snowfreeze

snowfreeze BSN, RN

ICU, CCU, Trauma, neuro, Geriatrics

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  1. Visiting hours, whose job to enforce them???

    snowfreeze replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse as a patient advocate can enforce or override visiting hours. A very sick patient who has roudy inappropriate visitors asks those people to please leave as the patient needs rest. A dying...

  2. Dream Job

    snowfreeze replied to armyvet's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a travel nurse at a Level I trauma facility in Columbia SC for 2 tours, I really liked the facility but it gets too hot there in the summer for

  3. Tell me what school is like...

    snowfreeze replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You are young, consider what career path you want to follow for a life career. When do you plan to retire from nursing? Gauge your career learning and growth along with your home life. Don't stop...

  4. How much notice to give?

    snowfreeze replied to brookesbuddy's topic in General Nursing

    Standards are 2 weeks for hourly paid positions, 4 weeks for salary and negotiable for administrative

  5. Tell me what school is like...

    snowfreeze replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Oh God, wait until you have some experience as a nurse. You can work part time and still have some time to watch your kids grow up, they only do that once and nursing is here

  6. Report in the pt's room?

    snowfreeze replied to 1BunnyRN's topic in General Nursing

    What does report at bedside do besides really confuse the patient? We have dry-erase boards in each patients room on which we put the date, nurse and aids first names, the tests ordered for today,...

  7. Reconciling professionalism with patient attitudes.

    snowfreeze replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in General Nursing

    Document, document, document. Non compliant patients are difficult. If they didn't want fixed why come to the hospital? Some of the many reasons for this concerning behavior include dementia and...

  8. A Hospital before its time

    snowfreeze replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital schedule was 6 hours monday thru friday, 12 hours Saturday and Sunday then 7 Days off. We worked 7 days then had 7 off. You had to pick up one 6 hour shift every 4 weeks. This was on...

  9. DVT and Homan's sign

    snowfreeze replied to HarmonyW's topic in General Nursing

    The facility I work in does not use Hohmans nor palpation, we just do dopplers for leg pain that has no other

  10. 80 bed hospital to 480 bed...advice???

    snowfreeze replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Larger hospitals are just a bigger group of small units which are just as safe and comfortable as the one you are leaving. You will have more continuing education offered and more opportunity of...

  11. Restraining an intact patient

    snowfreeze replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the patient needs a sitter. Get the doc to order one for patient safety. Family can be asked to sit with the patient also, many families are quite

  12. Two TB test???

    snowfreeze replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    You need two successive negatives upon hire then yearly negatives after that. Any new job at a new facility will require the two tests. TB has come back to life worldwide so new precautions are in...

  13. Hello Mr. VIP! I'm your servant nurse for the night!

    snowfreeze replied to SICU Queen's topic in General Nursing

    Document, ADLs for each time you clean up diarrhea, ADLs for each time the patient is unable to pick up cup to drink, suggest or order PT/OT for this patient so he can return to normal life. Educate...

  14. What would you do?

    snowfreeze replied to JennieO's topic in General Nursing

    Surely the computers are monitored and someone knows where she logs on and when and what she is doing while

  15. Is night shift a good learning environment?

    snowfreeze replied to Gallee's topic in General Nursing

    If the unit has a number of experienced nurses you will learn a lot on nights without being badgered by families. The docs won't be in your face about everything either. Less noise too. Patients...

  16. If Money Were No Problem.........

    snowfreeze replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    If time and money were not a problem I would go for a masters degree in nursing from the start. If you find you don't like bedside nursing then you can easily go to teaching, adminstrative etc. I am...

  17. Risk of Infectious Disease: Job Hazard for this with Kids?

    snowfreeze replied to rookieq's topic in General Nursing

    When I had small kids I was working in ICU. I changed my scrubs at work as they provided them, my shoes were kept in my locker then I showered when I got home. I also kept my kids vaccinations up to...

  18. Help!! Maternity scrubs?? Are they necessary?

    snowfreeze replied to RNin2007's topic in General Nursing

    I was prego in nursing school, wore what I had although it was tight. If working, go one size up, you can take it in

  19. What is your daily routine?

    snowfreeze replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work telemetry. My first thing to do is find what my assignment is. supposed to be 4 on daylight but sometimes I get 5, 6 in the rare occasion of late call offs. Log onto the computer and print my...

  20. What nursing school did everyone attend?

    snowfreeze replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

    I went to Community College of Allegheny county in Pennsylvania for my Associate degree. I would recommend this program, it has done well for my 15 year

  21. Hip Hip Hurrah!!!!

    snowfreeze posted a topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: i am excited.... at midnight tonight i turn 50 and will have 15 years of nursing experience!!!! i still love being a nurse and usually love my job. my career has taken off in new...

  22. Quiz for Ya

    snowfreeze replied to JUMACK's topic in General Nursing

    Be yourself Be a patient advocate Be a self advocate Be happy Have a life outside of your job Maintain a positive attitude Go in life where your heart takes you Support issues that you are passionate...

  23. Hip Hip Hurrah!!!!

    snowfreeze replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    oh thank you so much everyone, glad to share the

  24. Had my first doctor scream at me today

    snowfreeze replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My first 'doc screaming at me' experience was when I was orienting in ICU. My first Swan insertion assist along with my preceptor. I went into the room with the doctor and started to set up the...

  25. Bad luck, Murphy's Law & the Rule of Three

    snowfreeze replied to maolin's topic in General Nursing

    I think many of us have had new job crisis stuff. At my first nursing job I broke two fingers working with my sheep which I use to train border collies. I worked for 6 weeks with pain and didn't...