hellerd2003 RN

hellerd2003 is a RN and specializes in Critical Care.

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1. Professions before nursing

   hellerd2003 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

   Gosh, this could turn into a novel. High school-- worked at an Arby's. Yuck. During college (undergrad was in psych), I worked at a camp for kids/ adults with developmental disabilities. That was...

2. Getting married and want to go to nursing school

   hellerd2003 replied to Atl_Queen's topic in General Nursing

   Does your husband really support your career? If so, then nothing else should worry you. I was married before nursing school. Ironically enough, I was accepted to a PA program, and hubby supported...

3. Is there any NP that would be willing to help out a NP student?

   hellerd2003 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Greetings! I am hoping that someone will be willing to help me out with an assignment I have for a graduate-level NP course. We are to ask some questions of a nurse practitioner, as we begin to...

4. With this economy...Are LPN jobs easier to obtain

   hellerd2003 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital system has the goal of phasing out LPN's/ LVN's in the near future. . . They are not finding a financial benefit to LPN's. . . If you could hire an LPN who needed to be supervised by a RN,...

5. Unemployed New Grad

   hellerd2003 replied to mitchell79's topic in General Nursing

6. Bariatric Surgery-Need Advice

   hellerd2003 replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in General Nursing

   I had the RNY back in 2001 and would never recommend it. Anything that reroutes intestines/ messes up absorption of nutrients, etc. . . . I just cannot get behind that. Plus I've had numerous...

7. I dont care what part of the United States you live in!!!

   hellerd2003 replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

   When you think about it, your situation is actually pretty desirable if you can move for a job. If they pay for your school and THEN let you out of a contract, you're free to work wherever you want....

8. And while we're at it-things you'd LOVE to ask/tell management and get away with

   hellerd2003 replied to HelenofOz's topic in General Nursing

   I'd like to point out that they have created a new management career ladder-- thus increasing the number of managers in our hospital-- but when I ask for a CNA to ensure that we can give adequate...

9. Last name on badges?

   hellerd2003 replied to BroncoSmoLVN's topic in General Nursing

   I once worked in a psych unit that required first and last names on badges. All staff covered up their last names with tape . . . easy to remove if mgmt does rounds . . . And we did this because pts...

10. What is your first hint that it is gonna be a rough shift

    hellerd2003 replied to AngelsWings09's topic in General Nursing

    You walk into work and have a critical patient crashing/ desaturating, and at the time you are about to start report on that patient, you receive a new ICU admit that is vented, thrashing, blood...

11. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

    hellerd2003 replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in General Nursing

    We got cookies from outside organizations. We could purchase a 32 oz. soda in a "souvenier cup" (picture cheezy baseball stadium cup) from the cafeteria. I also work at a non-profit who is in the...

12. Would you do it all over again?

    hellerd2003 replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. Never have I worked in a profession which is so disrespected, not only by patients and MD's, but also your peers (eating one's young). Nursing was a second career for me, and in hindsight I'd...

13. Experineced nurses...you're best organizing tips

    hellerd2003 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I created my own report sheet. I work in ICU, so have only two pts, so each side is for one pt. I divide the paper into four sections, and fold the paper in those sections, so I can fit it in my...

14. Nurses who work the day shift

    hellerd2003 replied to omgodzilla's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing isn't for you unless you can get over this. Today, I carried away a bag (yes, a bag) of feces, helped clean another patient who soiled the bed x2, emptied 2 foley catheters of urine (multiple...

15. Nurses who work the day shift

    hellerd2003 replied to omgodzilla's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you can get a job outside of a hospital with just a 2 yr. degree. If you're in a hospital, generally you'll have to work night shift to get a chance to day shift in my area (SW). Other areas of...