snowfreeze

snowfreeze BSN, RN

ICU, CCU, Trauma, neuro, Geriatrics

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  1. Please take pity and help me!

    snowfreeze replied to Atlanta Kellie's topic in General Nursing

    I like to be challenged and have been through a few difficult interviews. I do just as you are doing, run it through my head first with all the worse possible questions that might be asked. After...

  2. Nursing school-please help!

    snowfreeze replied to froggyb79's topic in General Nursing

    Set your priorities, apply and choose from what you get accepted at. I could only afford community college at the time I applied. I put that off for a year due to being sponsored for paramedic...

  3. Advise on how to be a more assertive Charge nurse

    snowfreeze replied to sweetnurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Find a good mentor and ignore the

  4. Chest tubes

    snowfreeze replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    e) clarify with doctor prior to putting to waterseal and if not an option, order a portable

  5. Experience

    snowfreeze replied to sassychris's topic in General Nursing

    You could potentially be hired in a variety of areas. If you are genuinely interested in a certain area you will likely do well during your interview. Everyone starts out without experience. I am...

  6. MD orders, is this normal .......

    snowfreeze replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    I see this type of order often, the facility I work in has everything on computer. The whole chart is on computer, charting, orders, tests, diagnostics. The doctors respond a bit quicker as most of...

  7. Change of shift report

    snowfreeze replied to angel333's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a telemetry unit, we are decreasing overtime by recording reports on voicecare a telephone system.. Voicecare also is utilized for transfers. I am learning to like this system, you arrive,...

  8. Inventions we'd love to see....

    snowfreeze replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in General Nursing

    A scanner for the ER doorway to identify drug seekers and hang-nail whiners. It could scan like a CT scanner and identify the mind set of the patient. It would also reject the 15 family members just...

  9. Change, change, change

    snowfreeze replied to EmilyCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember the first VRE patient, you would have thought we were going into a toxic waste zone with all the gear we used to get near that poor patient. Swan Ganz catheters are now just for a short...

  10. Anyone Know what Hospitals Hire Evening Shift nurses?

    snowfreeze replied to KR's topic in General Nursing

    The facility I work in right now does have 8 and 12 hour positions. The unit I work on could use another 3-11 RN. I know of a few other hospitals that also have 3p-11p shifts. Could be there is a...

  11. So your a Nurse, But if you weren't!?

    snowfreeze replied to Visuals's topic in General Nursing

    Pre-hospital would be my first choice. You learn to work as a team, you learn assessment skills and you learn how to function under stress. Communication skills are also important as you are the...

  12. What needs changing in nursing?

    snowfreeze replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    image,

  13. If you could do it all over again.....

    snowfreeze replied to Visuals's topic in General Nursing

    I would be a veterinarian instead. I am treated poorly as a nurse, patients think I am some type of slave. Family members are sure I am stupid, they looked at something on the internet and my 4...

  14. CNA quick question

    snowfreeze replied to kea6783's topic in General Nursing

    good luck, sounds like you will do well in the health care

  15. Acuity levels

    snowfreeze replied to fbmom's topic in General Nursing

    Yes please include teaching needs in bold letters. Assign patients by realistic time needed for each specific need. Self care, if they need total care or can clean themselves, half points for...

  16. Should I recert my EMT-B?

    snowfreeze replied to BonnieSc's topic in Emergency

    I kept my paramedic certification and have made use of it. It gave me instant PHRN which never expires. I have used my PHRN for critical care transport and air ambulance. It is easier to maintain...

  17. What can an RN do that an LPN can't?

    snowfreeze replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work LPNs cannot push IV drugs, give blood or blood products or chemo agents. They can not access a port or utilize an arterial line or access a central line. I don't think they can take...

  18. Has this ever happened to you?

    snowfreeze replied to dd_txrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Managers of all levels need to have more spine than that. She should have assured the family-complaining member that staff will be properly educated as to this matter. Now that complaining-person...

  19. Stethoscope

    snowfreeze replied to ldarrington's topic in General Nursing

    I bought a DRG and loved the acoustics but it was too lunky to carry around my neck so I gave it to my daughter. Its perfect for her, she does hospice home care so good sound is important. It also...

  20. Lunch Break

    snowfreeze replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    :), food, what is that? Just kidding, I try to pack something so I have food when I have time to eat it as the cafeteria is not open 24/7. I eat before coming to work, high protein meal with a...

  21. This Site has Jaded My View of Nursing

    snowfreeze replied to kimmyz's topic in General Nursing

    most of what you see on this site is venting after a bad day or a bad year and occasionally a bad life. please don't think that all rns hate lpns. we are all at work for the same reason, to care for...

  22. nursing students for choice

    snowfreeze replied to vegetarian_goddess's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    To empathize with someone else who proclaims a very different approach to life than ours is a fine skill unmatched in anyother profession than

  23. what is your nurse to patient ratio?

    snowfreeze replied to paphgrl's topic in Emergency

    The hospital where I work has been full lately so the ER has to keep patients for a longer time. The ER staff is getting a bit difficult to talk to, guess they are stressed. I have received two...

  24. Help on nurses rights !

    snowfreeze replied to linda 45's topic in General Nursing

    I plan to travel again in a few years, looks like Texas and Kentucky are not on my list. Find an attorney that specializes in work ethics. I would also contact civil liberties. Document everything,...

  25. scabies

    snowfreeze replied to nrsbetrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One facility where I work uses ivermectin for many patients. All clothing and belongings are placed in dark trash bags for 3 days then washed. A recliner was placed in dark plastic for 3 days in a...