snowfreeze

snowfreeze BSN, RN

ICU, CCU, Trauma, neuro, Geriatrics

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  1. addicted to allnurses

    snowfreeze replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    This is an awesome site, I only have 400 some posts so not as talkative as some. I like to sit in the chat room when I have some time, I love talking to the students as well as those with

  2. Nurses are not "allowed"

    snowfreeze replied to beautifulb's topic in General Nursing

    We also have a doctor room of computers, there are also computers in every patients room, that is where I do my real-time assessments. There is a computer on the med cart and we have 3 COWs(computer...

  3. posting resume online

    snowfreeze replied to Jayla's topic in General Nursing

    I placed my resume online with a local hospital system, two of the facilities called me. I chose the one I am currently working in. It took about 3 weeks to receive the interest phone calls. I...

  4. Hello Nurses Looking for a interesting travel assignment

    snowfreeze replied to sportfish's topic in Travel

    I plan to travel again as a nurse in two years. My youngest daughter will graduate from high school and she wants to travel with me. She is in charge of suggesting the locations, I am providing the...

  5. Does anyone use the CHAT?

    snowfreeze replied to Justhere's topic in General Nursing

    I go into the chat when I get off work and on days off. I try to sit there for a while until someone else comes along. It would be nice to share our schedules or plan a time to meet in

  6. Residents who don't get along

    snowfreeze replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Document what is being said by both patients. Write an incident report of this on a daily basis if necessary and ask for a psych consult for the

  7. Starting a new job soon, and I'm SCARED!

    snowfreeze replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck, I have moved around a bit in nursing and I learned something new in each area. I don't think you are making a mistake, you are taking a step

  8. Entering All New Orders

    snowfreeze replied to sef1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think your hospital is heading in the wrong direction getting rid of charge nurse and unit clerk. The mistakes will rise, patient satisfaction will drop and nurses will quit and go work somewhere...

  9. patient belongings

    snowfreeze replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    All patients come to an ER in some distressed state. They don't remember that they left their watch at home or that their daughter took their purse home just before they were intubated. It saves a...

  10. Crushing K-Dur

    snowfreeze replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Put K-dur in applesauce, it will slowly dissolve and is acceptable as it just dissolves the stuff that sticks the potassium crystals together. Liquid form for g-tubes, dissolve the while bullet in...

  11. How do you deal with lazy nurses??

    snowfreeze replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I usually just point out to them that their patients need them. If they just blow it off, I ask if maybe the unit manager would like to answer their call lights? I can call her/him for them and yes...

  12. War on Fast Food?

    snowfreeze replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    If no fast food, what will nurses

  13. Reminiscing

    snowfreeze replied to knockandhello's topic in General Nursing

    I remember glass dome transducers for CVP and arterial lines. Had to put them together, they were not disposable so they went to central supply to be steralized after each patient use. Also had to...

  14. What a week, just a vent!

    snowfreeze replied to L&Dnurse2Be's topic in General Nursing

    Offers hugs and a bowl of chicken soup. My grandma always did that, then got me talking about something besides what was bothering me and before I knew it that bad stuff didn't seem really all that...

  15. Primary Function of a Nurse

    snowfreeze replied to KMSRN's topic in General Nursing

    to be a patient advocate. there are many steps toward achieving that goal, the first is to assess. gain facts and information then review all that is gathered. question what seems incorrect....

  16. How many nurses who are the "new kid on the block and survive mobbying and bullying?

    snowfreeze replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    You will find all types of personalities. Many of the so called meannies are simply miserable people with the cause being some obscure reason or another. They feel trapped or inadequate in some part...

  17. How many nurses who are the "new kid on the block and survive mobbying and bullying?

    snowfreeze replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well lets go back about 13 years when I survived ICU orientation. That is where I wanted to be and I had served my year in med/surg. My orienting nurse was not nice. After two weeks I talked to the...

  18. Pros vs. Cons of Geriatrics?

    snowfreeze replied to maryruth's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have 15 years of nursing experience, mostly critical care. I did 5 years in geriatrics when a facility I worked at closed, I needed some time to decide where to work next. Now I am back in a...

  19. You Gotta Read It, To Funny

    snowfreeze replied to hppygrndma's topic in General Nursing

    HUmm, today I snapped at a very rude husband whose wife I had already spent plenty of time with and 2 documented times on the bedpan also, this was 10am when two of my other 3 patients were now...

  20. How do you feel about volunteers?

    snowfreeze replied to capribry's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I wish we had more volunteers at the hospital I work in. Maybe if each unit had some guidelines of what is needed that a volunteer could do it could make you more useful and more independant....

  21. Cussing Co-Workers

    snowfreeze replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Tell them you are uncomfortable with the swearing. If they continue to swear around you then this is considered abuse. Possibly suggest a more acceptable word to use when under stress for your...

  22. Please explain to me why people think this is weird?

    snowfreeze replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    I think the wide use of pesticides on fruit and vegetable farms and the antiobiotics in animal feeds are the true culprit to a lot of allergies. Where I work we designate sensitivity vs allergy to...

  23. Dealing with Uncaring Professors

    snowfreeze replied to NiceNurse2b19's topic in General Nursing

    You will not always get along with people in every aspect of your life. Yes I had some bad instructors and some mean ones. I just tried to make it through their classes. Use this professor who was...

  24. 06/06/06: Freaky...

    snowfreeze replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    666 is said to be the devils numbers, was my 6/6/06 day at work weird? Nothing bizarre happened, same old running for 12 hours as usual. Sometimes I think the devil created telemetry units LOL, just...

  25. When to complain to a manager and when to keep it quiet

    snowfreeze replied to yellow finch's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like that manager needs to get their nose a little closer to what is happening on that unit. A suggestion of that sort might get things started without you having to actually write up...