Flying ICU RN

Flying ICU RN

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  1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    This lady has tried to assist me on late night rounds every now and
  2. what title should they add after their names

    Every now and then, just to throw people off, I'm tempted to add RN CFI, (Certified Flight
  3. Fired because they "can't afford me"...now what?

    Gov't nursing of any kind (in any postion offered), corrections, public health service, and VA. Good
  4. maybe I wasn't being nice.....

    If everyone stands around and lets the pulmonary edema continue to develop without attempting reversal, yes of course, serious heat would come my way. I don't know,.. I see way too many nurses at all...
  5. maybe I wasn't being nice.....

    Perhaps so. But were they doing these massive boluses at the direction of a physician, or independently? This ARAC, is an anti leukemia drug is it? Who would be giving this and how far in the past?,...
  6. maybe I wasn't being nice.....

    Check policies, atropine should be a first line grab and push
  7. maybe I wasn't being nice.....

    That statement just about wraps it up in a nutshell. You know, I've taken care of many a complex patient, but what is necessary for me to know well are the technical aspects of the job, not the...
  8. Frustrated with having to work

    Two things keep me going, my family, and the thought of going to places like this. Hang in
  9. Personal attack in progress note from physician

    An example of unprofessional behavior at a seemingly highly educated
  10. How likely is to sue nurses?

    You mean a punitive type of action. As a parent myself, yes perhaps tempting. But, I well remember Ron Goldman's father prevailing against OJ Simpson in the wrongful death civil suit. To my knowledge,...
  11. Retirement

    Retirement forecast meter Here's what scares me about retirement, this guy used to be 16 years old. Now geriatrics across the country have reentered the workforce, an indicator of the cost of living....
  12. maybe I wasn't being nice.....

    Whenever a patient has something adverse happen to them, I could care less if the people standing around are playing Parcheesi. What matters most, is what I do
  13. RN--TO LPN

    Think about it for a moment. Why would I hire you knowing that you will jump ship at the first opportunity. Hang in there, things will
  14. Experience Nurses

    What you are seeing now, is a brief lull in health care access between the baby boomer generation and their parents. You and anyone so interested can answer your questions and allay your fears by...
  15. How likely is to sue nurses?

    Not a pediatric nurse by any means however, to my knowledge, pediatric dosing (particularly infants) is a big deal with no room for error. So a case for negligence would exist where due diligence can...
  16. Nurses and marriage

    From a female colleagues nanny-cam after her husband did precisely
  17. Eating our young...and our colleagues

    While body language, facial expression, and eye contact are missing in this form of human communication, the written word, even when succinct and clear, can still be grossly misinterpreted by the...
  18. A Word to the Wise

    Mine on
  19. LPN practicing outside of scope

    The answers to all of your concerns, can easily found within your own facilities published policies, as well as online within your states nurse practice act, and the B.O.N, online portal. You should...
  20. Help me think of a great name for my company

    1-800-Dial-a-Nurse I should have googled it first, oh well didn't buy the stock at five
  21. So embarrassed

    Watch now for the headlight to be worn
  22. Your dumbest financial mistakes

    Nope, not wasted. Bad return on investment maybe, but certainly not wasted. That BA in English Lit, educated
  23. The "leaping MRSA" description, is our way of making light of our hallway -vs- in room
  24. Your dumbest financial mistakes

    I estimate my return on investment for my school tuition to be 20,000% to
  25. Bedside/Face-to-Face Shift Report

    Here is a screenshot of the JCAHO guidelines for hand-off report in semi private