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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? This friend has no insurance and is waiting for a...

Oh, and I found this http://www.medicare.gov/Dialysis/Static/Contacts.asp?dest=NAV|Home|Resources|Contacts#TabTop

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 has to be licensed and have to follow certain rules...

another word for where the astericks are would be "angry"

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 my thirty's and was used to standing up for myself....

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. The bad news is that you are stable and that means ...

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 else is a good resource. Knowing who your resourc...

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

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 union:yeah:

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

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

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 In Indiana where does one find that info? And ho...

I recently got a gift certificate to a bookstore.

It had to be a full moon. While getting report, I overheard bits of other reports. Looked like the cardiac floor I was working had suddenly changed to a psych ward. In room 9 was a dying patient. Unfortunately, half the family wanted us to "do everyt...

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

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 about safety. Most of the rooms in our hospital ...

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 on your weak areas. Good luck.........you can do ...

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? You have my sympathy, I couldn't do it.

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 got the coolest earings ever. So, go check out est...

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

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 Eugene, I'd be in Portland. Lots to do and see. Beau...

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 hospital and then have part time jobs in the cath lab an...

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 you can hear something like wheezes or crackles wit...

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

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 staff.