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  1. What do you do when a child passes?

    schroeders_piano replied to jstradley's topic in Pediatric

    It was a death of a child while I was working ER that caused me to leave nursing for a few months. Instead of venting or debriefing with my fellow staff members, I bottled everything up until it...

  2. Hespan

    schroeders_piano replied to Aneroo's topic in MICU, SICU

  3. Hespan

    schroeders_piano replied to Aneroo's topic in MICU, SICU

    The only time I have used Hetastarch has been for hypovolemic shock or for the immediate post op phase. The ICU I worked in went with the old tried and true method of dumping massive amounts of NS...

  4. Hiring a nurse that's a carrier of MRSA - Can that happen?

    schroeders_piano replied to Halla17's topic in School

    I probably have MRSA, VRE, GRE, and a host of diseases I don't even want to know about. IF you want to be a nurse, go for

  5. How do I get an Illinois nursing license ?

    schroeders_piano replied to qtpnai03's topic in Illinois Nursing

    We will be happy to have you come to the great state of Illinois. The state where the former governor's make the license plates. (we have one in prison and another soon on his way) You need to go to...

  6. 1st time RN licensed , but the license expires toooo SOON

    schroeders_piano replied to H2H_RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    You will just have to renew your license before

  7. On the monitor or off???

    schroeders_piano replied to HezzRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    When I worked ICU, if we had med/surg orders without tele we took them off the monitor. We also would switch from the ICU charting to the Med/Surg charting(we still paper charted). If it was comfort...

  8. Working as a stripper AND a nurse

    schroeders_piano replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    If there was a market for a fat, bald guy you better believe I would be hitting a pole to make a few extra dollars. I say do what you're comfortable doing. I just suggest you don't use the IV poles at...

  9. Have You Found Your Niche?

    schroeders_piano replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    9 jobs in 5 years, so no I haven't found my niche. If I could only find that elusive Mon-Fri 9am-3pm no holiday, no on-call nursing job that pays the same as full time, I think then I would find my...

  10. How does inadequate staffing relate to patient safety? Any stories?

    schroeders_piano replied to PediNurse2b's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I understand these stories. I worked an ICU once that staffing was 2 RNs period. That would be good staffing for a small ICU, but we had 11 bads. You can just imagine some of the stuff that

  11. Albumin administration rate and IV tubing

    schroeders_piano replied to arms's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The ICU I work we do Albumin drips all the time. 50grams over 24 hours. We run it on the pump and it comes to like

  12. New Male RN wanting A supervising job

    schroeders_piano replied to James_Adam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been a DON and MDS Coordinator before. MDS is a pain in the backside and really not worth it. I would suggest trying an ICU. There is always something new to learn or a new piece of equipment...

  13. LTC Issues and unemployment

    schroeders_piano replied to paytonsmom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I used to be a DON at LTC facility. I'm pretty sure you can't get unemployment for being terminated for being a No-call/No-show. If this facility is having problems like this, call the state and give...

  14. Fired, concerned, worried, job issues, need information, and salary info!! help!

    schroeders_piano replied to cutehumor's topic in General Nursing

    My advice to you is stopping worrying. I have been in management. Managers know that sometimes hospitals terminate employees for some of the stupidest reasons because they thinking they're covering...

  15. Vasopressors- Critical Care RN's please help!

    schroeders_piano replied to loopingrace's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to agree that I haven't given Cardizem in this type of situation. I was wondering about your dopamine. I have never started someone at 25mcg of dopamine and then titrated up to 50mcg. The...

  16. Illinois Nurses for Obama???

    schroeders_piano replied to Pretty in Ink's topic in Illinois Nursing

    You might be opening a can worms that you wish you hadn't opened. I am among a group of IL citzens that are very much against Obama. The state of IL is in a mess and he really has done nothing as our...

  17. Holding our tongues vs things we really want to say!

    schroeders_piano replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    When I worked ER full time the nurse manager always knew when I worked triage from the compliants she got the next day. I didn't care. I was known for saying the press-gainey people could just go ****...

  18. Thinking of taking a DON offer

    schroeders_piano replied to suzqpart's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I'm currently a DON. It SUCKS with a capital S. It is the worse job that I have ever been in. I am seriously praying that I can find a different job

  19. Is there anybody on here from Southern Illinois just curious

    schroeders_piano replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I'm a proud Southern Illinoisan from hamilton county. Born, raised, and will probably die in this

  20. New grad pay- Southern Illinois

    schroeders_piano replied to grapejuice01's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I think your friend is greatly mistaken. All the hospitals in my area of Southern IL start new grads out between

  21. No More Demerol?

    schroeders_piano replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is funny that they switch Demerol to Dilaudid. Every hospital I have worked in would not give Dilaudid to anyone except end-stage cancer patients. I guess it is just in my neck of the...

  22. Need thoughts on which ER to work in

    schroeders_piano replied to nursemommyof3's topic in Emergency

    I suggest avoiding a CHS hospital at all cost. They may look nice on the outside, but their staffing

  23. Ketamine for conscious sedation in peds in the ED

    schroeders_piano replied to nanb's topic in Emergency

    I am among those that hates ketamine. I have used it for conscience sedation and I had bad outcomes each time. I had one patient start having massive seizure activity after ketamine IV. I had a peds...

  24. slave labor

    schroeders_piano replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    Just because it is a Level III does not mean it is not a busy ER. I worked in a ER with no trauma rating and we saw around 100 patients a day as did the bigger ERs around us. Maybe you need to get...

  25. Can you take NCLEX while in school?

    schroeders_piano replied to zahryia's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You have to graduate