SFANURSE2011 MSN, RN

Congratulations!! I remember my first leadership role. Everyday is a new day with different set of challenges. It can be very rewarded. Remember, balance the work with outside life. Good Luck!!

Turning patients and doing progressive mobility is actually very beneficial for patient care and outcomes. Does anyone want to turn a 600 lb bariatric patient? Probably not, but we do a lot for patient care. A physician ordered proning on a 580 lbs w...

I worked with many a nurse in IR who couldn't start any IV to save a life. Now some IR will have you place PICC or US guided IV. However that is a skill that can be taught and US does help. Don't worry about IV, I would worry more about knowing the p...

Nurse Beth, I wanted to let you know, you were right. I did go on and get my NE-BC and just as soon as I did received a job offer for an ICU Nurse Manager position. I know the road won't be easy, but life is a journey and I am excited about wher...

We use shift select and is able to handle most what you are looking for.

Yes, you can find a job with a radiology group and just perform procedures all day. At some facilities I have worked at. They mostly do midlevel procedures thora, para, port placement, dialysis access, and may get access for an angiogram. That being ...

Exactly. Just enough to get them through the procedure since you are doing moderate (twilight/conscious) sedation. They are suppose to respond to you during the procedure. Any deeper, you might be crossing over into Deep Sedation where you run into a...

I work in IR where we occasional remove tubes. These are the instructions I give: Change dressing as often as needed if bandage becomes soaked. Nothing by mouth for four hours following tube removal.Use food coloring to dye any food before eating. Ea...

I recently asked an old professor about getting PhD. This was her response, "I think the big difference is the research focus. I see DNPs as docs in practice who come up with great ideas for evidence-based practice changes and PhDs more as academic ...

We use to have them stay if they have a EVD. However things changed and we only call the neuro ICU charge if we have any issues with the EVD. Otherwise, it's only the neuro IR nurse in the room if the patient is intubated, stable, and coiling is happ...

Sorry to hear about what happened to you. I was kinda in the same boat. Had only 4 classes or so left and left back in 2015. I recently started going back but switch to MSN in Leadership which allowed more room for wiggle (electives) instead of 4 I h...

We use to have them stay if they have a EVD. However things changed and we only call the neuro ICU charge if we have any issues with the EVD. Otherwise, it's only the neuro IR nurse in the room if the patient is intubated, stable, and coiling is happ...

IR nurses in my department are also chemo certified not OCN but chemo training is provided. We verify with the the ordering physician and another RN and release the order from the treatment plan for the pharmacy to make then have the radiologist admi...

My biggest thing when I transitioned from ICU to IR was the call. We ended up taking 7 to 14 days of call a month. This was in due to being part of a teaching facility who was also going for stroke accreditation and we have to have two IR teams one f...

We required the referring physician to prescribed oral medication before their exam. That being said. One group, breast specialist had standing orders for Xanax for their patients before a MRI where we didn't have to call and get the order. If the pa...

That's not true. When I was on assignment in NH CC had a couple working in the same unit. They even worked a majority of the same days.

It's an HCA facility. Charting system is meditech and its a non teaching I believe. I never worked there but it can be known for being harsh to travelers in the step down unit and ICU. I can't say much for med surg. There is plenty to do in that area...

I would say L&D and PICU are the highest demand areas where if that was your speciality you could go anywhere. ER/ICU/OR/Procedure labs are great as well. Med-Surg just be prepared for a lot of competition for assignments.

Texas is notorious for not being friendly to travelers. However it really just depends on where you work. Not every place will be the same. Agencies are dime a dozen and it is to your benefit to look for more than one agency to work with. I have foun...

My first assignment I was assigned to a unit. However being a traveler, I floated to other units like other ICU, step down, and telemetry, and seem to even float more than their float pool did. Just know its a part of the job and most places will giv...

Has anyone been injured during work on an assignment? If so, what did the hospital do like terminate the contract? Thanks!

I only had two weeks left on the contract. I was moving a patient back from CT to ICU with a CNA. The bed in route while we were navigating corridors somehow move forward and collided with me and the wall during transportation. I filled the required ...

Finally received my CA RN license. Only took 4 months, two phone calls, on hold for 30+ minutes. However considering everyone's else experience with obtaining a new license, I am thankful mine went as "quickly" as it did. I am thinking of going into ...

Thanks! I appreciate the input.

Yes I have a BSN, along with having a CCRN as well