VANurse2010

VANurse2010

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  1. holidays... sick call...

    VANurse2010 replied to imsickagain's topic in General Nursing

    Everything in this post is irrelevant to the issue at

  2. holidays... sick call...

    VANurse2010 replied to imsickagain's topic in General Nursing

    Expect to either get a first and final warning, or to be terminated. I would reconsider this very heavily if I were you. You are not an experienced nurse and cannot weather a bad reference as well...

  3. 24 hr on call

    VANurse2010 replied to nurseinmaryland's topic in General Nursing

    "You lied to me and I'm not working here."

  4. Dr. complaint

    VANurse2010 replied to Kavikziggy77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't disagree per se, and don't think the OP was wrong, but generally if a doctor doesn't call back in LTC the DON should be called first unless someone is actually decompensating so she can deal...

  5. CCRN Clinical Hours Verification

    VANurse2010 replied to FLnursing2015's topic in Critical Care

    You need the names of two people who can verify that you worked those hours. This can be a coworker or charge nurse I believe - doesn't have to be director or HR. They're not super

  6. Dr. complaint

    VANurse2010 replied to Kavikziggy77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I probably would have asked for double dose of Miralax, 200 colace, 2 senna tabs, and another enema before sending ... but you weren't

  7. Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    VANurse2010 replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    MRSA, VRE etc. exist in the community, and you should know that as a "prudent

  8. Giving report to the next RN?

    VANurse2010 replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Basics: Name, Age/Sex, Code status, Allergies, Attending physician/MD team/relevant consults Relevant Past medical history Followed by: admitted on (date) from (home/SNF/etc) presented to (ED, clinic,...

  9. missing narcotic

    VANurse2010 replied to teeroze201069's topic in General Nursing

    At worst, you should get a write up for this for not calling pharmacy when you noticed the initial "problem." I don't see how your license is even remotely in

  10. In fear of losing my license.

    VANurse2010 replied to Newgrad665's topic in General Nursing

    Embarrassing? I suppose. But who doesn't have sexual conversations on at least some of their off time? Not saying every sexts (I don't), but pretty sure most of us have or have had plenty of...

  11. Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    VANurse2010 replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    There are always unknown factors when going out in public. Still

  12. Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    VANurse2010 replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    I have to call BS on this. Most of us have a pretty good handle on our patients and their

  13. Good ICU Nursing Guides?

    VANurse2010 replied to jenzo0's topic in General Nursing

    You should be set up to do ECCO (Essentials of Critical Care Orientation) at your new facility (assuming they are a good facility and not cheap). While boring as all hell, it will give you the...

  14. What happens to your license if the school you previously attended shuts down?

    VANurse2010 replied to jocelynpotano's topic in General Nursing

    Your teacher is an

  15. Easily annoyed

    VANurse2010 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you for recognizing that your attitude needs some adjustment, but I will say it *does* legitimately sound like your workload is

  16. Is it bad that I can't work holidays?

    VANurse2010 replied to alieu4's topic in General Students

    You don't sound mature enough to be taking care of patients, full

  17. Unfair Shift Rotation

    VANurse2010 replied to KHVILLE's topic in General Nursing

    Um, no. Nurses without children may have other obligations and are not at the beck and call of you and your child's scheduling

  18. So, what's it like?

    VANurse2010 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    UF has never been fixed on any CRRT patient I've ever had. Just goes to show you the differences between facilities and units. Acuity with CRRT can vary greatly - they are not all on 10 drips and...

  19. So, what's it like?

    VANurse2010 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I spent the last two and a half years at an academic medical center (level 1) and now completing a travel assignment at a level 1 trauma center that is technically a teaching hospital but is...

  20. Why do hospitals promote Flu shots so bad?

    VANurse2010 replied to Life22feb's topic in General Nursing

    They are required by CMS for any hospital that accepts Medicare (i.e. almost all

  21. I/M Injections

    VANurse2010 replied to OR_RN13456's topic in Patient Medications

    Check the CDC guidelines. Aspiration in the context of deltoid injections is not

  22. I/M Injections

    VANurse2010 replied to OR_RN13456's topic in Patient Medications

    You don't need to aspirate for vaccines given in the

  23. Calling report to the floor.

    VANurse2010 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. Not all critical care units actually have intensivists available at all times (or at all) which means they can't recover people from anesthesia (because no one is trained to put an airway...

  24. Vocational school

    VANurse2010 replied to Naty23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    LVN licenses are simply not worth private school tuition given the diminishing job market and employment role - especially in places like California. P.S. I'm not hating on LVNs. I was an LPN once...

  25. What is a cardiac stepdown?

    VANurse2010 replied to Thedevinestman's topic in Cardiac

    Your hospital seems to have a good system. you should be able to take milrinone on telemetry though. I'd consider that less dangerous than dopamine or