hellerd2003

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  1. If you had to give a student nurse advice...

    hellerd2003 replied to 2009newgrad's topic in Emergency

    DO: Be honest with your knowledge. A nursing student is not expected to know all. Ask questions, but know when to ask. I orient nurses in ICU, and student nurses asking questions of the lead nurse...

  2. Nurses expectation of a unit clerk

    hellerd2003 replied to ChobeeStudent's topic in General Nursing

    The best unit clerk takes the stress off the nurse. Be calm in a crisis. If a call comes in, screen it (I work in ICU, and it bothers me to no end when I'm pulled out of a patient's room for a call...

  3. question about san martin

    hellerd2003 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Staffing ratios, per the current union contract, may be stated as 6:1, but are actually at management's discretion (per our current contract). Therefore, no staffing ratios exist. For example, the...

  4. St. Rose union issues.

    hellerd2003 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    I am a St Rose RN; I'll be honest and say that I've been voting CNA. For those not at St. Rose: SEIU has been our union for several years. However, despite "staffing ratios" that are not enforced, and...

  5. St. Rose union issues.

    hellerd2003 replied to hellerd2003's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Oh-- if someone comes to your home and states they are CNA, they're not. If someone calls you or accosts you in the parking lot and says they are CNA, they're not. CNA will NEVER do either, unless...

  6. nursing school and marriage

    hellerd2003 replied to e_zapanta's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school is like any stressor. If your marriage is strong, nursing school will not affect it terribly. If your marriage is not strong, it will be ruined. I made it through nursing school as a...

  7. Does this concern anyone else?

    hellerd2003 replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    In our hospital MRSA is contact precautions. Gloves and gowns if you are within 3ft of pt. I'd not stick my finger ANYWHERE in a MRSA patient without gloves and

  8. What's Really at Stake with this CNA/SEIU Controversy

    hellerd2003 replied to SEIUnurses's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Nah-- SEIU is like a bad rash. They'll never go away. All we can hope is that we provide enough treatment to save ourselves! ;-) And that the Roses nurses open themselves beyond the scare tactics and...

  9. What's Really at Stake with this CNA/SEIU Controversy

    hellerd2003 replied to SEIUnurses's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

  10. Physician Assistant vs. Nurse Which would you choose?

    hellerd2003 replied to kgard7777's topic in General Nursing

    I made the decision between being a PA and a nurse. As you can see based on the board I'm on, I chose nursing. I had several reasons. 1. I could finish nursing school sooner than PA school, so I'd be...

  11. Las Vegas Union Hospitals?

    hellerd2003 replied to travelcrazyRN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    St. Rose is friendly with the union in place (SEIU). I would argue they are too friendly. There are a group of nurses who are trying to get the California Nursing Association (CNA) in to at least be...

  12. nursing in the Fox River/ Green Bay area?

    hellerd2003 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone out there work in Green Bay, or the Fox River Cities? What hospitals/ systems are the best for nurses? Which hospitals/ facilities have the best word-of-mouth? My husband and I have...

  13. venting

    hellerd2003 replied to XXl-cool's topic in General Nursing

    When I'm leaving work, I play music that best meets my needs. If I'm angry, I play loud stuff to let out the anger. If I am sad, I'll play slow stuff. That said, every day has a different effect on...

  14. Praying with your patient

    hellerd2003 replied to MShell's topic in General Nursing

    It all comes down to pt. needs. Would *I* ask to pray with a patient? No. That said . . . I always close my eyes and say a brief prayer for a pt to have a safe, comfortable journey home when we take...

  15. My sister is on life support

    hellerd2003 replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Just because we're nurses doesn't make it easier. In fact, I think it makes it worse. We know too much. And we know, at times, that we can do too little. But sometimes, life gives us more than...

  16. "You can't return to work until you're afebrile for 24 hours!"

    hellerd2003 posted a topic in General Nursing

    That's the command I got from my physician. I have a neat little virus that, in immunocompromised people, can make them need a vent quickly. Since I work ICU, all of my pts are compromised, hence...

  17. "You can't return to work until you're afebrile for 24 hours!"

    hellerd2003 replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

    I finally got my script filled at 5:30 this evening. Turns out the reason that the physician's office didn't get the new script to the pharmacy sooner was that the front desk told the physician's...

  18. Best-smelling liquid meds!

    hellerd2003 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I like prosource protein packs. They have a sweet bouquet that is reminiscent of cotton candy. The WORST smell, however, is dopamine. It smells like bad

  19. Looking for a new hospital

    hellerd2003 replied to pie123's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Which St. Rose do you work at? PM me if you feel comfortable. Sunrise has numerous ICU's-- trauma, CV, neuro, SICU, etc. I was offered a job at St. Rose and Sunrise ICU's, and I took St. Rose because...

  20. Does any other night shifters feel like days has no idea how nights works?

    hellerd2003 replied to thomask's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights at first, and then switched to days. Both shifts have their pros and cons. I love being on days and being able to call a doc and not have them yell at me because they were sleeping....

  21. Calling in sick before the holidays

    hellerd2003 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    If we call in sick the day before or after a holiday, we lose the holiday pay. It keeps everyone honest. Rarely do people ever call in on a holiday on my

  22. Diversions

    hellerd2003 replied to NurseKymba's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious about this, because I just completed a lit review on nurse substance abuse as part of completing my MSN, and all the empirically based literature demonstrates that nurses have no higher...

  23. Bipolar kids or bad parents?

    hellerd2003 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I have a stepson that has physically assaulted myself, my husband (his dad), his mother, his stepdad, his sister and his stepsiblings. Yes, he's from a divorced home. So was I. I never acted out like...

  24. college of st catherine

    hellerd2003 replied to line's topic in General Nursing

    I went to both St. Kate's (i.e. College of St Catherine-- it's NOT St. Catts) and the College of St. Benedict (St. Ben's). St. Kate's is a campus that, personally, I would not recommend to anyone. I...

  25. A week off for cataract surgery?

    hellerd2003 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    So much for not giving medical advice. One person's experience with a surgery, as we all know as nurses, does not guarantee that another person will have the same experience. The post should have...