snowfreeze

snowfreeze BSN, RN

ICU, CCU, Trauma, neuro, Geriatrics

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  1. Please Help!!!!!-Advice needed!

    snowfreeze replied to TypicalPicses's topic in General Nursing

    Tough choice, career vs kids. Get the family involved and let them know of your career goals and how that will effect them. A family commitment after discussion will help whatever decision go...

  2. Infection control issue with pts. in precautions

    snowfreeze replied to evans_c1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One of nursings responsibilities is to educate the patients and patients families. Educating your co-workers is also expected, if you have already educated a co-worker and they are still not in...

  3. Patients knowing medical lingo

    snowfreeze replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I appreciate a patient who has an interest in what is going on. It really makes my teaching easier. #1 they are interested, #2 they have knowledge #3 I can teach so much more to that patient...

  4. Green card thru nursing?!

    snowfreeze replied to Vans's topic in General Nursing

    If you are only looking for a way in, nursing is not it. Yes you can get a green card to be a nurse, maybe. It takes a lot of work and you will have to respect everyone elses opinions when you become...

  5. changing to team nursing

    snowfreeze replied to lisa122's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe 'teaming' should be more awareness of who had what and needs what...Just everyone helping out when needed. We need to make sure everyone gets their breaks or they will not work well and we need...

  6. Did you live off of student loans while in school?

    snowfreeze replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    I attended a community college, one semester at a time until I had all the prereqs out of the way. I worked full time and my family lived through it. I was planning to divorce my husband when I...

  7. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    snowfreeze replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Prior to becoming a nurse, I was a paramedic. One patient all the way to the hospital told me about all the spirits in the ambulance and said that it looks like many people have died in here. She...

  8. What squicks you out?

    snowfreeze replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I get nauseated with patients that dig out their poo and put it in their mouths. I just cannot be in that room when it is obvious. Please kill me before I get that

  9. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    snowfreeze replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to be a veterinarian, but my parents got divorced and a lot of creepy things happened while I was a teen. I went to farrier school instead of Cornell. I still don't know if that was a...

  10. Is it like this everywhere?

    snowfreeze replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There are lots of wonderful LTC facilities. Good luck. What you are describing is not even close to what happens where I

  11. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    snowfreeze replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Supply vs demand, that is more the issue right now in nursing. Not enough nurses so in places they 'drop the bar'. Well during this time where I work we decided to 'raise the bar'. Guess what, we...

  12. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    snowfreeze replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ails, I have come in contact with a few of those phillipino doctors who become US nurses. None of them impressed me. All are gone from our facility now, we didn't want to extend their contract. Not...

  13. patient questions

    snowfreeze replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    You are my dream patient, one who wants to really understand what is going on so you can make intelligent decisions. Not the ones whose sig-other will decide but the sig-other dosent want that...

  14. Why Nurses Go Crazy

    snowfreeze replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    You can be my nurse anytime.

  15. Speaking of IVs... Need help (long story longer)

    snowfreeze replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Taking too long a time after placing the tourniquet on the arm can lead to blowing nice veins. I find a vein, then take the tourniquet off while I prep everything I need then put the tourniquet back...

  16. Current ages

    snowfreeze replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

    Dead would be the end age for not applying for school in my

  17. U.S. pays for care of illegal aliens

    snowfreeze replied to BeachNurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    OK, we have always offered care to anyone who needs it. I think, yeh we

  18. Nurses hit by car in hospital parking lot: by (Alleged) Drug Seeker!

    snowfreeze replied to earthlovers123's topic in General Nursing

    And once again, please remind me.....Why many nurses don't want to work

  19. Am I a Freak?

    snowfreeze posted a topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse. I have been in nursing since 1992. I started in med/surg as a GN and was in charge of the unit a few times before taking my NCLEX test 4 months after being hired. I transferred...

  20. staffing on nights

    snowfreeze replied to donmomofnine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    325 bed facility 9 units usually 6 to 8 nurses and 21 aids or more depending on the nurses. Personal care, 16 patients with one aid, 7 dementia units, 28 to 36 patients with 2 aids and one nurse and...

  21. Charge nurse responsibilties of other RNs

    snowfreeze replied to pebbles1977's topic in General Nursing

    Yes as charge nurse I have had a few try to blame me for things that happened during their care of a patient. I have also had a few try to blame me as supervisor as I also do that on weekends. Each...

  22. How important is Left side

    snowfreeze replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, lets look at the comfort of the patient and the vitals that go along. Each person and each baby position will differ. Go with what works at the moment, ambulances are set up so that the...

  23. Female Nursing Students Dont like me !

    snowfreeze replied to earthlovers123's topic in General Nursing

    Give me a good nurse anytime, we will check the sex later at a more appropriate

  24. Female Nursing Students Dont like me !

    snowfreeze replied to earthlovers123's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate to what you are going through but not in nursing school, just being the different one. When I finished high school, I went to farrier school. I was the only female in a class of 20. I...

  25. Already stressed...need advice!

    snowfreeze replied to Hopeful in Ohio's topic in General Nursing

    I worked two jobs while I went to school for pre-reqs. Unit clerk in busy ER on Friday and Saturday nights (11pm to 7am) and as an agency nurse aid. I was also finishing paramedic school. I worked...