiac Nursing...pep talk needed :)

    chebre62 replied to skyandsydneysmom's topic in Cardiac

    This is a great line -Learn to prioritize and learn to say "I will take care of it as soon as I can, but I have a critical situation right now." My version is "The good news is that you are stable....

  7. New to Cardiac Nursing...pep talk needed :)

    chebre62 replied to skyandsydneysmom's topic in Cardiac

    Everyone is overwhelmed in the beginning. Take a deep breath. It's nice that you have a long orientation (at my hospital it's two weeks, even for new grads). During your orientation, find out who...

  8. Number of patients you care for?

    chebre62 replied to winter_green's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Typically 1:4 on my PCU, occassionally 1:5. After reading most of these posts, my head hurts! We all must be

  9. Any hospitals out there doing 8 hr shifts?

    chebre62 replied to kacm74's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Oregon and we have 8 hour shifts for floor nurses, 12's for ICU and 10's for ER. And we have a good

  10. Fort Wayne, IN what's the best hospital for cardiac problems and do they have

    chebre62 replied to chebre62's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Thanks everyone, I sent the info to her. She has an appt set up with a cardiologist now at

  11. Fort Wayne, IN what's the best hospital for cardiac problems and do they have

    chebre62 replied to chebre62's topic in Indiana Nursing

    NRSKaren- Thanks for your response. I have explained in great detail why she needs to go, but so far she hasn't

  12. Fort Wayne, IN what's the best hospital for cardiac problems and do they have

    chebre62 replied to chebre62's topic in Indiana Nursing

    OK, let me rephrase the question. In the state of Oregon our hospital has a link which shows were the hospital ranks on core measures. For example http://www.peacehealth.org/apps/quality/QReport.asp...

  13. Preceptor Gift Ideas

    chebre62 replied to JjoBsn's topic in General Nursing

    I recently got a gift certificate to a

  14. PCCN exam

    chebre62 replied to beachfashionnursing's topic in Cardiac

    Take a deep breath. Study cardiac and respitory. Breath again and take the test. You'll do

  15. Possibly moving-multiple questions

    chebre62 replied to desertnurse222's topic in Oregon Nursing

    The wages are thanks largely to strong union. I'm represented by ONA (Oregon Nurses Assoc.) Love them. Not only have I seen my pay increase over the 10 years I've been a nurse, but they are adamant...

  16. PCCN exam

    chebre62 replied to beachfashionnursing's topic in Cardiac

    The books you bought are good. I took a two day class and studied quite a bit and passed the test about 4 years ago. If you work on a cardiac floor most of cardiac should make sense, so concentrate...

  17. If you bought your own stuff........ opinions plz?

    chebre62 replied to rickysyfee's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    OMG, 41 patients that you're responsible for! I don't get how that works. Do you have any MA's or CNA's that you delegate to? If so, why aren't they getting the vital signs with that many people?...

  18. Cutest name badge thingy.

    chebre62 replied to Thedreamer's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Agree with JoyfulRn- I love etsy and not just because I sell retractable ID badge holders there! It makes shopping easy. I had my daughter look and told me her favorites. I ordered on line and she...

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

    chebre62 replied to JerseyGirl73's topic in Cardiac

    Agree with blondy..........depends on symptoms. SOB, chest pain, syncope means get to the ER

  20. Possibly moving-multiple questions

    chebre62 replied to desertnurse222's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Eugene is south of Portland with two hospitals, both with very few openings at the moment and 60 new grads from the local college competing for a dozen jobs. I love Oregon and if couldn't live in...

  21. The positive side of nursing...PLEASE!!!

    chebre62 replied to sarahsmile44's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are in need of taking a vacation. Take at least a week.......it helps alot. While I am currently a little burnt out from my own doing since I work full time (32 hour/week) at a...

  22. Best Stethoscope for Cardiac Nursing

    chebre62 replied to tigerlily345's topic in Cardiac

    lol, I remember working with Rick (an excellent RN) and he had a cheap $10 stethoscope. When asked about it, he said "if I can hear it with this, it's clinically significant! Along those lines, if...

  23. New Grad on Cardiac/Stepdown Floor

    chebre62 replied to BrayaRN's topic in Cardiac

    This is a great pocket book http://www.amazon.com/Tarascon-Internal-Medicine-Critical-Pocketbook/dp/1882742508 and I would buy it

  24. Need advice, want to work in a cath lab!

    chebre62 replied to Amnesiac70's topic in Cardiac

    Your off to a good start, as many labs require ED or ICU experience. Start reading http://www.cathlabdigest.com and http://www.sicp.com Both are great reading for cath lab