qestout ASN, RN

qestout has 4 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Cardiac.

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1. Transporting TR band patients from Cath Lab recovery to inpatient room

   qestout replied to montyb79's topic in Cardiac

   I'd rather they come back from recovery AFTER TR band is removed, but that's 50/50. And only reason why is because they are usually sent back with it when I have 4 other patients that need meds, and...

2. I need a mentor

   qestout replied to Ginger702's topic in General Students

   Buy an NCLEX Comprehensive Review book...Saunders Review is excellent. Do 100 questions per day or at least coordinate questions with the areas you are studying in class. When you check your...

3. What Nurses really Want to Say When They Chart

   qestout replied to SICUshortCait's topic in General Nursing

   How do you nicely chart "patient is filthy and stinks to high heaven", "is quiet until they see me, and then become talented, moaning, pain med seeking actors", and "the family needs to leave, they...

4. My preceptor is everything they taught us NOT to be...

   qestout replied to Live..&..Learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Resign before you get fired. You'll feel so much better after you remove yourself from that stress. You will get another RN position

5. T-shirts about being SuperHuman an Angel or "sedate stupid

   qestout posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   We are regular human beings that once in awhile can do amazing things. We make mistakes, and many of them, in the course of our careers. This chest thumping of how great we are? Really? We serve,...

6. Time management

   qestout replied to buffalo2122's topic in Medical-Surgical

   We don't have a punch clock, or I'm sure there would be limits. It doesn't take very long for each one with a good sheet and circling the stuff--I could probably do 5-6 in 10 minutes if I wanted to...

7. Time management

   qestout replied to buffalo2122's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Hi ko, I try to get in 20 minutes early for noc shift so I can fill out as much of my brain sheet r/t diagnosis/surgery/wound, orders/treatments, labs (abnormals and upcoming) assist status, age, IV...

8. Interviewing while on workman's comp?

   qestout replied to qestout's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Update***I'm calling in to cancel interview, r/t having recent injury preventing attendance (***found out today I'm not allowed to drive). I'll ask if I may call when medically released, as I'd love...

9. Interviewing while on workman's comp?

   qestout replied to qestout's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   It is at a different facility, and I do have a couple of friends that work there who know of the fall. I don't think they would hire me in my current status. But I would rather be honest than not....

10. Interviewing while on workman's comp?

    qestout posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    On 10/30, a patient caused me to fall, suffer vertebral compression fracture, and I'm at home for a few weeks to heal. If all goes according to plan, I should recover mid-December. Wouldn't you know,...

11. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    qestout replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    The name isn't odd, but the spelling

12. Don't Make this Job Search Blunder

    qestout replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing Humor

    It does bother me to apply for positions, revealing my personal information to places, without any sort of response. I've followed up on many, asking "Hoping you've received my application. Please...

13. Please, someone tell me how to stay out of trouble and keep my job.

    qestout replied to NurseCard's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC...where you are trained for a couple of days and off on your own. Whattya mean, there's a problem ? Oh, the DON thinks you should be ready for every situation when you're a new nurse? They CTA...

14. Nursing home nurses week ideas!!!

    qestout replied to NHAneedshelp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's a great week to announce a small raise in

15. Renew LPN if RN?

    qestout replied to qestout's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the responses! I've been working as a Charge RN in LTC for over a year (plus previous year as an LPN), and the LPN renewal came in the mail--I've been applying for (scarce) RN positions at...